12 Bookmarks by brackabee
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A Heart’s A Heavy Burden by dear_monday, DontOffendTheBees, two_ravens
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
24 Aug 2025
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The Wizard King’s reputation preceded him wherever he went, wherever the roaming form of his impossible moving castle carried him. His was a reputation drenched in blood and carnality, in licentious desires and grisly ends. A reputation of dangerous beauty, intoxicating charm; of a smile sharp when it grinned into the bright young faces of hapless townspeople, and sharper still when it sank into their chests to taste their beating hearts.
A chilling little story, to be sure, and a concerning one to have slunk its way to their doorstep, but Edwin wasn’t overly worried about it.
After all, the Wizard King only ate the hearts of the pretty ones.
He was Edwin Payne of Payne & Sons Bespoke Tailoring; he was always and only of Payne & Sons. Such was his station in life, a role he himself was tailor-made for. A role he fit like a drab but finely-crafted glove. And so it went—until the day a wizard and a witch conspired to turn his tidy little life upside down.
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04 Aug 2025
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“One hour,” he complained regardless, already counting the seconds as he barreled across the bay to where their turnout gear hung from heavy hooks on the far wall of the station. Charles dressed quickly, yanking on his thick yellow trousers with rough, jerky motions that matched his souring mood. “One bloody hour, and the universe couldn’t do me a solid. Edwin’s gonna get home before me now, and I promised him that I would—”
“For fucks sake, Rowland,” Crystal groaned, kicking her feet into a pair of heavy leather boots. She swept her fingers through her hair, pulling the reddish curls into a quick, messy bun that she hid beneath her helmet. “If I have to hear about yours and Edwin’s anniversary one more time, I’m going to vomit. It’s been a month, dude. The honeymoon phase should be over by now.”
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The firefighter AU no one asked for, where Charles is a firefighter for the Port Townsend Fire Department, and Edwin is his hot nurse boyfriend who works at the hospital.
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27 Jul 2025
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“For someone who claims not to like thinking,” Edwin says, raising an eyebrow, “you do a remarkably good job of it.”
Charles laughs. “Tell that to my old teachers, mate.”
“If they disagree, then they can’t be very qualified.” Edwin says this simply, like it’s just a fact of life. Like it’s plainly obvious that if anyone thinks Charles is stupid, it’s they who are at fault.
Or: Charles grew up poor and is likely to stay that away, his job at the magic store notwithstanding. By the time he meets Edwin, he's decided that he wants a new life. In between figuring out what's up with the mysterious wish-granting pigeons, and whether he can go to the Royal Ball, Edwin makes him want to take a chance on being happy as well.
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- English
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22 Feb 2025
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The Smell of Coffee and the Sound of Old Bones by Whitehorse102
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
03 Feb 2025
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Charles Rowland never expected to see Crystal Palace again, especially not after their fallout over her abusive ex boyfriend. Their meeting brings them to the doors of the Tea and Kettle, an unassuming little coffee shop well out of Charles’s usual commute to and from Uni. However, inside he doesn’t only reconnect with Crystal, he meets Edwin. Who then saves his life, as his past reappears once again for one last hurrah. Now, Charles has a best friend for life…one whose eyes won’t leave his head.
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16 Feb 2025
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Edwin lives a modest life in his London shop selling books and oddities and doing the occasional occult side-gig with roommate Niko. When a boy called Charles moves in upstairs, Niko senses connection and does something about it— by casting a love spell. Edwin doesn’t expect it to backfire in all ways possible: actually falling in love, and risking losing his magic in the process.
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24 Jan 2025
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Halcyon Days by cordelianoir
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
19 Oct 2024
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There were a lot of reasons why Charles Rowland had changed schools. His suffering grades, constant reprimands over being out of dress code and the school’s growing suspicions about his home life were only some of the reasons why Charles’ mother enrolled him in boarding school for sixth form.
There was really only one problem… well two problems, maybe three.
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When Cricket-star Charles transfers to St. Hilarion's, he urgently needs a Latin tutor. Enter Edwin Payne, a language genius but not very popular. As the two become friends, the past rears its head in ugly ways. Can the two navigate such a new, odd-couple friendship in the face of their pasts? And what happens if that friendship starts to blossom into more?
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- Part 1 of Halcyon Days Universe
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- English
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- 30/30
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28 Dec 2024
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I only see him as a friend (the biggest lie I ever said) by Mushroom_Gay for wellthisiswhatido
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
05 Feb 2025
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After meeting at a club, Eden can't seem to get Charlotte out of her head. She knows she really wants to be her friend, but is Charlotte too cool for her?
Charlie knows she's bi, but meeting Eden has fully solidified that in her mind. Now, how do you go down on a girl?
Modern, university au. Also I made them both girls. And didn't gender-swap any other characters. Because... women.
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01 Dec 2024
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Nearly one year after the events in Port Townsend, the Dead Boy Detective Agency is in full swing once more. Niko is back, Charles has confessed, Jenny has a new but improved butcher shop, and cases have been coming in steadily. Edwin couldn't ask for anything more. But then, family comes knocking on his door, and after over a century, Edwin is forced to face the Payne Family and its secrets once more.
With his little sister and brother at his side of course.
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edwin payne has little twin siblings that have been searching for him for over a century, but they aren't the only family that has been searching for him...
title from "curses" by the crane wives
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29 Nov 2024
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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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- Part 1 of Wunderkammer
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01 Nov 2024
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Zombie-like frat brothers, going undercover at Rocky Horror, protecting your talking bird and dealing with complicated feelings all in one week— what could go wrong?
or, an everybody's alive scooby doo AU for halloween
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- Part 1 of these detectives are terribly clever!
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29 Oct 2024
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There are caves on the edge of town. High up along the winding pathways of the mountains, dotting the face like black holes. The darkness of them is almost startling until you check the position of the sun. The cliffs run east to west so the caves have never seen natural light.
Many people who have gone in have never come out. Although ask anyone outside of town and they’d tell you that that’s how most caves work. That their danger is almost entirely natural. However, that logic doesn’t stop the townsfolk from spreading their rumours.
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- Part 5 of brackett's knifetrick fics
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28 Mar 2022
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Ran is an assassin from another dimension assigned to take out the city Subbin’s new general. But once he gets tangled up in solving a kidnapping plot, misgivings towards an impossible target, a drill sergeant job, and a slowly unfolding mystery, he realizes it’s going to be a lot harder than he thought…
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23 Dec 2021