#simon dbda

happy big bang day, it's WE DO BONES MOTHERFUCKER time!! i've had the absolute privilege of collabing with @dear-monday on her the locked tomb au, Death First to Vultures and Scavengers, in which edwin is a necromancer and charles is a cavalier and nothing bad happens ever. we promise (:

thank you to nic at @deadbangdetectives for the amazing organisation of this event!

there are two more drawings under the cut, with spoilers for chapter 5 onward

Part 1 here and part 3 here

Have you read any good fics on AO3 recently and wanted to comment, but didn't know what to say?

Have some gifs!

Just paste the HTML below (including the <>) into the comment box in AO3, and when you click submit it'll add the gif to the comment!

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For chokehold, paste:

<img src="https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMnc0czFuYjF4dWtkeXIzYmM0YjNuYmJ3c3J4NWlkOWVqMnB0dHVudiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/UBaTTUIqO1fGjL6Naf/giphy.gif" alt="Gif of Charles Rowland being choked with the caption: Me. The absolute chokehold this fic has on me" />

For rec this fic, paste:

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For Crystal staring in awe at Niko, paste:

<img src="https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNHNxNWJ4NGdveG9lYWpoeWFlbzAzanM0Y2E3ZXA3cHZwMDRucTczYSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/OqQfpYSgM82afWh4bb/giphy.gif" alt="gif of Crystal Palace looking at Niko Sasaki with the caption Me and This fic" />

For this fic unearthed some feeligs within me, paste:

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(thanks to @tragedy-machine for the suggestion!)

For super, thanks, paste:

<img src="https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYXpiY3NkN2Y0eXpicHk0dWhlaThhZThvaGJyN2Q1bGNrNmg1cmp4MiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/SUQMb4cY7KKRDsKhI2/giphy.gif" alt="Monty the crow: Are you saying I can't leave any more kudos here? Super, thanks" />

(thanks to @tragedy-machine for the suggestion!)

For fic flashbacks, paste:

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(thanks to @idliketobeatree for the suggestion!)

For Edwin staring lovingly at Charles, paste:

<img src="https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYmNhd3pjYXNmbGFldnpiN2g0cGxzZGR4dWIwODFmNXBrZjZxMHZ1cyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/I8zCCdeUXURCwWqPLg/giphy.gif" alt="gif of Edwin Payne captioned me looking at Charles Rowland captioned this fic" />

(thanks to @idliketobeatree for the suggestion!)

For swooping in, paste:

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(thanks @nix-nihili for the suggestion!)

For sunlight creeping in, paste:

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(thanks @nix-nihili for the suggestion!)

For Whee!, paste:

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(thanks @tragedy-machine, @idliketobeatree and @tumblerislovetumblerislife for the suggestion!)

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(First and only time he is touching them)

And then there's Charles, who always initiates that constant casual and cozy contact they have. So the few times Edwin is the one starting it seem so much more powerful to me now...