#dead patrol

[technically-human]

Can you draw something with Doom Patrol!Edwin and Netflix!Edwin?

Maybe something about Dp!Edwin talking about his feelings for Charles with N!Edwin?

It's just something I've been thinking of, make it a little angsty?<3

Glad you asked

ko-fi

[zinnie-zoloft]

There should be an episode of dead boy detectives about a group of buzzfeed unsolved-style ghost hunters who are coincidentally also calling themselves the dead boy detectives because the first unsolved case they looked into was the deaths/disappearances of several boys at a catholic boarding school called st hilarions

They should also be played by Ty Tennant, Sebastian Croft, and Madalyn Horcher aka the original dbda from doom patrol

[lutheban]

i just wish we could've seen them being friends you know...

[paraphwrites]

EVERYONE STOP OK I just rewatched dead patrol and i totally fucking forgot they have a lantern too.

so for the uninitiated, when edwin, charles & larry (a very sad mummy) are going through a ghost road to get to the afterlife, edwin is walking ahead & holding the lantern. because edwin is confident and knows what he's doing and the other two are "doing the mature adult thing" and joking to deflect their fears

to get to the entrance of the afterlife, edwin has to relive some of his memories from hell. he's standing in a dark forest with charles & larry (a very sad mummy), and edwin is holding a lantern. he gives it to charles, goes through his forced flashback, then takes the lantern back. he is vulnerable and he trusts charles to hold it and be strong while he cannot

and then they put the lantern away. they are on the banks of the lake to the afterlife. larry and edwin are talking and larry basically asks if edwin is gay and in love with charles. edwin is vulerable and scared and does not have a light. charles, who died via drowning, is scared to cross the water and pacing and vulnerable and he doesn't have the light either

something something the light is each other's vulnerability and bravery in every universe because some dumb homoerotic metaphor for undying devotion

[sasakisyndrome]

is being really pretty a requirement to play those gay ghost boys or

[gender-luster]

doom patrol charles' "a baseball bat 'cause we're in the states" thing is just something that's so funny and adorable and i wish it had made the leap to dead boy detectives

[demelzathemer]

I'm watching the Doom Patrol episode for the first time ever and LOSING MY MIND, why didn't anyone tell me this is GOOD??? It's written by Steve Yockey and it SHOWS because the dialogue is absolutely the same as in the netflix series

Crystal is so catty and Edwin is fed up with people while Charles mediates, they're the same characters just played by different people?? I'm gonna add some shitty screensnaps here to yell about it

Obviously spoilers if you care about that;

Crystal <3 She looks closer to her comicbook self but has the same amount of sass as her netflix self

I swear I'm so normal about this bit of dialogue. Crystal telling Edwin Charles will protect him (with a baseball bat, mind you, they're in the States!) and their responses, I wish I could see Jayden and George act this part.

(I can hear "I'd do it anyway, won't I?" in Jayden's voice... weeps)

Edwin sassing out little girls again??? I lost it with the pose and voice

WEAK FOR THOSE BIG BROWN EYES

(Jayden's voice again. I know you hear it)

He should've been allowed to drape himself over Edwin like this too. Why would Netflix do this to me

"Love this." EDWIN??? He's way too happy that they're gonna smack their client with a shovel.

And CHARLES (pulls it out without anyone asking, he knows what's going to happen next) HANDS IT TO CRYSTAL so she can be the one doing the smacking???

And she's way too eager as well. What is happening here. Though I love how seamlessly they work as a trio now. Even if it's for the purpose of knocking out their unsuspecting client

"The price to open the door to afterlife is pain, and I'm the only one who can do it."

With the door handle being a BABYDOLL HEAD. With HELL FLAHBACKS. What the actual fuck?

I thought the doll spider was netflix original character??

And Charles immediately being "you don't have to do it, we can find another way in" I might be crying

Charles is afraid of water??? That's CANON?? It has to be, nothing has been changed about the characters so far!

Charles (with red-rimmed eyes): "I'm not scared! Just so you know."

Edwin (lying to make Charles feel better): "We know."

They're so in love. But what do you mean with "I'll make sure he's fine"? What are you gonna do, Edwin? Hold his hand on the boat ride? (They didn't show that part, so that's probably what happened.)

They had ONE episode and they still had to make sure that we know Edwin's gay.

I'm OBSESSED with this line and this repressed version of Edwin, I don't have the words right now but I read someone's brilliant analysis about it. (Pls link if you find it)

"I used to think that, too. But it's not 1916 anymore, you know?"

"Well, I'm not like you. But thanks for the concern."

Edwin, oh my god that is so sad. What makes you think you don't deserve happiness? I need to study him under a microscope

...Then STRAIGHT INTO death flashbacks??? They didn't leave anything out, watching this one episode spoils 7 out of 8 episodes of the netflix series?!

"She's good." Edwin appreciates Crystal! I love that they genuinely are a trio here and the boys know about her quirks like they know each other

Also David lore is unchanged too and Crystal bonding with Dorothy was so sweet

...THE NIGHT NURSE IS HERE TOO?? I thought she was a netflix original character too (Cat King, Tragic Mick and Jenny are, at least?)

AND SHE'S RUTH CONNEL??? ALSO WTF JUST HAPPENED

Her character is pretty different alright, and played very differently by the same actress??? And Charles just WENT FOR IT unprovoked?! Do they know about her in this universe, is she like a monster that's actively hunting them down and can be alerted by killing(?) I literally don't know anymore this is crazy

(Edwin was so cute jumping up and cheering lol. A bit jarring how much more he curses here though)

This is actually an insane episode, the trio with their huge amount of lore just drop in in the middle of already established group of characters and their lore and then, they're never seen again after this??

And they had flashbacks to both of their deaths without explaining ANYTHING about what the hell was that. Just five seconds of "being chased and covered in blood", teasing something about their relationship, Crystal dropping her goal of beating her missing memories out of a demon, no conclusion of wtf was "spider-face lady" aka the Night Nurse, etc etc. They needed their own show really badly huh

So netflix hurry up and give us a second season! After seeing this I'm blown away by the execution of Dead Boy Detectives and how Jayden and George really brought the characters to life. I'm so thankful we have that. Their chemistry really is what makes the show.

[shaylogic]

[spiderwing-nightman]

I so desperately want to read modern aus for dbda but there's something about Edwin and Charles individually where their characters and their arcs and their relationship is so intrinsically tied in them a) being dead and b) being out of time. Like Edwin wouldn't be Edwin if it weren't for the particular experiences that come from being born in 1900 and Charles is just an incredibly 80s guy. Like I know the point of fanfiction is to imagine your favorite guys in new situations but with these two I think you end up with either characters who feel slightly off or characters who don't quite fit their setting. And if they were both born in like 2004 or smt then you also lose the whole they would've literally never met if not for tragedy which is one of the most interesting things about them.

[footandantlers]

Introducing my 381k Payneland fic!

Some of you may have seen my post yesterday about how I wasn't sure on how I should post this monstrosity of a fic but the vast majority of you requested that I post it in chapters! So here's all the information you need to know about it.

When and how will it be posted?

The first chapter will be posted on the 9th of September. There will be 30 chapters in total all stretching out to be between 10-15k each. By this schedule the fic should roughly finish up April of next year! However the full thing is written so I may feel generous and occasionally post twice a week however I'd like to build a community! So I'll be creating a tag for you guys to follow over here where I'll post snippets, extended scenes and scrapped scenes. When the fic ends I also have alternative endings written out that you guys might like! Depending on the popularity of this fic I might end up even creating a discord server, I'm not particularly sure how this fic will do but I'm a huge fan of connecting with my readers, more about a discord server below.

Is the fic titled yet? What's it about?

Yes it is! The fic will be called 'My Godforsaken Loverboy' and it's an AU of Edwin and Charles being dorm mates at St. Hilarions spanning five years. It's very much a slow burn that may drive you insane but I promise I spent forever going through Tumblr hunting down popular head canons and dynamic wishes that seemed popular to throw in this fic so hopefully there's something for everyone! A proper summary will be released soon!

Is this based off the Netflix Series?

Here's where I may lose some people. While it's definitely got plenty of aspects from the Netflix shows (Mostly character wise) I planned the entire fic around the comics and Doom Patrol's season three episode 'Dead Patrol' so the dynamics may be different to what you'll be expecting if you've only watched the Netflix show! I apologise if this throws some people off but I adore them in Doom Patrol dearly.

Now a question for you guys, do we want a discord server?

I'd love a discord server centred around Dead Boy Detectives in general! Where we could share head cannons, fanart, fic recs, ect in more of a discussion way instead of screaming into a void. So here's my idea, I'm more than happy to create an overall Dead Boy Detectives server however it'd just have a channel or two dedicated purely to this fic but I'd have plenty of other channels for different fics as well! I've been on servers like this before and really enjoyed them. Send me a message if you like this idea so I don't lose track of you and if I get enough people I'll make it!

PS. Sorry to those that wanted it posted as a one shot 😔 I decided this seemed the most manageable and reasonable

[localfandomenthusiast]

I just KNOW DP!Charles would be so annoyed DBD!Charles didn't change his cricket bat to a baseball bat when he was in good ol' 'Murica

God, I so need a crossover where the Agencies interact with each others. I feel like they'd absolutely hate each others' guts at first.

Send headcanons y'all

[technically-human]

Ooh, now that we’ve seen N!Edwin and DP!Edwin talk about Feelings could we see the same with N!Charles and DP!Charles?

As simple as that.

Edwins version

ko-fi

[zinnie-zoloft]

More appreciation for the doom patrol version of the dead boy detectives please, a bunch of people are getting into the comics because of the show but I haven’t seen dead patrol getting the love it deserves

[wordsinhaled]

[paraphwrites]

kinda cute that in dead patrol, edwin is fully aware of charles' denial of trauma, and allows it, cuz that's how charles copes. kinda cute how in netflix, edwin is fully oblivious to charles' trauma, and when he finds out, tries to help him but does not know how. kinda cute how in the comics they're 12 and not horribly traumatized because they're 12.

[sasakisyndrome]

underated part of the dead patrol episode is that edwin gets called “judgey harry potter” which is not only hilarious but also a lowkey accurate comparison