This Is A Low Shot, But Can Someone Beta My Dead Boy Detectives Fic? (Painland Fic, It Was Supposed To

Ask Game. 14

Hello totally random person!

Question 14? You evil bastard.

Anyway

14. Least favourite character!

Fuck. This shit is hard. Every character there is beautifully done. How can I pick something I don't like? I'm obsessed with everything.

The character I used to dislike the most was Esther but fuck, I gotta admit, she's iconic. She's a good campy villain, she deserves the credit. I hated her only because I resonated with Charles and Edwin too much so I disliked her as the enemy (childish, I know), but fuck I can't really hate her she's a good character.

It's impossible to dislike anything! Because everything served a purpose. Even the Dandelion sprites, and I don't particularly like them either.

Um. The jocks from episode 5. Because I can't find one redeemable quality about them, I hate those guys. I'm happy they're in hell. They served a purpose in the plot but they got what they deserved.

The people that are Fizarolli fans from Helluva Boss are also Charles Rowland fans I said what I said.

Comic: Nightwing volume 4 annual 2022

I didn't notice any people talking about the League of super pets comic that is in the background??

I thought this detail was super cute. I love this type of easter eggs in comics I wish more comic artists would make small references like.

I wish there was a second League of Super pets movie. I think this movie was great and DC need to produce more of this type of content.

Just ignore my silly batfam texting headcanon(s).

Damian Jason the literature nerd and Barbara all have perfect grammar and a high vocabulary in texting and the rest of the batkids is like wtf. Weirdos. In group chats.

Though Damian probably uses emojis a lot. Probably a lot of angry emojis.

And also Jason is very brief and stiff in his messages.

Unfortunately I will not be able to finish the payneland fic I wanted on time to publish it on my birthday, however I will publish a snippet for now!

It's a fencing fic, because I'm a fencer Edwin truther, and the boys 100% fence as a game between them so my fic is based about that. Edwin tries to suggest fencing to talk about things and resolve the awkwardness that started between them after the love confession. It's not very long after Port Townsend.

I'm going to try to continue working on it to finish it on time but I'm at a bar on the beach that has loud distracting music to celebrate my birthday, I can't make any promises. However I will publish it tomorrow. Here is the snippet for now!

Charles was sitting on the desk, his legs on the chair, staring vacantly out of a window for the past few hours.

Edwin, who was reading a book on the sofa, eventually had enough of this new awkward distance between them and snapped, deciding he was going to do something about it, shake Charles out of it in any way he could.

.......

He tossed Charles his foil- a golden one with a left handed handle. Edwin’s foil was silver, matching Charles’ set. “Pick it up, we are going to fence.” He declared.

“What?” Charles looks up, shaking off from his thoughts and turned to his best friend, blinking surprised.

“I said, pick it up, we are going to fence. Frankly, I've had enough of your distant behaviour recently and I cannot let it pass any second longer. You cannot fool me, Charles Rowland, I know you, and after Port Townsend you have never made the return quite to your senses yet. So we are going to fence, and we are going to talk, in the way we do things. Because clearly something has gone wrong with you recently you refuse to let me in about.”

“Mate, there is nothing wro-” Charles started making himself force out a laugh in defence, but Edwin cut him.

“I have simply confessed to being in love, Charles, I have not been turned into a fool in all that regards you. I have known you for over 30 years, Charles Rowland, and I can tell when things are wrong. Yet you don’t come to me, although you are clearly bothered by me. Sometimes, I have to wonder if you still consider us best friends after all-” his voice break, trailing off.

“What? Mate, of course you are-” Charles rushed to defend against Edwin's words.

“Then talk with me, Charles. Fence with me, like we used to. Because I miss having my best friend around, and I don’t know what to think of you recently. Talk to me, please.” Edwin moves Charles’ foil on the desk closer to him, offering it to him again.

Charles took a few moments of thinking in silence before he responded again. They could fence, he supposes, he did miss them too, but- “Look, Edwin, mate, I don’t want to fight you- You are still pretty banged up from Esther’s house.” Not a lie, they both still had some traces of their iron burns. Esther’s house was still relatively fresh- they tried to bury it but the events of Port Townsend only took place twelve days ago.

Unfortunately, iron burns take an annoying amount of time to heal. Although not as bad now, slight traces of their burns still left.

They have been taking cases slower because of it, working on easy ones to start. Both of them acting more out of concern for the other than actually to themselves.

“Oh, you assume you would be able to get close to me?” Edwin teased arching his brow and Charles bit his lips, cheeks flushing slightly. Bollocks. Okay, his self confidence was hot-

Seeing him announcing it cockily and sure of himself like that ignited a fond and playful spark in Charles- he liked his overconfidence.

“I assure you, even in my lesser state I can still, as I believe they say today, ‘kick your ass’. You, on the other hand, have been shutting off from me for weeks, and I simply will not sit here and allow our friendship to continue suffering any longer. So please, fence with me again. Challenge me, if you will.”

“Edwin-” Charles gruntle sighing pretending to be rolling his eyes in decline, then he quickly picks up his foil going out to a surprise attack, a spark of mischief igniting back in him.

Adrenaline was flooding his ghost veins, in a good way-

He loved this. This was them. It just felt right.

Edit: fic posted! It's the most recent post below the pinned one on my blog!

From what I understood ghosts can feel other ghosts. Why don't you kiss Edwin?

Just an innocent suggestion....

I'm sure @edwinpayne-deadboy will be down for it why don't you ask him?

You should kiss.

Charles babes, tell us a little about yourself. Do you have any hobbies? Besides like thinking and talking about Edwin hanging with him and everything Edwin related we already know that.

Hey, I do way more than hang around with Edwin all day !!

..... I also hang out with Crystal

Anyways-

I've always really loved cooking. Back when I was still alive I used to make the best spaghetti in the world, I swear. Oh, and my mum's Indian so she had the most bangin recipes ever. You hew arcaven't seen everything until you've had a proper plate of naan and paneer makhani I tell ya.

I also played cricket. A lot. Oh! And when that new arcade opened up near school, it was mint. Fun times, eh? I miss being alive sometimes. And kissing. I definitely miss kissing.

Update: I have discovered that the other character I like was also because of hidden deep trauma that made me relate to them.

Being in the Hell-verse fandom is like

Oh why is this character my favourite?

It's because we have similar trauma and I relate to that character deeply I feel so much pain and emotions through them they describe my trauma perfectly.

And why is this other character also in my top favourite characters?

Because they're a cool ass bad bitch, I like them.

Finally finished my Dead Boy Detectives fic!

It's just fluff about Edwin and Charles. The boys took control over my head I can't write or read anything else.

Warnings: none. It's just fluff.

Word count: 2,000 words.

Relationships: Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland, Edwin Payne&Charles Rowland.

Summary: After the hell confession, Edwin tries to refrain from touching Charles, to not make him feel like he's overstepping the bounds of a normal friendship.

Charles, that loves touch, is sick of it. And confronts Edwin what's going on?

(Including kissing and cuddling later).

Or basically just Edwin tries to stay away and Charles pulling him close.

(Very fluff no plot).

Heavily inspired by this tumblr post.

I have procrastinated making this post for so longgg

I haven't seen anyone mentioning it yet??

I know it's also a common symbol pin, but Charles' smiley pin looks like a reference to Death's smiley pin she wears in 'Death: The High Cost of Living' to me.

Come on- it's a bit different but still both have relatively similar long black coats with a smiley pin.

It makes a lot of sense, there is a lot of similarity between Charles and Death. They are both the comforters, it's a pretty big part of who they are. They dedicate their life for others' sake, generally such a smiley person but they are also ready to defend and be fierce; they have so much love to give to the world and they try to express it by always wearing a smile.

Death would have loved Charles. They are so similar at their core and would actually get along great.

I know it might sound like a bit of a stretch but I think it's pretty reasonable.

Damn apparently George Rextrew closed his cameos I sent him one just today and got it an hour later I was so lucky-

Probably god for my financial state tbh😭 I have spent so much money on that (worth every goddamn dime).