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getting louder now, can you hear it echoing? by lolotr
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
07 Aug 2024
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“Welcome back, Charles,” Edwin says with a smile. Blimey, Charles missed that smile. “How are you feeling?”
Charles pulls himself to his feet, stretching his arms over his head. It’s nice to have his body back. “I’m aces. If I’m gonna abandon you, at least I got a good nap out of it, right?”
He knows it’s the wrong thing to say the second it’s out of his mouth, and he watches Edwin’s face fall with a sinking stomach.
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Or, after Charles wakes up from his orb nap, he and Edwin talk.For Painland Week Day 3.
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- Part 3 of lolotr does painland week
- Part 12 of pure of heart, dumb of ass, dead of boy (dead boy detectives fic)
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19 Apr 2026
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Edwin is stock still in front of him for the briefest of moments before he’s a complete flurry of motion, “Well, that's nice Charles, I love you too.” He pauses, reaching for his notebook on their desk beside Charles, “-Still, that doesn’t mean we go jumping in front of hexes; you can’t do these things!”
“Edwin, look at me.” Charles speaks gently and tries not to let his voice shake.
He watches as Edwin turns to him, it's a stilted and uncomfortable motion, nothing like their usual comfortable companionship and the way they move in sync as one person as a team, “What Charles?”
Charles chuckles softly as his partner’s combative attitude, it’s to be expected after everything, after months of Edwin waiting for an answer and being disappointed at every turn; Charles isn’t put off in the slightest, how could he be? He loves Edwin and that means loving every single part of him.
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19 Apr 2026
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I wanna love you 'til we're food for the worms to eat by riddleme_that
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
07 Aug 2024
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When Charles finally looked at Edwin, the boy looked like a deer in headlights. Charles had thought that since the other boy had brought up the subject it couldn’t have been that sensitive to him, but maybe he had misread the situation. “You don’t have to answer that. We could just pretend this whole conversation never happened and talk about something–”
“No, it’s fine, you told me about yours, it’s only fair that I share as well. I, um, I also don’t have a soulmark,” Edwin was running his hands along his clothes, searching desperately for something to smooth out, his usual composure gone. “You’re the only other person I’ve ever met without one.”
The boys stared at each other for a minute before a smile broke through Charles’ face. “Mate, do you know how brills this is?”
“I– What?”
(Or, Charles and Edwin aren't soulmates, but they chose each other, so their souls still fit together anyway)
Bookmarked by OrangeStarlight
18 Apr 2026
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Paul arrived at the agency in the early afternoon. He was a tall man, and wore a navy blue button down with a shiny collarless jacket overtop. Sporting tight black jeans and brown Chelsea boots, he walked with an effortless flamboyance that reminded Charles of Edwin, in a way.
His dark hair was neatly swept back and cut bluntly at the nape of his neck. Based on the cheery smile on Paul’s face, Charles was prepared for a relatively straightforward case. That was until he opened his mouth, and it seemed like they were going to have bigger issues.
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Or, A new client arrives at the agency, but he only speaks polari. Fortunately, Edwin understands. Charles makes some discoveries.
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Bookmarked by OrangeStarlight
15 Apr 2026
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A perfectly nice radio astronomer and his adorable cat are minding their own business when they get abducted by a pyromaniac mathematician and a USAF colonel with questionable loyalties. A nightmarish, quixotic adventure draws them ever closer to cracking the enigmatic nine-chevron address.
Hostile information landscapes and the threat of mind control make it hard to know anything for sure. One thing is certain though: no one smokes in space.
And. This week, on Ad Noc:
“Please tell me,” Volker whispered, “that you didn’t stab an undercover USAF colonel to deliver the message: we need cat food.”
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- Part 3 of The Multiverse Triptych
Bookmarked by OrangeStarlight
14 Apr 2026