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The Great Escape Debacle of 2025 (7534 words) by zilia, dearheartdont, DontOffendTheBees, EveryMomentADifferentSound, Nigg, ghostinthelibrary, Fenristheulv, artemisadore, m_erlin_s Chapters: 1/8 Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland Characters: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Charles Rowland (DCU) Additional Tags: Mystery, Chains, Restraints, Amnesia, Truth Spells, Secrets, Confessions, Magic, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Video Game, Timey-Wimey, Time Loop Potion, Mediaeval AU, Prince! Edwin, Servant! Charles, Alternate Universe - Magic, Temporary Amnesia, Princes & Princesses, Alternate Universe - Historical, Historical Fantasy, Sigils, Protective Charles Rowland (DCU), Prince Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Touch-Starved Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Love Confessions, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne Loves Charles Rowland, Autistic Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Memory Loss, the witch is totally esther but i’m lazy, AU—Fae, desire potion, Amnesia; Dubious consent, Protective Edwin payne, Additional Warnings In Author's Note, DBDA Potion Week 2025 (Dead Boy Detectives) Summary:

When Charles and Edwin find themselves in a strange place with no recollection of how they got there and no immediate means of escape, each room they enter presents them with a completely new mystery. They have to find a way to escape while navigating what each room reveals about their friendship. -- OR: a potion week collab between 15 authors and artists. Each author wrote a different chapter and was paired with an artist who made art for their chapter.

The Great Escape Debacle of 2025, chapter three: get a glimpse beyond the illusion

chapter written by @artemisadore 🌟 | chapter art by @wordsinhaled 💫 | created as part of @dbda-potion-week ✨

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne & Crystal Palace & Charles Rowland Characters: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Charles Rowland (DCU), Crystal Palace (DCU), OC - Character Additional Tags: DBDA Potion Week 2025 (Dead Boy Detectives), Truth Serum, or truth potion whatever, Interrogation, Familiars Series: Part 1 of DBDA Potion Week 2025 Summary:

The Dead Boy Detective Agency has trapped a witch's familiar in a bid for information. When they aren't as forthcoming as they hoped, a truth potion is suggested...

Excerpt:

“Well,” said Edwin as he looked down at the owl-shaped familiar. “That wasn’t so bad.” 

Charles groaned and pushed himself to his feet. “Speak for yourself,” he grumbled, good-naturedly. “They really packed a punch.”

At that point, Crystal burst through the door and rushed to their side. “Did it work?” Then she seemed to notice the owl in the middle of the magic circle and grinned. “Nice.”

The owl was a rather large eagle owl and looked awfully menacing. Its eyes were a magical purple rather than a natural yellow or orange. Marks had been gouged into the floor with its massive talons, but it wasn’t damaging the rest of the church so Edwin didn’t care about that. For a long moment, it held Edwin’s gaze in a horrid glare until, finally, it blinked. Still, the trapped owl did not seem eager to help.

“So, uh,” said Crystal, turning to Edwin. “Can you speak to owls?”

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland Characters: Charles Rowland (DCU), charles' classmates, Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Crystal Palace (DCU) Additional Tags: Fluff, at least i think it is, payneland, DBDA Potion Week 2025 (Dead Boy Detectives), Intoxication, Drinking, Underage Drinking, but it's not in regard to the ghosts bc theyre fucking old lol, Flashbacks, Slurs, 80s flashback, a few assholes from charles' past are mentioned, Love Confessions, Drunk Charles, or at least tipsy, Unbeta'd, No beta we die like niko, Not Beta Read Series: Part 2 of October 2025 Prompt Events Summary:

The tall gentleman thanked the detectives and their psychic medium consultant for their hard work. He also left a paper bag with ‘something extra for their trouble’, as he called it.

As it turned out, the ‘something extra’ was a bottle full of amber liquid.

“Whisky? But you won’t even be able to taste it, right?” Crystal asked, examining the non-readable label of the bottle.

“Well, the client said that it is special - apparently, he was a connoisseur during his life, and he’d spent quite a part of his afterlife rummaging the world for something that he would be able to taste… According to what he said, it kept all the qualities of the original drink.

*** DBDA Potion Week day 3: Intoxicating Potion