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Hiya shippers & readers!
Just as we're feeling a fresh breath of life into our shipper souls thanks to the return of our boys going on fun dates, our book club raffle winner pitched a very familiar theme we hadn't had a chance to revisit in years. Casefic! We wanted them detecting; we wanted them navigating a mystery and with ten nominations pouring in, we found one that many of us had been saving for a special treat A Thread of Lavender by breathtaken.
This brilliantly crafted noir fic, set in the 1950's during the worst of the Lavender Scare, positions Ryan the PI, still so very much Ryan in all his endearing qualities and flaws, in a juxtaposition of trying to get his job done and wavering under the influence of his best friend and partner Shane. We as a book club agreed that-- with its very well-researched setting, plot execution and the author's unflinching look at what it was to be queer in this era and how that speaks to our experiences now--this particular casefic deserves a ribbon in the hall of fame of its genre.
Rating: M
Summary:
In the two years they’ve been in this business, Ryan’s heard countless husbands and wives tell the tale of their spouse’s infidelity, and this one’s textbook: the late nights at the office, the flimsy excuses. A receipt in his wallet from a downtown jewelry store, for a hundred dollar purchase he never told her about.
“I just need proof.” Miss Esposito is wringing her gloves in her lap, but her voice is clear and resolute, her dark eyes dry. “Then I can hang him out to dry.” For the first time since she walked in their door, she looks anxious. “Please—Ryan. Get me those pictures.”
Book Club Thoughts
I definitely felt like this one hit different in a number of ways and it could stand on its own as an original but I want to compliment [the author] deeply on their use of Ryan's quirks to imbue the plot with what we needed in a protagonist
one thing i love about [the author's] fic in general and this on especially is that they have no fear (at least that's apparent) in being realistic about writing how hard it was for queer people in this time period and piece and not shying away from bringing in alcoholism and other classic tropes of the genre
I'm both incredibly unfamiliar with the genre and the time period, but there's something so evocative and vivid about the prose, that it was very easy to feel the setting, very cinematic
yes i love an AU that is Seamless, where there are little easter eggs of irl for us to find but it's really different in key ways
It paints a picture in the mind both the glitz and glamour, and the desperation bubbling under its the surface, that characterized old Hollywood and the city that surrounded it. Efficiently creating atmosphere all without giving off the slightest hint of purple prose
i definitely think sometimes with the historical fic, especially the tinsworth of it all, can get a leeeeetle (or a lot) ooc so it's always a treat to have one that doesn't
overall i just got so absorbed in this world and every scene i pictured was in black and white. loved ryan's focus on Queers and that kind of like… fascination and confusion about it all. shane's stalwart beliefs and ryan's acceptance of it even when he didn't Get It. ryan's big brave hero moment and the vulnerability. augh. just a REALLY GOOD READ
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#shyan#shyan fic#otp: we took an oath#skeptic believer#au detectives#case fic#read of the week#sbbookclub
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yeehaw, baby!
#if u know me u knew this was inevitable#kon el#conner kent#tim drake#timkon#im gonna ramble after the boring tags ok#dc comics#fanart#western au#superboy#OK !!!! ITS TIME#so kon. obvs is a cowboy here#definitely a bit of a magnet for trouble but not an outlaw#still not the sort of person the son of the drake family's supposed to be talking to but yk kon's gonna try anyway#on tims end it pretty much follows the same events as the comics bc if it aint broke dont fix it#<- in terms of the whole sneaking out at night to do his own secret detective work thing at least#i have a whole silly story for the rest of it but im not gonna get into it all here lmao#but yeah i love cowboys and actual cowboy history vv much so this probably wont be the last u see of this au ദ്ദി ˉ꒳ˉ )✧#for now this post's rlly just for goofing around with design ideas#my art
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My new au
#artwork#art#sketch#hsr#hsr fanart#avanturine#dr ratio#hsr ratio#hsr aventurine#aventio#au#The Wizard and the detective
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no context paranormal au doodle
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a kamiyama mystery is afoot...
#project sekai#prosekai#prjsk#prsk#an shiraishi#akito shinonome#rui kamishiro#tsukasa tenma#mizuki akiyama#ena shinonome#toya aoyagi#nene kusanagi#my art#i dont show it but i love this set#alsoooooo yeahhh perhaps ive snuck in phantom thief x artist mzen in here a bitttttt#it was originally gonna just be the detective set but then i realised i wanted to fit all of the kamiyama students in it#so its a mini au ig
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A shoot out!
(Detective au?)
#I like suns tie#will probably draw again later#sun fnaf#fanart#fnaf moon fanart#five nights at freddy's security breach#fnaf daycare attendant#fandom#sun fanart#sundrop#daycare attendant#fnaf sun#fnaf fanart#moon fnaf#sun and moon fanart#sb detective au#dca fandom
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Wow can you believe it I actually drew the next part of my reverse batkids au aren't you proud
(first // previous // next // full guide // kofi)
#my art#dc#dc comics#detective comics#batman#jason todd#damian al ghul#damian wayne#robin#red hood#batfam#batfamily#reverse batkids#reverse batkids au#oifaaart
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Uhm waiter theres a payneland in my yuri... 😬
#Dbd#dead boy detective agency#dbd art#dbda fanart#dbd netflix#payneland#edwin x charles#charles rowland#edwin payne#dead girl detectives#my sweeties#rule 63#Are they gender bend au#Or#t4t transfemmes..?#This is the real question#wlw art#sapphic#verianal
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Snow bots au anyone? :D
They're back together a year later because it's snowing again❄️
All right! For context: I imagine them hanging out every winter in some kind of resort (a resort that Blurr owns. Because his bar business has expanded that much over time.)
#maccadam#transformers#snow bots au#uh that’s a lot of characters. okay let’s go#left -> to right. top to bottom haha#Swerve#Rung#Tailgate#Rewind#chromedome#cdrw#jazz#prowl#jazzprowl#rodimus#rodimus prime#Wing#Drift#Blurr#Swindle#I originally wanted to add Brainstorm falling out of bus window and Perceptor catching him but my brain is shutting down I need to sleep ha#jazz and prowl switching their hats be like#Prowl: I sense something is wrong..where's my hat?? (looks around) (sees it on Jazz's head) Oh there it is. Cool.#five minutes later: wait. If my hat is there than what am I wearing right now???? error 404#world greatest detective ladies and gentlemen~
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Modern AU where the boys save each other from their canonical deaths
#dead boy detectives#dead boy detectives netflix#edwin payne#edwin paine#dbda#charles rowland#dead boy detective fanart#edwin x charles#chedwin#payneland#modern au dbda hanna loony
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dead girl detectives 🔍
dbd and it’s the same but everyone is gender swaped so it’s not
#dead boy detectives#dead boy detective agency#edwin payne#charles rowland#dbda#fanart#gender swap#art#au#fem!edwin#fem!charles#painland#dead girl detectives
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An AU where Tintin is a crime lord, inspired by @jerseyhobby 's post here!
Detective Rastapopoulus is one of the most brilliant minds in his department. His talent has been long overlooked due to his status as an immigrant, but when a new teenage menace starts to stir up the streets, Rastapopoulus's knack for digging into the murky depths of the criminal underworld is called upon.
His target is only known by his alias, Tintin. At just seventeen he already has a few bank heists, smuggling operations and a chain of illegal clubs under his belt. He operates like a phantom, making himself hardly known. Those who have had business with him never recall him raising his voice, as he simply does not need to. Manners go a long way, and manners are an effective mask for the brutality required to maintain such an operation.
Few are confirmed to know him personally. He has his beloved dog, Snowy, who has a taste for expensive jewelry, and his right hand man, a pickpocket-turned jewel thief he met in Shanghai. Together they are unstoppable, nothing is outside their reach - and when the Karaboudjan, a large shipping vessel goes missing, along with its crew and captain, Rastapopoulus just knows they are involved. If only he can keep his temper and ego in check, he might just be able to finally put an end to Tintin's reign of chaos, and perhaps earn the recognition he so desperately craves.
I think an AU where Tintin uses his abilities for crime would be an interesting way to see how he's impacted people he's met, so for this take I have only inverted Tintin and Rastapopoulos - Haddock is still an honest man, but his vulnerability leaves him open to being manipulated. He becomes Tintin's equivalent to Allan Thompson, only this time motivated by fear for his life rather than money. Alcohol, threats and his rock-bottom self esteem keep him in line.
Calculus is scammed by Tintin for his inventions, leaving him feeling deeply betrayed as he is someone with strong morals. He vows revenge, his tunnel vision leading him down incredibly destructive paths. He was initially targeted by Tintin because he just seemed naive and easy to exploit, but Tintin severly underestimates him, despite Chang's warnings. Not only does Tintin have the law on his tail, but a mad scientist with nothing left to lose, who has access to devastating explosives.
Chang simply wants somewhere he belongs. Canonically he's stolen from cops before, so there's no doubt that if Tintin dragged him into crime he would follow along - but he may start to doubt if their bond is built more on what he can do for him rather than his value as a person.
Rastapopoulos this time gets to use his cunning to catch a slippery crime lord, but he still has the same shortcomings as his canon counterpart. He sorely craves attention and praise. He has a terrible short temper. He craves power and influence. He starts to use increasingly questionable methods for his investigation, as his higher ups breathe down his neck for being incapable of catching a couple of queer teenage hoodlums.
Tintin himself isn't motivated by money or power, he's looking for thrills and control over his life. Canonically he's rather emotionally shut off, and he's no different here. He doesn't let himself get too attached to anyone else. Unlike canon Rastapopoulos, I can imagine a crime lord Tintin pouring money and resources into communities in need, and opening up spaces for marginalised groups like bars for queer people. He still wants to do good deep down, but just doesn't quite believe he is a good person.
#tintin#fanart#adventures of tintin#captain haddock#archibald haddock#rastapopoulos#chang#snowy#professor calculus#cuthbert calculus#animation#opposites au#opposite universe#gifset#detective rastapopoulos#tinchang#ive been really low on energy recently#so i probably wont be able to post much from now but i'll try#but yeah the animation in this post is kinda bad sorry lol
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NOBODY’S SOLDIER
#as SOON as I heard this song I know I had to draw them for it#like if this au was a tv show this would be the theme song the vibes just hit TOO HARD#artists on tumblr#digital art#malevolent#malevolent fanart#malevolent podcast#oscar malevolent#detective noel#noel malevolent#charlie dowd#holy ghosts
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it turned into au art 💫
#horror/enchanted forest!au my beloved#i couldn't resist rendering some glowy skeletons so no canon payneland for you today </3#horror!au payneland#payneland#edwin payne#charles rowland#painland#the dead boy detectives#dead boy detectives#dead boy detectives fanart#dbda#dbda fanart#dbda au#art#my art#fanart
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at least according to one website coyotes do airplane ears as a non-threatening display
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✨c o n t e x t✨
#bg3#bg3 fanart#shadowheart#karlach#baldur's gate 3#shadowlach#shadowheart x karlach#karheart#was i out sick an entire week? yes#was i still brainrotting? y e s.#i cannot be stopped#is this a detective au? a poolboy au? devil wears prada??? i just want t h e m.
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