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1. Falling in love is a lot like drowning by CrabAndCheese

   Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)  

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

   13 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland
   • Mary Rowland | Charles Rowland's Mother & Paul Rowland | Charles Rowland's Father
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne
   • Charles Rowland (DCU)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • wow this turned out longer than I thought
   • Mental Breakdown
   • Flashbacks
   • Domestic Violence
   • Past Domestic Violence
   • charles has a bad time
   • Feelings Realization
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • I want to kill Paul so bad you guys
   • Original Character(s)
   • Mentioned Crystal Palace (DCU)
   • Boys In Love
   • Post-Canon

   Summary

   The door pushes open to reveal a tiny, tired middle-aged woman with tied back hair, rifling through her purse.
   That gait, the short stature, that… the straight black hair in an impatient ponytail, the wispy fringe. Charles’ mouth opens, stunned, and Edwin looks to him with a glimmer of excited recognition. She glances up; unimpressed with the silent welcome she sighs into her bag and… doubles back.

   or:

   Fanfiction of RoseGanymede95’s dbda universe. Where one of Charles’ old girl friends stops by the agency with trouble… but not just in the form of a case.

   (Rated ‘Mature’ for domestic abuse)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   8,009

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   54

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