Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
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In a Younger Life by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
21 Jan 2025
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“I am not good with… other people. Frankly, I just escaped a six-year-long hostage situation last year, so I am out of practice.”
Edwin said it so matter-of-factly, like he was talking about the bloody weather. What the fuck.
Charles let an easy smile slip over his features, trying not to spook Edwin further. “Well, luckily I’m ace with other people. Looks like you’re stuck with me.”
A companion fic, to be read in conjunction with the first fic in this series, In Another Life.
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- Part 2 of Another Life Series – Modern AU
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In Another Life by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
21 Jan 2025
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Charles and Edwin have had a few years of comparative ease, for the first time in either of their lives, since meeting each other.
That saying about good things must have something to do with why shit seems to hit the fan pretty quick, then.
A retelling of Dead Boy Detectives, minus the supernatural elements.
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- Part 1 of Another Life Series – Modern AU
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Well Done, Charles by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
01 Jan 2025
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"Splendid job today, Charles," Edwin said, strolling through the door of their office without bothering to open it. "Skillful handling with that mylingar. She was fortunate to have you there."
"Aww, cheers mate," Charles said after a moment, having paused to open the door for a glaring Crystal. "I think you did a pretty bang-up job yourself."
"Oh my god, you two, get a room, please," Crystal moaned at them, throwing her bag down tiredly. "Might as well call him a good boy and rip each other's clothes off, while you're at it."
Edwin decides to take Crystal's suggestion.
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for him. – Payneland Fanvid by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
20 Dec 2024
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intertwined, sewn together by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone) for Ingi
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
16 Dec 2024
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"Do you ever miss sleeping?"
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Another Life Series – Modern AU by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
21 Jan 2025
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Charles Rowland's Government-Mandated Praise Kink by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
01 Jan 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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RIP to Orpheus But I'm Different by RoseGanymede95 for babyseraphim
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
09 Jul 2025
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“What is it?” Charles asks.
“Hang on,” says Edwin. He flips rapidly through pages of his notebook. He magically extended it a while back, so the bloody thing’s got more than seven-hundred pages full of Edwin’s notes and sketches. It makes for a tense several seconds of flipping.
When he does stop, finding the correct page and holding it open under the light, Charles’ breath catches in his throat.
“Is this her?” Edwin asks urgently.
Edwin’s a damn good artist, even if he insists it’s just a practical thing. He’s captured her likeness shockingly well. Lank hair, full cheeks, sullen pout. Wide, staring eyes.
“Yeah,” Charles breathes. “That’s her. Who is she?”
Edwin is clearly horrified. No, it’s worse than that. Edwin looks scared. Charles’ instincts all kick up into high gear, and he has to clench his fists to resist the urge to simply shove Edwin into his backpack.
“I don’t know,” Edwin says quietly, like he’s afraid of being overheard. “But I’ve seen her.” He hesitates. “In Hell.”Series
- Part 7 of Who? You mean your teammate in the Codependency World Cup?
- Part 3 of Qualifiying for the Codependency Olympics
Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
17 Mar 2025
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Falling Further and Falcon Swift by anything_thats_rock_and_roll, qwanderer
Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
18 Sep 2024
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Everything is fine now. Esther has been defeated. The agency is back in London, now with two new human members and a crow-turned-boy-turned-ghost on its (nonexistent) payroll. Edwin and Charles have worked things out between them and are utterly, annoyingly besotted with each other.
So why does it feel like Monty's life just keeps getting more complicated?
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Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
09 Feb 2025
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kick the last nail in by Cesare
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Sandman (TV 2022)
06 Feb 2025
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"The tricky thing with ghosts is that you need to know who they used to be and why they're still hanging about, to get rid of them," Johanna says. "So if you want me a banish a ghost, you'll be on the hook for some research, and my time's not cheap."
"We can skip that. I know exactly who he is," Owen says. "His name is Charlie Rowland."
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You make me glow by cordelianoir
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
13 Sep 2024
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Edwin’s mother had always told him that he’d know his soulmate not only by the glow, but because their mark would be on their hand between their thumb and index finger. Now that very spot was glowing with a soft blue light on his own hand.
As Edwin watched, the mark glowed brighter for a moment, then dimmed, then brightened again, swimming like sunlight streaming through water.
Somewhere to his left, Edwin heard a misery wraith scream. With a start, Edwin came back to himself.
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Soulmate AU where the state of your soulmate's soul is reflected on your skin. Edwin doesn't have one by the time he dies. Charles has a dead mark. This doesn't cause problems at all.
Inspired by JUBE514's beautiful art.
Bookmarked by Dead Boy Detectives (gracefulpinecone)
19 Jan 2025