Archive of Our Own ^beta

Recent works

• It was the Moon's fault by Hrib4712

  Fandoms: The Darkside Detective (Video Game)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  25 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Patrick Dooley/Francis McQueen
  • Francis McQueen
  • Patrick Dooley (The Darkside Detective)
  • Patricia Dooley
  • Placeholder Dooley (The Darkside Detective)
  • Raxa (The Darkside Detective)
  • Detective McKing (The Darkside Detective)
  • Agent McScream (The Darkside Detective)
  • Chief Ghouley (The Darkside Detective)
  • Geoff (The Darkside Detective)
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Canon Compliant
  • Pre-Canon
  • Post-Canon
  • During Canon
  • Spoilers for both games
  • Not Beta Read
  • Bad Humor
  • Mystery
  • kinda monster of the week
  • Dooley has thoughts and emotions
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Bullying
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Angst
  • slight gore
  • Mentions of Violence
  • Family Issues
  • Slow Burn
  • Slight OOC (For McKing and Dooley)
  • Canon Divergence

  Summary

  Francis McQueen knew what he wanted from his life — getting rid of the Darkside. He didn't even realize what mistake he did.

  This story goes from camp, high school, police academy, uni, and to the present days of these two silly men.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  64,686

  Chapters:

  16/33

  Comments:

  58

  Kudos:

  38

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  683