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belligerent ghouls run manchester schools by boysforbugs
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
29 Jun 2026
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but that joke isn't funny anymore, it hits too close to home by boysforbugs
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
25 Feb 2026
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"See? Gotta be quicker than that if you don't wanna get hurt." Charles grins, giving Edwin's wrists a squeeze that's almost teasing. "Now you got no way to defend yourself from a big, bad guy."
"Are you talking about yourself?" Edwin asks with a raised brow. "I don't believe you fit such a description, Charles." He tests the other boy's grip—just a bit—but it's clear he's not going easy on him.
"I can be a bad guy." Charles argues, leaning down until they're nose to nose. "You just haven't seen it yet."
For a moment, Edwin is silent, just taking in Charles' smug expression and their rare close proximity. "I highly doubt that." Edwin rebuts. "As I said all those months ago, you are the best person I know. I don't think you have a— what is the saying? Oh, yes. I don't think you have a bad bone in your body."
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prudence never pays by boysforbugs
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
25 Dec 2025
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It had been two months since returning to London when Charles brought up Edwin's love confession. It was a slow day with little cases, Crystal's off at college, swamped with so much paperwork and overdue homework that she's complained many times that being both a full time member of the agency and a sixth form student is too much for her. "It's either spend less time with the agency get held back a year and I would rather be possessed again than have to do that." She had said bluntly. She gave them some chunky, older cellphone to use in case of an emergency, which they've since made a scale for to determine when it's alright to ask her for help, but other than the occasional consult, it's just him and Edwin again.
It's almost strange to be alone more often than not these days, even if Charles has been missing spending time alone with Edwin. It's just.. there's some weird tension between them now, or maybe that's just Charles. Edwin is a bit awkward, reminding Charles of how the other boy was in the early years of their friendships. He's jumpier, a bit weird about touch again.
Charles hates it—he just wants things to go back to normal—so he did the one thing he hates and decided to talk about it.
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deep in the cell of my heart, i will feel so glad to go by boysforbugs
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
21 Dec 2025
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Charles knew the case would affect them both, yeah. He just thought it'd be something they'd share a little look about, maybe read some Max Carrados afterwards just for the sake of nostalgia but that's not at all what happens.
Edwin doesn't say much after the case is closed— not on the walk back, which Edwin had insisted on and not when they finally find themselves back at the office after their journey home.
Charles has his back to the door so he can't help but flinch at the loud slam of what he assumes is Edwin's notebook against the surface of his desk. He whips around, eyes wide and his incorporeal heart pounding in his chest at the sudden and uncharacteristic burst of anger.
"Edwin? What the hell was that, mate?"
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“Bloody hell, that was hot.”
“Yes, it was quite the… experience.”
“You, uh… you up for it again sometime?” Charles bites his lip again; he might die if he doesn’t get a chance to get Edwin’s hands or mouth on him next time, and vice versa. He scrambles for something to follow up with and picks the easiest thing he can think of. It may be stupid as hell, but he doesn’t want to pressure Edwin with anything, does he? “Doesn’t have to mean anything if you don’t want; just two blokes getting off together. ‘Friends with benefits’, they call it, yeah?”
Or: Charles juggles being 'Friends With Benefits' with Edwin and his own self-destructive behavior.
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- Part 1 of Half of Forever AU
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06 Jan 2026
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to know a little better, know what "I'll forever" would mean. by rudyroo for idliketobeatree
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
14 Dec 2025
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"Thing is," he begins, "I've been thinking."
Edwin's clearly biting back an automatic "careful" in response, bless him. Charles' lips tug up as if he hears it anyway.
"Seeing you, stepping out there in the way you have been. It's proper inspiring. And I reckon, if you can start to grow up after thirty years, then maybe I can too."
After a walk on Christmas Eve, Charles takes the first step into forever.
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15 Dec 2025
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It's just one of the facts of life, innit? The sky is blue, grass is green, and no matter what he does, Charles Rowland will always have evil in him. The sooner he accepts it, the better it’ll be for everyone.
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10 Sep 2025
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Charles was feeling off.
No, that wasn’t quite the word for it, but he wasn’t Edwin, he didn’t read the thesaurus “for fun.”
Something was off though. He was dead. He died. He shouldn’t be feeling things but then, why did his head keep feeling fuzzy?
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- Part 2 of Ghosts Don't Dream
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05 May 2024
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Unfulfilled Desires by Nameless_Hanna
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Sandman (TV 2022)
03 Jun 2024
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Charles desires something hard enough to bring him to the Threshold of Desire time and time again, but the personification themself refuses to tell him what it is so he can fulfill it and stop coming here.
Desire is having so much fun with him, why would they want this to stop?
Or: Charles' yearning for Edwin gets so ridiculously loud that Desire needs to personally take care of it, but he's too dumb to realize it's been Edwin all along
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06 May 2024