Ghost light: "Before the entire theater is closed for the evening, all lights except for a single, exposed, incandescent bulb are left on stage. For practical purposes, to allow the first person in the next day some light to find the main switches. For superstition, to give the ghosts who inhabit the theater some light to perform by." Living in New York as a working artist was hard enough. The projects, the lifestyle and your own conflicts had already started piling up but when your best friend and roommate Lydia, an actress in Charlie Barber's company Exit Ghost, starts meddling with your social life, chaos and intrigue ensue. Charlie Barber manages to not only capture your time and curiosity but your emotions too, pulling you into his web of a world.

"Say you want me too." • • • Charlie Barber x Reader You and Charlie grew up together, from the same small town, both moving as soon as you could get away. You ended up in California first, moving to Colorado, and ending up in New York City. You had scored your dream job, living the life that made you happy, a life you always wanted for yourself. Everything seemed to be going well. That was until you ran into Charlie, not seeing him after so many years, never speaking once. That one encounter changed the course of your life, your ideas for what you wanted, bringing back lots of old memories. • • • Tags on AO3: Daddy Kink, Size Kink, Alcohol, Reader - Insert, Degradation, Cheating Cover by: @zoebsolo

" Lights, camera, action....he didn't know he'd have this much fun..." Recovering from his divorce, Charlie had fallen into bad habits - smoking again, drinking again, and not prioritizing his time with his son, Henry. Charlie was desperate for any and all affection from a woman. You were a struggling young adult, just trying to pay your bills and make a living wage. You were desperate for a job, and you were willing to do anything for a pay-check. When Charlie hires you to nanny his son so he could manage his busy schedule at the theatre, an unlikely relationship forms between the two of you. But love is never simply, especially when family comes first. SMUT WARNING. CONTENT WARNING. 2021.

Dan works hard and he could use some help relieving some of that stress. WARNINGS: oral sex with female reader

Graduating from Law School, you moved to California to begin your awaited journey. A part of your journey is bumping into Charlie Barber, A successful theatre director who moved from New York City. How different is different? Could you both be who you'd be yearning for? [Based on the Netflix movie "Marriage Story", One year after the movie ends]

You're an aspiring director who just moved to New York City. You are inexperienced and eager and thrilled to get an internship with Charlie Barber's theater company and a job as his son's babysitter. You need these opportunities for your future career almost as much as you need Charlie himself. And he needs you. Of course, it's not that easy, it never is. { This fic is based off the 2019 film, 'A Marriage Story'. It takes place at some point before the film begins. If you are not comfortable with themes that revolve around cheating/affairs or getting involved with your boss, this is not the story for you! } *18+ only!

Charlie Barber x Reader 18+ only. New cover, same story! "He didn't rush this time. His movements were gentle and deliberate. Like you were a delicate flower in the palm of his hand that he was afraid to crush. You kissed his neck, inhaling the musk of his skin. Everything about him was rousing. His scent, his voice, the way he moved his body." -Excerpt from Part 12 'Can I Call You?' You're a young up n' coming actress in New York who just landed the lead female roll in an abstract adaptation of Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'. Your director, a newly divorced Charlie Barber, is extremely hard to please but you're determined to secure your spot in his production company. However things quickly take a salacious turn when you and Charlie find yourselves alone after rehearsal one day. RANKINGS #1 in Charlie Barber #1 in Marriage Story #1 in I Don't Know What I'm Doing (self burn🤦🏻‍♀️) #1 in POV #1 in Theater #1 in Affair #1 in Relationship-Complicated #1 in Adam Driver **SMUT WARNING- contains graphic depictions of sexual situations **Cheating warning- if you are triggered by affairs, please proceed with caution. **Dubcon/mildly dubious consent warning- please remember that this is a work of fiction. Ongoing and enthusiastic consent is imperative in real life situations! This also includes descriptions of stolen orgasms and overstimulation. **(SPOILER) Reader gets pregnant but I promise it's not one of *those* fics. Give it a chance! **This is a work in progress so I'll be keeping up with content warnings as they (may) come up. **This is a self insert fanfic! Character descriptions (except for Charlie) are left purposely vague so you can let your imagination run wild!k