#to rush to the charles/edwin romance

[lightshiningforth]

My opinion on Charles and Crystal is that they ARE cute together and they DO like each other but they can’t possibly last, both for reasons they know and reasons they don’t. It’s sincerely sweet and tragic.

Crystal is alive, and being with Crystal makes Charles feel more alive. She’s fit and she has a bite to her and she’s the first new friend he’s had since he died. Crystal is overlooked by her parents (not that she knows it at first) and haunted by David, and Charles sees her and stands up for her and likes her as she is. They’ve got a really lovely thing.

But it’s doomed, you know? It’s doomed to end. Crystal will grow up, and Charles won’t. Further, Charles’s closest person in his life is Edwin, and will continue to be Edwin. It’s not that he can’t love anyone else… but the role of (after)life partner for Charles is already spoken for.

Anyway. I say this has someone who thinks Charles and Edwin are the ultimate couple of Dead Boy Detectives. Someone who thinks Charles is bisexual and will realize someday that he has romantic feelings for Edwin, too. Still… I would never want to minimize what Charles and Crystal have. It’s something. Something short and vibrant and bittersweet.

[edwinisms]

see I need ghost clothes to have properties more or less like regular clothes because wearing someone else’s jacket or shirt is one of the most important expressions of affection in existence and yes basically what I’m saying is i wanna see charles give edwin his jacket for one reason or another and see edwin get all flustered and giddy about it

[witsserviceablesubstitute]

The gay boy being in love with his 'straight' best friend is such a trope and its subversion is not rejection, it's reciprocity and mutual queerness. Charles's response wasn't a rejection. It was awe and kindness and support. It was, "I don't know but you are my person and we have eternity to figure it out."

The Dead Boy Detectives is committing to a potential love story between Charles and Edwin in a way I've only read in queer books. The writing is treating the possibility of them with the same weight it is treating the possibility of Charles and Crystal.

Edwin is a main character, his potential romances dominated the narrative, and one of his love interests is another main character whose individual development and relationship with Edwin is beautifully fleshed out.

Do you know how rare that is? How special? It's all I've ever wanted to see happen with queerness in media. For the queer character and their romantic plotlines to have the same space to develop as their counterparts. For their love interests to have (any) extended character and relationship development beyond being rushed in and out of the narrative for fear of alienating a homophobic industry and viewership.

Thinking about how much Dead Boy Detectives doesn't closet Edwin's story, nor the possibility of him and Charles, how much it appears to be pointedly rejecting how queerness has been handled thus far on screen, fills my heart with hope.

[mystic-mae]

i'm finally gonna do a dead boy detectives headcanon!! yay :D

but if you know anything about sanders sides, it's that logan/logic has these vocabulary cards of modern-day slang. stuff like "rizz", "fam", "lit", etc.

i think edwin would've also been given similar vocab cards once crystal entered the detective agency. sure, edwin's speech was fine, but it was outdated. crystal, like the gen z that she is, decided to make cards that would help edwin with his modern world slang.

charles saw this too and decided to make his own set of vocab cards of slang that he grew up with. charles' cards were less detailed and definitely rushed, but still. edwin already knew most of charles' slang just by being with him for 30 years, but he appreciates the thought.

i'm pretty sure you all know who's slang edwin adopted more. (yes, it's charles. much to crystal's chagrin.)

as a bonus, niko also made her own!! though, it wasn't on slang words to help edwin blend in more with the living. the cards mostly consisted of tips on modern dating and a bunch of other boy romance-related topics. edwin keeps those cards super close to him, like his notebook. it's really cute, actually.

[nuria-schnee]

Final Chapter. Sweet

“I am yours, in every sense of the word,” Edwin said in a rush against his lips, too eager to kiss him again to slow his speech down. “And it isn’t conditional, Charles. I love you completely. I always will.” Charles' eyes turned glassy and there was a bit of embarrassment in it. Edwin kissed his cheek, his jaw, his neck, holding Charles tighter. “I want to show you,” he sighed, kissing below his ear. Charles whined and Edwin could feel him trembling under his hands. “Please, let me show you.”

Read the final chapter on AO3 or start from the beginning

Tags and summary under the cut!

Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland Characters: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Charles Rowland (DCU), Crystal Palace (DCU), Niko Sasaki, Jenny Green (Dead Boy Detectives) Additional Tags: Romance, Angst, Fluff, Love Confessions, Friends to Lovers, Getting Together, Misunderstandings, Communication, POV Charles Rowland (DCU), POV Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Hell, Demons, Past Child Abuse, Physical Abuse, Hurt Charles Rowland (DCU), Hurt Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, temporary injuries, Charles Rowland Needs a Hug (DCU), Protective Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Protective Charles Rowland (DCU), Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne Loves Charles Rowland, Charles Rowland Loves Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, First Kiss, First Time, Explicit Sexual Content, Happy Ending, This starts a bit dark but it's mostly fluff and these two being all lovey-dovey

Summary:

Something goes wrong during a case and Charles is dragged to Hell. Edwin embarks on a mission to save him, in which he discovers the horrors of Charles' past.

After such experience, Charles opens up to Edwin a bit more. Also, he realises he's deeply in love with Edwin and doesn't know how to tell him.

[sammansonn]

my thoughts on dead boy detectives season 1

- the season should have had more episodes we should’ve had more time for characters to develop connections and do a deeper dive into the intimacies of charles and edwin’s friendship

- the special effects were slay at times the pain wraith and the angler fish very very cool

- hate hate hate the romance between crystal and charles actually the biggest problem I have with the show even more than the occasionally shit dialogue (which at least did get better as the season progressed)

- devastated that we won’t have cat king in season 2 he deserves to be forever hope he comes back somehow which his relationship with edwin was again tied up with a perfect bow but ig they just wanted to end his arc here I just think he’s an interesting enough character that they could’ve kept him and his toying of edwin going longer

- the genre of this show was baffling and sometimes too harsh of a shift between scenes

- very funny tho aces on the comedy front they were funny guys

- niko and edwin were SoulMates they were the definition of mlm and wlw solidarity and they were the most important relationship of all

- really though niko and crystal would be a thing big bummer on that side

- still wished edwin hadn’t already confessed his feelings so quickly I want more secret pining!! the not wanting to say anything in fear of ruining your friendship!! like yes it was a very healthy and endearing scene and I love that at the end of the day they’re still best friends but wish that had gone different

- in a perfect world they would’ve gotten at least 15 episodes to flesh out the world and story at a slower pace and season 1 could be about edwin discovering he’s into boys while season 2 can then be about his Specific boy things just felt too rushed at times (and I know part of that is the limitations placed on the showrunners very limited episodes and you have to conclude your season satisfyingly enough due to the high possibility that you don’t get another season so I Get making the ending like that and having all these boxes checked off so if there is a season 2 you can make new boxes to check but some boxes need to be left unchecked!!! at least for a bit everything just felt too perfectly tied up with a bow I would’ve liked to see less of a resolution in regards to the afterlife catching them don’t love that after 30 years they only now get the Perfect solution to their existence)

- want more magic from edwin!!! let him be cool and powerful and scary!!!

- overall though I did have a very good time and all the aspects I didnt like make sense in a way I just don’t like em

- still thinking about those clowns in the first episode what the fuck was that about

[aurorawest]

Reading update

Just Like That by Cole McCade - 2/5 stars

So I started reading this age gap romance about two professors at a boys boarding school expecting it to be different than the last Cole McCade romance I read. It...wasn't. The emotions are turned up to 11 all the time, from the very first page, and that means there's nowhere emotionally to go. It also felt rushed and like the characters didn't really have room to breathe. So...I might retract what I said about the first Cole McCade novel I read needing to be shorter, because this one was shorter, and it didn't work.

Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell - 4/5 stars

Bought this for the SnowBaz story, ended up reading the whole thing and quite enjoying it. The SnowBaz story was definitely still the best though.

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - 4/5 stars

In my last reading update I said I wasn't going to read any my Leigh Bardugo books, totally forgetting this one was sitting very near the top of my TBR pile. I liked it a lot, but I have been informed that Hellbent involves a glowing, fully erect demon penis in multiple scenes (and not even for demon sex) soooo yeah. I think I'll give it a miss.

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by KJ Charles - 4.75/5 stars

Drama! by AJ Truman - 4.25/5 stars

Bloodline by Jordan L Hawk - 4.75/5 stars

Wanted, A Gentleman by KJ Charles - 5/5 stars

Oh I loved this one so much. I love when KJ Charles writes books with a twist because I never see them coming. And it's not like the clues aren't there. This is a super quick read but so good. I definitely could have read a full length novel about Martin and Theo.

The Klockwerk Kraken by Aidee Ladnier - 5/5 stars

You look at this book and you think, tentacle porn. And yeah, there's some sex with tentacles. But??? This book??? It kind of wrecked me. It's two connected novellas about trauma, healing, family, memory, love...really really good. Highly recommended.

Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara - 5/5 stars

And then I read a werewolf book and loved it! Not that I expected to hate this or anything, but I definitely went into it feeling a bit iffy, because werewolves are really not my thing. This book is romantic suspense and really good, and I loved Julien and Eli so much. This is a spinoff of Adhara's other werewolf series, which I want to read, but it's only available as an ebook, and I don't do ebooks.

Seven Tears at High Tide by CB Lee - 4/5 stars

Cute little YA mermaid book. Mermaids also aren't my thing so I liked this more than I thought I would. Much better than Jason June's Out of the Blue, imo.

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske - 4.75/5 stars

Again, my toxic trait is I don't really enjoy reading books about women or f/f romances. But not surprisingly at all, this book was really good. Though, you know. I inhaled all references to Robin and Edwin (of which there were many) and was sorta/kinda more invested in the hints of romance between Hawthorn and Alan. Obvs excited for the third book.

The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths and Magic by FT Lukens - 3.5/5 stars

Just Like This by Cole McCade - DNF

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. I put this one down before I got through chapter 2.

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales - 5/5 stars

I tore through this book in a single day. It was SO funny and sweet. It's considered YA but quite honestly I'd call it New Adult. Or if you don't like New Adult, straight Adult. Sophie Gonzales is the author of one of my top reads of last year, but of course, since this is an f/f romance, I was wary. But ugh, so good. Highly recommend this one.

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard - 5/5 stars

Apparently the idea for this came from the author posting polls on twitter for what would happen next, which is...unspeakably lame, honestly. But the book that came out of it is great. Loved the world, loved Winnie and her family (especially her brother and his boyfriend).

Beguiled by Joanna Chambers - 5/5 stars

Loved the first one, loved this one more.

This Census-Taker by China Miéville - 3.25/5 stars

What was this even about? Pretty sure Miéville was high on peyote when he wrote this.

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman - 3.75/5 stars

Picked this up because it was 20% off at Target and was actually pleasantly surprised by how much more adult it is than the series. Then of course started watching season 2 of the series and found it to be as sanitized as season 1.

The Henchman of Zenda - KJ Charles - 3.5/5 stars

He Bears the Cape of Stars from Duck Prints Press - 4.5/5 stars

Glitterland by Alexis Hall - 3.75/5 stars

This is a re-release of one of a novel Hall wrote like a decade ago. It's not a romcom (which I knew going in), but I didn't expect it to be quite so rough. Similar in ways to Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble, only that was funnier. The fact that he wrote out the Essex accent really grated, but I guess it kind of made sense. My bigger issue with this book was the absolutely shit editing. There were repeated paragraphs, formatting issues, and places where it seemed like there had to be something missing because it made no sense.

The new edition is annotated by Hall, which was pretty fun. Not a bad read, but it's not Boyfriend Material.

Part 2

[marcusssanderson]

70 Cute Quotes for all Areas of Life

Our latest collection of cute quotes on Everyday Power Blog. Enjoy!

Reading inspirational quotes can boost your motivation and help you lead a happier and more fulfilling life. Cute quotes are a great way to improve your mood and brighten your day.

If you’re looking for the best quotes to cheer up your day or to share with the people you love…look no further. We’ve collected these beautiful quotes just for you.

These cute quotes cover many different aspects of life, including love, happiness, time, beauty, and much more. They are positive, witty, poetic, beautiful and inspiring.

  Cute quotes for all areas of life

  1.) “Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

  2.) “Cute is when a person’s personality shines through their looks.” – Natalie Portman

  3.) “Man may have discovered fire, but women discovered how to play with it.”— Candace Bushnell

  4.) “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

  5.) “Always wear cute pajamas to bed, you’ll never know who u will meet in your dreams.” – Joel Madden

  6.) “As hard as I try to sound tough and dark, I still sound cute.”- Jenny Lewis

  7.) “Life must be lived as play.” – Plato

  8.) “I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.” – Rita Mae Brown

  9.) “Just give me a comfortable couch, a dog, a good book, and a woman. Then if you can get the dog to go somewhere and read the book, I might have a little fun.”— Groucho Marx

  10.) “I’ve never been that cute kid that was forgiven for being naughty.” – Richard C. Armitage

  Cute quotes about love

  11.) “Love is the answer, but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty interesting questions.”— Woody Allen

  12.) “It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes.”— Lucille Ball

  13.) “We were together. I forget the rest.” – Walt Whitman

  14.) “Love thy neighbor — and if he happens to be tall, debonair, and devastating, it will be that much easier.”— Mae West

  15.) “I have a crush on your mind. I fell for your personality. Your looks are just a bonus.”— The Notebook

  16.) “Love is like Pi: natural, irrational, and very important.”— Lisa Hoffman

  17.) “Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.”— Jules Renard

  18.) “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”— Charles Schulz

  19.) “The being in love is better than the falling in love.”— Simply Irresistible

  20.) “True love stories never have endings.” – Richard Bach

  Cute quotes about life

  21.) “Everything looks cute when it’s small.” – Cynthia Rawley

  22.) “I think people should look cute all the time.” – Rachel Zoe

  23.) “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Helen Keller

  24.) “That’s the secret to life… replace one worry with another…” – Charlie Brown

  25.) “Character develops itself in the stream of life.” – Wolfgang Von Johann Goethe

  26.) “The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.” – Alfred Adler

  27.) “If life is a bowl of cherries, then what am I doing in the pits?” – Erma Bomback

  28.) “Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” – Isaac Asimov

  29.) “The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.” ~ Khalil Gibran

  30.) “Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.” ~ Will Smith

  Cute quotes for girls

  31.) “A real girl isn’t perfect and a perfect girl isn’t real.” – Harry Styles

  32.) “I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”— Marilyn Monroe

  33.) “My style is simple, kinda girly, but with a bit of an edge.” – Erin Heatherton

  34.) “Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life.”

  35.) “A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.” – Marilyn Monroe

  36.) “We girls, we’re tough, darling. Soft on the outside but, deep down, we’re tough.” – Kristen Ashley

  37.) “Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins.” – Paris Hilton

  38.) “I love dressing up. It’s the best part of being a girl, I think.” – Emma Roberts

  39.) “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” – Coco Chanel

  40.) “Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.” – Laurence J. Peter

  Cute quotes for him

  41.) “Come live in my heart and pay no rent.” – Samuel Lover

  42.) “I am in love with you and this reality is far better than my dreams.”

  43.) I love you not only for who you are, but for who I am when I am with you!~ Roy Croft

  44.) “Everyday I fall in love with you more and more. Except yesterday, yesterday you were pretty annoying.”

  45.) “If I know what love is, it is because of you.”~ Hermann Hesse

  46.) “I love you from my head tomatoes.”

  47.) “Sometimes I wonder how you put up with me. Then I remember, oh I put up with you. So we’re even.”

  48.) “My night has become a sunny dawn because of you.”~ Ibn Abbad

  49.) “You make me smile for no reason whatsoever, You make me laugh at the unfunniest things, But most of all, you make me love you.”- Anonymous

  50.) “Forever isn’t long at all when I’m with you.”~ Winnie the Pooh

  Cute quotes for her

  51.) “You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.” – Oscar Wilde

  52.) “The power of your smile should never be underestimated. It melts my heart and touches my soul.”

  53.) “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks

  54.) “No one else matters when I look into your eyes.”

  55.) “You’ve a place in my heart no one else could have.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

  56.) “I’ve fallen in love many times… but always with you.”

  57.) “I love you the way a drowning man loves air. And it would destroy me to have you just a little.”- Rae Carson

  58.) “I am absolutely, definitely, positively, unquestionably, beyond any doubt, in love with you.”

  59.) “Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” – Elinor Glyn

  60.) “You`re not only my love… you`re my air, and I cannot live without you.”

  Other cute quotes

  61.) “I don’t think you can define love.” ― Harry Styles

  62.) “I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.”― Cat Stevens

  63.) “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”― Robert Byrne

  64.) “Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.” ~ Danny Kaye

  65.) “I like girls who eat Carrots. ~ Louis Tomlinson” ― One Direction

  66.) “Life is the game that must be played.” ~ Edwin Arlington Robinson

  67.) “Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die.”― Amelia Burr

  68.) “Maybe I’ll just give up on boys. Okay, maybe not. I mean they’re just so cute!” ― Jillian Dodd

  69.) “Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.”― Hans Christian Andersen

  70.) “Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.”― Carl Sandburg

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