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After ignoring his phone in favor of getting split in two by his situationship, Shane is stranded in Boston at the start of the zombie apocalypse.
Ilya is left with nowhere to go, and Shane refuses to leave him behind. In order to survive, they have to cross the Canadian border and get to the cottage, together.
But getting to Canada is far easier said than done. When Ilya is badly injured, their road-trip becomes a race against the dead—and the infection spreading through Ilya’s leg.
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28 Feb 2026
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be my mirror, my sword and shield by artemisadore, ghostinthelibrary, ObsessedWithFandom
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
17 May 2026
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Prince Edwin Payne of Hilarion, accompanied by his first knight and childhood best friend Sir Charles Rowland, travels to the kingdom of Townsend to secure the peace treaty between the two nations. Upon arrival, he is told that he is to be wed to the infamous Cat King, Thomas Kitt of Catting, the man who notoriously betrayed his kingdom to pledge his loyalty to the Witch Queen, Esther Finch.
However, Edwin and Charles quickly learn that not all is as it seems in Townsend, especially when it comes to the Cat King. In fact, if any of them plan to survive this marriage unscathed, they must all learn to trust one another — both with their lives and with their hearts.
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08 Feb 2026
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Does exactly what it says on the tin.
This will be where I put my NSFW fanart.
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31 Dec 2025
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Edwin ended up in Hallowe'en Town after his death and has been trying to escape ever since. When he receives an invitation to visit Christmas Town for the Festive Season, he thinks he might have finally found a way. After all, he is already familiar with Christmas. The twinkling lights and joyful music hold no temptation for him. His success is practically assured.
That is, until he runs into Charles Rowland, a boy with secrets of his own, who might just be just as unhappy as Edwin himself is.
A fusion with A Nightmare Before Christmas, but no real knowledge of the film needed.
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Jack’s failed coup had not been without its consequences. When the dust had settled, the Pumpkin King had been summoned to a meeting where it had been decided that the only way to prevent a reoccurrence of such things was to foster better relations and understanding between the holidays. Now, each year, each realm is required to host a party of guests from the other lands at their celebrations.
It is a little ironic that Edwin is to be one of them. That he, who should never have been here—who is here on the merest of technicalities—is to act as Hallowe’en Town’s representative
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28 Dec 2025
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Who? You mean your teammate in the Codependency World Cup? by RoseGanymede95
Fandom Constantine: The Hellblazer (Comics), Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
24 Nov 2025
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The pre-canon adventures of Edwin and Charles. In which they love each other a whole lot and neither one has any idea how to be normal about it.
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21 Dec 2025
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Charles, a young painter on the run from a hard life and bad memories, takes a job as caretaker of a centuries-old mansion in Scotland. It's beautiful country and comes with lodging included - a gig too good to pass up, and exactly the fresh start he's been looking for.
Nobody's lived in the big house for almost a hundred years, he soon finds out, and new staff doesn't tend to last long, either. The locals say the place is haunted, whispering stories about the mysterious young heir who died tragically there nearly a century ago. His portrait hangs in the manor's front hall, extravagant and imposing and eerily untouched by time.
But Charles has no intention of being run off his lucky find by spooky stories or drifting shadows - all he wants is peace and stability, and a little time to paint.
The question is, what does the ghost want?
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07 Dec 2025
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Learning By Heart by Ice_Elf, Lundlaeva (Black_Crystal_Dragon)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
22 May 2026
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Charles wakes up in the hospital after the incident with his mates and everything is—well, pretty aces actually. His dad’s being nice to him, his mates—former, now—have either been kicked out of school or are staying away from him, and he’s got a new roommate.
Edwin is kind and funny and really clever, and, best of all, he seems to think Charles is pretty great too. So what if he’s sometimes a little bit weird? Charles is still determined to get to know him better.
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05 Dec 2025
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After a forced swim in freezing waters, Charles encounters Edwin on his way home. Edwin offers his coat to Charles to help warm him up, and the rest is history.
But there’s something strange about Edwin’s coat that makes Charles incredibly curious. So he does what any curious guy does and he investigates!
(I don’t know how to summarize this, it’s just pure fluff)
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05 Dec 2025
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The Downworlder Detective Agency by ahyperactivehero (ahyperactiverhero) for carpediemma
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
31 Dec 2025
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"Who are you?” Charles asked as the warlock glanced around the dock, clearly looking for something. Eventually, he let out a small ‘ah-ha!’ and snatched up his glasses from where they must have fallen. They looked a little lopsided, likely damaged from one of the falls, but they covered his eyes well enough.
“Edwin Payne, detective,” he said with a rather haughty air. “And you were about to kill my client.”
XWarlock detective, Edwin Payne, has every reason to not trust Shadowhunters. But that won't stop Shadowhunter, Charles Rowland, from trying his best to win him over.
Between missing girls, demons, and a few targeted attacks, it's only a matter of time before these two idiots fall in love. If they survive, of course.
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05 Dec 2025
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Regency phrase guide by charminglygrouped
Fandoms: AUSTEN Jane - Works, Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Emma - Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen, Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
16 Sep 2025
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This is a reference guide intended to help writers of Regency-era stories by providing a quick place to check whether a certain phrase was in use in the era, and if so, how it was used. The earliest attestation dates of phrases that postdate the Regency era might also make this guide useful to writers of neo-Victorian fiction.
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17 Nov 2025
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Haunted by the grief of losing Niko and desperate to find meaning in everything that happened to him, Edwin’s drawn back to Port Townsend. Back to the idea that the suffering of a ghost like him, someone tempered in hellfire, can be forged into immense magical power. And he’d only use it to protect rather than ruin.
But magic like this always demands its price. Resisting the pull of his new power proves difficult, and sometimes Charles feels like the only thing keeping Edwin tethered to his old self. Yet Charles isn’t without his own battles to fight and truths to face.
As Edwin tries to protect his friends while safeguarding his secret, Charles fights to save Edwin from himself. Soon, the question becomes not whether Edwin is willing to pay the cost, but whether there will be anything left of him when the debt comes due.
OR: Edwin’s corruption arc vs Charles’ feeling realization arc, FIGHT
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04 Nov 2025
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“It’s not a date,” Charles says easily, hands raised. “It’s just a bloke treating his mate to a meal as thanks for shagging his brains out.”
Edwin squints at him suspiciously.
Charles blinks his ridiculous, over-large eyes innocently. His stomach chooses the moment to growl loudly.
Charles grins sheepishly.
Edwin sighs.
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21 Oct 2025
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Something's wrong with Edwin. Crystal is trying to rebuild her life. Everyone is missing Niko. And Charles is trying to keep everything from falling apart. Into all this comes another bombshell: the cases that started it all, Edwin and Charles's deaths, might have started something else, too. Something darker. Something that threatens to break the Dead Boy Detective Agency altogether.
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05 Oct 2025
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Edwin loves Christmas. Charles finds this out on their first Christmas together.
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25 Sep 2025
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“Edwin? What was that?” Crystal barged into the room, looking sleep-rumpled and grumpy. She frowned at Charles blearily before looking over to Edwin.
“Who’s this guy?” she asked.
Charles felt his whole world caving in.
“My question precisely,” Edwin stated primly. When he turned his gaze on Charles, it was cold and unfamiliar.
“Who are you?”
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Charles gets cursed on a case, causing Edwin, Crystal, and everyone he's ever met to lose all memory of him. Only one person, or rather, cat, is immune to the curse's magic, and Charles was really hoping he'd never have to see him again.Bookmarked by violentcrumbles
25 Sep 2025
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RIP to Orpheus But I'm Different by RoseGanymede95 for babyseraphim
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
24 Nov 2025
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“What is it?” Charles asks.
“Hang on,” says Edwin. He flips rapidly through pages of his notebook. He magically extended it a while back, so the bloody thing’s got more than seven-hundred pages full of Edwin’s notes and sketches. It makes for a tense several seconds of flipping.
When he does stop, finding the correct page and holding it open under the light, Charles’ breath catches in his throat.
“Is this her?” Edwin asks urgently.
Edwin’s a damn good artist, even if he insists it’s just a practical thing. He’s captured her likeness shockingly well. Lank hair, full cheeks, sullen pout. Wide, staring eyes.
“Yeah,” Charles breathes. “That’s her. Who is she?”
Edwin is clearly horrified. No, it’s worse than that. Edwin looks scared. Charles’ instincts all kick up into high gear, and he has to clench his fists to resist the urge to simply shove Edwin into his backpack.
“I don’t know,” Edwin says quietly, like he’s afraid of being overheard. “But I’ve seen her.” He hesitates. “In Hell.”Series
- Part 7 of Who? You mean your teammate in the Codependency World Cup?
- Part 3 of Qualifiying for the Codependency Olympics
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19 Sep 2025
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Charles keeps waking up in places he has no memory of going to, with no idea of how long he's been gone or what he's done, and no good answers for Edwin when he makes it back to the office. Meanwhile, they've picked up a case - faceless ghosts are causing trouble in all sorts of places.
Or, five times Charles disappears and turns back up on his own, plus one time Edwin goes and finds him first.
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13 Sep 2025
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"'Prodigy' has slowly become a curse for Charles. Some might dream of being called that. All Charles can think of, though, is how he will never escape this weight. The word binds him to it, to him, dragging him into the depths of the lake Charles thought he long left behind.
Oh, to have your name forever be said in the same breath as Edwin Payne’s. Some people dream of that, too.”2024 is going to be Charles’ year. After a disastrous season in Formula 2, he is determined to not waste his chance as a reserve driver in Formula 1. It’s not like he has any other choice when his entire career depends on this. Immediately crashing and clashing with none other than bloody Edwin Payne wasn’t on his agenda, though.
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- Part 1 of Drive Me Crazy
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07 Sep 2025
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blessed be the boys time can't capture by ahyperactivehero (ahyperactiverhero)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
16 Jan 2025
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This is dying. This must be what dying was. And if Charles died in an attic with a pretty boy reading him a bedtime story, well, that wasn’t the worst death he could imagine.
Then he woke up.XX
An AU where Charles dies and turns into a vampire when he and Edwin first meet. Together they run from Death and struggle to figure out who turned Charles and what that might mean for their afterlives.
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- Part 1 of there's a room where the light won't find you (holding hands while the walls come tumbling down)
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02 Sep 2025
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When Crystal turns up with a case about a friend of a friend's family that has their own magical ghost butler, of course they're going to look into it. When it turns out that ghost is being magically controlled for free labor, things start to cut a little too close to home for Edwin, who doesn't own his own soul, for Crystal, who once willingly gave hers over to a demon, and for Charles, who would do anything for Edwin—up to and including when he no longer has a choice in the matter.
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01 Sep 2025