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Edwin is the Ghost of Christmas Past

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The scene in the forest where Charles uses his bat to destroy the mirrors and banish David is really cool, what if Charles used that in every confrontation in Port Townsend?

Esther? He didn't need to possess her because she was unconscious from a boomerang cricket bat to the head.

Cat King? Wasn't able to bind Edwin because he was unconscious from a boomerang cricket bat to the head.

Devlin Dad? How could he be stopped from axe murdering his family again and Charles avoid being caught in the loop? A boomerang cricket bat to the head of course.

Giant Sea Monster? To large to hit directly in head but attaching the music ball thingy to the bat and throwing it at the Monster will probably solve the issue.

I'm sure every other issue in the show could also be solved with a boomerang cricket bat if you think about it hard enough.

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This is a great start for a Demon!Charles and Demon!Edwin story.

Edwin/Charles — Charles chooses to go to hell with Edwin

For whatever reason, Edwin and Charles can't circumvent the Night Nurse. Edwin is going to hell, and that's all there is to it.

Before she can send them, Charles makes the only offer she'll take. He hasn't been assigned to any afterlife yet, has he? So she can just pencil in hell.

And it's not like he's trying to weasel his way out of a punishment he deserves, and she's so tired of being on this case, so with the tick of a box, Charles gets assigned to hell.

Please give me these two boys, on the run in hell together in absolutely awful circumstances, but at least they have each other.

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Dead Boy Detectives AU, Charles makes a demon deal for Edwin's soul.

In this AU, everything that happened in the show still occurred. However, they never encountered the Night Nurse, so Edwin never goes to hell again.

Several months after Port Townsend, the boys have a very close call with a soul, which gets dragged to hell. Charles, seeing how much this affects Edwin, begins looking into removing the claim hell has on Edwin's soul. He keeps this to himself, not wanting to upset Edwin.

After a while, Charles realises that the only way to free Edwin is to get the demon who owns his soul to release him. Charles sets about finding a safe way to summon the demon. Although he is successful in summoning the demon who owns Edwin's soul, it isn't the Doll Spider Demon who, in the decades since losing Edwin, has found a new pray and traded Edwin's soul to another.

The demon who owns Edwin's soul isn't some low-level demon but instead is Malphas the crow demon who is a very powerful President of hell. Malphas is quite reasonable for a demon and is willing to make a deal in exchange for Edwin. He is aware of the DBDs from the stories of some souls in hell. Malphas offers to free Edwin's soul if Charles enters his service, in return for Edwin being free Charles will act as an agent of Malphas on Earth and hunt for those who had sold their souls to the demon but had managed to evade Death and hell. Charles accepts the deal as it allows him to both free Edwin and stay out hell.

Charles is left with the seal of Malphas burned into his arm, which he hides from the others. The first few months after his deal are good for reasons Edwin can't explain, he feels lighter as though a weight had been lifted of his shoulders. Charles is only called on a few times by Malphas, and the souls he finds are truly awful people, so he felt little guilt in their being taken to hell.

As more time passes, the others, of course, notice something different about Charles, not only his increasingly longer absences but also his behaviour. Charles is more prone to anger and frequently more violent towards anyone troubling their clients. Charles change isn't just from the stress of his obligations to Malphas and keeping secrets the mark on his arm acts as a corruptive influence on Charles which although grants him power to perform his job for Malphas also amplifies his worst traits, it will slowly chip away at his humanity. The others eventually discover Charles secrets when one of their clients is also on of the souls he is supposed to claim for Malphas.

This could go many ways with a good resolution in which they are able to free Charles from Malphas, and they are free of hell. Alternatively, it could go very bad, and Charles could become a threat as the mark corrupts him into some dark spirit or even a demon (Mark of Caine from Supernatural like).

As always, this isn't something I'll write as I have no artistic ability. Just my mad rambling.

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What would be the worst thing to happen to Charles?. His dad snapped and a loop like the Devlin house happening to Charles and his mother?. Him dying in the lake and being trapped drowning forever? Or something simple like never meeting Edwin after he died.

What if he died and became a vengeful spirit? He stayed in St Hilarians and begins haunting his killers until he goes too far and accidentally kills one. His guilt gets him condemned to hell. What would Charles hell be? Fighting forever in the Circle of Wrath or perhaps he would be sentenced to the Circle of Violence where murderers are immersed in a river river of boiling blood and fire. Perhaps he could have a more personal torture like Edwin. He doesn't want to be a bad person, so he could be made to kill innocents or torture other souls.

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Yay Vampire!Charles

Hi I adore your art! Your vampire/werewolf au is probably my favorite au for the boys. Hope you’re having a good spooky day!

you know, I think often about how dangerous it is to be the only vampire in london, and how often Charles is probably targeted, and how often Edwin willingly gives up his blood for him.

(thank you for the ask! spooky spooky!)

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As much as I love the idea that the boys got along without issues, I imagine they had some arguments during the early days.

Edwin can be very cutting with his remarks, and I would bet on a few occasions they genuinely hurt Charles, which made things awkward as Charles became quiet and Edwin wondered exactly what was wrong.

It's pretty much canon. Edwin doesn't like to be touched and that Charles is very physically affectionate. I imagine there would he numerous times Charles does something like hug or pat Edwin on the back severely startling him, Edwin would definitely be jumpy after hell.

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Plot twist every one of Edwin's dates are the Cat King in a different form. On the upside Charles gets to hit the Cat King with his bat when he finds out.

Today's thoughts involve Edwin trying to date other men while Charles is a) with Crystal and b) figuring the rest out. Edwin is having the worst time of it, but not for any reason he expected. All of his dates are mean or rude to Charles for no reason. It would be one thing if he started dating someone and then they became rude to Charles once they realised how gone Edwin is for him, but no. These men are rude before they even get to know how delightful Charles is. Even if he wasn't in love with Charles, Edwin doesn't think he could date these men who are so casually rude to his best friend.

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I was wondering what the cruellest thing to happen to Edwin could be, I came to the conclusion that it would be the revelation that everything that had happened with Charles over the 30 years wasn't real and was just another torture from hell. When he found out, perhaps when it appears Charles has come to rescue him, Edwin would finally give up on hope of escape and accept he belongs in hell.

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I've always thought this, Charles couldn't have been kinder and more considerate towards Edwin.

The way some people think Charles's reaction to Edwin's confession is a Bad Response is insane. It's a very kind and very loving response that is true to himself and his current assessment of his feelings. Every word is packed with so much love and care.

Like, I do not think that these words hurt Edwin at all. Sure, it probably wasn't his #1 choice (that would go to Charles swooping him into a kiss.) But it was kind and it was thoughtful and it was authentic. He fucking loves Edwin Payne.

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Dead Boy Detectives AU story ideas. These are some random fanfiction idea that have been rattling around my head. If anyone wants them, they are welcome.

1. Charles dies in the lake. Instead of dying from hypothermia and internal bleeding, Charles is hit in the head by a rock thrown by his friends. This blow to the head knocks him unconscious, and he drowns. His ghost still runs and hides in the attack but is unaware he's dead until he meets Edwin. The two still become friends and run together. However, Charles death form is much more horrific as he resembles his body after it has been underwater for a long time.

2. Crystal is never possessed by David. Crystal never meets David, so she doesn't undergo any of the growth she experiences in the show. This has many implications, the worst of which being everyone in Port Townsend who the gang saved will die, or in the case of the Devlin family, be wiped from existence. I imagine at some point the boys would meet Crystal, and she might even be an antagonist, depending on how she grew into adulthood. The boys would continue as they had solving crimes and helping ghosts move on.

3. Corporeal Edwin. As a side effect of Esther's torture machine, Edwin becomes corporeal. He isn't truly alive, but with a physical body, he has to deal with all the ups and downs that come with it. Edwin would probably hate this, and Charles, whilst somewhat jealous, tries to help. He even starts living vicariously through Edwin, encouraging him to go out and enjoy his sort of life.

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I see Charles covered in blood, I think about Vampire!Charles.

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This was also one of my favourite reveals. We need more Vampire!Charles content. If he was a vampire they could still be called Dead Boy Detectives.

charity commission on twitter of vampire!charles!!!! 🧡 one of my favourite parts of cameos was finding out jayden is also a vampire jayden truther

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It's Charles spare earring

Monty finds himself a shiny little trinket out on one his flights.

As he sits in the rafters of the cannery, playing with the chain, the reflective pendant casts the sun around on the ground.

It takes him a while to realize that several cats, including the Cat King himself, are chasing the sunspots around.

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The CAOS subreddit really seems to hate Harvey. They call him the worst because he broke up with Sabrina and also because he dates Roz. They call him ungrateful and prejudice against magic.

Most of Harvey's issues come from the death and resurrection of his brother. Tommy was killed by Agatha and Dorcas along with other innocent people, then Tommy was resurrected incorrectly by Sabrina. Harvey was then forced to kill his zombie brother. Frankly if Harvey wasn't wary and untrusting of magic I would be worried. Sabrina also told Harvey she was a witch and she was leaving forever, she gave him 30 seconds to come to terms before wiping his memory. More reasons to be wary of magic.

Harvey and Rosalind dating isn't the horrible crime it's made out to be. People say it's wrong for Roz to date Harvey because he's Sabrina's ex. However, Roz asked, and Sabrina gave her blessing. Also mentioned is how fast Harvey and Rosalind got together which completely ignores that Sabrina and Nick get together at exactly the same time, in fact they were going to participate in a witch set festival but got interrupted by an angry werewolf. I should mention that Harvey did try to restart his relationship with Sabrina at the end of season 1, but she declined.

Now as to what Harvey has actually done to be hated? Nothing besides some snarky comments and a general distrust of magic. However, despite this, he still helps when needed.

The one thing he should be ashamed of was siding with Roz when she accused Sabrina of causing her blindness. This was not cool and they were rightly told off by Theo who pointed out that Sabrina had helped them numerous times.

This was a bad thing to do. However, they made up for it in the same episode when Roz called and warned Sabrina about the witch-hunter, and Harvey raced to help when the academy was attacked.

I don't agree with what they said, but I do understand, Roz was dealing with spending the rest of her life blind and unfairly taking it out on Sabrina.

So, in conclusion, Harvey is fine and doesn't deserve all the hate. If you want to hate a character who actually deserves it, there is always Blackwood.

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People have been posting their Cameos from Jayden and George. One stated what would be their dream roles? And Jayden said he would love to play a vampire. I am slightly obsessed with the idea of Vampire!Charles, and now I feel vindicated in that obsession.

It's now official, so people who can write do more fanfiction about Dead Boy Vampires, please.

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This is how it is for me. I think of Simon, I think of Alberto. The same is true with Isaiah Mustafa as Luke.

Sometimes my brain accepts actors playing different roles, but Alberto Rosende will always be Simon Lewis to me. So, watching Chicago fire, to me Simon changed his name and is now a firefighter in Chicago