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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!