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The Night Nurse looks at Charles and asks “you really gave up a potentially tranquil eternity for your friend?”

He answers, “after seeing that, let me ask you, is that a person who belongs in hell?”

They watch the same memory and she sees Charles’ sacrifice but all he sees is Edwin’s inherent goodness.

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I sometimes think we as a fandom need to acknowledge the fact a little more that we got a canonical "I love you" that was reciprocated immediately and without hesitation.

Like. this actually happened. in the show. we didn't dream this.

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It's here - the first round of the payneland gif tournament! I am so incredibly excited for this one! It's been such a long time coming and so much work has gone into putting it together, it's the best feeling to finally get it started! I love every single one of these thirty-two gifs with my whole heart and I really really hope you'll like them too ❤️💙 There are gifs by three other wonderful people in this tournament and I am so grateful to @mellxncollie @emziess & @danielsarmand for allowing me to use them! As with the other tournaments, you'll have 24 hours to vote in each round, the other choices are in the reblogs & liking and sharing helps to increase the sample size! And now without further ado, let's do this!

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Since Jayden said that Charles would want to do something active on a date with Edwin, I want to write a fic where he teaches him to swing the cricket bat and they go riding together

Anon suck my dick you will not stop me from writing Payneland

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“catwin would’ve been canon in season 2, so no payneland :((“

nonono, you guys aren’t seeing the VISION. imagine the ANGST that will ensue once charles find out about catwin. imagine the way charles will undoubtedly feel ridiculously jealous and simultaneously hate himself for not being able to be okay with something that’s clearly making edwin happy. IMAGINE

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You're in his dms. I'm in hell to drag him out and tell him I love him. We are not the same

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Fellas is it gay to break into hell, throw bombs at a demon to break out your best mate out, and declare that you're Orpheus and Eurydice on the staircase, and THEN tell him you're not sure you're in love with him, but you do love him, please give me time to figure it out ?

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It's hard to be normal about them this week, you know

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Your daily dose of pain. This is the last time either of them slept.

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Edwin: Last night I found out Charles is a sleep talker. Niko: Oh, really? Edwin: "The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell." Right in my ear. At 3AM.

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While Charles is clearly jealous of Monty, he isn’t jealous of the cat king, he’s angry and terrified on Edwin’s behalf

I think people forget that for Charles, Edwin was gone for hours, possibly the longest they’ve been apart since they met

We only see Edwins perspective, we don’t get to see Charles spiralling because he knows almost nothing and can do even less

Then when Edwin comes back, after hours of being with the cat king, he’s acting strangely and won’t tell Charles what happened, so he can only assume it was something awful because why else would Edwin hide something from him? The only things they don’t tell each other about are their worst traumas

Charles had an entire evening to imagine all the worst possible scenarios of what the cat king could be putting Edwin through, that doesn’t go away just because Edwin told him it was only a few minutes for him

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On the one hand I think it's nice to have tidbits coming about the season 2 we didn't get but otoh I can't lie: the more of them we get, the less convinced I am that the show can be saved ^^"

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season 2 edwin violently kicking the door open: charles did you know gay sex has been a thing this whole fucking time??

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Because of a miscommunication between departments, Charles Rowland gets forced into his Afterlife, (he'd put up a fight but it happened so fast he never had a chance), despite the fact that he is now an employee of Lost and Found.

The Night Nurse is displeased by this, because the paperwork needed to get someone BACK from their Afterlife is so complicated and much, because it doesn't happen very often and you need Good Reasons to get someone back.

Does not help that a certain Crystal Palace Surname von Hoverkraft is hovering and yelling at everyone in the entire office. Demanding Mr Rowland back immediately or else.

Niko Sasaki, recently retrieved from the wrong plane of existence, does her best to help with paperwork and Crystal handling. But it's a slow going process.

Edwin is heartbroken, because he convinces himself that Charles went willingly.

and Charles?

Charles begins dismantling "heaven" brick by brick to get back to Edwin. Fuck Peace and Tranquility, if Edwin isn't with him, it's his version of hell actually.

(there a version of an Edwin in this place. But it takes him approximately 5 minutes to suss out that it's not /his/ Edwin, and such this imposter just makes him angry. Heaven is not supposed to contain anger on this level. The reality in which he is living is cracking at the foundation)

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bi visibility day is a weird day for Charles Rowland

he's been a ghost for so long that when people suddenly see him, it freaks him out

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Soulmate au where the universe fucked up and accidentally put Edwin and Charles in separate time periods. It's like, "Fuck, they'll meet each other too late, if at all." But then Edwin dies, and the universe is like "Oh cool, so he can get reincarnated in the correct time period to meet Charles." Until it finds out he's stuck in Hell and it's like D: But then he escapes. And he makes it back to his old school. And he bumps into Charles. As a ghost.

And the universe is like "Okay, well this isn't ideal, but they did finally meet. Edwin can function as Charles' guardian angel." And then Charles dies.

And at this point, the universe thinks nothing can surprise it anymore until Edwin comes in with the lantern and gently reads to him as he dies. And one final time, the universe makes the incorrect prediction of Charles and Edwin choosing to step into the afterlife so they can get reincarnated and get to be proper soulmates in their next life. But they both decide to stay ghosts. So after the initial shock it's like "You know what? Good for you. Glad you got to be soulmates in this life like you were supposed to be."

And sure, neither of them seems to realize they were supposed to end up together romantically rather than platonically. But they just seem so happy together, either way, what's the point in trying to force it. They'll figure it out eventually. By the time Edwin realizes he's in love with Charles in Port Townsend, the universe is throwing its metaphorical hands up and whooping with glee.