#charwin

[majorlb]

Edwin didn't get to have his confession the way he wanted it, in a brightly colored sunlit room, dressed up nicely and holding his loves' hand as he tells him how he feels.

He gets derailed, distracted and then dragged to Hell. His confession is nothing like what he wanted it to be, dressed in his underthings, running from his biggest fear with Charles bearing witness to all the horror. His confession is hurried and pained, in the dark.

Both times he's fully prepared for rejection, but that never comes. Charles doesn't reject him, instead he says 'I love you, give me time'

They have all the time in the world, and Edwin will wait forever if he needs to.

It doesn't take forever. It takes 4 months.

Charles wants it to be good, great, perfect. All for Edwin. So he thinks back to that day in Town Portsend, when Edwin tried to talk to him in his cute little outfit, the calm and quiet and just the two of them.

So he recreates it, he picks a day when they're not working a case, Crystal is busy with school and the sun is shining brightly through the office windows. He tells Edwin to 'put on that sweater again', refuses to elaborate, but Edwin humors him and dresses up for him.

"Well then, Charles, now what?" and the what comes as Charles gently taking his hand, kissing his knuckles.

It makes him gasp softly, because he's not expecting such a thing, not now, not ever, and yet-

"I've given it so much thought, Edwin. Turned it over and around. Taken a proper look at it in every angle and it all comes back to this, to you."

"Charles.."

"I love you, Edwin, in every way there is. I'm so in love with you, I'm surprised to took me so long to see it, but it's as easy as breathing so maybe that's why I didn't notice. Have since the attic I think.."

"Me too.. I've loved you since the beginning" Charles smile is blinding, and Edwin can feel himself answer it with his own.

"Charles, " "Yeah, love?" oh, if that doesn't send Edwin's non-existent heart fluttering.

"I'm.. I'm going to kiss you now"

Not that he's very sure about the how, his only experience being one put on him by a living being that he couldn't even feel, but Edwin is determined, and so he leans forward, gently putting his lips against Charles own.

It's very different when you can feel it in its entirety. Charles is soft and a little warm against him, and while Edwin doesn't know what he's doing, Charles certainly does. So Edwin finds himself being gently pulled forward by the hand so they're standing pressed against one another. Charles puts a hand on his jaw and angles him where he wants him, and suddenly Edwin understands very well why Charles said he'd miss kissing. It's soft and makes his entire body feel tingly and warm, and then Charles tongue licks against his lips and Edwin fully body shudders. "Too much?"

"Maybe a little.."

"It's alright, we have all the time in the world."

It's so Charles to notice what he tried to do back in Town Portsend and recreate it for Edwin, so that Edwin could have what he wanted. His thoughtful Charles, who is looking at him with his warm, kind eyes, who loves him.

Edwin had his confession in Hell, only makes sense that Charles recreates heaven, just for Edwin.

[bababeepa]

HAPPY LAST DAY OF PRIDE MONTH

[akascow]

hey uh not for nothing but uhhHHHH

blue... and red ? alrighty

[idliketobeatree]

dawn is just a headspace / caroline polachek

[sonseulsoleil]

-Oh, I get it. This is like one of those Orpheus & Eurydice moments, yeah?

-I certainly hope not. That story ends tragically.

[idrawprettyboys]

"Charles Kissing Edwin's Neck"

Charles looks rather vampire-like here, doesn't he? I like how sweet and steamy this picture turned out.

Tools used: Canson watercolor paper, Pentel Click 0.7 mechanical pencil, Pentel Polymer eraser, Sakura Pigma Micron 01 pen, Mei Liang watercolor paints, Sakura Koi watercolor paints, Sakura GellyRoll white pen, Pentel Aquash brush

Reference Pose

You can watch the time-lapse video of my painting process on YouTube!

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[technically-human]

Beings and entities, @i-am-as-normal-as-you-are has once again approached me with an amazing concept, so we present to you... a fusion, Steven Universe style! we're calling him Charwin because we can't be creative all the time.

AND there's lore. It's us, of course there's lore.

I tried to include it in the comics themselves, but basically, there was a case of dissappearing ghosts. Just like Esther, the people behind this were trying to use the pure energy to their advantage. These rocks are supposed to amplify the energy, but it kept resulting on the ghosts dissipating. The boys were captured and experimented on (yes that's horrifying. Not pictured here because... the reverse verse is angsty enough, so I wanted this one to be a bit more fluffy), but since they both went through Hell, they're stronger than your average ghost, and the rocks stayed on! The fusion was an unexpected side effect.

Plus he can make a weapon appear! it is just an oil lamp though.

[lutheban]

My boy, your boy, THE boy Charwin by @technically-human

[soulfulsam42]

[thepearlyalbatross]

Don't think about kid Edwin who's only company is his books. Don't think about kid Edwin up alone in his room when he realises that his parents do not love him. Don't think about kid Edwin when he realises they hate him infact.

Don't think about kid Edwin so hopeful that when he gets to school he finally find someone who likes him, he'll finally have a friend. And don't think about kid Edwin realising by the time he's 10 that no one likes him and it's not everyone else's problem it's his.

Don't think about Edwin getting all excited about Christmas because it's the time for family and at least he gets to spend time with them! And don't think about him making sure he Acts Correctly. Just so maybe they might like him.

Don't think about Edwin curled up in his room alone crying as silent as possible when he realises that his family or anyone else will never like him and that he is completely alone.

And really don't think about kid Edwin thinking that maybe it would have been better if he'd never been born. His parents might be happier if he was gone.

(But then he meets Charles. And Charles loves and likes him. Charles wants to be around him, doesn't try to get out of it, or put Edwin down. And he doesn't leave Edwin. Charles chooses to stay right by Edwin's side. He listens to Edwin's excited rants about detective novels. He doesn't make any snide remark when Edwin stares at a neon sign, and they stand there in a comfortable silence while Edwin just looks at the sign in awe. He picks up trinkets thar he thinks Edwin might like. He puts a kind hand on his shoulder and squeezes when Edwin's a bit far away.)

[majorlb]

you know that scene in killing eve where villainelle tells some woman that her father taught her how to deal with bullies, and the bully leans forward and asks "oh please do tell us what your father taught you"

and villanelle just fucking swings a book at him, spine first, and breaks his nose, and the woman is DELIGHTED while he cries? (watch killing eve)

aNYWAY

Alive boys AU!

Charles does that against Simon after catching him harassing Edwin. (the one good thing his father ever did for him, was teach him how to throw a punch)

Edwin is one part delighted by being protected like this, one part horrified because THE BOOK!

They leave Simon crying on the floor. And when he tries to tell a teacher what Charles did, Edwin claims that that never happened, Simon simply fell and is trying to blame Charles for no reason.

And Edwin is such a good and quiet student, the teachers believe him.

[shaylogic]

Eurydice forced Orpheus to look back

[thatsgazebo]

[sonseulsoleil]

Ghosts don't sleep. They don't even really get tired. At least, not tired in the way sleep would fix. When Charles first dies, he attempts to sleep, but he never can manage it. No matter how many nights he tries. Eventually he gives up.

But he never gives up asking Edwin to read to him at night. Edwin's voice as he reads is warm and steady. Comforting, even. Charles may be dead at sixteen, but he isn't alone. He thinks his best chance at falling asleep is if Edwin is there to read him a bedtime story.

It's probably silly. But Edwin doesn't seem to mind.

Edwin reads him mostly detective stories at first. Sherlock Holmes, anything by Agatha Christie, Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, of course—which is where they get the idea for the agency in the first place. But Edwin loves books of all sorts, so it isn't long before he's branching out into other genres.

Usually it's old books. Books from before Edwin was even alive. Books Charles would've avoid reading in school. Pride and Prejudice. Frankenstein. Jane Eyre. Oliver Twist. Somehow hearing them in Edwin's voice makes them much more tolerable.

And some are fun. Treasure Island is one Charles finds himself requesting over and over again. He always liked pirates. Lord of the Rings is another favorite, although maybe Charles is just excited that Edwin finally found a book that was published after he died.

Niko introduces Edwin to much newer literature. Teen romance novels with bright covers and cutesy, wordplay titles. Edwin even reads some of the books about boys kissing boys. An adorable, pink blush creeps across his cheeks every time still, but he's getting more comfortable.

Ghosts don't sleep, or even get tired. But Charles thinks he almost gets drowsy sometimes, late at night, when their living friends are sleeping, and he is curled safely and comfortably into Edwin, listening to him read.

[idrawprettyboys]

"Edwin Resting on Charles's Lap", done with Sakura Pigma Micron 01 pen, Mei Liang watercolors, Sakura Koi watercolors, Sakura GellyRoll pen, and a Pentel Aquash brush on Canson cold-pressed watercolor paper.

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[technically-human]

Powers, or maybe side effects

I imagine turning invisible for the first time would be scary! Luckily Edwin is not alone.

This was a commission for @i-am-as-normal-as-you-are and as always, the fusion AU is a delight. It's fun to have a break from the angst! Though this one got kinda close...