#dbda christmas

[distracted-and-diffused]

The tree is up!

(Closeups of the boys with more accurate colors in an earlier post)

[aceofturtles]

I made the boys into ornaments!!

Here we have the glass layered together, before firing.

Say goodbye to those sharp edges! Agghghh. Waiting for them in the kiln was the most nerve wracking part.

This is how they were packaged for me to take home. <3

I was so relieved to see that the colors hadn't shifted dramatically, like I thought they might. No secret striker colors here!! {:

And here's them unwrapped!! All that was left was to add the wire, and bada bing, bada boom!! Payneland Ornaments!!

<3<3<3

[distracted-and-diffused]

Yes!

Possibly interspersed with slow pans over various weird and interesting ornaments that might decorate the office Christmas tree

(I feel sure that they have a collection)

Season 2 DBDA Christmas special where the opening theme is played on bells and the Charles skeleton tries on various Christmas themed hats while dancing

[lilartifex]

Saw a post by @khorazir and couldn't resist XD

I'd like to imagine the reason Crystal is wearing a Christmas hat is because Charles made her.

Crystal: I'm not wearing that thing, Charles. Charles: Aw, c'mon, one of us has to, and Edwin and I are ghosts, so most of the people we pass won't see it. But if you wear it, then everyone gets a little bit of Christmas cheer from the Dead Boy Detectives! Crystal: I'm NOT wearing - Crystal, three seconds later:

[khorazir]

“Do you think I should release them? The danger has passed, and they have been tied up like this for over an hour now.”

“Oh, I don’t know, mate. They’ve stopped arguing a while ago, and now they’re just staring at each other. Give them another half an hour, and they’ll start kissing.”

“Kissing?”

“Sure. Look at them. Totally gone for one another, but too stupid or set in their ways to realise it. Guess they’re gonna need all the help they can get. Unlike us.”

“Unlike us?”

“Yeah. Took you a trip to America to figure things out, and me a couple of months after that.”

“After about thirty-five years of quasi courtship, you mean?”

“Yeah. Brills, innit?”

***

“Sherlock, are they still there?”

“Yes, and not even trying to hide. They probably think we can’t see them.”

“I’m still somewhat shocked that we can. But then, given that we’ve both had near-death experiences at some point in our lives ... Anyway, anything you can do about this ... thing tying us together?”

“As I’ve told you before, John, no, I can’t. It’s clearly magical, a binding spell of some sort.”

“There must be a way to break it.”

“Aren’t you happy that we’re returned to our traditional way to spend Christmas Eve?”

“What ‘traditional way’? Being tied up together in some God-forsaken place?”

“Exactly. Wouldn’t be Christmas without it, would it now?”

“Haha, yes, guess not. And those two chaps over there are ... what? The ghosts of Christmas Past and ... Christmas Even Longer Past come to haunt us?”

“Perhaps. We could ask them to undo the spell. I’m rather convinced it was cast by the Edwardian schoolboy.”

“Oh, right. Actually ... you know what, Sherlock?”

“Hm?”

“We also could ... you know ... wait a little. Because it’s tradition.”

“I was hoping you would say that, John.”

_____

This is for @paynelandpromptfest Day 1

It’s also this year’s Christmas Card. Those who have been following me for a while know the drill: if you would like to be sent one, please DM me and do a little charitable thing in and for your community. Previous card motifs (and accompanying ficlets) can be found here:

1. Fairylights (2019, ficlet)

2. Reindeers (2020, ficlet)

3. Spice (2021, ficlet)

4. Bridge (2022, ficlet)

5. Cold (2023, ficlet)

[idliketobeatree]

merry crystal (jingle bells, if you will) to my fave kiss i drew this year in particular ‧₊°🎄✩₊°🦌⊹♡

+ a special shotout to brilliant @dear-monday who said "just thought about edwin hooking one finger into the ribbon and pulling him in for a kiss" and i went wait, i do have something just like that

[dbdaghostmas]

Save the date, Dead Boy Detectives fandom! You've been invited to a holiday event! 🔎

12 days and 12 prompts to create any and all fanworks to celebrate Dead Boy Detectives this holiday season!

More information will be released soon! If you have any questions you can send asks through this account or reach out to me on my personal blog, @alltimefail!

[dbdayuletide]

Dead Boy Detectives Yuletide 2024

Let's celebrate the Winter Holidays in the Dead Boy Detectives fandom!

Prompt list.

For this event, we have 5 prompts that can be developed in as many weeks, running from 2nd December to 5th January, though whichever medium you can think of (art, fics, poetry, cosplay, photography, etc...)

Post it on social media on the same week or afterwards, whether on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and/or AO3 (more rules and guidelines coming soon) with the hashtag #dbdayuletide2024 and mentioning the account @dbdayuletide.

The prompts:

Putting up the Decorations (Dec. 2-8)

Playing in the Snow (Dec. 9-15)

Under the Mistletoe (Dec. 16 -22)

Exchanging Presents (Dec. 23 - 29)

Coziness around the Fireplace (Dec. 30 - Jan. 5)

Wish list (Gift Exchange).

We'd like to set up a gift exchange where people could fill in a wishlist that can be picked up by creators.

Simply download the template, fill it with your requests and wait to see if someone gifts it to you!

As a creator, you can pick up as many requests you want to fulfill.

(The Gift Exchange is in collaboration with DBDA Ghostmas)

[ghostofthegallows]

Dbda as vines

Christmas edition✨

[dont-offend-the-bees]

Somewhere Beyond the Sea,

by DontOffendTheBees

A Payneland Ponyo AU, written for @c-rowland AKA sulfuric as part of the Dead Gay Detectives server secret Santa event!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, JAMIE! I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!!! 💛

He nearly dropped the bucket in shock. "You can talk?" The fish laughed, a merry little sound, and backflipped. Edwin looked rather fish-like himself, mouth flopping in startled awe. But he quickly gathered himself. "Hm. Well. You can smile. I suppose talking isn't such a stretch." He cleared his throat and held his index finger out to the water. "Hello. Edwin Payne, pleased to make your acquaintance." The fish bobbed in place, eyeing Edwin's finger in confusion. "What's that?" That was surprising, too — he'd half expected the fish to only have the capacity to repeat words, like a parrot. But he restrained himself from showing his surprise that time. It would have been rude. "You're supposed to shake it. It's how people greet each other." It patted his fingertip with a wet flipper. "'Ello!" In which Charles crawls out of the sea, straight into Edwin's arms.

Chapter 1 of (approx.) 5! Read it on Ao3! (Registered users only!)

[mirellapryce]

As I am decorating for Christmas, I think about the boys decorating their own office for Christmas in the early years. It goes something like this.

Charles: Can we PLEASE just get a fake tree??

Edwin: Absolutely not! It is inauthentic and ruins the-

Charles: You're not the one hauling a tree up the stairs every year! Trees don't mirror travel, mate! Trees are so fuckin' heavy!

[feminist-dinosaur27]

In dbd world, Niko and Charles are currently decking the halls, Edwin and Crystal, on the other hand, will have an ongoing non ending migraine due to the Christmas lights (you will be hearing about it)

[aceofturtles]

Playing in the Snow

Another little poem. <3

Transcription:

“A snowball fight is a serious matter,

No time to stop for idle chatter.

I’ll make the ammo, you’ll fire away—”

“Mate, this isn’t work, it’s play.”

“There’s a wintry war here to be won!”

“The girls dragged us out here to have some fun!”

“There are plans to draw, terrain to map,

Charles! That’s the wrong direction!” 

WHAP!!

@dbdayuletide

[edwinspaynes]

Got my icon from @anaart-stuff and IT IS GORGEOUS.

For those of you who don't know, Christmas tree garlands used to be made with popcorn and cranberries in the 1800s and early 1900s. The tradition originated in the US, but was adopted in many countries in Europe (including the UK) as well. Popcorn was usually about a day old when strung together since new popcorn breaks really easily.

Eventually, the tradition faded out since the garlands would become damaged in water and moisture easily. But Edwin is very likely to have made them during his life. I like to think that when he died, he showed Charles how to make them and they continued to decorate trees in the Agency using them.

[nobledragonflying]

I think edwin charles and crystal should terrorize someone ebenezer scrooge style

[distracted-and-diffused]

Me: grinning like an utter fool because the boys are looking cute today

The boys: