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The worst, but also the best part, is the noise.
The absolute silence of the public library, with an occasional murmur or the click of heels, is repeatedly cut with the loud sounds they can't help making.
Charles has a clear view of all the people entering and exiting the building and the rush at the possibility of someone who can see them finally coming in sends his mind into an intoxicated daze.
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OR: Charles and Edwin defile a public libraryBookmarked by laconicmuse
28 Oct 2025
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Written to a (long ago, now) kinkmeme prompt: Charles touches a cursed object that allows him to hear Edwin's thoughts. At first he was going to tell Edwin immediately, but then he hears the loving things Edwin thinks about him, and he just wants to listen for a few days because he's never heard someone "say" things like that about him.
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He heard Edwin’s rich and affectionate chuckle, not out loud but in his mind, and realized all at once how aggressively he was fidgeting, the couch beneath him rattling. He jerked to a stop, making an embarrassed face and wondering if he should apologize for being so distracting when Edwin was trying to work.But, there goes the hummingbird, thought Edwin, a quick and simple phrase wrapped in a hundred soft layers of affection. Charles sat still, feeling his partner’s fond thoughts more than hearing them.
But it was more than just fondness, or even love–it was comfort Edwin was exuding. A gentle, abiding, and complete familiarity, the kind that brings safety and healing. It was hearth, bread, and blanket.
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25 Oct 2025
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For DBDKinkme Prompt: After they get together Charles worries about being good enough.
Charles has a lot of hangups about love. Specifically, he has a hard time believing that he's worth being loved by anyone.
Cue him doing whatever he can to try and keep Edwin happy for fear of losing this.
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21 Oct 2025
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Charles goes missing and Edwin gets help from an unexpected source.
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05 Oct 2025
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what’s the point of heaven (if you never really loved?) by ObsessedWithFandom
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
12 Jul 2025
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But it did rather give him an idea. He had been withholding his own affection since realising the extent of his feelings, terrified of taking advantage of Charles’ kindness. Yet now Charles knew all, and, although he did not return those feelings, still accepted Edwin as completely as he always had.
Surely, then, he would not mind if Edwin continued to speak the truths of his heart?Or: Five ways Edwin shows his love for Charles, and one way Charles returns it all.
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27 Sep 2025