Janvage

JanCharles is the het ship between Charles-Haden Savage and Jan Bellows from the Only Murders in the Building fandom.

How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
Charles meets Jan the first time in the Arconia elevator when he and Mabel are going to interview their crime suspect. Charles notices the bassoon case Jan is holding, and assumes that she is a musician. Jan confirms that she is the first chair bassoon in The City Symphony. Charles then asks if the bassoon he hears playing through the courtyard every night is hers and Jan apologizes, adding that she should close her window. Charles protests as considers her music lovely and he thinks of it as the sound of Arconia.

The Sting
Charles and Jan meet again in the elevator. Jan comments the way Charles is dolled up, and that man only dresses like that when he is off to see a woman. Charles confirms that he is going to see a woman, but his friend - Oliver - clarifies that it is only for a business meeting. Charles takes a look on Jan's shirt screen painting saying "The only thing sexier than a bassoon... is me with a bassoon." and remarks that Jan herself is going to be a sexy bassoonist, yet quickly stumbles on his words when he realizes it may be inappropriate, and adds that he said that only based on her shirt. Jan quickly cut him off, saying that she is going to stop him before he accidentally says that she is not sexy. Charles then asks if she is going to play her bassoon again tonight and Jan assures that he is going to hear her "basooner or later."

Later that day, Charles hears the bassoon playing through the courtyard. He comes by his window, spotting Jan playing inside her room. He responds the music starts by playing his concertina. Jan notices, and smile at him through her window. They starts playing different music together. Jan eventually plays the song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and Charles replies with "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Jan suddenly stops playing and is gone from Charles' sight. Soon he hears knocks on his door and finds a letter slips under it. He discovers that Jan is asking him out on a date.

The Boy form 6B
Charles and Jan have their second date in Charles' residence. They dance to the music, flirting by using scrabble, and spend a night together.

Vulture
Jan helps Charles investigating the victim's phone and discovering that Charles, Mabel, and Oliver's sponsor was involved in the victim's old friend. She soon claims that she is now part of the investigation team. Mabel and Oliver are annoyed by Jan's involvement, especially as she keeps suggesting a different suspect. Charles is forced to ask Jan to leave the discussion, so Jan goes out of the room upset.

The team eventually discover the proof that they pit-point the wrong culprit, making Charles upset as he discovers that Jan has always been right. He comes to Jan's room and finds her lying unconscious on the floor with stab wound.

Double Time
Charles brings the recovering Jan to his residence, where they meet Charles' stunt double from his old show - Brazzos. Jan claims that she likes the double, leading Charles to explain how great his double is, and that he is inferior to her in every way. Jan changes her mind, stating that she doesn't want Charles to feel second to anyone.

Charles goes to the building meeting, and when he comes back to his place, he catches the sight of his double taking off Jan's clothes. He is quick to assume that Jan is cheating on him with his double, just like his ex once did. Jan explains that she needs to get his bandage changed. She is upset that Charles thought she would cheat, Charles replies by saying that he thinks anyone great would cheat on him.

Jan is leaving to have a big solo, claiming that is going to play Stravinskys's Firebird in The City Symphony. Charles asks to see her playing, but Jan thinks the it will make her nervous knowing Charles will be seeing her not at her best, so Charles agrees not to go. The next day, Charles' double assures him that Jan is the perfect match for him and encourage him to see Jan having her big solo. When Charles finally gets to watch the play, he discovers that Jan is in fact not the first chair bassoonist.

Open and Shut
Charles comes home earlier and finds Mabel and Oliver coming to tell him that Jan is the the potential killer, as they've discovered a bassoon cleaner in the victim's residence. Charles gets upset, stating that what he is having with Jan is the first romantic relationship he has had in years, and that Mabel and Oliver are trying to ruin it for him. He also emphasizes that Jan was stabbed by the potential killer. Charles then gives the cue for Mabel and Oliver to leave.

Jan races to the Arconia right at intermission. He came to Charles' admitting that she was weird by lying to Charles about being first chair, and apologized. She regrets that she didn't tell him and she couldn't invite him, which is what she'd wanted to do in the first place. She soon noticed the bloodstain under Charles' nose and offered to get some ice and also drinks.

Charles is sitting on his couch while Jan is bringing them two glasses of drink. She gives Charles a handkerchief to wipe the blood stain and sits beside him. Jan says she was terrified when she saw Charles in the audience, thinking that Charles would always think the worst of her. Charles asserts that it could never happen. They toast to it. Jan notices the bassoon cleaner that Oliver and Mabel brought to Charles' earlier and thinks she left it there. Charles explains that Mabel and Oliver found it in the victim's apartment. Jan asks if Charles suspects her, but Charles assure that he doesn't think that way, but Mabel and Oliver do. Charles then tells Jan that he falls in love with her and that he thinks he would love her even if she did kill Tim Kono. Jan concludes that it is real love, then comments that Charles is not drinking much. Charles then reveals that he is not drinking at all, that he is doing stage sips, because there is a poison in the drink.

Jan finally admits that she murdered Tim Kono. When Charles starts slumping, he realized that the poison wasn't in the drink, but rather the handkerchief. Jan tells him that this is one of her roughest breakups and that she did fall in love with him, before leaving him paralyzed in his apartment, to open the gas in the Arconia basement in order to blow up the building. Fortunately Charles together with Oliver and Mabel manages to stop her, and then Jan is arrested by the police.

Here's Looking at You
Charles has been receiving anonymous missed calls which he suspects are from Jan. He eventually visits Jan in prison to consult her about the new case.

Quotes
"I want you to know this is definitely one of my rougher breakups, Charles. I really did fall in love with you. Sadly, I will not be seeing you bassooner or later."

- Jan, Open and Shut

Fanon
Fans thought that the relationship between Charles and Jan was very cute because Jan seemed to always accept Charles for who he was despite his insecurity. They dubbed the part where Charles and Jan were playing their instruments back and forth to each other across the courtyard as the most romantic thing in any piece of cinema ever. Some were also stuck between shipping Charles with Jan or Oliver as both pairing had excellent chemistry. However, many jumped out the JanOliver ship when they found out that Jan was actually the murderer. In spite of it, some fans are excited for them when it is shown that Charles decides to consult Jan in the prison about the Arconia new murder case.

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