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    It's been a year and some change since Edwin stood on a step below Charles, bloody, beaten, green eyes sparkling, and told Charles that he was in love with him. He told Edwin it didn't change anything between them, and it didn't. But it didn’t necessarily do nothing to Charles. No, he actually thinks it might have changed him irrevocably and all that. Because lately, when it comes to Edwin, he's been aching.

    Then, Crystal and Charles take on a new case: a ghost, 90 years old, still in the asylum she died in over sixty years earlier; lost and confused, and looking for her missing baby. As they work to untangle the story of this woman's life, they realise Edwin may be more wrapped up in it than any of them expected.

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    29 Oct 2025

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    Wunderkammer, noun. Translated from the German as wonder room and more commonly known in English as a cabinet of curiosities.

    HELP WANTED: Maintenance Worker (late hours)
    Seeking a person of steady disposition and keen intellect. Generous compensation. Room and board available upon request. Not suitable for those possessed of a delicate constitution or nervous temperament. Mechanical aptitude a must, fast runners strongly preferred. Priority will be afforded to candidates with no dependents or other living relatives. Applicants may report to Mr. Edwin Payne, acting head curator and recondite warder of the London Athenaeum.
    Office hours: 11:30pm – 5:30am, Mondays only.

    It’s the weirdest bloody job interview Charles has ever done.

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    17 Oct 2025

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    Edwin blinks, his hair in disarray, his clothing all rucked up from being carried. His blue eyes are blown wide open, looking around frantically.

    Charles untangles himself, doing a little ungraceful flip-roll across the floor to get his legs and head the correct way around to actually face Edwin, scooting forward on his knees to grab ahold of Edwin’s shoulders. “Are you okay, mate?”

    Edwin’s eyes lock onto Charles. There’s something weird in his gaze, looking right at Charles but not right at Charles. There’s ink on his shirt, half hidden by his blazer, smeared in with frantic motions of a fingerprint. He’s got a little sizzling mark right at the divot of his collar, already disappearing slowly, Charles can’t help but run his thumb over it, trying to wash away the pain like a smear of dirt on a cheek.

    Edwin flinches.

    Charles rips his hands away, still hovering only inches away. “Edwin, please, mate, you’re scaring me.”

    Edwin looks confused, right into Charles' eyes, and asks—

    “Who—who are you?”

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    14 Oct 2025

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    When Charles finally finds him after what feels like hours of searching in the endless stretches of hallway, he is not expecting a second boy.

    Or,

    Simon accepts Edwin's offer.

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    02 Oct 2025

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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.”

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    24 Sep 2025