Charlet

Charlet is the het ship between Chase Carter and Scarlet from the I'm the Grim Reaper fandom.

Season 1
On Scarlet's first night as a reaper, she accidentally bumps into Chase, and notices that he's a sinner by the red X on his chest. She thinks to herself that every sinner seems to look innocent. After killing Jordan to meet her "one sinner per day" quota, she runs away, but right into the path of Chase, who aims a gun right in front of her forehead. She contemplates what to do, as she thinks a bullet would still kill her, but eventually Chase draws back his gun and apologizes. He explains that he acted without thinking because he saw her and Jordan go into the alleyway, and that he smelled iron. With an accusatory look, he asks if it was actually blood. Scarlet decides she needs to kill him, but just as she begins to form her scythe, Chase pretends to assume that it's because Jordan attacked Scarlet, and insists on taking her to the police station to file a report, since he himself is a detective. Scarlet is surprised at how dense he seems, but realizes she can take advantage of him to get access to a reliable source of sinners. On the other side, Chase is happy to be able to use Scarlet as a way to find more about Case X since the victim in it looks similar to Scarlet. Chase introduces himself, and they go to the police station.

Chase isn't able to get Case X, instead receiving a different case. Once Chase comes back out, he asks to talk with Scarlet and they go to an alley. After getting Scarlet's name, he asks why it smelled like blood in the other alleyway. Scarlet prepares to be on the offensive when he seems to be implying that she killed him, but it dissipates when he says it's suspicious that she has the same face as the woman from Case X. Scarlet is intrigued, since she knows that's her body, and proposes a deal: She will stick around Chase to prove that she's innocent and help with Case X, and in exchange, Chase will help her find "something that [she] lost". Chase takes her outstretched hand and shakes on the deal. From above atop a building, a pink figure takes a picture of the two of them.

Scarlet follows Chase back to his apartment without thinking. Scarlet is able to get Chase to let her stay at his place, although to his reluctance. However, he acknowledges that this way, he'll be able to keep an eye on her. Chase becomes embarrassed when Scarlet starts looking at and touching his stuff. He tells her that they're not friends, that they're using each other for their goals, so she shouldn't overstep his boundaries. Chase handcuffs her to a filing cabinet as he tells her she shouldn't think for a second that he trusts her.

Later, once Chase is asleep, Scarlet breaks the handcuffs and finds a sinner to reap. She returns to Chase's apartment, and when Chase wakes he's startled by her watching him, and surprised he's still alive. After getting dressed, Chase asks Scarlet to go somewhere with him and hold his gun for him. Scarlet is surprised, since she could easily kill him with it, but Chase reasons that if she wanted to kill him, he has a feeling she wouldn't need a gun.

The two go to the apartment of a woman named Ana to investigate her missing son. Scarlet comments that the apartment looks too clean for someone to even live there, causing Chase to give her a death glare. Keeping up his friendly guise, Chase apologizes for his "coworker", giving her a warning by saying she won't be opening her mouth again. After asking Ana some questions, he catches a slip of her tongue, and quickly loses his temper, asking how she killed her son. Scarlet shouts Chase's name to get him out of it, realizing he was trying to reach for his gun. She only does so because she thinks that if Chase goes to jail for attacking Ana, he'll be useless to her. Chase abruptly leaves, and Scarlet follows.

Chase suddenly asks Scarlet if she likes video games. She says "yes" to calm him down, despite never having played one at all before. Chase happily introduces Scarlet to Fatecraft, and makes her create a character. After immediately getting killed by a higher level player, Scarlet asks Chase to teach her how to level up so she can kill him.

After playing a while, Scarlet asks why Chase brought her with him to interview Ana. Chase says there was a reason he brought her, but it didn't go as planned since he lost his temper. He expresses his frustration that it was so obvious that Ana killed her son, and people like that should be burning in hell. Scarlet smiles at this, taking it as consent to kill Ana, and sneaks out a night to do so.

Walking back, Scarlet begins to lose control of the demon inside her, and it takes over her. She declares she'll make the world a better place by killing sinners, starting with Chase, but as soon as she opens his apartment door, the demon's form vanishes completely and she becomes herself again. She walks in on Chase changing his shirt, and he gets embarrassed because she saw his nipples.

While Scarlet is using his computer, Chase asks where she goes off to. Scarlet answers it by asking him if murder can ever be justified, which surprises him, but he quickly answers "yes". He then asks for Scarlet's opinion. Scarlet says she's not sure, since killing someone makes you a killer too, but Chase doesn't agree with that statement, comparing it to be sensible to have weeds removed from a flower garden. Chase asks why Scarlet asked such a weird question, and she says it's because the best way to get to know someone is to ask hard questions. Chase then tells Scarlet to have a shower because she smells like blood, causing her some internal panic, but he passes it off as her having a job at the butcher's and they both forcefully laugh it off, ignoring the truth for the moment. Scarlet leaves to have a shower, and behind the shut door, she thinks that she needs to kill Chase once he solves Case X.

Scarlet washes her clothes as well as herself, so she puts on a cat sweater of Chase's, saying it was the least stupid thing she could find. Chase says it'll look like she's his girlfriend, but Scarlet scoffs that it would never happen. Chase is curious why she reacted that way, and Scarlet explains that love is inconvenient, and if she ever experienced it, she would just reason herself out of it. Chase, on the other hand, thinks she's naive and tells her to shut up since she has no experience to take from. He curtly says he's going to bed, and that tomorrow they'll stop by the office, so she should keep her mouth shut until then.

As they're walking the next day, Scarlet doesn't understand why Chase would be so moody and offended over what she said, but also why she feels so bad about it, since he's just some guy she's using. She decides to apologize, although has a difficult time delivering it, and Chase laughs at her strained face.

Chase takes her to an alley to explain his reaction to her the day before. He recounts his time in college, where he had a relationship with a girl and the girl abused him, but his emotions blinded him despite him being a logical person. Chase admits it was unfair of him to snap at her, but Scarlet apologizes sincerely for it. Chase remarks that despite the situation, she's genuine.

Scarlet then sees the mark of the Red Spades on the wall in front of them, and suddenly remembers something. She runs off, leaving Chase to run after her confused. They arrive at a door, where a masked person gives them both blindfolds. Chase is separated from Scarlet, being held in a side room since he's not allowed to see the boss of the Red Spades. Scarlet says that they're not going to touch Chase.

After a fight with Brook, Scarlet escapes and kills a random sinner to heal her body, but Brook is sure that she'll be back to get Chase, with the picture he took of Scarlet and Chase's first meeting as proof. In Hell, Satan reminds Scarlet that she'll have to go back to the waking world eventually, making Scarlet remember about Chase. She wants to save him because he's the best lead on finding out who she was when she was alive, but also because she'd feel bad about leaving him since he trusted Scarlet enough to tell her about his past.

Scarlet returns and finds Chase talking with a member of the Red Spades. She kills the member, grateful that Chase is still blindfolded so he doesn't see it, and picks him up in a bridal carry. When she runs into Brook, she switches Chase to a firefighter's carry so she can use her scythe to escape a conflict. After getting to a safe spot, she takes off his bindings and blindfold. He has no reaction so she gives him back his gun. Chase abruptly grabs it, slams Scarlet down to the ground, and presses the barrel into her cheek. He demands to know who she really is. He knows that she kills people and he noticed many clues about her that are unnatural. Scarlet explains that she lost her memory and is using him to try and recover it. After getting some other answers, Chase finally removes himself from over top of Scarlet and says he was expecting her to shove him off and beat him up. Satisfied with the information he got, he'll instead use his detective skills to figure out what exactly she is.

Throughout the next week, Scarlet stays at Chase's apartment playing Fatecraft, and has very awkward and short exchanges with Chase. One day, Chase tells Scarlet that since today is his birthday, he wants to go out, but he feels bad about leaving Scarlet, so they could pretend it's her birthday too.

They go to an amusement park, where Chase buys each of them a cone of cotton candy. He makes Scarlet go on a bunch of "exciting rides", but to her, they're rather tame. She asks to go on something more exciting, like the Ferris wheel. Chase is reluctant, since he has a fear of heights, but he goes with her anyway. Scarlet is put in a good mood by the view, and shares that she's lonely, so she's glad that Chase is her friend, even if he's using her to solve Case X.

On their way home, Chase gifts Scarlet a phone, since she didn't have one. Scarlet is about to cry, so she hides her face with her hood. She says she's not sure how to respond since she's never gotten a gift before, and thanks Chase. Chase is surprised by Scarlet's genuine reaction, and frustratedly wonders why she trusts him. The phone gift was really just a way for Chase to track Scarlet, but he decides that for the time being, he doesn't need to use the tracker.

Later, Chase and Scarlet walk together, with Chase telling Scarlet about the character he plays in Fatecraft, and how it's the complete opposite of Scarlet's character. They joke around a bit until a clanging noise interrupts them. Upon investigating, they find a crazed bleeding robber. The person fires a bullet directly at Chase, but Scarlet jumps in the way to protect him and is hit dead in the forehead.

Season 2
Scarlet falls down and stays there because she remembers Chase doesn't know that she can survive being shot. Chase is staggered by the fact that to him, Scarlet just died for him, but he has no time to pay attention to her, because the robber is still firing bullets at him. The person runs out eventually, and Chase smacks them in the head with his own gun. With a devoid expression, he says that they killed Scarlet, so he'll kill them. After beating up the person and bloodying his hands, he returns to Scarlet's side wondering aloud why she would protect a suspicious guy like himself. He goes to wipe the blood off of Scarlet's face, but just as he reaches towards her, she grabs his arm and asks how he's going to do that with a bloody hand. Chase is stunned for a long moment, then suddenly hugs Scarlet. Scarlet realizes that at this point, she can't keep the secret of her being a reaper anymore.

Scarlet tells Chase that she's the grim reaper, but Chase is confused as to what that means. To help explain, Scarlet goes over to the robber, who is still alive, and kills them. After quickly returning from Hell, Scarlet tells Chase that they need to talk. They go to the outskirts of town, where Scarlet explains everything about her situation.

Scarlet tells Chase that if knowing all that changes his opinion of her, she'll understand his decision to walk away and won't hurt him. Chase, however, is elated. He explains that he was losing hope in the world, and is no longer officially a detective, which was his chance to try and "clean [the] filthy world." But when he first bumped into Scarlet, who looked like the woman from Case X, he found a reason to live. However, he would have killed her if he needed to. Chase asks Scarlet what she thinks of him now that she's heard that. Scarlet admits it's shocking hearing it so honestly, but she was prepared to kill him as well, and says that maybe they're both disgusting people. Chase insists that it's just him who is disgusting, but Scarlet reminds him that she kills people. Chase argues that she's making the world a better place by killing sinners, and says that if he had that power, he would make good use of it. Scarlet informs him that the Sinner's mark isn't reliable though because it doesn't take into consideration the circumstances surrounding the sin.

Chase asks if he has a sinner's mark, and is sure he does. Scarlet replies "yes", and clarifies that he doesn't know how he got it though. Scarlet prompts him to tell her how he got it, since she's been wondering about it since they first met. Chase agrees, and tells her what happened. While he was still a detective, he killed a suspect once he knew that he was guilty and found out where the hostages were. Chase asks Scarlet if he was justified in killing him. She responds that they're the same in that she's still not really sure how she feels about taking the lives of sinners. Chase says that there are hundreds of thousands of criminals from past cases that will never receive justice, and asks Scarlet to help him eradicate the unforgivable sinners. Scarlet agrees to team up with him, and by combining their skills, they'll be able determine if someone truly deserves to die, and to guarantee a sinner for Scarlet each day.

After many days of killing sinners, one time when Scarlet returns to Hell, Satan asks if she's getting attached to someone in the waking world. His guess is correct, and he tries to provoke Scarlet over it, but she lies that she's just using him and isn't getting attached. Satan is disappointed with this response, but knows she's lying. Meanwhile Scarlet is shaky after he leaves.

One day back at Chase's house, Scarlet is playing Fatecraft and progressively getting frustrated over one of the players. Chase thinks it's strange that Scarlet is so stressed about the game, and not being a Grim Reaper. Scarlet explains that it's been long enough for her to get used to it and accept it, but Chase just learned about it, so she's surprised he's taking it well. Chase responds that everything Scarlet told him is so earth-shattering that he's skipped straight to acceptance.

Chase then changes the topic, asking if the two things on her head are horns or tufts of hair. Scarlet replies that they are obviously horns, and tells Chase to feel them. Chase hesitantly reaches toward them, but does touch them, and thinks they're cool. Scarlet is glad that she has a friend to show them to, because she hated how they make it obvious she's not human. Chase asks if there's any other reaper characteristics she has. Scarlet suddenly gets very embarrassed, since she does have one more— her tail. She brings it out anyway, in case it accidentally pops out in the future. When Chase sees it, his imagination turns Scarlet's horns and tail into cat ears and tail. Scarlet says she'd like to keep it out while she's in Chase's house because it's uncomfortable to keep tucked into her clothes. Chase replies that it would be fantastic.

Scarlet and Chase later return to investigating Ana's apartment after Scarlet explains that she killed her. While there, someone knocks at the door. Chase opens it to reveal Liam, a friend of Ana's. Liam doesn't take it well when Chase tells him Ana is missing, and he shakes Chase violently. Scarlet immediately rushes to the scene and slams Liam to the ground for touching Chase. Liam responds by congratulating Chase on his girlfriend, to which Chase corrects him that they're working partners. Chase tells Scarlet that that wasn't really necessary for her to do since Liam just seemed shocked, and she apologizes. Liam offers to give his phone number in case he can help with the investigation. He also shares that he's a lead writer for Fatecraft after Chase notices his sweater. Chase pretends to know nothing about Fatecraft, while Scarlet immediately starts talking to Liam in excitement, trading numbers and usernames with him. On their walk home, Chase warns Scarlet not to get too close to Liam since he's an innocent person that is affected by Ana's case, and will probably come to Scarlet for emotional support. Scarlet admits that he's right and she didn't think of that. Chase tries to reassure her that she can make other friends, just Liam is an exception.

Chase brings up that they're going to infiltrate a Red Spades meeting, based on the slip of paper he found in Ana's apartment. Scarlet disguises as Ana, while Chase hides within earshot so he can hear any information that's uncovered. After Scarlet gets cornered and kills two reapers, Chase runs up to her, asking if she's alright. Scarlet tells Chase that Brook, the other reaper, is on his way to kill her, and that since he knows she and Chase are friends, Chase is in danger. Scarlet tells Chase to leave and find a place with lots of people, so that Brook can find her, but not him.

Scarlet approaches Brook, and a fight ensues, during which, Scarlet completely loses control of her demon and absolutely shreds Brook. Meanwhile, Chase decides he's not going to let Scarlet face everything alone, and activates the tracker app so he can find her. While running to find her, Chase finds a trail of ripped up corpses left in her wake, leading him straight to her. The tracker notifies Chase that he's reached his destination, and he's horrified to see that the cause of all the dead bodies is Scarlet. Chase tries to talk with her, but he can't understand anything she says. Scarlet grabs Chase's face and slams him against the wall. She sinks a sharp finger into his abdomen, creating a wound. Chase puts his hand on Scarlet's shoulder and tries to reach out to her with his words. He moves his hand to gently hold her cheek, and Scarlet comes back to her senses. He smiles, and passes out on her.

Scarlet rushes Chase back to their apartment, and has a moment of panic because she regrets hurting Chase and all those innocent people. She cries because she doesn't want him to die even though she has no idea what to do. Suddenly, Scarlet remembers something from her past life and gets to work stitching up Chase's wound. The surgery is successful, and Chase eventually wakes up to see Scarlet and Lightie watching over him. Scarlet tells Chase he was asleep for three days, and then puts a cookie in his mouth. She says there's a lot they need to talk about, but since Chase just woke up, he should eat and drink something.

Soon, Chase asks what happened to Scarlet before. She explains how her body is just a "puppet", and the existence of the demon inside it. If she loses touch of her "humanity", the demon takes control of her until something connects her to it again. Chase asks what that something is, and with a long pause and awkwardness, Scarlet finally says that it's him. She apologizes for being dependent on him in that way, but he doesn't understand why she's apologizing. Scarlet says it must be troublesome for him since now he has to make sure she doesn't lose control, even though they're supposed to be working together. Chase hurts himself getting worked up telling Scarlet that she's his friend, so he doesn't mind helping. How Scarlet saved him and how Chase was able to find Scarlet are also cleared up. Chase apologizes sincerely for manipulating Scarlet.

Chase then has something to tell Scarlet that's been on his mind for a while. In essence, in a trolley problem situation or similar, Chase will always choose the single person to die over the group of five people, unless the one person is Scarlet, in which case he would make sure she lives over the others. He says that from then on, he'll be honest with Scarlet, but it's her choice to believe him or not. Scarlet smiles and says she forgives him, because they're both bad people, not just Chase, and perhaps that's why they need each other.

Scarlet continues to take care of Chase while he heals, happy that, for once, she's caring for someone instead of killing them. On one particular day, Chase asks if she got her sinner for the day, and Scarlet recounts it. She's surprised when he doesn't react to how the sinner deserved going to Hell, and does an impression of him of how he'd usually respond. While turned away from Scarlet, Chase starts talking about a soup he really wants to have. Scarlet's eye sparkles as she hears him talk, and she frantically records the address he mentions into her phone. She scrambles as quickly as she can into her boots and makes the excuse that she's going to check what colour the sky is, slamming the door as she leaves. Chase remarks that he knew she'd want to go get the soup, but he really just didn't want her to see that he was bleeding.

While Scarlet is out, Chase meets with his mom, Veronica, to receive more medication. He also gives her the conclusion to Ana's case, and so she gives him information about the victim of Case X. He learns that her name was Ante Nora, so back at his place, he and Scarlet try researching her. While doing so, Ashenfall killed Scarlet in Fatecraft which was running in the background. Chase smiles smugly and says that he'll avenge her just this once. Scarlet realizes she's never seen Chase's Fatecraft character before and gets hyped up, only to see that his character is the Fatecraft version of his cat. They spend the day playing the game together and enjoying themselves despite Ashenfall destroying Chase's character.

The next day, Chase and Scarlet go to the Red Spades's warehouse to look for information about Ante Nora. Before they enter, Chase asks if it would be alright for him to look at the file since it's about Scarlet and he's the one finding it. Scarlet assures him it's fine if he reads it, since she trusts him.

Once inside, Chase goes by himself into the record room, while Scarlet stands guard outside the door. After a while, Scarlet wonders if she should check on Chase, but the boss of the Red Spades stops her. She takes Scarlet to somewhere else in the facility, and Scarlet complies, for otherwise, the boss will order Brook to kill Chase. Scarlet finds out she's in debt for ordering organs from the Red Spades, but in exchange for the reason why, the boss wants Scarlet to join the Red Spades. One of the benefits of joining the Red Spades will be that Chase will be protected from harm on the other side of the world, but Scarlet isn't keen on never seeing him again. The boss also tells Scarlet that if she refuses her offer, she'll have Chase killed immediately. Scarlet refuses to go through with it, and draws her scythe on the boss. With help from the fact that Brook allied with Chase, and the arrival of Veronica, Scarlet is unharmed and the boss dies.

Afterwards, Veronica surveys Scarlet's appearance, wondering if she's really a good influence on Chase. Veronica attempts to strike up a conversation with Scarlet, asking for her name. She then asks how Scarlet knows her son Chase, and she simply responds that they live together.

The ordeal with the Red Spades dies down, and Brook joins Scarlet and Chase. Brook teases Chase about him and Scarlet, knowing he's got a crush on her. Then he moves on to the more important matters, that is training Scarlet to control her demon.

The three of them go to the city outskirts to train. While walking there, Scarlet receives a phone call from Liam, but doesn't want to answer it, so Chase offers to block his number for her.

Chase feels uncool being next to two reapers, but Brook tells him he needs to be there to bring Scarlet back if she loses control of her demon. However, his presence ends up preventing Scarlet from bringing it out at all, so Brook makes him leave. Brook is able to make Scarlet's demon come out, but she immediately loses all control. Soon after, Archangel Bernadette arrives to remove Scarlet's reaper powers for killing innocents prior. In the midst of the fight between Bernadette, Brook, and Scarlet, Chase sprints back to the scene. Just as Bernadette prepares another attack on Scarlet, Chase throws himself in front of Scarlet, blocking her, and telling Bernadette that if she wants to hurt Scarlet, she'll have to hurt him as well. Bernadette doesn't understand how Chase could excuse Scarlet's actions as a reaper and protect her, but she gives up her attack seeing that Chase isn't going to budge, leaving promptly.

Chase's attention is then brought back to Scarlet, who regained control of her demon again. The three of them discuss what happened, and by Chase's suggestion, cease training for the day so they have time to kill two sinners before midnight. Liam overheard the entirety of their conversation, and comes to the suspicion that they reaped Ana. After checking that it's horrifyingly true, Liam calls Scarlet from another number, asking only her and Chase to meet him in a certain alley.

When Scarlet and Chase arrive in the alley, Chase tells Scarlet to handle Liam as gently as possible. Scarlet sees that Liam has gained a sinner's mark, and he explains that he killed someone so he could die and spend eternity in Hell alongside Ana. He's asking to be reaped by Scarlet, but Chase tells Scarlet not to kill him because he's going through shock and doesn't deserve to die in the circumstances. Liam begs again, saying if she keeps him alive, he'll keep killing, starting with Chase. Chase tries to get Scarlet to only incapacitate Liam, which angers Liam, causing him to start charging. Scarlet doesn't hesitate this time, and kills Liam with one slice.

After Liam is sentenced to the fourth level in Hell, and not the fifth to be with Ana, Scarlet becomes enraged with Satan. She begins another fight with Satan. While Scarlet is able to harm him once, Satan wins over her in the end, and orders her to kill Chase by midnight, otherwise he'll send her back to the ninth level of Hell forever.

Fanon
Charlet is the most popular ITGR ship, although there aren't very many other ships in the fandom to rival it. The ship mainly began to sail romantically in Episode 24, when Scarlet smiled at Chase during their nice moment on the Ferris wheel. It also gained more fuel in Episode 57, when it became clear that Chase developed feelings for Scarlet, and even Brook was shipping the two of them in-universe.

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