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im sinking underwater, drowning in the memory of you by m_erlin_s
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
23 Aug 2025
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He glances at the clock and grits his teeth, before ringing his mobile again.
No answer.
He will grant Mr Finch half an hour, no more.
It turns out he doesn’t need to though, because barely five minutes have passed before:
“I’m sorry I’m late, I’m so so sorry!”
A man comes through the door of the nursery, utterly soaked through from the rain outside.
His long black hair is plastered to his face and neck, dripping onto the white button up shirt he’s wearing. He’s not wearing a coat or jumper or anything to protect him from the weather and the thin white fabric has gone see through from how wet it is, clinging to his thin frame. Charles recognises him instantly as Cassie’s dad, as the man who has made the past hour an irritating waste of time for him. His forename escapes him, but he’s undoubtedly Mr Finch, just very wet, and no doubt very cold.Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
18 Dec 2024
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17 Dec 2024
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fave, genuinely one of the best series of fics I've ever read - perfect characterisation, plot, worldbuilding, dynamics, everything
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The facts, as Edwin understands them, are thus:
1. Edwin Payne spent 7 decades in hell
2. Edwin Payne spent the majority of those years being ripped apart by a spider demon meade of doll heads
3. On Tuesday 12 March, 2024, the Dead Boy Detectives investigated an old railway station on the outskirts of York which was home to a nest of unnaturally fast and magical spiders being bred by a local mage for unknown purposes.
4. Approximately 5 minutes after entering the nest, Edwin Payne began to experience the following symptoms: shortness of breath, blurred vision, shaking hands, a curious sensation as if something very large was trying to crack ribs he does not have by squeezing him in its fist.In which Edwin's trauma catches up with him and he finds the whole thing quite tedious.
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Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
16 Dec 2024
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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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Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
16 Dec 2024
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As soon as the hellhound is dead, Charles collapses down and in. Part of Edwin expected it, so he is able to catch his soul before he hits the ground.
“Jesus, is he okay?” asks Crystal, staring at the brightly glowing orb in Edwin’s hands.
“He's just tired. He'll be right as rain in a day or two,” Edwin assures her, but his mouth curls down of its own volition. Charles never likes the vulnerability that comes with this form, and he’s always in a bit of a mood afterwards. Besides, Edwin always misses him dearly when he’s gone.
He runs a thumb over the surface of the orb. “For now, it's our turn to protect him.”
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Or, Charles orbs out, and Edwin and Crystal look after him.For Painland Week Day 1.
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- Part 10 of pure of heart, dumb of ass, dead of boy (dead boy detectives fic)
- Part 1 of lolotr does painland week
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16 Dec 2024
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it's a question of lust, it's a question of trust by lolotr
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
11 Jul 2024
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“Charles, do you want me to tie you up?”
Charles's eyes slip closed without his permission, and all the air leaves his body in a rush. “Yeah.”
“And,” Edwin says, stepping close enough that Charles can feel him in his space, “what would you like me to do then?”
“Anything,” Charles replies immediately, leaning in like a moth to the flame. “Anything you want.”
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Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
16 Dec 2024
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After Port Townsend, Edwin and Charles encounter Sa'al, the demon who first conducted Edwin to Hell. To Charles' shock, Edwin and Sa'al have a fairly pleasant chat, which unexpectedly gives Charles a chance to reveal he's figured out what the rest means.
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Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
15 Dec 2024
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Edwin is in Hell. Nothing is as it seems.
Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
15 Dec 2024
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Accepted headcanon of Hell
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Written for this prompt on the anonmeme:
I’d love a fic where Charles falls in a blissfully out-of-it, non-verbal subspace, and Edwin ("what is a handjob", from the 1910’s Edwin) has no idea what’s going on.
Bonus points for Edwin doing everything right despite not knowing what’s wrong with Charles because looking after Charles is second nature to him.The easiest way to follow the anonmeme is flat view, which shows you all the latest updates in all threads. Come check it out!
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Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
15 Dec 2024
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When Charles was fourteen, his Dad smashed his cassette tape with a hammer.
He learns to navigate the backpack cause, like, he needs to be useful, yeah?
And this way Charles has everything Edwin needs, and if Edwin gets sick of him he’ll just.. he doesn’t know what he’ll do.
But then Edwin gets the record player.
Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
15 Dec 2024
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This is so cute and sweet
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“It’s not a date,” Charles says easily, hands raised. “It’s just a bloke treating his mate to a meal as thanks for shagging his brains out.”
Edwin squints at him suspiciously.
Charles blinks his ridiculous, over-large eyes innocently. His stomach chooses the moment to growl loudly.
Charles grins sheepishly.
Edwin sighs.
Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
15 Dec 2024
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“Hey Edwin. Remember that thing we did last week?”
“We did a lot of things last week, Charles. Could you be more specific?”
“The… you know… the leash incident.”
“I remember. What about it?”
“Would you… Would you want to do that again?”(Or: the boys finally talk about the sex they had the week prior, but not before a bit of a memory refresher...)
(Or or: the sequel to "how you live to please")
Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
15 Dec 2024
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A witch places a leash spell on Charles, allowing whoever holds the leash to control his actions. Fortunately, Edwin reaches the leash before the witch, and they manage to escape. Edwin searches for a counterspell, but Charles is starting to think maybe this leash isn't so bad... As long as Edwin is on the other end.
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15 Dec 2024
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Charles has had crushes, felt attraction, and the idea of Edwin having those thoughts and feelings about him is… sort of fascinating. It seems so unlikely, yet the evidence is there now that he’s looking for it. And he is looking for it. He’s tracking every little glance Edwin throws his way, every fond quirk of his mouth or brow, every miniscule twitch when Charles lays a hand on his shoulder or nudges their elbows together.
Ever since the Hell Confession (TM), Charles has been more than a little obsessed with the fact that Edwin is in love with him. Or maybe just obsessed with Edwin full stop. But Charles has already fallen for Crystal, and she seems to feel the same way. And it's not like he could be in love with two people at once... right?
Title is the word count, which happened to be this number, which tickles me greatly.
Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
13 Dec 2024
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deshabille | shieldable by DarkStars (Worlds_Okayest_Goalie)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
07 Sep 2024
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Someone needs to look after Edwin, is the thing. Edwin looked after Charles, shepherded him into this afterlife, and Charles decided right then and there that the first person looking after Edwin would be himself.
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12 Dec 2024
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The first time Edwin dies upon his return to hell, he stops and stares. He knows well enough that he should run, that his opportunity to flee is rapidly diminishing, but he keeps staring at the corpse anyway.
Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
12 Dec 2024
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For an anonmeme prompt: Ghosts can't feel the living or even themselves, only each other. Charles and Edwin have spent years touch-starved and unable to give themselves any solo relief. 5 times they were frustrated, 1 time they finally do something about it together.
Edwin had lovely deft hands. A good face, handsome in an interesting way; the light never seemed to hit him the same way twice. His eyes looked dark most of the time because they were deep-set under his strong brows, so when the real color showed, hazel green, it was like seeing a secret.
But then, with as many layers as he wore, he was all secrets. His legs became such a source of fascination because buttoned up as he was otherwise, his stockings were just one single form-fitting layer, showing off long elegant legs. Practically scandalous.
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12 Dec 2024
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The thing about being possessed and having your memories stolen by a demon that you thought you were in love with, Crystal thought, was that it left you with some weird hangups.
So, she had trouble trusting guys now. Unsurprising, really. She’d read some articles about recovering after being in an abusive relationships, which is probably about as close to her situation as she’s likely to get.
The other thing— the losing her memories thing, the having her memories stolen thing— she wasn’t really expecting that to effect her as much as it has, once she got them back. But, lo and behold, here she is, in the office, having a mini crisis because she can’t remember what day her grandma’s birthday is.
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Crystal has some issues around memory loss. Edwin can relate.
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12 Dec 2024
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Charles' five minute breaks have never, not once, lasted five minutes.
Or: Six places that St Hilarion’s students Charles Rowland and Edwin Payne try to have sex in, with varying results. (Six first times.)
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11 Dec 2024