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Charles Rowland’s Christmas Fling and The Very Gay Case of Stupid Drunken Mistakes by Leandra
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
01 Feb 2026
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Charles meets the bored and infuriatingly haughty son of Baronet Payne while working at Ashton Palace Hotel during the winter holidays. Edwin is looking for a distraction, which Charles, drawn towards his prickly attitude and good looks, is happy to provide.
Charles could just be enjoying a heated Christmas fling, if only the hotel wasn't haunted...
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28 Dec 2025
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“Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield (potion version) by bitterdesert for tragedy_machine
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
14 Dec 2025
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“Edwin, don’t say it.” Charles groans, keeping his voice low and hushed.
Edwin strains against the rope infused with just enough iron to make them solid, but not enough to hurt beyond a light-sting, and tries to catch a glimpse of whatever this witch is doing around the corner. God, he hates dealing with witches.
“I told you this would happen,” Edwin replies, smug and sing-songy. They may be hopelessly trapped and seconds away from being subjected to some new horror, but at least he was right.
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17 Dec 2025
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Psychomanteum, noun. A dimly-lit room containing a comfortable chair and a mirror angled so that it reflects only darkness, intended to communicate with spirits of the dead.
It is our privilege to welcome you back, one and all, for the Summer 2024 season at the London Athenaeum. As some of you will no doubt be aware, this past winter saw a spate of minor thefts, with one enterprising thief successfully removing a marble bust of the goddess Carpundia. We are pleased to report that the probate court proceedings are now complete, and all of the stolen artifacts have been returned to us. For safety reasons, we must now ask that all rosaries, japa mala, ojuzu, komboskini, misbaha and other similar prayer beads are left at the door and collected upon exit on account of one of our new acquisitions, a devil vitrified in a prism of glass, and the multiple recent incidents of attempted strangulation.
We are proud to present a slate of all new exhibitions and events, including the crown jewel of this season: an exhibition on the 170 year history of the Athenaeum itself by acting head curator Edwin Payne. This is the distillation of an extraordinary life’s work, and one not to be missed.
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- Part 3 of Wunderkammer
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01 Nov 2025
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The Great Escape Debacle of 2025 by artemisadore, dearheartdont, DontOffendTheBees, ghostinthelibrary, m_erlin_s, Nigg, zilia
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
19 Oct 2025
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When Charles and Edwin find themselves in a strange place with no recollection of how they got there and no immediate means of escape, each room they enter presents them with a completely new mystery. They have to find a way to escape while navigating what each room reveals about their friendship.
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OR: a potion week collab between 15 authors and artists. Each author wrote a different chapter and was paired with an artist who made art for their chapter.- Language:
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12 Oct 2025
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fill my eyes (with that double vision) by Antichrists_plus1
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
18 Jan 2026
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He shuts his mouth when Edwin rests a hand on his knee. So warm, too warm for a ghost. “It's alright, Charles, if you still need time.”
He lowers himself down to his knees, kneeling comfortably, hand sliding slowly up Charles's thigh.
“But I hope you don't mind I indulge myself while I wait?”
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Edwin is hit with a potion by the incubus they're chasing down. Charles is struggling to identify what exactly the potion did, but he can tell something's different about Edwin. Only in the process of figuring it out, he finds himself a bit distracted...
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12 Oct 2025
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the lights are on, but no one's home (so welcome home) by Antichrists_plus1
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
22 Dec 2025
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Something clicks in her mind. "Edwin… what year is it?"
Edwin frowns. Has she lost her mind or is she now certain he lost his?
"1916."
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On a case tracking down a psychic vampire at an annual ball, Edwin is hypnotized into believing he is back in 1916, leading him to some unnerving conclusions about the girl he is with and what his future holds.
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09 Oct 2025
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I'll Be Your Watchman (while they're just flashes) by sematicsceramics
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
28 Sep 2025
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Another late night at the office, an accident causes Edwin and Charles to spiral.
Huh.
Who knew being dead felt so much like falling in love?
CURRENTLY ON HIATUS! (but not abandoned!! I haven't forgotten about her dw)
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29 Sep 2025
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Entelechy, n.: the realisation of potential; the supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system or organisation; in philosophy, that which realises or makes actual what is otherwise merely potential.
Edwin, Charles, and Crystal return to London, where there's a lot to deal with, including grieving Niko’s death, integrating new colleagues into the Agency, and the fallout from their various revelations in Port Townsend. Edwin is especially struggling: unable to recharge his energy as he usually would, he finds himself more dependent on Charles than ever. Meanwhile, Charles is trying to sort out his tangled feelings and Crystal is attempting to get her life back on track...
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- Part 1 of Energeia
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- English
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- 15/15
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18 Sep 2025
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Most ghosts didn’t celebrate their birthdays.
But Charles Rowland wasn’t ‘most ghosts’.
Indeed, Charles’ birthday was a high point of the year, a guaranteed day of fun for himself and Edwin. The fun always helped to push down the unvoiced emotions below: the loss, the unresolved pain of his death, the feelings of failure and inadequacy. Charles saw no reason why this state of affairs shouldn’t continue forever.
But then he turned fifty.
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How a medieval poem changed Charles’ afterlife forever.
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- Part 1 of The Knight and The Pagan
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- English
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- 2/2
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07 Sep 2025
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A goddess, a ghost, a crow and a cat all walk into an alley, Niko thought. It wasn’t a bad opening for a joke. She couldn’t figure out the ending, though.
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- Part 3 of we all have a hunger
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05 Sep 2025
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The Case of the Antisocial Anime Aficionados by RoseGanymede95
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
15 Sep 2025
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Melanie stared down at her fine leather handbag. “I don’t want him to do something stupid. Like find a way to hurt himself. Or… maybe hurt someone else.”
Ah. Edwin leaned forward on the desk, steepling his fingers. “I see,” he said. “In that case, you are not only looking for our help as investigators. You are also potentially in need of bounty hunters.”
“Of course not!” Melanie exclaimed, bristling. “I’m not asking you to kidnap him at gunpoint! I just want you to find my stupid little brother before he cocks up something serious!”
Edwin shrugged. “Semantics,” he said simply.
The boys take on a case that will be very easy to solve. It will definitely not bring about any unexpected complications or zany hijinks.
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30 Aug 2025
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“Charles is missing.”
“What?”
“He was–I literally left the attic for two seconds to get you, but he’s not in there. I swear I just heard him call my name and now he’s gone.”
Gone?
“Gone where?”
“I don’t know, Edwin. I turned around and he disappeared!”
“That’s ridiculous.” He blurts.
“Yeah, I’m aware. But I’m not kidding.”
A number of terrible possibilities slip into Edwin’s mind, the only bearable one being a friendly game of hide and seek. But he knows Charles wouldn’t be so cruel to play games like that. Not in the middle of a case, not after all they’ve had to cope with as of late. He’s here somewhere, he has to be.
______When a new case goes awry, the boys are separated by an unknown entity and find themselves in a place no being, alive or dead, should go.
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27 Aug 2025
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Rising from their woolen blanket spread over the forest floor, Edwin politely clasped his hands together. “I think I am going to turn in for the night, actually.”
Charles almost looked disappointed, though it was hard to pin anything down in the shifting lights of the fire. It was as though two different futures flickered over his face. In one, painted by the warm, orange glow softening Charles’ brow, and dipping into the inviting bow of his lips, Edwin saw a scene where he’d be allowed to pull Charles into bed with him. In another, cast by sharp shadows along his jaw, Edwin watched helplessly as Charles moved halfway across the world, and drifted further away every day.
“Right, I’m pretty tired myself. Won’t be far behind.” Charles said, and a selfish part of Edwin wanted to ask: but for how much longer?
Or, sometimes you just need a week long, post-university graduation camping trip to figure out the rest.
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24 Aug 2025
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The Case of the Ardent American Assassination by shadyphoenix
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
21 Jul 2025
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There's a new client for the agency: an American with an unexplainable death and a book that Edwin really wants. Unfortunately, Charles is better at Latin than he thinks, and the case gets a whole lot more difficult than it needs to be.
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24 Jul 2025
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Honey, are you coming? by singtome
Fandom Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
18 Jan 2026
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29 Jun 2025
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Edwin’s first thought when the invitation arrived was that it must be some type of cruel joke or way of mocking him.
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Estranged from his family, Edwin is shocked when he is invited to his brother’s wedding and asked to bring his partner, Charles.
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- Part 5 of dbda works
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- 3,056
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- 1/?
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- 88
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14 Jun 2025
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Falling in love is a lot like drowning by CrabAndCheese
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
13 Jun 2025
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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)
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14 Jun 2025
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When Charles Rowland arrives at Saint-Hilarion, everyone knows that the school has been haunted by a ghost for about ten years. It is said that this one attacks the bullies and protects the victims. Charles is fascinated by these stories, but without really believing them, until he is invited to a seance to invoke this famous ghost... who has a very personal question to ask him: "Who made these bruises on your stomach?"
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- English
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- 58,272
- Chapters:
- 9/9
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01 Jun 2025
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my home is your body (how can I stay away?) by KiaraSayre
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
31 Mar 2026
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Just because Edwin and Charles made out that one time doesn't mean anything has to change. Edwin will make absolutely sure of that.
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- Part 2 of ruin our friendship
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28 May 2025
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heavy words are so lightly thrown by boysforbugs
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
14 Nov 2025
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"I don't know if you have noticed but we are the Dead Boy Detectives, not a couple's counseling office." Edwin interrupts, words dripping with annoyance. Charles gives him a soft squeeze— a wordless scold towards his lack of bedside manner, but Edwin doesn't even spare a glance as he tries to subtly shrug the other boy's hand away, folding his hands atop the desk in front of him.
Charles tries his best to keep his face neutral, something in his stomach twisting at the brush off. He should be used it now, considering it's been four months.
Four months.
Four months since their return from Port Townsend. Four months since the Devlin House, and Esther, and David the Demon, and—
Hell.
It's been four months since Edwin looked Charles straight in the eyes and confessed that he loved him in a way Charles had never entertained; he had never even thought it was possible. Four months since Charles looked right back at his best mate—his favorite person in the world—and promised that this wouldn't change a thing between them.
Which it didn't!
At least, it didn't for Charles.
But Edwin..
Well, it just seems like Edwin wasn't exactly on the same page.
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28 May 2025