Call me Rubèn!! Or Ru / Ben if we're friends.✡️🌈 no pronouns/he/they/it.Used to be multi fandom, mostly Dead Boy Detectives right now. I swear this account had other subjects before.Usually mostly DC but I spit out a lot of random fandoms shit.
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i am so fucking depressed this show was cancelled can we pls get it back before i lose it omg
Doing this
I'm so good at decisions you guys
Simon and Esther makes me feel.... Mixed feelings.
But I love most characters in the show, it's really hard to hate when so many of them are written so beautifully.
(this cop I'll hate any day though, idc. Acab. She's bad at her job).
Anyway
I hope you all will have a great year!
Keep screaming and keep shouting about our beloved show🗣️
No matter what will happen, Netflix needs to know how pissed we are.
bitch this is all you’re gonna get. this life, this face, this body. you better not ‘maybe in another universe’ your way out of everything. sit your ass down and face this. go make tea and have a picnic and read a goddamn book. kiss your loved ones, send that damn text, and hug your siblings. this is all you’re gonna get.
Chaos.
Another day, another Dead Boy Detectives question! ✨
In the hopes of getting the fandom tag trending and getting more eyes on Dead Boy Detectives, please use the tag "dead boy detectives" when you reblog to reply.
Today's question:
If the core four made a snowman together, what would it look like?
I think a lot of modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations (as in, Holmes in the modern era) miss out by having Holmes work so closely with the police. A lot of people forget that Holmes was one of the original ACAB bitchies in fiction; he did not like the police. Yes, he worked alongside them sometimes, but he often talked about them with open distain. Sometimes he even worked directly against them (think of The Norwood Builder).
Granted this was mostly because the police lacked a lot of the skills they have today, such as forensics, something that Holmes was an advocate for, and tended to draw conclusions that did not fit the obvious facts. This has obviously changed - the police have a lot more resources at their disposal nowadays, but they are not a perfect institution - far, far from it, and if he were alive today, Holmes would have a lot to say about that.
I wish modern adaptations stayed true to the fact that in canon, Sherlock Holmes was the man you went to if you could not go to the police. If you had, perhaps, a criminal record, were homeless, were POC, were queer, were neurodivergent, an abuse victim, reliant on illegal substances, or even wrongfully accused, Sherlock Holmes would be the man you went to, and he would help you to the best of his ability.
Also, Holmes had his own unique sense of justice. Think of The Abbey Grange - a man murders the abusive husband of an old lover, and the wife is complicit. Holmes and Watson ultimately decide to let them go - Lady Brackenstall was being horribly abused, she was trapped in a loveless marriage with a violent husband. Captain Crocker murdered Sir Eustace, freeing Lady Brackenstall and perhaps saving her life. If the police had arrested Crocker, it would be very likely he would be hanged for murder, regardless of the circumstances.
Then there is James Ryder in the Blue Carbuncle. He, after Holmes pesters him, freely admits to stealing the jewel, but Holmes does not hand him over to the police and instead lets him walk free. It was Ryder's first offence, one he was manipulated into committing, and Holmes and Watson see him as a, quite frankly, pathetic little man. Holmes realises that if he were to turn Ryder in, it would destroy his life - he would be 'a jailbird for life'. Ryder committed a crime, but he is no criminal. Prison would turn him into one.
Holmes takes justice into his own hands, and in a way, it turns him into an anti-hero. But I think this a part of what makes him such a loveable, iconic character.
Holmes has created a 'safe space' within 221B Baker Street. I think this would be extremely intresting to explore through a modern lens.
i also think it’s so sad the way even the queer community upholds top/bottom, inferior/superior dichotomies because it genuinely interferes with people discovering and accepting their own identities. i have spoken with so many bottoms & pillow princesses who realized they were gay and then they expected sex to be enjoyable now that they were engaging in sex aligned with their sexuality, only to find they still felt uncomfortable during sex and they were like “maybe I’m not gay….” and when i asked about their experiences it turned out that they simply do not enjoy topping and when i told them “okay, so don’t top,” they were shocked by that because we apply moral value to giving and receiving acts of sex, in which givers are Generous and Good and receivers as Selfish and Bad.
Not to mention that bottoming IS still giving & providing a sexual act, which is enjoyed by the person topping. not everyone has to be a vers! There is no superior way to engage in sex!
man i love payneland i wish romance was real
Hey people of Tumblr!
I'm trying to turn "Fencer Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne" into an official AO3 tag, so please please please if you've written or you'll write about Edwin fencing, even if it's just a mention of fencing, please use the tag🙏
Also I promise I'm not out of the fandom, sorry I've been quiet for a while, but I'm not planning on going anywhere 💪 and have more fics to come. I haven't abandoned the fandom.
Being here is great and I love this wonderful fandom. We got so little and made so much out of it, I love us.
So far the cameos established that Edwin is the faster runner between the two (we been knew), and that Charles would take Edwin on a fun, sporty date where Edwin would probably pick whatever they were doing up easily and maybe even win and that vision is gonna keep rotating in my head forever now
Going to the park so Charles could show Edwin the basics of cricket
Badminton date
Golfing date
Fencing date
POOL DATE
BOOPS ARE GONE??
BUT REVENGE.
I MUST REVENGE FOR THE EVIL BOOPS.
NOOOOOO.
reblog this if you're okay with booping spams please !!
Crystal: You’re such a dick
Edwin: I am what I eat.
Charles: *phases through the floor*
“Edwin fell first” this, “Charles fell harder” that try and convince me that Charles didn’t fall in love with Edwin the second he walked into that attic. Tell me that he didn’t attribute the fluttering in his heart to the chill of hypothermia seeping into his bones. Tell me that Charles loving Edwin hasn’t been second nature since the moment they met, which is why he never recognised it. Tell me that he didn’t push down the feeling due to years of internalised homophobia.
Tell me that Edwin didn’t fall harder. He suddenly realised that it was possible to like a boy and love fell on him like a tidal wave, heavy and immobilising. Whereas Charles’ love was like a gentle stream that slowly became more and more intense over the years, Edwin’s was like a waterfall that suddenly went from 0 to 100.
you're awesome ❤️❤️❤️ love you
🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 awwwww! Thanks, I needed that <3🩵
Love you, corpse <3. Best cannibalistic corpse I know.
The only thing worse than having a job is not having a job. And the only thing worse than not having a job is looking for a job. And the only thing worse than looking for a job is being 19 years old.
one of the worst things about being a writer is when you have to sit on your hands about a REALLY COOL SPOILER. and you just want everyone to know about the really cool spoiler you want them to know so so so badly but the best way for them to learn it would be to experience it and you also want them to do THAT so you’re just sitting on your hands vibrating and making a low whine while your dog looks at you with concern. and then your friends go “what’s wrong”. and you go PLEASE I NEED TO TELL YOU. and they go “oh okay so tell me”. and you go NO,
the person reading this is going to survive the rough patch they’re going through
Another article about how streamers cancel shows way too soon.
Payneland is literally the opposite of "the feeling was friendship but neither of them had ever experienced it." They've been in love for 30+ years but don't know how to differentiate that from friendship because neither of them have ever experienced it
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.
When you see it, REBLOG IT.
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I think capitalism has genuinely ruined humanity
New fic posting!
Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV show)
Pairing: Charles Rowland/Edwin Payne
Characters: Charles Rowland, Edwin Payne, briefly mentioned Crystal Palace.
Other tags: domestic fluff, cuddling & snuggling, boys in love, tooth rotting fluff, established relationship, talking about their relationship and more.
Description:
They adapt into their new relationship astonishingly fast.
They kiss- quite a lot, and hold hands, taking any excuse they can to be close to each other- grossing Crystal out from their lovesick behaviour sometimes, grinning and chuckling when she rolls her eyes in dismay at their open affectionate behaviour.
They are in love, completely and utterly besotted with each other. And while all this is absolutely wonderful, a question wouldn’t leave Edwin’s mind- what are they?
Edwin has questions about their relationship, he wants to find an official word with Charles call their new recent romantic relationship to make the romance part of their relationship official. Charles just seems keen on kissing his partner.
Perhaps they have also always simply been everything always all at once altogether anyway. So can one word truly fit?
I'm slowly starting to publish stuff more and more and I'm proud of me.
Update I forgot to make: started writing the love potion fic about two days ago. But I still work on several other fics at the same time. Stay tuned!
Now that I'm finished with my fencing fic, which fic should I write next?
Idk mates I'm mostly going out with a vibe but I'm curious to see Tumblr's preference. I have like 20 fics ideas, this is just what I feel like the most right now.
being an adult is just dragging urself kicking and screaming to things that you will enjoy and that will be good for you
1, 5, 7, 15 for the dbda ask game :)
Thank you so much for submitting these questions!
1. My favourite character
It's Charles. Yeah it's very obvious from my profile picture, I'm a Charles fan all the way.
The moment I met him in the show/ trailer I got possessed. I knew he was going to be my favourite character and I was right. Also I'm in love(/nsrs. Well, okay, maybe a bit, but mostly not!) with Jayden Revri. God the eyes of this boy. And his face. And his everything.
Yeah Charles is very much my favourite.
After him probably Edwin Crystal and Jenny, with no particular order. I can't decide.
I'm extremely obsessed with Edwin as well, although he is vastly different from my usual type of characters, because a fencer (in my heart, George also confirmed! And I relate to him on that) + he's not afraid to be bitchy and he's so iconic and so many others stuff that surprised me about him. I love him.
Also Crystal. My love. My girl. Complex female characters my beloved.
And Jenny is an icon. What else can I say?
5. Character I relate to the most.
Well, it's Charles. Sorry the answer is clear cut lol.
His situation with his parents reminds me of my own a lot (unfortunately). I relate to him on so many deep and emotional levels. Some of the episodes hit me strong. I thought 3 was going to be the peak where we get to see his trauma although it's not a lot, and then episode 4 hit me like a train. Episode 5 (especially the end) has my heart.
I relate to Charles on so many levels.
I also relate to Crystal a lot, her journey is relatable. I feel her.
She's just as messy and complicated as anyone else in there, I get her.
7. Favourite headcanon from the fandom
Demiromantic Charles! I talked about it before and also tagged the post I saw it in that explains it really well. I love this. I wish I saw more fanfics exploring this.
Also I wish I saw more gender queer Charles Rowland.
But mostly demi Charles. I can't think of any other hc I saw I really like yet.
15. My favourite line
There are many, many, hilarious lines I dearly love. But I am going to go with an angsty pick, I think the line that broke me the most was a line Charles said in episode 1 I didn't see anyone talking about I think holds a major part of his character- "you are the smart one, and I'm the one that does shit like this." It deeply hurt me.
Let's talk about it for a moment, shall we?
Because Charles is smart. Many times he finds the solutions to their cases, Edwin often praises him for his brilliant mind and George himself said in a cameo only people he thinks truly deserves it- a compliment from Edwin is the highest compliment ever.
Charles is smart.
But he sees himself as this reckless, foolish, charicaristic. This sentence comes from so much self hatred. When things get complicated we see him turn again into the aggressive image he has of himself. He sees himself as waste. He holds Edwin at the highest place ever in his eyes "you are the smart one, you are better than this, you are better than me, don't step to my level I'm trash you are so much more I will do it for you" and it just hurts me how much he throws himself away in the process.
Seeing this line again in a rewatch and realise it definitely was a stab to the chest, now that it's known how much he hates himself.
I wish we talked about episode 1 more, it's a great episode that sets out so many important stuff for the rest of the show. We just skip over it because so much happened so quickly but there are so much stuff we need to unpack there.
Stealing for myself!
+26. Any other question you'd like to ask me yourself!
I haven't seen any floating around, so I thought:
Dead Boy Detectives Ask Game!!
Encourage some more interactions amongst the fandom! Reblog for people to send you asks.
(Be kind and send an ask to the person you reblog from, and the people who reblog from you 😉 it helps makes the game more fun ❤️)
1. Who is your favourite character?
2. Which is your favourite episode? Why?
3. A character you think is underrated/ underappreciated.
4. Something you wanted to see in season 2?
5. Which character do you relate to the most?
6. A fanfic rec or fanart rec!
7. Favourite headcanon from the fandom so far?
8. A headcanon you have (that you havent seen talked about yet)!
9. Have you seen/read any of the other Dead Boy Detectives media? Which?
10. DBDA tumblr user you follow you want to shoutout 🥰
11. Favourite ship in the show?
12. If you existed in the universe would you hang around as a ghost? (What would you do?)
13. Favourite case we see the detectives do?
14. Least favourite character?
15. Favourite line in the show?
16. A Rarepair you like?
17. Theory you have/had for season 2?
18. Opinion on Edwin and Charles' dynamic? (Is it Romantic/ Platonic/ Secret third thing?)
19. Favourite actor from the show?
20. Which characters style do you like the best?
21. Something you wish had been done differently in the show?
22. Personal favourite female character? Why?
23. Song that reminds you of the show..
24. What would you mail the netflix execs if you could send them anything?
25. Why do you recommend the show?
(Feel free to reblog and add some more questions!)