Oof
Just reading my last entry about how I was anxious about working with Aaron makes me roll my eyes so fucking hard. I was SO wrong about both Aaron and Charles. Aaron is sweet, totally cool, and an absolute blast to work with. Charles, while a talented actor, is difficult to work with and even harder to be friends with. He has a lot of demons and is resistant to help or support. Most recently Kc and I went on a rescue mish of sorts because we were worried about Charles. He had left all group chats we had with him, was unresponsive to messages, and quit the play we were doing. Kc and I were out at LT doing karaoke and after talking we decided to see if we could find Charles. We did on our second stop, Oz. We chatted for a bit, he largely ignored Kc but was sorta ok talking with me. He was venting, I (stupidly) tried to be helpful but that got me yelled at and two middle fingers as Charles stormed out. I sent him a message the next day asking if he got home ok, he did respond and we've sent a few messages since about random things, so progress?
I just know he's hurting and I want to be there for him the little he allows. I've been the person who was hurting and pushed everyone away. I was fortunate enough that not everyone stayed away. I'm hoping I can do the same for Charles.