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I keep forgetting to update this for my second FebuWhump fic, but we're up to chapter 4 posted of Fight, with the latest prompt being Necromancy!

Fight

@febuwhump Day 6 Prompt Fill: Forced to stay awake

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: Gen; Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)

Relationships: Crystal Palace & Charles Rowland (DCU), Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Crystal Palace, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Crystal Palace & Charles Rowland, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Charles Rowland; Characters: Crystal Palace (DCU), Charles Rowland (DCU), Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne

Additional Tags: Whump, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Febuwhump, forced to stay awake, casefic, Post-Canon, POV Crystal Palace (DCU), Crystal Palace-centric (DCU), Other Additional Tags to Be Added

Maybe it had never been fight or flight with Crystal. Maybe it had always been both. She fought instinctively, always, even in cases when she shouldn't have, and then when the fight was over... She fled. Back to ignorance. Back to her life free of repercussions, back to a life free of consequences, where no one cared if she did the wrong thing, even though she knew in her heart that she had. Or: Crystal Palace is tired of reacting with anger but sometimes it seems like that's all she is these days, a bundle of rage and regret. After Port Townsend, the boys aren't interested in letting her take any risks. Somehow, it doesn't all end in a screaming match.

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omg secret war!!!!! ngl this fic has some fucking involved ass worldbuilding that i think will make this snippet..... confusing if u dont know whats up but oh well!

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“You want me to believe this?” Eddie said. He did not shout, did not raise his voice, and it scared Buck more than yelling ever could. “You think—you think after two years you can just waltz back into my life and take my son away?”

“Eddie—”

“No, fuck you. Don’t try to rationalize this and get out of here before I call the cops.”

“Eddie! I know it sounds crazy, but I’m telling the truth. It’s the same thing that happened to me. It’s why I left. It’s why Chris has to come with me. I wish… I wish it could be any other way, I swear to God I do, but…”

make me write!

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feel like psych deserves more credit for manifesting guest stars from almost every single property it referenced. i know plenty of shows have pop culture relevant guest stars but none of them make references that are so very specific and none of them get 99% of their references to actually show up. like psych will throw out a name exclusively for the bit and then an unpredictable number of episodes/seasons later that person will literally show up as murderer/victim/random extended family member of the week with no comment. george takei. william shatner. cybill shepherd from moonlighting. almost every single actor from the breakfast club (one of them recurring!). biff and doc brown from back to the future. dr frankenfurter himself. literally carey elwes. john cena??? john rhys davies. half the cast of twin peaks. the original "come on son" guy. alan ruck. michael rooker. both leads from she's all that. winston from ghostbusters. bud's mom from the cosby show. curt smith from tears for fears (who also sang live with them at an event, like, twice). they mentioned billy zane and val kilmer so many times per season that through sheer willpower they got billy zane and val kilmer to both show up in their series finale. those guys committed to their bits so hard that they ended their show with one of the most diversified and stacked cameo rosters in tv & thats honestly so funny and iconic of them

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the rundown job aka the episode that just kept on giving

other art

clean version

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Hi hello I just finished reading Ghosts and Monsters and AO3 is having wild maintenance things going on so I couldn't leave my comment HOWEVER I HAVE COPIED SAID COMMENT and would like to lovingly hand deliver it to you here on the beautiful tumblr! It is as follows:

GOD THIS MADE ME ABSOLUTELY FUCKING CRAZY 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 OH MY GOD OH MY GOD I DEVOURED THIS FIC IT IS SO WONDERFUL AND AMAZING AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HOW YOU WROTE THE BOYS 😭😭😭😭😭

"He needs to make sure that no one ever, ever hurts Edwin again and he needs Edwin to learn that he can live without pain - that he deserves to live without pain." <- THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE CHARLES THESIS 👏👏👏👏👏

I'm truly like AMAZED by this fic ;_; your writing was so wonderful and the boys were so perfect I'm literally like sobbing over it all 😭 THEY DIDNT DESERVE IT 😭😭😭 thank you for writing such a wonderful story

I did, in fact, get the comment on AO3, but thank you so, so much for being so sweet and thoughtful to make sure I saw it no matter what! People seemed to have enjoyed Ghosts and Monsters, so I'm glad you did as well!!! 💜 Edwin and Charles' devotion to each other was so fun to capture, even with a different first meeting and me putting them through hell together (literally!).

Thank you so much for reading and making sure I got to see your comment!

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I wish you would write a fic where...

Send me an anymous (or not) summary of the fic you wish I would write. (maybe I will write a tidbit)

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🔎🏏Now announcing!🏏🔎

The DBDA Big Bang & Mini Bang Challenge 2025! (Affectionately known as Dead Bang Detectives.) Authors and artists of all types are invited to participate in a collaborative event to create fic and art for Dead Boy Detectives.

For more information about the event, visit our pinned post ❤️

Keep an eye out for sign-ups opening March 1, 2025.

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Fight

@febuwhump Day 6 Prompt Fill: Forced to stay awake

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: Gen; Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)

Relationships: Crystal Palace & Charles Rowland (DCU), Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Crystal Palace, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Crystal Palace & Charles Rowland, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Charles Rowland; Characters: Crystal Palace (DCU), Charles Rowland (DCU), Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne

Additional Tags: Whump, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Febuwhump, forced to stay awake, casefic, Post-Canon, POV Crystal Palace (DCU), Crystal Palace-centric (DCU), Other Additional Tags to Be Added

Maybe it had never been fight or flight with Crystal. Maybe it had always been both. She fought instinctively, always, even in cases when she shouldn't have, and then when the fight was over... She fled. Back to ignorance. Back to her life free of repercussions, back to a life free of consequences, where no one cared if she did the wrong thing, even though she knew in her heart that she had. Or: Crystal Palace is tired of reacting with anger but sometimes it seems like that's all she is these days, a bundle of rage and regret. After Port Townsend, the boys aren't interested in letting her take any risks. Somehow, it doesn't all end in a screaming match.

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I am going to call this done. I will noodle forever otherwise.

The Edwin piece to go with the Charles one I shared a while back. I was originally going to switch out the magnify glass for a mirror but couldn't get the picture frame type that I wanted to use to work. I just looked awkward. I probably could have done a hand mirror instead but its fine I like to do a lot of shared background elements anyway.

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The final chapter, Chapter 5, of Flinch, with the FebuWhump day 5 prompt of Not Trusting Reality, has been posted!

Flinch

@febuwhump Day 1 Prompt Fill (except I'm already using an alternate prompt: Alt. 4): Body Horror

Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence; Category: Gen; Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV); Relationship: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Charles Rowland; Characters: Edwin Paine | Edwin PayneCharles Rowland (DCU)

Additional Tags: Pre-Canon; Case Fic; Whump; Angst; Touch of Horror; Emotional Hurt/Comfort; POV Charles Rowland (DCU); Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne-centric; Protective Charles Rowland (DCU); Other Additional Tags to Be Added; Febuwhump; 2025Febuwhump

It’s not that things don’t startle Edwin. They very much do, and Charles knows what his best friend looks like, afraid. An unexpected sight; something particularly offensive to his Edwardian sensibilities; once, when he was concentrating deeply and Charles surprised him. He’ll flinch back then, jump in alarm, release a gasp. Real reactions, and Charles treasures them—as soon as he makes sure that Edwin’s okay—because he loves every piece of Edwin he gets to see. But if Edwin ever flinches backward at pain, Charles is yet to see it. Whatever instinct it is that has people jerk back before they can get hurt even further, Edwin doesn’t seem to have that anymore.

Or: Edwin injuries himself on a case. On purpose. For Charles. He doesn't seem to think that's a big deal.

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The thing that makes Death a GREAT villain/antagonist is that he’s a force of nature that got upset and started behaving incorrectly.

His motivation is to kill Puss for being a cocky shit. Someone having 9 lives is ridiculous on its own but to have someone waste them like Puss does is just offensive, so Death stepped in to take his last life early for funsies. That’s how pissed off Death was, and he explains it very clearly in the crystal caverns scene.

Death is a foil to Puss. Yeah, he’s only there to kill Puss. That’s the point. He’s not a person, he’s literally Death. He’s the light at the end of the tunnel for Puss, but he’s running at him. He’s the one that forces Puss to change. He’s the one that makes his journey harder. The single only reason why getting that wish even matters is because Death forced it to matter.

He’s vindictive, cruel, and spiteful. That’s different from just being plain evil.   Him having rules he begrudgingly follows makes his “defeat” interesting. He can kill Puss at any time. Heck, he could slaughter everyone at the end. But he doesn’t. He’s unpredictable.

Also, the main job of an antagonist is to show the protagonist’s development. That’s why it’s called “antagonist” - they antagonize. Every one of Puss’ encounters with Death are direct catalysts to his character growth.This movie doesn’t work without him.

He’s a fantastic antagonist straight from a classic storybook.

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kind of obsessed with the visuals in ep 7 and I wanted to draw Edwin's hell look, and then things spiraled and I ended up with this, oops xD

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Absolutely, it's a marvelous fic! 💜 (And you found this without me even including your username! I went back and edited the original post for you!)

Next Five Fic Recs (#23)

New fics!

The Goblin Emperor: The Archduke and the Glorious Dragon by @imaginarygolux. Completed fic, over 10k, G, No Archive Warnings Apply. An AU that's equal parts wonderful and heartbreaking of if Maia was raised by his aunts, told largely before the death of his father.

Dead Boy Detectives: The Great Chewing Gum Debacle of '06 by thegirlofthorns. Oneshot, under 3k, T, No Archive Warnings Apply. A delightfully fun pre-canon fic exploring the titular debacle mentioned in canon.

Dead Boy Detectives: Everything That Happens Once by @give-me-a-minute-to-think / mmmmph. Oneshot, over 5k, G, No Archive Warnings Apply. An exploration of Edwin and Hell using the focal point of his notebook.

Dead Boy Detectives: The Case of the Very Long Stairway (Edwin’s PoV) by @massivenerd23 / I_Go_Down_With_Ships23. Oneshot, over 3k, T, Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings. Edwin's POV of episode 7, essentially!

Dead Boy Detectives: this is inevitable withdrawal by @sinespuzzle / Matchiavelli. Oneshot, under 1k, T, No Archive Warnings Apply. Lovely little snippet of Crystal and Edwin hanging out post-canon.

Updated fics!

Dead Boy Detectives: finally caught up to chapter 24 of The Lost Boys Detective Agency by Just_Here_For_Fun13

911: chapter 3 of build me up, break me down by @ayotofu / dumbdpaus

The Umbrella Academy: chapter 14 of this race is a prophecy by destinyandcoins

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Next Five Fic Recs (#23)

New fics!

The Goblin Emperor: The Archduke and the Glorious Dragon by @imaginarygolux. Completed fic, over 10k, G, No Archive Warnings Apply. An AU that's equal parts wonderful and heartbreaking of if Maia was raised by his aunts, told largely before the death of his father.

Dead Boy Detectives: The Great Chewing Gum Debacle of '06 by @edwin-paynes-bowtie / thegirlofthorns. Oneshot, under 3k, T, No Archive Warnings Apply. A delightfully fun pre-canon fic exploring the titular debacle mentioned in canon.

Dead Boy Detectives: Everything That Happens Once by @give-me-a-minute-to-think / mmmmph. Oneshot, over 5k, G, No Archive Warnings Apply. An exploration of Edwin and Hell using the focal point of his notebook.

Dead Boy Detectives: The Case of the Very Long Stairway (Edwin’s PoV) by @massivenerd23 / I_Go_Down_With_Ships23. Oneshot, over 3k, T, Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings. Edwin's POV of episode 7, essentially!

Dead Boy Detectives: this is inevitable withdrawal by @sinespuzzle / Matchiavelli. Oneshot, under 1k, T, No Archive Warnings Apply. Lovely little snippet of Crystal and Edwin hanging out post-canon.

Updated fics!

Dead Boy Detectives: finally caught up to chapter 24 of The Lost Boys Detective Agency by Just_Here_For_Fun13

911: chapter 3 of build me up, break me down by @ayotofu / dumbdpaus

The Umbrella Academy: chapter 14 of this race is a prophecy by destinyandcoins

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Chapter 4 of Flinch, with the FebuWhump day 4 prompt of Hivemind, has been posted!

Flinch

@febuwhump Day 1 Prompt Fill (except I'm already using an alternate prompt: Alt. 4): Body Horror

Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence; Category: Gen; Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV); Relationship: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Charles Rowland; Characters: Edwin Paine | Edwin PayneCharles Rowland (DCU)

Additional Tags: Pre-Canon; Case Fic; Whump; Angst; Touch of Horror; Emotional Hurt/Comfort; POV Charles Rowland (DCU); Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne-centric; Protective Charles Rowland (DCU); Other Additional Tags to Be Added; Febuwhump; 2025Febuwhump

It’s not that things don’t startle Edwin. They very much do, and Charles knows what his best friend looks like, afraid. An unexpected sight; something particularly offensive to his Edwardian sensibilities; once, when he was concentrating deeply and Charles surprised him. He’ll flinch back then, jump in alarm, release a gasp. Real reactions, and Charles treasures them—as soon as he makes sure that Edwin’s okay—because he loves every piece of Edwin he gets to see. But if Edwin ever flinches backward at pain, Charles is yet to see it. Whatever instinct it is that has people jerk back before they can get hurt even further, Edwin doesn’t seem to have that anymore.

Or: Edwin injuries himself on a case. On purpose. For Charles. He doesn't seem to think that's a big deal.

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Reblogging this again with a huge shoutout of my gratitude to @mellxncollie for the beautiful gifs and @findingfeather for the amazing meta (and everyone else who commented on this post!) - they were a huge inspiration to my latest fanfic, Flinch.

Charles Rowland & Edwin Payne | Dead Boy Detectives 1.02

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breakdown fic chapter three is here! and bad things are happening