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1. What If by Lastsyns

   Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   22 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland
   • Crystal Palace/Niko Sasaki
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne
   • Charles Rowland (DCU)
   • Niko Sasaki
   • Crystal Palace (DCU)
   • Edwin Paine's Mother | Edwin Payne's Mother
   • Paul Rowland | Charles Rowland's Father
   • Mary Rowland | Charles Rowland's Mother
   • Everyone Is Alive
   • Kissing
   • Cuddling & Snuggling
   • Sleepy Cuddles
   • Platonic Cuddling
   • Trauma
   • Child Abuse
   • Alternate Universe
   • Detectives
   • Touch-Starved Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne
   • Protective Charles Rowland (DCU)
   • Bisexual Charles Rowland (DCU)
   • Touch-Starved Charles Rowland (DCU)

   Summary

   What if when Charles went to hide in the attic, he was found by a young man who had just gone up there to read? What if they were both allowed to survive their encounters with the bullies and go on to live?

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   English

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