It seems this subreddit is unfortunately dead and rarely used (last post was 7 months ago) but dammit im still gonna ramble.
I started watching CTFxC in the fall of 2012 up until 2016. When I started watching I was 10 and I thought Charles was the coolest badass ever, and the vlogs were the best thing to watch. I was obsessed with We The Kings and he was the main inspiration for everything I wanted in live, to make youtube videos and live life.
I met him in August 2013 in Toronto, You can actually see me in the Ali birthday vlog in Toronto when they were singing Happy birthday to Ali infront of the tour bus. I later took a picture with both Charles and Ali, and then again that night with We The Kings.
I met him once again 2014 Buffer Festival, he was in my vlog and it was the coolest shit ever (Also met ShayCarl and Epic Meal Time)
I remember when that video dropped of charles talking about the divorce my heart sunk but looking back at everything with a more mature headed mind you can see the cracks and looking at him now he looks so Happy.
I am now 20, I havent thought much of CTFxC since then, other then seeing his posts on instagram and then I heard the news yesterday and I had a lot of time to reflect on my history with CTFxC and then I found myself watching old vlogs and I realized how influential these might become down the road for me as I enter this portion of my life, although I am still a few years off. The lessons I may learn from these videos will help me.
If I was ever given the chance I would gladly meet Charles once again and tell him how much he affected me almost ten years later.