Charlotte/Charlie Montegew

* Charlotte
* Charlie

**Charlotte/Charlie Montegew** is the girlfriend/boyfriend of Willa Dragonfly. They are a Werecat.

## Official Site Bio

"Charlotte, is a refugee who came to Hilla after she was persecuted for growing horns. She caught a rare form of werecatism where her other form is male. They’re dating Willa Dragonfly."

## History

**Early Life**

Charlotte was born to a blacksmith and her husband in Ropo. She had an elder brother called Cooper, and would later be joined by two younger siblings, Gabe and Darcy.

At some point she had a boyfriend called Heath, described as 'ex' in the captions.

**Imprisonment and Exile**

Shortly before her first appearance in the comic, Charlotte's life took a turn for the worse when she unexpectedly grew a pair of horns, to the horror and hatred of everyone she knew. The local curate declared she was some sort of demon, and fatefully her mother believed him. Charlotte was locked in the cellar with a rasp and told 'atone' by filing her horns away, a tortuous experience that gave her headaches and left her head and hands bloody. Nor did she ever make any real progress with her painful task, as whenever she was too tired to file anymore, the horns always grew back, far larger, harder and sharper than they had been.

After unspecified amount of time, her father opened the door one night, the first time anyone had come to see her. Charlotte assumed he'd persuaded her mother that their daughter was not a demon. Instead he hugged her and tearfully informed her she would never see her home again.

**A new home and a new body**

Charlotte's father hired a smuggler to take her to Hilla where he told her she'd be safe, although he gave her a knife just in case. Though Charlotte found it scary to be surrounded by strangers, she began to manage. This changed when she contracted a case of felinthropy and woke up in a feline male body. The new werecat adopted the name Charlie and assumed that his new form was the result of the horns finally turning him into the monster that everyone had assumed they were back in Ropo. Horrified, Charlie hid in his apartment and only left at night to search for food. It was on one such night that he unexpectedly encounted Willa Dragonfly, who was seeking to catch some fresh air after feeling overwhelemed at an 'Adolescant Shindig' nearby. Instead of screaming as he assumed she would, Willa laughed, something that they would later describe as the sweetest sound they had ever heard.

**New Moon Affair**

Willa invited Charlie to the shindig, and soon afterwards they began a romantic relationship. After their ordeal, Charlie embraced the chance for a new start and found his new girlfriend's compassionate nature to be just what he needed to feel like a person again. Willa made sure to drink silver leaf tea at least twice a day to ensure she wasn't turned into a werecat as well.

After a couple of weeks of dating, Charlotte woke up back in her old form. Unfortunately, they had arranged a lunch date with Willa that day. Charlotte ignored Willa when she knocked on the door, only for Willa to climb in through the window and confront Charlotte, assuming that she was an intruder. Charlotte panicked and called Willa by her name, which, along with Willa recognising her horns, curly hair and realising it was the date of the new moon, led to her putting two and two together.

Charlotte did not deny that she was the same person Willa had been dating and, assuming that her reversion back to her original body was permanent, confessed that she was not attracted to girls and tried to persuade Willa that they should end their relationship. Willa, then shocked her by telling her she would by turning back tomorrow, and gave basic summary of felinthropy to Charlotte, explaining that she would only be in original self on the day of the new moon, and the rest of the month she would be Charlie, except on the full moon when she would be completely feral. Charlotte was utterly horrified to learn that she would only be herself for one day a month, and spend the rest of it as Charlie, hyperbolically comparing it to the end of the world. While Willa was less than thrilled at how Charlotte described her boyfriend, it did not take long for her altruistic nature to prevail and she told Charlotte that if she ingested a plant called cat killer during a new moon, her felinthropy would be cured. The only place they could be sure of finding it was in a place called the Shadow Garden on the other side of Little Lake in Oyuun's Territory. As backup, Willa enlisted a Hound called Ami, who spoke a rare yanine language almost completely unknown to anyone in the kingdom, thus ensuring her discretion. Charlotte suggested that they simply purchase the cat killer, but WIlla made it clear that it would be both extremely expensive and would need to be ordered far in advance. A rather flustered Charlotte thanked Willa for her help.

After hiring a boat to cross Little Lake, Willa and Charlotte unexpectedly ran into Jane, who earlier that day had learned about Charlie from Willa. Charlotte introduced herself as Charlie's sister, and quickly provided a cover-story for Charlie's absence. When Jane mistook her horns for hairclips, Charlotte became flustered and after Jane left refused to discuss the matter further.

Despite not having any experience with boating, Charlotte rowed the three of them across Little Lake, much to her displeasure, though Willa told her that if they ran in trouble, it was better that Charlotte be tired out from rowing, and not herself and Ami. Looking at the dense Shadow Woods, Charlotte nervously asked if they were really as dangerous as Willa had told her. Willa told her she'd keep her safe, causing her to blush red.

Eventually the three reached the Shadow Garden, taking longer than Charlotte would have liked. Both Willa and Ami expressed concern about the gargoyles and the former warned Charlotte to stay back. Charlotte dismissed this as paranoia, only to find a yomunculous rigth behind her. Despite being warned by Willa not to make any sudden moves, Charlotte stabbed the yomunculous with her father's knife. The wounded yomunculous summoned the garden's vinesto bind Charlotte only for Ami to cut the vines and for Willa to drag her away.

Once the two fled into the garden, Willa asked Charlotte why she hadn't told her she had a knife and confronted her about her deceptions. After she bringing up her horns, Charlotte broke down and told WIlla everything that had happened to her since growing her horns. After unburdening herself, Willa seemed unsympathetic, and left after reminding Charlotte they were running out of time until moonrise. Charlotte chased after Willa and tried to apologise for not trusting her. Willa understood that Charlotte had every reason to trust no-one after what she'd been through, but admitted that before she'd first met them, she'd never given romance much thought, but had found her relationship with Charlie had made her feel special. Willa bitterly assumed that the only thing special about her was that she hadn't brandished a pitchfork at Charlie when they met. Charlotte promptly proved this wasn't the case by kissing Willa, despite having told Willa she wasn't interested in girls.

Unfortunately, the two of them found themselves surrounded by yumunculi. Willa charged down, hoping to create an opening, only to find Ami at the bottom, having befriended the gardeners, who then presented them with the cat killer. After a slightly awkward apology, Charlotte procrastinated about eating it, having considered the positives about being Charlie, and uncertain as to what always being female would mean for her relationship with Willa. Willa asked Charlotte if she really wanted to spend twenty-eight days a month as a cat. Ami then provided a solution, suggesting they use a New Moon Stone, that would enable Charlotte to swith between her body and Charlie's at will, revealing she could speak Inglish and leading to some embarrassment when it turned out neither of them spoke Hekk-C, right before Charlotte transformed into Charlie.

Lucikly, New Moon Stones were not a particularly rare dungeon treasure, and WIlla already had one that she gave to Charlie. During a double date with Jane and Avery, Charlie used it to transform into Charlotte, leading to a scandalised Jane assuming that Willa was dating Charlie and his sister at the same time.