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At first Charles didn't speak Urdu at all.
He'd grown up in a world where being different, sounding different could be a death sentence.
Fuck, it was his death sentence.
(He wonders what happened to the kid he saved, the one from Pakistan. Did he get away? Or did Charles die in vain, only delaying the inevitable.)
The point was, he trusted Edwin, ‘course he did, but Edwin was… Well, Edwin was white.
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Or Charles, Urdu, and Edwin's nosey ass
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- Part 1 of Payneland Week 2024
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Greatest In The League by ahyperactivehero (ahyperactiverhero)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
22 Nov 2025
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Charles Rowland has it all figured out. He’s going to go to school, play hockey on a scholarship, and get a good job. That is his masterplan, and nothing is going to stand in his way.
Not even his lack of ice time. Or his questionable grades.
Thankfully, his new friend Crystal has the answer to all of this in the form of her best friend and world-famous figure skater, Edwin Payne.
They might just fall in love if they don’t kill each other first.
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Charles was 16 when he ran away from home and found himself in the kitchen at Café Vivienne. Caught in the act of stealing a roll of bread, he expected to be arrested. Instead he found a home, a purpose, a family.
Of course, none of that lasted. Aunt Vivi—his beloved mentor—died six months ago, and now Charles’s livelihood is under threat when her estranged great nephew—and his former best friend—Edwin, returns to claim his inheritance.
It won’t be a happy reunion.
Crystal snorted. “What did the Lawyer from Hell want? Don’t tell me that prick’s causing problems again? What’s his name? Edward?”
“Edwin,” Charles corrected, the name rolling off his tongue automatically.
Crystal looked at him sharply, her gaze lingering. Charles kept his eyes fixed on the edge of the table. He could imagine what she was thinking, though she could only know the tiniest details. She didn’t know the full story. Even Aunt Vivi hadn’t known that.
“He’s coming here,” he said. “Apparently Aunt Vivi wanted him to stay here for a bit. So, he’s arriving today, though no one’s said anything about how long for, or what he’s planning on doing with the place. Guess I’ll have to ask him that myself when he shows up.”
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Desiderium: You're my life and you're my death by dedelikedodo
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
28 Feb 2025
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Charles remembers Edwin running. He remembers the sound of his feet on the rusted iron stairs, a frantic rhythm, a heartbeat outside his body. He remembers pulling Edwin through the doorway.
But when the door closes, somehow, Charles’ heart is beating again. He is alive. But he can’t see Edwin anymore, can’t hear him, can’t feel him. And it nearly kills him all over again.
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Really, it couldn't be any easier. Just help the client find his address so that he can give his husband flowers one last time.