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He's bloody useless, that's what he is.
Those poor girls and their mum have been trapped in a nightmare murder loop for thirty sodding years, and what's Charles do? Sticks his bloody nose in and gets caught in the loop right along with them.
Those handful of moments live in his head, now. It's the same thing every time: he steps up, livid, cricket bat in hands; he hauls it back; that wanker throws him against the wall like he's a worthless bloody rag doll, and there he stays, sat there, not able to do anything but watch as that absolute arsehole hacks them apart with an axe.
Again. And again. And again.
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18 Dec 2024
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You die in December.
He finds you still warm.
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13 Dec 2024
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If Charles had a personal Hell, it was probably something like this: watching Edwin hurt and knowing he couldn’t do anything about it, failing to protect him at every turn and then wash, rinse, repeat.
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- Part 6 of dbdpromptober 2024
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08 Dec 2024
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When Niko starts a job as an analyst at the MSI after barely leaving her flat for two years, she has no idea what to expect. She’s not expecting to find out that vampires, ghosts, and other supernatural entities are real. She’s especially not expecting Crystal Palace Surname-von Hoverkraft, the gorgeous and somewhat terrifying agent who she can’t stop thinking about.
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- Part 3 of Ministry of Supernatural Investigations
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08 Dec 2024
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These three pieces of evidence are suspicious in isolation. Taken together, they do what all clues do: they come together to form a cohesive picture. A chorus of instruments, each one laid over the others to form a single melody.
Someone is hurting Charles. He’s in trouble, and for some indiscernible reason, he doesn’t trust Edwin to help.
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Edwin launches an investigation into the Very Suspicious and Clearly Dangerous secret that Charles is hiding. He is extremely normal about it.
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- Part 1 of the living and mostly mortal detectives
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08 Dec 2024
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Edwin stumbled and choked on a laugh. Charles kept a solid hold on him so he wouldn’t fall. “What exactly do you call this style?”
“It’s an underground dance,” Charles said dismissively. “Doesn’t have a name. It was all the rage in my day though, trust me.”
Edwin laughed out loud this time. “Of course, I forgot about the ballroom dance craze of 1987.”
“Exactly. Now hold on!” Edwin knew Charles well enough by now to intuit what he meant, and he latched onto Charles’ shoulder with a death grip just before Charles dipped him low to the ground.
“You’re going to drop me!” he sputtered. Charles laughed and hauled him back up. They both knew full well that Charles would do no such thing. Edwin just liked to act scandalized for the fun of it.
“Have I ever dropped you before?” Charles asked smugly, falling back into a two-step.
“There’s a first time for everything,” Edwin retorted.
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28 Nov 2024
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Edwin sighed and unfolded his hands to push his hair back. “I suppose this was inevitable,” he allowed.
Charles beamed. “That’s the spirit. Look at it this way — you’ve never been to a house party before, and here’s one that’s right up your alley!”
“Ominous and full of peril?” Edwin asked sardonically.
“Exactly!” Charles agreed. “This way you get to go to a party you’ll actually like, because it’s actually a mystery. And once you solve the mystery, the party ends. I couldn’t have thrown you a better one myself.”Series
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27 Nov 2024
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The thing about being possessed and having your memories stolen by a demon that you thought you were in love with, Crystal thought, was that it left you with some weird hangups.
So, she had trouble trusting guys now. Unsurprising, really. She’d read some articles about recovering after being in an abusive relationships, which is probably about as close to her situation as she’s likely to get.
The other thing— the losing her memories thing, the having her memories stolen thing— she wasn’t really expecting that to effect her as much as it has, once she got them back. But, lo and behold, here she is, in the office, having a mini crisis because she can’t remember what day her grandma’s birthday is.
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Crystal has some issues around memory loss. Edwin can relate.
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20 Nov 2024
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Honey, are you coming? by singtome
Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
24 Nov 2024
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14 Nov 2024
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To Memory Now I Can't Recall by engineering_madonna
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Sandman (TV 2022)
13 Oct 2024
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"Don't ever let me forget this, he'd pray to whoever may or may not be listening, let me keep just this bit."
An accident while investigating a series of deaths linked to a dangerous memory elixir leads to Edwin losing the last five years of his memory, including his relationship with Charles. As Charles does his best to juggle his boyfriend turned best friend again and solving the case, it becomes apparent that this is now a race against time.
Featuring: Charles suffering, amnesiac Edwin, the whole crew coming together to save the day, and a kiddy pool portal that is not at all embarrassing to stand in
Title from the song "The Parting Glass"
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- Part 3 of Forever Isn't Long At All
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14 Nov 2024
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“Charles?” The boy asked, startling him from his thoughts. His voice was soft and kind, like his mum’s often was after a particularly rough night with his dad.
Charles looked up, his good eye blinking owlishly. “Who’re you?”
He looked back at Charles, lips set in a wobbly frown. If Charles had to guess, he’d say the strange, stuffy-looking boy was trying not to cry.
There was a long beat of silence. And then:
“Oh, my dear. What has she done to you?”
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Or, after tangling with the spirit of a mad scientist, Edwin is left with a seven-year-old Charles that has no memory of him or their afterlife together. Edwin learns about Charles’s childhood in steps, as Charles finds his way back to the family he’s built by working through the trauma of his past.Series
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14 Nov 2024
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Charles’s voice strains around the words. “You’re running yourself ragged, and I just want you to take a break before you-” He swallows, almost shaking from the tension locking him in place. “Break.”
Crystal’s fists curl somehow tighter. “There has to be something I can do.”
“There is.”
Crystal’s eyes cut over to Charles. She’s jittery, all that rage burnt out until the only thing left is exhaustion. “What.”
“Let me take care of you?”
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- Part 6 of becoming crystal palace
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13 Nov 2024
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Even Charles can appreciate the subtleties of the choreography: Fire is boisterous, with great, choppy gestures, Water is in a blue outfit and flows gracefully, Earth stays close to the ground, with sure, stompy movements. It's Air, though, that captivates Charles’s attention: the boy is tall and graceful and pale, and seems to float, his feet barely touching the ground, showcasing astonishing feats of skill and athleticism. He spins and jumps so high, it seems as if he has wings.
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Charles has an epiphany during his sister's end of term performance, falling head over heels for ballet dancer Edwin.Bookmarked by GoodFrith
13 Nov 2024
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Ministry of Supernatural Investigations by ghostinthelibrary
Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
09 Dec 2024
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An AU with where the DBDA characters work for a secret government organization that solves magical crimes.
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10 Nov 2024
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Tonight is going to be the night that Charles Rowland dies.
It wouldn’t have been his first choice, you know, if he had any choice in the matter. But unfortunately, that seems to be how this particular cookie crumbles. At the very least he gets to look at Edwin as he goes.
Or, Charles and Edwin attend a Halloween party. Featuring Niko's immaculate costume preparation skills, Charles' bone deep dislike for fuckass Thomas King, and Edwin's exceptionally grabbable waist.
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08 Nov 2024
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We'll Work On It by ahyperactivehero (ahyperactiverhero)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
08 Nov 2024
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One of Crystal’s favorite and least favorite things about Edwin was that he never seemed to be dissuaded by her poor attitude. Sometimes, it even seemed to encourage him. “If you had actually tried, you would have cast the spell,” Edwin said. There was no heat to his voice, not even an ounce of actual anger to him– even though Crystal was sure he was pissed.
(written because of a prompt and because we all need more Crystal and Edwin bonding moments)
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08 Nov 2024
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To his surprise, Edwin found that he quite enjoyed kissing; the intimacy was warm and pleasurable, and the act of it was fun. He and Charles had spent over thirty years getting to know each other in every other way possible, and now he got to explore a side of his partner that he had never seen before. They had both been quite taken in by the notion that this was an option now available to them, and Edwin was enjoying every moment of it.
Perhaps his time spent in the Lust layers of Hell had no effect on him, after all. Maybe his tortured mind had finally caught a break.
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Edwin doesn't understand how trauma works. He and Charles learn the hard way.Bookmarked by GoodFrith
29 Oct 2024
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hands and arms and legs and et cetera by NeverNooitNiet
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
27 Oct 2024
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Edwin thinks about Hell, and the spiral staircase out of it, the shockingly solid feel of Charles’ hands on his collarbones, and—
Ah. Bugger.
He’s got an idea. It is, unfortunately, terrible.
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27 Oct 2024
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Over the years, Edwin had documented two exceptions to the rule of ghosts being unable to touch or feel (cat scratches, iron, and other supernatural plights notwithstanding). One: ghosts could touch and feel each other. Two: ghosts could touch and feel in hell.
Edwin had never cared much for physical contact with others while he was alive, and his distaste only worsened in hell. In hell, to touch was to be torn apart, and to feel was to feel pain. The loss of that, Edwin thought, was no loss at all.
Then came Charles Rowland.
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A thought piece exploring Edwin’s relationship with touch, his relationship with Charles, and how the two have intersected over the years.
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The Only Version of Us That Matters by ahyperactivehero (ahyperactiverhero)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
23 Oct 2024
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A case comes to the boy's agency in their early days that makes Charles realize something. As always, he and Edwin are there to reassure each other.
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“The ghosts that happens to, they do not have someone at their side. They allow themselves to spend too much time longing for the past that they do not pay attention to the now. And the further they slip away from the current time, as well as people who could tether them to reality, the harder it is for them to come back,” Edwin said.
“You, Charles Rowland, will never have to worry about that happening to you, because I will not let it. If you start to slip away, I will pull you back."
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DBD Promptober Day 9: PastSeries
- Part 3 of DBDA Promptober 2024
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24 Oct 2024
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Idea of ghosts becoming lost to time is introduced to the boys