#Dbda

[watchthedeadboys]

Meet and fall in love with the Orpheus and Eurydice from Dead Boy Detectives. I promise it doesn't hurt. Much.

[my-wife-doesnt-approve]

Edwin.

she’s a poor little meow meow. she was born in a wet cardboard box all alone. she’s suffered more than jesus. she’s misunderstood. she’s a silly guy. she experienced the horrors. she did all those crimes. she has done nothing wrong. she deserves to kill. she’s the most interesting girl in the world. i didn’t say a name, but she popped into your head, didn’t she?

[honestlyijustfindhersocharming]

silly payneland doodles

[asidian]

So, hey. Can we talk about that hug scene in episode 5? I've talked a bit about what an incredible impact it makes on Charles, his emotional state, and his character arc.

But what I've never seen anyone talk about is the character growth Edwin shows in this moment. Yes, his realization of the depth of his feelings for Charles, but not just that. Something else that's arguably just as big.

For the whole show up until this point, Edwin has been playing trauma Olympics. He pulls hell out as a trump card. He wields it against Crystal like a bludgeon, as though to say "I've been to hell, so everything else pales in comparison."

And yet here, for the first time, he isn't making the reference to hell about him at all.

For the very first time, he's acknowledging this terrible thing that happened to him not as a way to score points in some petty argument, but as a means of comforting someone else.

Here, for the first time, it's not, "I've been through this terrible thing, so what you've suffered is less important."

Here, for the first time, Edwin's saying, "I've met the very worst people there are, so I know that you are wonderful." He's nodding to that place where he experienced nothing but pain, and for the first time, he's not using it to cause more pain.

He's using it to soothe someone else's.

[chaoticke-rambles]

I've convinced three people now to watch Dead Boy Detectives and every single one of them has texted me after the first episode like "It's sweet how Charles is clearly so in love with Edwin!"

The only person who has not clocked this boy's obvious bisexual crush remains Charles Rowland himself.

[idlesparksandgears]

Que the Kill Bill Rift 🤣

Back by surprisingly popular demand: them

[many-gay-magpies]

silly comic inspired by a conversation with @babyseraphim

[crafteeauthor]

Niko explaining "blorbo from my shows/book/etc" to Edwin and after some note-taking and cross-reference he's like "ah, Max Carrados"

[bluepandaears]

Was rewatching The Case of the Devlin House (for the umpteenth time) and noticed something I hadn't before. When Mr Devlin kills his family the first time and our heros are behind the couch there is a part right at the end where it focuses on Charles' face and you can briefly hear what I think is Charles crying out "Stop! Please don't! Stop it!" It's hard to hear over the music and the clock and other noise. I'm now wondering if it's the same or similar to what he cries out in the flashback where his dad is beating him. Will have to rewatch that again to be sure.

Can anyone else confirm? I'd never noticed it before and had to close my eye and concentrate to hear it better.

Ok. Kept watching a bit more and you hear it again the second time too. Just more faint and I think he said something slightly different.

[kit-tastic]

just saving this for later, because I love it so much ^-^

[ecchima]

I cleaned up the Payne family crest, in case anyone needs it!

[qwanderer]

(1) (2) 3 for @idliketobeatree

[fan-a-tink]

Cinematography Gif Tournament, Finale ✨

After some shocking and incredibly tense semi-finals, we are down to the final two cinematic gifs. Now it's time to make the ultimate choice, to find the most stunning cinematic moment and the winner of this tournament! It's an incredibly tough one, but I believe in us :) The vote for third place is in the tags below. See you on the other side...!

[kit-tastic]

the rest👀

“Everything Nice” pages 15-23

[wordsinhaled]

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