#edwin telling edwin? lmao

[technically-human]

Part two of the reverse verse is here! The reverse boys meet the original boys. They're not really getting along as well as I had hoped...

Again, this was a commission for @i-am-as-normal-as-you-are and they asked for angst/funny vibes... I think it's mostly just angst though. Oh, well...

Part one

[duckchaw]

And finally, finally!! Day 31 - SPOOKY!

Promptober was an absolute joy I'm so sad it's over

@dbdpromptober thank you for organising ！！

[eggy-the-boy]

Something something Charles giving himself the brawn label and Edwin the brains label. Something something Edwin always compliments Charles when he figures something out. Calling him a genius and emphasizes that Charles is more than just the fighter of the two. Something something these two make my brain rot.

[mirror-blue-shite]

edwin @ charles probably

[lesbicosmos]

dead boy detectives characters as florence+the machine songs <33

crystal

shake it out

which witch

niko

what the water gave me

no choir

edwin

never let me go

seven devils

charles

bird song

heartlines

hardest of hearts

monty

cosmic love

[dailypearldoodles]

Can I get a pearlie with a C4 expression? I just think that she should heart eyes <3

Day 493

What she lookin at?

Decided to throw in a hewwo palette because i wanted some colors :D

[read-write-thrive]

Hi, absolutely no pressure but I saw your post mentioning your undergraduate thesis and it sounds very interesting! What did you do it on?

hi!! fair question lol, I never figured out a succinct way to phrase it but it was on the emergence of a queer* male** culture in nineteenth century UK urban centres. I specifically studied the spatial, linguistic, and non-verbal communication between AMAB individuals who had sex with other AMAB individuals (which is horribly not trans inclusive and I hated that but the history department/professors I was writing for weren’t well versed in historical trans/queer theory and pushed me away from delving into any of that). it was a lot of fun to get into what parks were best for cruising, what terms they used to identify one another vs what society put onto them, and I even got to talk a bit about hand signals and postures and such that would’ve worked as flagging!!

truth be told the paper has a lot of potential that I did not meet and don’t really have the capability to—I wrote the first submission of it while abroad in the UK and that did well, but when I wanted to make it better and resubmit for honors I lacked further research and the patience for the historiography needed to actually improve it. I also mentioned somewhere around here that I’m currently working on my masters but now I’m even further from the UK so I think I’ll have to pivot completely :/

I’m happy to talk about any/all of it if you’re interested, and thank you for asking!! I haven’t gotten many (any?) non-spam asks and I do so love talking about queer history lol

[asterdeer]

lucy's va is like. criminally undervalued imho. i'll never not feel secondhand devastation at the way she delivers "maybe you're right, connie." "i am?" "yeah. it probably is none of your business. bye" LIKE. not cruelly not cattily not over the top or anything just. complete deadpan. thoughtful, even. utterly obliterating

[priyajoyy]

Home

Just straight up bunny physiological torture and angst icl 😭

Also havnt even watched the episode yet lmao so soz if some of this doesn’t make sense contextually

Bunny 🤝 collecting parental figures that are gonna inevitably die

Warnings:

Normal Yellowjackets stuff, murder, blood, gore, cannibalism, trauma, abuse, abusive relationships, dark characters, trauma responses, Stockholm syndrome tbh…

“Hi”

It was a small squeak that caught Hannah off guard, if she hadn’t have been paying attention she wouldn’t have even heard it.

Bunny had practically snuck up on the older woman, her footsteps light and silent as her bare feet tiptoed towards her.

Two eyes started at the young girl, who stood infront of her fidgeting and restless, the anxiety radiating off of her.

Bunny avoids eye contact with the brunette, one of akilahs bunnies clutched tightly in her arms like she’s afraid to let go of it.

“I brought you some water” she mutters, almost a whisper, using her spare hand to pass some sort of wooden cup full of water to her.

Hannah takes it, but only eyes it uncertainly, making bunny squirm in her place even more, her legs moving every few seconds like she couldn’t stay still.

“It’s clean…we boil it to get rid of the germs” bunny tries to reassure her, not getting much of a response.

Elizabeth sniffles, pulling the bunny that she had named Maggie after her mother, closer to her, letting her get more comfortable against her chest.

“Um…I’m bunny” the blonde tries to tell the other woman, her voice soft and uncertain as they hold eye contact once again.

Hannah watches the teen, taking her in from her place sat on the floor.

The blonde girl looked terrified, wearing the closest to normal clothes she’d seen compared the to some of the strange outfits the others were wearing.

She had on a ratty looking hoodie that swallowed the girl, the sleeves covering her arm that clutched the bunny, and long floral pyjama bottoms, all hannah could see was a scared little kid.

They all looked so young really, but this girl more so than some of the others.

She can’t help but eye the girls face, taking note of the mark on her cheek that looked like some sort of healing bruise, the cuts and rips that lie on her lips, and as she looked down, the cuts lining her neck and parts of her arms she could see, resembling bite marks.

Hannah gives her the closest she could to a small reassuring smile, softly asking, “bunny?”

“U-um Elizabeth really…” the girl says, her lips catching between her teeth, “but everyone calls be bunny”

Hannah only smiles, deciding that this girl wasn’t so much a risk as some of the others, patting the ground by her as an invitation to sit, “I’m Hannah”

She took her invitation hesitantly, sitting slowly with her bunny still in her lap, stroking it to ease her own anxieties.

“And you have your own bunny” the woman tries to joke, a slight laugh as she notices the blondes anxieties easing, even if it was just a tiny bit.

Bunny smiles a little, continuing her strokes of Maggie in her spot now sat cross legged across from the woman.

“They’re akilahs really…” bunny responds softly, her voice quiet as she speaks, breaking for a moment before continuing, “but I help her with the animals sometimes…this is Maggie”

“You guys have more animals out here?” Hannah asks with a confused voice, trying to gage the whole situation.

Nothing she had seen or heard about these girls so far had made any sense, more so the strange ritualistic activities they had walked in on, where what looked like one of their leaders, killed Edwin.

She remembered seeing bunny then too, the tears streaming down her face as they all screamed, and the terror in her eyes as she rushed towards Edwin when he fell to the ground, axe in the back of his head.

If she had stayed any longer she would have seen the blonde hurriedly trying to shove the man’s organs and blood back into his body in an attempt to save him, and their way home.

“Um yeah…” bunny said with a small uncertain smile, her voice growing less tense talking about the animals, “we found them at the beginning of spring, we have a goat too”

The woman can’t help but frown at the blonde teen, watching her hug the bunny close and smile about the animals.

She looked so young…

“Do…” bunny started, voice little as she looks away from the woman again. She tucked some hair behind her ear, before turning back to Hannah, his eyebrows furrowed a little.

“Do you think you could get us home?” Bunny whispered, like someone could appear and shoot her down for saying the words.

Hannah doesn’t know what to say. What can she say? She wants to reassure this girl, to tell her she would get them back to wherever they came from. But she didn’t want to lie.

She didn’t want to say how she truly felt, that she thought herself as dead as Edwin was now they had practically imprisoned her, her guide too as soon as one of them catch him.

“Because we didn’t want your friend to die!” Bunny says in a rush, panicking at the older woman’s lack of response.

“I promise, we didn’t know Lottie would do that…” she continued, desperately trying to tell the woman, “w-we just wanna go home i swear”

“How…how did you guys get out here?” Hannah asked in confusion, slightly avoiding the blondes questions.

The younger girl eyed her for a minute, clearly hesitant to speak.

“We were in a plane crash” she says softly, sighing slightly as she retold their story, “we were on our way to nationals for school…um we’re on the soccer team”

Hannah wasn’t sure what to say, she could remember the story slightly, all over the news a year ago about a group of teens and their coaches having disappeared on their flight, probably dead.

They were out here this long?

“From New Jersey?” The brunette asks hesitantly, making bunny’s eyes light up.

“Y-yeah! Wiskayok! Have you heard about us?? Do you know how my parents are?!” She starts rambling out in a rush, “Does everyone think we’re dead?”

“I um…” Hannah starts, unsure what to address first.

The blonde stares her down, wide eyed with a faint look of hope on her face at getting some sort of answers about he outside world.

Hannah hated to break that hope.

“I don’t know much about it…but um” the brunette didn’t know what to say, she didn’t want to lie, she wasn’t even sure what exactly would comfort Elizabeth, what could she say that would make it better?

“I’m sure your parents are ok” she says in a softer voice, “I would have seen if something happened I’m sure…”

The blonde nods slightly at her words, biting her lip again in thought as they settle into a somewhat comfortable silence.

“I just wanna go home…” the blonde whispered, looking up at Hannah again, her eyes wide and a little glassy, “I miss my parents”

Hannah’s frown deepened.

“But, you and your friend…you’re going to go home at some point aren’t you? We…we could come with you” bunny continued hesitantly.

“I don’t even know where kodiak is…” Hannah said unsure, “and…our phone broke…”

Elizabeth’s eyes watered a little more in panic, staring at Hannah and clutching her bunny even harder in panic.

“B-but…you can take us home right?” Bunny stutters almost desperately, her voice breathless as she stares at Hannah wide eyed.

“I-I don’t know…” the older woman responded hesitantly.

“Please?!” Bunny continues anxiously, her breathing getting more ragged, “you have to get us home!”

Hannah swallows, watching as the young girl gets more panicked, her breathing shaking and body restless.

“I’ll try” the brunette says with a sharp exhale of breath, “I-i promise”’

Bunny only pulls her bunny up to her chest like a teddy bear, sniffling as she nods slowly.

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@homopheli

[alltimefail]

Okay I'm on my 5th rewatch of Dead Boy Detectives and I have to know if anyone else finds it funny (and a little bit maddening) that in episode 6 when Monty needs help finding his fake ghost friend Gladys it's CHARLES who dismisses him immediately?

Like... they go so far as to make a point of showing us multiple reactions to his dismissal. First Crystal, who has no reason to believe the boys will turn down Monty's case due to Edwin's assumed crush and Charles' people-pleasing nature. She agrees to the case quickly because it's the perfect distraction for the boys and will buy her time to get her powers back... but then, to her shock, Charles turns down the case!! Charles who is all about gentleness and "Bedside manner," who cares deeply about being a "Good guy" and about being liked, the guy plagued with worry about how he is perceived by others and who never wants to disappoint anyone, the guy who is suuuuuper sentimental, protective, has a strong sense of justice, and is notably dedicated to protecting his friends and helping the people he cares about at quite literally any cost.

Even Monty is surprised, too!! It's clear that Monty anticipates Edwin's lingering guilt and old-fashioned sensibilities regarding decorum and conflict avoidance to be enough motivation for him to take on the case, that Edwin would agree just to avoid adding any more animosity or awkward tension to an already delicate situation. Monty had to know, going in, that he really only had to get through to Charles (who he admittedly had neglected in the past and been cold to in previous interactions due to his crush on Edwin). Considering Charles' easy-going nature, this should have been quite easy as Edwin is a much harder person to win over, whereas Charles is quick to see the good in others!! That's why he compliments Charles (despite the sentiment being disingenuous) and contrives a story that, knowing what we all know about the boys by this point, should have struck an emotional chord for Charles especially... BUT IT DOESN'T which is like... very weird!!! It's normal for Edwin to act logically, to put facts over feelings, to "play hardball" as Charles puts it in episode 1. But Charles is emotional, he's compassionate, he's impulsive more times than not, so this is notably weird behavior for Charles!!

BUT THEN it gets even better because Charles is immediately like, "Edwin, you know what I'm saying, right?" He throws the ball to Edwin, expecting Edwin to agree with him - a reasonable expectation as, again, Edwin is the logical one - but then Edwin doesn't agree, he sides with the girls instead and takes on the case for, what we can only assume is an unknown/indiscernible reason to Charles. (Remember, Charles has no clue that Edwin already turned Monty down, and we know he thinks that Edwin has a little crush on Monty at this point as well!!) Charles doesn't push the issue, but it's clear he's not particularly happy... it's hard to nail down what exactly he's feeling (we can't read his mind) but he's clearly feeling some type of way. You can tell by his silence, by the tense, tight-jaw frown and his eyes wandering to the floor that he must have been expecting a different outcome. It felt like he asked Edwin in a way that felt more like he was testing something, like he was hoping for a certain outcome...but WHY???

Well, let's acknowledge the context in which this strange interaction happens. In the same episode we see Charles:

Note how weird/off everyone is behaving specifically after Edwin is awkward with Monty on the roof.

Checking Edwin out, up and down, after Niko tells him he looks good (This is an irrefutable conclusion as he openly comments on Edwin's change of clothes later, so like... he noticed lmao)

Acting colder than he previously has to Monty by the time they get to the tall forest, despite the possibility that Monty may have lost his friend who comforted him after his own near-death experience. (This happens after Edwin agrees to take on the case, btw. Even when Crystal points out that there's an issue between Monty and Edwin, Charles makes no move to inquire, to "fix" it, or to be especially gentle as he normally might.)

Boldly and instinctively reach for Edwin's hand while making pointed, emotional eye contact as a "last act" during their near "death" experience.

And that's not even everything!!! So like... yeah, sure, it could be nothing. It could mean nothing. Allll of this could just be coincidental. Maybe Charles was being logical and responsible for once, maybe he really did just feel like they were already too busy to take on an extra case.

OR, more likely in my personal opinion, HE WAS JEALOUS AS FUCK!!! We know, based on their interaction at the end of the episode, that Charles has always had at least some idea that Edwin is not straight. We know that everyone is convinced Edwin has a crush on Monty. We know that Charles, after meeting Monty for the first time, has an expression of disdain on his face while watching Monty and Edwin interact (when Monty is showing Edwin his astrology chart). We even know that, following this interaction, Charles is frazzled/irritated when he fails to get Edwin's attention away from Monty's astrology book (clearly upset that Edwin's attention is occupied elsewhere and suddenly eager to remind Edwin that the goal is to leave Port Townsend with haste). Monty aside, we're not even getting into the protective and emotional response Charles has at the mere mention of the damn Cat King...

SOOOO TLDR; I've watched this show every day, and the more I watch it the less I can be convinced that Charles is not jealous AF and stupidly, deeply in love with Edwin...even if he isn't aware of it yet. I have no idea why so many people think Charles has 0 romantic interest in Edwin and that he "turned Edwin down completely" on the stairs to hell... because that's simply just not what happened lmao. Seeing the word "queerbait" being attached to these two is giving me whiplash... like that's just not what's happening here. That's not the proper interpretation of the nature of their relationship. I don't think there is any possibility, not a chance in hell, that Charles will not reciprocate Edwin's romantic feelings because he quite literally already does and just doesn't know it yet. There's no other way to interpret the acting choices made (which are brilliant) and the writing choices (which are also brilliant).

Anyway, hopefully that made sense. I just needed to share because I am gnawing at the bars of my enclosure going absolutely batshit over this show! 😇

[tragedy-machine]

Payneland fic rec list part 4!

1. Reach Out And Touch Faith - Edwin stops touching Charles; Charles doesn't deal well with it, Charles angst my beloved <3 and yes you could say I'm biased towards this fic hihi

2. I Turned Back One Last Time (just to prove you were there) - touchy Charles, paranoid that Edwin will get snatched again if he lets him out of his sight, Charles angst again

3. I'll let you go if you kiss me goodbye - "didn't know they were dating" trope, which is my favorite trope ever so I love this so dearly, believe me when I tell you I haven't been able to stop thinking about this fic since I read it!!!

4. The Problem of Forever - they meet a couple of ghosts and Edwin internalizes some shit about their fucked up relationship, Edwin angst for a change

5. feel - Edwin decided to put some distance between them and Charles takes it as a personal challenge, lol, touchy Charles yet again! and Edwin suffers for it

6. True Love's Kiss - Charles acquires a love potion and uses it to resolve his ongoing issue, Edwin suffers for it again lmao

7. something reluctant to let go - Edwin falls down into the sea, and what is Charles supposed to do? not jump after him? love this idea

8. boyfriend jacket - 5+1 times when Charles gave Edwin his jacket and one time Edwin stole it, it's a good jacket, who can blame him

I always try to reply under people's posts searching for fic recs with specific tropes so if anyone has a trope they'd like a a few recs for, feel free to drop an ask in my inbox and I'll scour my bookmarks for something for y'all!

And here's part 3 of the list, happy reading!

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

I know realistically what actually happened is probably that Esther just wanted Monty to ingratiate himself into the group and Monty himself just decided to start flirting with Edwin of his own volition, which is funny enough on its own, but I really do think sometimes about Esther creating human Monty as specifically a honeypot for her revenge plan, because that leaves us with two more hilarious options - either Esther instructed him to flirt specifically with Edwin (which means she, much like everyone else in this damn town, clocked him in about two seconds but like. when he wasn’t even doing anything particularly telling lmao), or she crafted him to be attractive to any of the three he happened to bump into first (which implies that Esther is certain that all three of them are into guys from that same brief encounter) and I honestly don’t know which is funnier.

Again, realistically I know it’s the first but the last one makes me cackle because it’s literally just

Esther, waving her hand dismissively: “Okay now go bump into whoever and lay on the charm I’ve got an evil mushroom to grow”

Monty, already packing his astrology books: “on it boss” 🫡

[honestlynervousnut]

Kodiak is a survivor of Cabin guy

Yes I wrote what you read.

And this is gonna get messier so im gonna try to explain myself as best as I can:

First of all I am a firm believer that cabin guy was on some shady shit when he was alive (Cult leader)

And second of all I am fascinated by Kodiak's character mostly bc he seems to be just as shady and I also have a big imagination so im gonna tell you all the evidence I have to think the way im thinking:

1- Kodiak's backstory: I want you all to take a moment to think what the sentence ''Went to kill a buck and never got out'' (I think it was like that) could possibly mean, because yeah he probably went with the intention of killing a buck that day but he DID got out of there so what if he saw something he shouldn't have? And what if then certain cabin cult decided to kidnap him until he finally got out of there?

2- The scars: I know he already said how he got those scars (I don't entiretly believe it tbh) and I saw a few people on Reddit theorizing that he maybe has the symbol carved on his body (Which would be fucking awesome in my opinion) But I honestly think there's more than just that (Also a few people said that maybe he got mauled by something just like Van with the wolves and I may not be a doctor but in my opinion those scars look a little too perfectly straight to be that)

I mean look at them:

I don't know don't listen to me too much on this one

And last but not least... (And this is the one that made me question things the most)

3- HIS FUCKING REACTION TO THE GIRLS:

LOOK AT THIS MAN'S FACE!

(Excuse the quality I got them from a tiktok)

Hannah and Edwin are surprised, they are scared! Which is absolutly normal but then there's this motherfucker without a trace of surprise in his face! In fact I dare to say that he was even expecting this! (Mostly bc of how nonchalantly he said to Edwin that he would not recommend getting close to people this far from civilization) He was expecting to see people doing weird shit in the woods but he looks CONFUSED you wanna know why? Because those are not the people doing weird shit in the woods that he was expecting to see! Those are not the people he knows!

What am I trying to say with this word vomit?: That I fully believe that Cabin guy was some sort of cult leader when he was alive and that Kodiak was either part of said cult or someone that was meant to be sacrificed by said cult but he somehow escaped

Okay so that's basically it lmao I hope yall enjoyed this!!! :D Im very open for discussions and thoughts abt this theory

(I've seen a lot of people say that he's probably cabin guy's son but I wanted to give my own theory about it while I wait for Friday lol)

[highlyillogicalandroid]

Things I’ve noticed on my Dead Boy Detectives rewatch(es):

Please I NEED to know who the creepy ass clowns on the train were I know it was For the Gag, but PLEASE.

The boys have so many different versions of Clue in their closet???

Also lmao at them being *in the closet* together.

Hnnnn Jenny

I know other ppl have spotted this but the first book Charles grabs in episode 2 (the pink one) ends up being the one with the answers they need to help Niko (not the blue one Edwin insisted he needed).

I love Crystal and Niko look at those girls go.

In episode 3, they learn about evil seagulls and severed feet washing up on shore. In episode 4, Edwin picks up some sheet music that Mick says is cursed and attracts evil seagulls!!

“A bird cries? Is it sad?” Niko my precious darling angel I love you for always.

Okay, okay, I know Valley of the Dolls isn’t about actual dolls but Edwin, did YOU know that when you decided to read it??

The music box thing in episode 4 is absolutely playing Wellerman, right? I’m not imagining things??

“Remarkably low compatibility between Taurus and Aries?” That’s Crystal and Charles, btw.

As Charles starts to spiral about his abusive dad and his own rage, his polo gets darker. When he confesses his fears to Edwin in episode 5, Edwin turns up his collar, revealing its red lining, bringing Charles back toward his hero look. Excuse me while I sob.

“I will always hit a demon with a cricket bat for you.”

“Wrong way. AVARICE. Everything too heavy.” Gives me CHILLS.

The fact that Edwin tore the dollhouse corner out of his notebook.

Charles’ devastated face in episode 7 when Edwin tells him that ringing the call bell hurts the souls in limbo, after he’s already rung it on the way in.

The Night Nurse complains about Niko but she told Niko about the man in the fish?? No one can resist the pull of Friendship with Niko!!

The Cat King gives Edwin calla lilies as a consolation gift at the end of episode 8. Calla lilies are incredibly toxic to cats. Cat King, babe, I know you’ve got a thing for him but damn, have a sense of self preservation, PLEASE!

Edwin’s little saunter right before he kisses TCK on the cheek.

“You’re properly missable.” AHHHH CHARLES YOU LIKE HIMMMMM.

The way Charles and Edwin open the box together sure is something!!

It’s not just the hug (although WHAT A HUG), it’s the buildup to the hug! It’s the way they drift away from each other and then pause and turn toward each other at the same time and it’s so choreographed yet so natural and so perfectly them, like they orbit around each other and are always going to be drawn back together and oh my God I am not normal about it.

Also it’s Edwin who has his back to Charles and turns to glance behind in a lovely little reversal of the Orpheus and Eurydice archetypes from ep 6 and oh isn’t that just so juicy!!!

Okay but it’s also the hug. It’s how tight it is and how they don’t want to let go and how their hands brush against each other when they eventually do drift away.

The way Charles leans over Edwin and puts their heads so close together? Okay you fucking flirt.

Nikoooooooo

[wordsinhaled]

Gimme gimme 💋? 😆

hiii AJ! @tragedy-machine <3

💋 here's a snippet of a future part of from the airlock of your heart! this is meant to be the bit where they actually practice kissing, but so far, this scene is almost 2k of charles absolutely losing his entire mind about the prospect of kissing his best mate, lmao

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"So, kissing's simple, really. There aren't really any rules to worry about," Charles tells Edwin.

Without his permission his tone has gone lower, sweeter, like he's stirred honey through it, like he's telling Edwin a secret. Bloody hell, don't go doing this, he thinks, not with him. Not with Edwin. But he is doing it, some vestige of him remembering this lovely, heady intimacy from when he was alive and… all the talking-tos he's ever given himself about how he's never to flirt with Edwin are abruptly, promptly tossing themselves in the bin. What's worse is that it seems to be working on Edwin, and Charles doesn't know what to make of that. He only knows that heat kicks him in the stomach at the way Edwin's clearly hanging on his every word, listing towards him just the tiniest bit.

But Edwin also looks vexed, which is so very typical of him that Charles' unbeating heart makes a serious attempt at somersaulting with affection. Of course, Edwin would hate hearing that kissing's instinctive, that it's uncomplicated and exists just for pleasure's sake. "Doubtful," Edwin says.

Charles is quick to reassure him. "I know, that seems hard, mate, but it's not, promise. S'just pressing lips together and moving them about, innit? Your lips," he swallows, mouth suddenly dry, "on my lips. And whatever feels good, that's what you do. Simple. That's kissing."

[tumblerislovetumblerislife]

based on @idliketobeatree's GORGEOUS ghostcat poem, for a clearer view check it out (tumblr / ao3) and give her some love! happy birthday beloved 💖💖💖

some extras under the cut!

the first was supposed to be the bg, but then i got adventurous! the next three are all different layer options for the gold gradient over the wood design: in order, pin light, difference, and exclusion. i really liked pin light but it was just too saturated and distracted from the characters, difference wasn't really in their colours, and while the turquoise of exclusion does look nice against their skin, it's more of a beach day vibe lmao

first of all, thank you slouch king charles for letting my align all the heads, idk if this height difference between them and ck is accurate but that doesn't matter when you have syzygy babyyy! in a similar vein they're all wearing earrings in slightly different ways! edwin gets an elegant little earring on one side, charles gets two stars (because i like the idea of him doing that when he realises he's bisexual, and it's even more perfect for poly), ck gets both earrings because he doesn't have to imitate charles anymore).

i also thought a lot about the smiles and what they would represent - edwin originally had a close-mouthed smile, but the toothy version is the one he gives to his loved ones, the more vulnerable one. charles is always a smiler, but he's not faking this one, just genuinely happy to be here with them. it was tempting to go for a wide ck smile too, since there are a couple of great ones in canon, but they always feel just a touch... performative? i figure his honest smile would be a bit smaller but still toothy.

outfits-wise, edwin's rolled-up sleeves were a must, but the ribbon bow tie was an addition because i wanted him and ck to match across the sides of the poem, the same way charles and ck do with their gold. i was originally going to put charles in his white (full-length) singlet, but 1) crop top 2) the white-against-white was a bit too boring for my tastes. charles looks good in red so let him wear it! ck's outfit was inspired by his ep2 outfit, but i went more black leather a la his 4th life. and a puffy black mesh shirt for ✨vibes✨ interestingly enough, this leaves charles and edwin the odd ones out in terms of matching each other, but i figure after 30 years they don't have to. the way they fit around each other is much more telling.

very much also inspired by marcela's director's cut of the poem which you should def read if you haven't already!! charles in the middle and finding so much importance in their being together. edwin in analysis mode making his typical gesture (and also to match the shape of the poem shhhhhh). ck trying to look casual by examining his nails but he can't keep his eyes off his boys, while charles keeps him down-to-earth.

tldr: marcela is a genius and i love her. mwah.