I have no pity to spare for thee...

Dead Boy Detectives (2024)

1.02 — The Case of the Dandelion Shrine

Charles - “Stop staring at my boyfriend’s arse!”

by the_genderless_librarian

For now, Charles was content to simply look around, leaning against the tree that was shielding him from the sun as he took in the atmosphere and the colourful bustle all around him.

After a while, he noticed a small crowd forming a few meters away, and he could hear a man’s voice carry over the general hubbub of the faire.

Charles approached, curious to see what was going on. It looked like there was some kind of magic act happening. A man around his own age, clad in an unassuming light grey tunic, a strikingly blue cape and a matching, wide-brimmed hat, was drawing in his audience as he explained what he was about to do.

A knight and a magician cross paths at a ren faire.

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For day 6 of Painland Week 2026: “Magic”

Words: 2028, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Charles Rowland (DCU), Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Niko Sasaki, Crystal Palace (DCU), (mentioned)

Relationships: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland, Crystal Palace & Charles Rowland (DCU), Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Niko Sasaki

I definitely feel I had a lot of growth this year, and I'm super proud of myself. I branched out in a lot of ways and became more comfortable with things like backgrounds, mechanical things, hands, anthro characters and smutty scenes. And as that title suggests, much has been due to the Dead Boy Detectives, so special shout out to my new friends and mutuals there. It's been very very fun!

I will also be posting another post with snippets of faces and hands I'm most proud of this year, so click here for that one once I get the link up!

Rambling and a couple announcements under the cut!

#2: "hi [professor], hope you're doing well! unfortunately, I'm [sick/stuck at work/dead] and won't be able to submit [assignment] by [due date]. could I please have an extension? if not, is there anything else I could do to make up this credit? thanks so much, [op]"

The FIRST SENTENCE is the thing you want the recipient to do. Do not make them guess.

I want to let you know about ... (This email is to inform someone of something not to ask them to do anything)

Could you please do ... (This is a request. You want them to do something).

I'm looking into x and wondering if you can help me (this is also a request but for information instead of an action).

People do not want to read an email and even if they do read it, most people are skimming and not interested. Tell them what you want first, then provide context or other information (when you need a thing is often key). If the email is informational, you can even add "you don't need to do anything, this is just to keep you informed!" People will appreciate not having to figure out what you want from them.

If you can't articulate what you want the recipient to do with the message, you are not ready to email them. I read too many emails where I have no idea what the person wants from me.