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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. -
The Curious Misadventures of Ghosts & Glimmers by babyseraphim
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
01 Aug 2025
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While on a case, Edwin accidentally summons magical, animalistic representations of his and Charles's emotional states. Their presence is only supposed to last a few days.
The agency collectively decides that the little animals, despite their unpredictability, are too cute to let go.
(ft. chapter-specific illustrations!)
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- Part 2 of lux animalis extended universe
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Then, he sees it: a long thread of gold extending from Edwin’s chest, looping through the air like a rivulet of sand. His own spectral form sprouts an identical one, stretching from below his sternum.
“Pretty,” Charles says, twirling his finger around the strand. “Is this supposed to happen?”
Edwin points towards their outlines. “Charles—“
His statement is cut off by a loud, raucous bark, startling them both.
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Edwin gets obsessed with the outcome of a personality quiz and casts a spell about it. Both he and Charles get more than they bargained for.(features an extra scene/additional illustrations!)
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- Part 1 of lux animalis extended universe
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This happens, sometimes. Charles looks at Edwin as if he’s hung the stars himself, waiting patiently for instruction that he knows will always come. Edwin is never quite sure what to make of it—the two have never discussed it outright—but he certainly doesn’t mind. This half-dazed state is part of Charles, and he appreciates it for what it is.
Edwin taps his cheek lightly. “Charles.”
“Hmm?”
“If you have any needs that are not being met, I would like you to tell me.”
Charles blinks, eyes bright. “Whatever you want is brills,” he says simply. “Always is.”
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Charles spent a full year making making sure Edwin was comfortable with intimacy. Now, Edwin wants to know why Charles never talks about himself.Series
- Part 2 of two boys in love
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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.Series
- Part 1 of two boys in love
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where there's smoke by SupposedToBeWriting
Fandoms: The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune
21 Sep 2025
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Arthur is usually comforted by smoke of fire: it rings of identity, of comfort, of belonging. Unfortunately, not every wisp of smoke is the same as any other. A minor accident at the house brutally reminds Arthur of a dark time in his life. Shaken with uncharacteristic panic, Arthur accidentally burns one of his beloved children and flees. Linus, ever the doting partner, helps Arthur through his terror so that he might be able to have a difficult conversation.
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26 Sep 2025
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Paul Rowland is dead. It's not just that, though.
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05 Aug 2025
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if I found my body in chains by Ingi for gracefulpinecone
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
21 Apr 2025
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Like what happened in Port Townsend wasn't enough, now Charles gets to have even more shite from his past dredged up for Edwin to have to deal with. Because who wouldn't want to walk on eggshells around their best mate and business partner, just in case he loses his head and turns into a fucking child.
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06 May 2025
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"We offer up," Charles reads, "this virgin sacrifice." He catches Edwin's gaze. "Only technically true. If we're looking for a technicality..."
"Charles," says Edwin, his eyes enormous.
"I know. If it gets you out, though, if there's even a chance—"
Charles and Edwin have sex in Hell. It solves all their problems and gives them everything they ever wanted.
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17 Mar 2025
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And possibly I like the thrill (of under me you quite so new) by Leandra
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Sandman (TV 2022)
12 Aug 2024
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After Port Townsend, Edwin tries to handle not only the fallout from his unrequited love confession, but also the inconvenient longing the Cat King has evoked in him. When Charles kisses him out of the blue, it sends them spiralling down a confusing path of lust and self-discovery.
To make matters worse, their newest case turns out to be more complicated and demanding than they initially thought. Together with Niko and Crystal, they set out to help Will, a ghost who wants them to matchmake for his still living boyfriend, so he can move on to the afterlife.
Their investigation leads them from cutely bespoke bookshops to gay clubs, and as far as the Dreaming, forcing them to confront some truths about themselves and step out of their comfort zone, once and for all.
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