Well hello!

My name is Charles but you can also call me runner.

I'm a variety streamer based in the foothills of western North Carolina. On Sunday evenings I like to unwind by occasionally making some art and playing a chill game (I call it Sunday Soothies). During the week I like to play whatever games have my current attention.

I've been playing video games all my life and enjoy a good story/lore. I tend to stick to RPGs, survival horror, and adventure (I think the last FPS I really played was Perfect Dark...). For a bit more about me, check out my interview with my friend @zaddyzeebs on his video podcast here and don't forget to subscribe to his YouTube channel!

🏃 The first game I completed was Capcom's The Little Mermaid. 🏃 runner1226 was my AIM screen name (I ran cross country and track in middle and high school and my birthday is the day after Christmas). 🏃 I post past Twitch streams on my YouTube channel, so go take a peek to relive the magic 😊

🏮 Sched. w/o Nov. 30th 🏮

*All times in EDT

• I do my best to post any schedule updates/changes to my Instagram stories here or in the Discord.
• Saturdays are TBD - I will sometimes do a brunch-time stream but usually decide on that the Thursday or Friday before.

🎉 It's December again and to celebrate my birth month, I'll be giving away three giftcards!!

• Each sub, resub, or gifted sub gets you one entry on a wheelspin to be held at the beginning of January.
• The three cards will be in denominations of $25, $15, and $10 USD.
• The first winner will receive $25, the second $15, and the third $10.
• You can only win one giftcard (no double dipping!! Winners will be removed from subsequent wheel spins).
• If you win, you can choose which platform to receive your giftcard (Steam, Switch, PS, etc.). I will message you on Discord or whisper you on Twitch to get you the card and confirm choice!

Thank you to each and every one of you for making this year so great!! I feel so lucky to be able to do this with y'all 🥳

I'm not just into gaming. Here are a few of my other areas of interest and what I'm currenly enjoying! Feel free to bring these up in chat if you'd like to discuss (also, we can always talk about food)!

Currently reading

📖 Search for Senna by K.A. Applegate

Currently watching/rewatching

📺 Angel (Season 3) 📺 High Potential (Season 2)

Currently playing off-stream

🎮 Costume Quest

Bluesky

Goodreads

Instagram

Threads

Tumblr

YouTube

I wanted to make a Discord server for our community and made it accessible by invitation only (to keep out "gfx artists" and trolls). If you want to join, use the "Runner's Retreat Discord Invite" channel point redeem for your exclusive invite!* We would love to have you join us and continue the great chats off stream!

*make sure you are able to receive Twitch whispers before redeeming

❌ This is an 18+ space. I sometimes play Mature rated games and use language that is not suitable for children. ❌ No bullying, racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, or hate speech. No one needs that negativity and you will be blocked and reported. ❌ No trauma dumping. What is trauma dumping? According to this article by Naomi Torres-Mackie, Ph.D., trauma dumping is when someone unloads the details of their traumatic experience onto someone without regard for its impact. I want to be mindful of other viewers' limitations, triggers, and ability to participate in chat as well as my personal capacity. Here is a list of mental health resources if you need a place to start. ❌ No trying to sell your graphics, art work, or designs. Don't be rude! ❌ No game spoilers please! ❌ No backseating unless I ask for help. If you want to provide a hint or advice, please ask first. ❌ No demanding that I do something on stream. ❌ Please don't mention the viewer count.

If you don't follow the rules, you will be timed out or banned.

Your presence is a gift and I appreciate you very much. If you feel so inclined, click the panel above to find my donation page - any donations received go toward improving my streaming set-up/equipment! 💖 Remember, this is not necessary! Donations are appreciated but not required!

🏅 1st Goal: A gaming desk - Achieved! 🏃 2nd Goal: An ergonomic/gaming chair

Art

🏃 Overlays purchased from NerdOrDie 🏃 Profile pic: Pixel art by Poltergeister and coding by Jaz at Stardew Valley Character Portrait maker 🏃 LGBTQIA+ Safe Space panel: Starlitneko 🏃 LSP Oh My Glob, ShhDaisy, Slayed, and Yum Cheesecake emotes: @OmNomZombabe 🏃 What the Toots emote: @xcorgiqueenx

Music

StreamBeats by Harris Heller via Spotify or direct download here.

• Buffy Tarot scene: "Morning Dew"
• Intermission scene: THE FINALS OST: Easter (Main Menu) (S2)
• Just Chatting scene: "Pastel Blue"
• Starting Soon scene: "Tatsuro"
• Stream Ending scene: "Toodle Loo"
• Welcome Raiders scene: "Iyashikei"

Commands List Organization Inspo

@cozywithmicki

Pink sparkly headset earrings

Shroom Designs made by @flynn1597

Korok & Heart Piece headset earrings

Stardust and Moonbeams made by @OmNomZombabe

StarPop and HeartPop headset earrings and Pompompurin mic keychain charm

MozMakesCo made by @SleepyBunnyMoz

Games in progress:

🏃 Baldur's Gate 3 🏃 Stray

Games I'm continually playing (open-ended):

⏱️ Fields of Mistria ⏱️ Stardew Valley

Games to be played/replayed:

👟 Bayonetta 👟 Clive Barker's Undying 👟 Darkwood 👟 Dread Delusion 👟 Dreams in the Witch House 👟 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered 👟 Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard 👟 Gloomwood 👟 Hades 👟 Look Outside 👟 Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia 👟 Paper Lily - Chapter 1 👟 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo 👟 Parasite Eve II 👟 Pentiment 👟 Sea of Stars 👟 Spiritfarer 👟 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark 👟 Tales of Zestiria 👟 Tavern Talk 👟 Tormented Souls 👟 Unavowed

Games I've finished on stream with completion date:

🏅 2064: Read Only Memories 🏅 Alan Wake 2 🏅 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure 🏅 Alone in the Dark (2024) | 07.13.25 🏅 An English Haunting | 07.20.25 🏅 Amanda the Adventurer 🏅 Babette 🏅 Beacon Pines 🏅 The Blackwell Legacy 🏅 #BLUD 🏅 Bramble: The Mountain King | 07.29.25 🏅 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds 🏅 Bye Sweet Carole | 10.19.25 🏅 Charlie's Angels 🏅 The Children of Clay | 08.04.25 🏅 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 06.16.25 🏅 Clock Tower 3 🏅 Crow Country 🏅 Cult of the Lamb | 03.06.25 🏅 Dead Space (2008) 🏅 Deadly Premonition Origins 🏅 Decarnation 🏅 Deluge 🏅 Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories 🏅 Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey 🏅 Dredge 🏅 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem 🏅 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow 🏅 Fear the Spotlight | 06.23.25 🏅 Grunn 🏅 Harvest Island 🏅 Heartworm | 08.05.25 🏅 Home Safety Hotline 🏅 The Horror of Salazar House 🏅 Inside | 08.10.25 🏅 Jenny LeClue: Detectivu 🏅 Killer Frequency 🏅 KinitoPET | 03.11.25 🏅 Lake Haven - Chrysalis 🏅 Limbo | 07.28.25 🏅 Little Goody Two Shoes 🏅 Little Misfortune 🏅 Little Nightmares 🏅 Little Nightmares II 🏅 Lonesome Village 🏅 Lorraine 🏅 Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories 🏅 Mouthwashing 🏅 Murder House 🏅 Night in the Woods | 09.22.25 🏅 Night Stones | 06.03.25 🏅 NightCry | 06.17.25 🏅 Nightmare Frames 🏅 Nightmare Zapping 🏅 No Delivery 🏅 Obscure (completed on SaintCathedral's stream) 🏅 Old Man's Journey 🏅 Outlast 🏅 Outlast: Whistleblower 🏅 Paradise Killer 🏅 Parasite Eve 🏅 Piglet's Big Adventure | 03.22.25 🏅 A Plague Tale: Innocence 🏅 A Plague Tale: Requiem | 04.10.25 🏅 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum 🏅 Promise Mascot Agency | 05.26.25 🏅 Remothered: Tormented Fathers | 10.26.25 🏅 Resident Evil 0 | 07.17.25 🏅 Resident Evil (2002) | 07.21.25 🏅 Resident Evil 2 (1998) 🏅 Resident Evil 2 (2019) | 07.31.25 🏅 Resident Evil 3 | 08.07.25 🏅 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 🏅 Resident Evil 4 (2023) | 09.05.25 🏅 Resident Evil 5 | 10.08.25 🏅 Resident Evil 6 | 10.27.25 🏅 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | 11.02.25 🏅 Resident Evil - Code: Veronica X | 08.15.25 🏅 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 🏅 Resident Evil Village | 11.21.25 🏅 Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure | 07.01.25 🏅 SATURNALIA 🏅 Scarlet Hollow (finished through episode 4) | 08.24.25 🏅 Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights | 09.12.25 🏅 Scooby-Doo! Unmasked | 03.19.25 🏅 Silent Hill | 08.13.25 🏅 Silent Hill 2 (2024) 🏅 Silent Hill f | 10.05.25 🏅 Strange Horticulture 🏅 Sunset Hills 🏅 Super Mario RPG 🏅 Wandersong 🏅 Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival

Sound Commands

!girl - Ooh, girl!

!killer - Wendy wants you to know The Killer is out there

!size - Leon wants you to look at the size...

!trauma - Cordelia demands to know

!tv - a classic Brenda line

!what - Wendy heard something...

Chat Commands

!8ball (then type question) - we ALL have questions we want answered!

!bean @username - let's a fellow chatter know you think highly of them

!clip - saw something funny/scary/ridiculous? This command clips the last 30 seconds of the stream

!cw - see the ESRB warning for the game with a link to a rating summary (if applicable)

!followage - see how long you've been following my channel

!game - let's you know what game I'm playing

!howmuch (then type a word or phrase) - let's you see how much of the typed word (or phrase) you are!!

!hug @username - give a fellow chatter or me a kind hug

!lurk - let us know you're here in spirit but quietly enjoying

!quote - pulls up a random quote said by someone in past chat

!raid - display my raid messages to copy & paste when we raid a channel

!socials - posts links to my social pages in chat

!title - if you're curious about the title of the stream

!unlurk - let us all know you're back in chat and ready to party!

!uptime - let's you know how long the stream has been live

!watchtime - let's you know how long you've been watching me stream!

!yt - check out my YouTube channel with edited VODs + shorts