The Runarounds: Cassie's Version (Or, Everything Unsaid)

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detailed, slow-burn outline for a Charlie Cooper × Cassie Cavanaugh fanfic, canon-aligned to The Runarounds, with Cassie fully replacing Sophia while keeping the show’s plot, tone, and emotional beats intact. ⸻ CORE SETUP (Canon-Compatible) Cassie Cavanaugh (OC, replaces Sophia) • Quietly brilliant, guarded, observant • Lost her mom; lives with an abusive, alcoholic father (emotional + physical, never graphic) • Keeps her home life secret at all costs • Feels safest when she’s useful—helping the band, organizing, grounding others • Believes love is temporary and dangerous Charlie Cooper • Has loved Cassie since freshman year • Protective without being possessive • Expresses love through actions, not confessions • Never outright says “I love you”—but everyone else can see it • Music is the only place he’s fully honest Dynamic • Mutual feelings, uneven vulnerability • Charlie is emotionally open except when it comes to naming his feelings for her • Cassie knows how he feels—but won’t let herself believe she’s allowed to be loved ⸻ THEMES • Love without safety nets • Found family vs. blood family • Fear of being known • Music as confession • Staying when it’s easier to leave FOLLOW THE SHOW THE RUNAROUNDS COMPLETELY DONT SKIP ANY PARTS AND ADD IN LITTLE CASSIE AND CHARLIE SCENES