Have to bend the charging cable down when trying to charge and more

Okay so basically I’ve had these AirPods for a while now and for some reason one day after I hadn’t used them I tried plugging them in and they weren’t charging. I have to bend the charger to even try and charge the case but whenever my case connects to my phone it says the earbuds are charged and if the case isn’t plugged in and “charging” then the earbuds don’t work. Just need help please, thanks