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[phoenix-soar]

the lowest ebb (is the turn of the tide) -- [Dead Boy Detectives fic]

Rated E, 11k words, Complete

After a confrontation goes too far between Edwin and the bully who refuses to leave him alone, Edwin is made the subject of a cruel prank with dire consequences. A beach, a sacrifice, and a stranger from the ocean…

Wrote this for Uku_Lele91's incredible art (featured in the fic), as part of @deadbangdetectives 's 2026 Reverse Bang!

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Lil sketch from ch. 9 of The Downworlder Detective Agency by @ahyperactivehero 👀

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For my friend who requested/prompted this 💜

[ouchmyghostskin]

There is. Ahem. Another NSFW drawing in that folder. Link. Enjoy?

18+ only.

[edmcmayonnaise]

Damsel in Distress Edwin (for @bottomedwin Week Two)

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Charles still hadn't gotten Edwin to agree to punch properly, but about a month after Port Townsend he finally managed to badger Edwin into learning to escape holds. He didn't have to hit anybody, Charles promised, but wouldn't it be nice to know how to get away if he had to?

Edwin agreed that it would (Charles knew he would, once he'd found that argument) so there they were, dressed down, in the office, Edwin in rolled-up shirtsleeves and Charles in his vest.

"Okay," Charles said. "You can pretty much already get out of any pain compliance hold, cos of your thing, and obviously any stranglehold or suffocation lock isn't gonna do anything, so... Probably makes sense to start with pinning."

Edwin blinked at him with indulgent confusion.

"Right. Just, um. Lie down on the carpet - mm, I think face-down, most holds work that way - and I'll grab you and then show you how to get out of it. Okay?"

Edwin looked at him incredulously for a moment, then got down on the floor, remarkably gracefully but with mild exasperation in every muscle. He put his arms crossed under his chin with a slight huff and gave the baseboard of the wall a Look.

Charles grinned and knelt down over him, a leg on each side. "Sorry, I'm gonna need those, mate," he said, and extracted the arms from under Edwin's chin. He pulled them into position, and bent forward to hold Edwin, and -

and Edwin made a sudden meep noise.

Charles froze and frowned. That shouldn't've hurt at all, he was being careful. "You good, mate?"

"Mhm."

"You sure? I can be looser if you need. Or let go and we can try something else."

"No!" Edwin said, and his voice was high and tight like Charles had him in a stretch hold, which he didn't. "No, that's fine! I'm quite - I'm quite alright, thank you, this position is fine."

"You sure?"

"Yes," Edwin said emphatically, and Charles shrugged.

"Okay, let me know if you have a problem. So what you're gonna want to do here is..."

[ouchmyghostskin]

Thanks @lelelittlelenore for commissioning this for the good we do fundraiser! They asked for lap kisses and an old timey night shirt/gown. Thanks so much!!

One more commission to go!

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Several chubby!Edwin doodles I made for my dear friend @regretsofaghost over the course of the past few months! Big fan of Edwin getting to be well-fed, relaxed and comfortable and perhaps a little spoiled in their lovely AU!

[adskayapanda]

Quiet, they're working

[idliketobeatree]

edwin's "first adult experience" snippet anyone?

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You have no idea how much I love seeing these two images together

From friends to lovers 🙂‍↕️

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Commission illustrations for the fic Zero Days Since Time Lost by alixdoeswriting on AO3

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THE WIP ISN'T A WIP ANYMORE !!

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[wehavethesameleft]

Because sometimes Edwin needs to take advantage of Charles being the brawn.... have another Payneland smooch to keep you warm this holiday season! (or any day of the year, really...)

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Ruffling edwin up <3

(nsfw version can be found here)