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1. like the very last footprint that orpheus made by lolotr

   Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), Original Work  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   31 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland
   • Crystal Palace/Niko Sasaki
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Crystal Palace & Charles Rowland & Niko Sasaki
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne
   • Charles Rowland (DCU)
   • Niko Sasaki
   • Crystal Palace (DCU)
   • Theo Rowland (OC)
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • that one's important so it's going first
   • this is gonna be okay guys just bear with me
   • Coma
   • Hospitals
   • Alternate Universe
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Substance Abuse
   • (mentions of)
   • Major Character Injury
   • libraryverse
   • mentions of relapse

   Summary

   It’s been three hours.

   No news is probably good news, right? How long does emergency surgery usually take, anyway? Are they going to have any news before it’s over? Is Charles—

   “Mum?” Theo whimpers, and she forces herself back to her body.

   “It’s okay, baby,” she lies, kissing his forehead. “It’s going to be okay.”

   --
   Or, Charles is in an accident. Libraryverse.

   Series

   • Part 10 of DBD Librarian AU

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   9,623

   Chapters:

   4/5

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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