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The Infamous Thunderstorm Debacle of 1990 by Venus_Flower_Basket
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
03 Jun 2026
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It doesn't take long for Charles to realize that Edwin is scared of thunder. Nor does it take long for Edwin to attach himself to Charles when he realizes that Charles knows.
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Lace Your Heart With Mine (Let Your Sleeping Soul Take Flight) by NotThatPerseus
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
03 Jun 2026
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Having just escaped the Fae Realm, cleric Edwin Payne is expecting to spend the rest of his days in solitude. Then a handsome, reckless requires some healing, and, well, they can't be blamed for what came next
AKA: Author loves knights and paladins and WILL make it their blorbos' problem
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Niko wakes up in a body bag, and knows, right down to the singing magic in the marrow of her bones, that she needs to help Monty.
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Dead End Kids in the Danger Zone by notveryterrestrial
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
03 Jun 2026
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i had this psychic vision of dead boy detectives in a small town where the boys die and become ghosts DURING the story but with the main cast of the tv show (and the comics later) where it’s less supernatural more small town detective-y vibes
mostly based off of the 2023 comics and the tv show but there might be sprinkles of other runs if i’m feeling adventurous
if this does well i’ll post more chapters if not very short one-shot!
title from Dead End Justice by The Runaways
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want you to want me (need you to need me) by artemisadore, haruxita
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
02 Jun 2026
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“C’mon, who doesn't dream of a dove release at their wedding, mate?” Charles asks, leaning back in the hotel armchair with a crooked grin. “Thought it was more tasteful than some lousy ol’ butterflies, myself.”
The corner of Edwin’s lips twitches upward, and Charles feels a surge of syrupy-sweet triumph. “The damned creatures shat on my dear Aunt Edmonia,” he reminds him wryly.
Charles barely hides his undignified snort. He had forgotten about that. “Still,” he shrugs, “it was aces, yeah? People will be talking about it for years!”
Edwin blinks once, then twice, before shaking his head almost disbelievingly. “Charles!” he chastises. “Stop being so…nice.”
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Alpha Charles Rowland knew that marrying omega Edwin Payne would be full of surprises, but nothing could have prepared him for this.
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Edwin reads some Sherlock Holmes to Charles when he notices something about one of his favourite fictional detectives. Could it be - ? Research ensues and he discusses his thoughts with Niko.
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“Bloody hell, that was hot.”
“Yes, it was quite the… experience.”
“You, uh… you up for it again sometime?” Charles bites his lip again; he might die if he doesn’t get a chance to get Edwin’s hands or mouth on him next time, and vice versa. He scrambles for something to follow up with and picks the easiest thing he can think of. It may be stupid as hell, but he doesn’t want to pressure Edwin with anything, does he? “Doesn’t have to mean anything if you don’t want; just two blokes getting off together. ‘Friends with benefits’, they call it, yeah?”
Or: Charles juggles being 'Friends With Benefits' with Edwin and his own self-destructive behavior.
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- Part 1 of Half of Forever AU
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A lost necklace takes the Boys to a fun center, where Charles quickly forgets they are supposed to be on a case. Charles finds joy in the massive Ball Pit in the back of the center and is determined that Edwin enjoys himself as well.
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Simon had never actually seen Edwin be taken by the demon, he had two parallel stories running through his head at all times. He had killed Edwin and doomed him to an eternal suffering or he had only got four other boys killed and Hell was their punishment, Edwin, poor innocent - wouldn’t hurt a fly, book loving - Edwin was spared because demons only came for sinners. In which case, Edwin couldn’t be down here and Hell’s tricks had led him far beyond the confines of his assigned recompense.
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Simon takes Edwin’s offer to escape.
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i think you'll be good to me, and i'd try my best to be good to you by quietdetective for makemeimmortalwithahug
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
01 Jun 2026
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Four teenagers (even if two are about forty years old when you factor in time on earth) are not really the pinnacles of mental health awareness, boundaries, and how to apologize.
They always try their best though.
4 Times the Dead Boy Detectives (plus two living girls) trigger each other accidentally, plus the times they helped each other recover.
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No Time Left to Tell the Truth by OCwritingtrash
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Dead Boy Detectives (DC Comics)
01 Jun 2026
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Crystal and Niko were in college now. Their time with the dead boy detectives were over, until one day Edwin and Charles come back with two new ghosts by their side, and tell Crystal they need her to help them, because if she doesn’t, her and everyone who’s ever known these boys are in danger.
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endings never come when you expect by madnessiseverything
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
31 May 2026
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“What?” He thought they were doing brilliant. Sure, it was a bit shaky what with Crystal pulling away again and again, but she always came back, didn’t she, and Charles is aces at being patient. Sometimes. Crystal certainly seemed okay with their situation whenever she dragged him into her bed and twisted her fingers into his hair. “I told you, I don’t mind waiting. You’ve got more than enough going on, yeah? I’m not going anywhere.”
Crystal throws her hands up, journal slipping to the floor. “That’s—” Her voice cracks, but she raises it nonetheless. “That’s the fucking problem, Charles!”
in which Crystal turns eighteen soon and realises things can't stay as they were
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- Part 11 of dead boy musings
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be my mirror, my sword and shield by artemisadore, ghostinthelibrary, ObsessedWithFandom
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
31 May 2026
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Prince Edwin Payne of Hilarion, accompanied by his first knight and childhood best friend Sir Charles Rowland, travels to the kingdom of Townsend to secure the peace treaty between the two nations. Upon arrival, he is told that he is to be wed to the infamous Cat King, Thomas Kitt of Catting, the man who notoriously betrayed his kingdom to pledge his loyalty to the Witch Queen, Esther Finch.
However, Edwin and Charles quickly learn that not all is as it seems in Townsend, especially when it comes to the Cat King. In fact, if any of them plan to survive this marriage unscathed, they must all learn to trust one another — both with their lives and with their hearts.
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everything is... (gone) by plutosapphicstay
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV), The Sandman (TV 2022), DC Extended Universe
30 May 2026
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“You kept the mirror.” / “You remembered the way.”
“You never knew what to do with an opportunity when you had it.” / “Oh, I knew exactly what to do with you.”
"Is that really what you thought of us?" / "Why do you think I never wanted to see you again?"
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This is all there was ever going to be, someone thinks. Where else would they find it, how else would it be born than from damage, from life from death from purgatory shedding its skin into sex, intellect, the mind-bending truths that scrape us raw, what else could they be but monster, but beauty, but two sides of the same irreparable coin, fated by what feels like the universe and bound, bound, Bound.
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or - the before and after of the Catwin taxes, when they found each other again, teased each other up and tore themselves apart, only to come back after months of no contact when Charles goes missing for a case to find him; the agency and the mission and the pieces that were never picked up until now, when they're coming back to everything and the hell it made and wondering: was it ever really over?
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Edwin, for all his quirks, is losing it.
Attempting to maintain his grip on reality, mending his relationship with Charles, learning new things about himself. It's almost too much to bear. Will he be crushed under the weight of his power or rise above it stronger than ever?
Help may find him in more ways than one. That is, if you call anything the Cat King does helpful.
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Learning By Heart by Ice_Elf, Lundlaeva (Black_Crystal_Dragon)
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
29 May 2026
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Charles wakes up in the hospital after the incident with his mates and everything is—well, pretty aces actually. His dad’s being nice to him, his mates—former, now—have either been kicked out of school or are staying away from him, and he’s got a new roommate.
Edwin is kind and funny and really clever, and, best of all, he seems to think Charles is pretty great too. So what if he’s sometimes a little bit weird? Charles is still determined to get to know him better.
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After writing my first DBDA fanfic, "The Case of the Importunate Incubus"
Me: Wow, it felt great to get back into a fandom after so many years.
Angel Edwin on my shoulder: Yes, well done you.
Devil Cat King on my other shoulder: Sure... but in the summary you called it an "intrigue."
Me: ...
Angel Edwin: ...
Devil Cat: Intrigues are like, political and shit. Oooh, maybe you could -
Angel Edwin: Don't!
Me: *scurries off to write this sequel*
Angel Edwin: Must you? She has a family!
Devil Cat: Bwahahahaha!Series
- Part 2 of Catwin OTP
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A ghost walking into a graveyard, Charles thinks with a huff, sounds like the beginning of a bad joke.
It's one of those daft little things that's always going to be funny, in a morbidly whimsical sort of way. It's not the first time he's wandered through a graveyard, and it certainly won't be the last.
Well. Hopefully he never has reason to set foot in this particular one again.
Or; Charles loverboy Rowland can have a little violence. As a treat.
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The first time Thomas ran into his ex, he could hardly believe it. What were the fucking chances of meeting Edwin Payne in Prague?
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Meeting your ex again? The ex that you're still in love with? I wonder where this is going. -
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Edwin supposes that perhaps, if he had been less self-assured, it would not have taken him quite so long to admit that he was lost. Then again, if he had been less self-assured, he might not have gotten lost at all. And in his own mirror too, how dreadfully embarrassing.