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[penandinkprincess]

i think i've posted this before, but ilya truly does deserve an award for his patience after getting woken up at fuck o'clock at the cottage for a five year plan strategy session when he was in the middle of a rem cycle.

like the way he asked "what is nur-ate-iv?" makes me think man TRULY was not catching all of the words getting tossed at him so fast the second his eyes were even a LITTLE open. like he wasn't asking "what story did you come up with?" he's asking "what word are you even saying to me right now?" man got like 0.2 seconds to be like "oh i'm awake now?" before he was getting PELTED with english because shane had a forty step plan that couldn't wait like. three more hours.

i would have hit him with a pillow and said let's circle back, so kudos to ilya.

[penandinkprincess]

this does make me think that if they have kids, ilya is going to be the default parent getting woken up for "i frew up"

in my heart, shane sleeps like a ROCK and is also non-functional if his sleep schedule is disrupted

so papa is the one getting little hands patting at his face at 3 am because his sleep isn't safe from daddy OR the kids

[penandinkprincess]

this also does mean that shane rarely wakes up in a bed with the same number of people it had when he fell asleep

either ilya is completely mia because he went to lay down with whatever kiddo came to get him and then fell asleep in their bed without meaning to, or shane wakes up to little feet pushing into his kidney or a little fist tucked under his arm or a kiddo sprawled sideways over him AND ilya in a way that canNOT be comfortable

shane always handles getting everyone put together and fed breakfast, but the first step of every morning routine is just a headcount to find out where everyone ended up overnight

[ramslambsandwolves]

Yuna watching Shane and Ilya roughhousing in the backyard with narrow eyes and David walks up and places a comforting hand on her shoulder , “it’s fine they’re not really fighting” and she nods “yeah I know I know it’s just - they’re like cats a little. I can never tell if they’re actually fighting, playing or,” she clears her throat and blushes, “or getting frisky.” David opens his mouth, then closes it because honestly…he can’t tell either. Shane had accidentally given Ilya a bloody nose the last time they wrestled and they just had to go home to get a Ilya a new shirt and which made sense at the time but now….huh. “I think boys will be boys. Even the queer ones.” David replies but then Ilya has Shane is a headlock and Ilya’s saying something to him as Shane tries to squirm out of his grip and-

“but I do think they’ll be heading home soon.” David chuckles.

[sleepyeepy]

currently obsessed w the idea of hollanov rough housing and wrestling like ALL THE TIME

bc while yes they r sweet and soft and tender w one another they are also boys at heart and incredibly jock4jock

they’re running down the hallway with each other in a headlock after dinner w yuna and david laughing and pushing at each other until they accidentally knock a picture off the wall and yuna has to put them in a time out

two grown 6” tall , 200 lb professional athletes sitting in a corner pointing fingers at each other and blaming the other for getting them in trouble

[fairandfatalasfair]

I've seen a few fics where Charles is dyslexic, and while I'm not wedded to it, I do kind of like that headcanon.

In which case, I do think that Edwin has noticed on some subconscious level that if he describes his books to Charles by shape, colour, and location, rather than just title, that Charles is more likely to hand him the right book.

But I do not think that Edwin is likely to be consciously aware that Charles is dyslexic, or indeed of what dyslexia is, nor do I think Charles knows. I think if you asked Edwin he would say that Charles is brilliant and therefor is refusing to learn to read Aramaic out of pure stubbornness, and if you asked Charles he would say he's just not great with reading and that's what he has Edwin for.

[asidian]

Dead Boy Detectives does a lot of things very, very well, but one thing I haven't seen touched on very much is set design. It is phenomenal, and the amount of detail that's gone into literally every scene is truly mind-blowing. I'm going to do a couple of posts breaking down the setting details in various locations I think, but I wanted to start with one that does an incredible amount of storytelling in the tiny understated details.

So let's talk about Charles' room from when he was still alive.

Some of the details are quite small, but I've circled and numbered them so that I can discuss them more easily.

First up, and this one doesn't have a number because it's the entire room, but. They have this boy down in the basement. In a cramped little space that looks like it's twice the size of a twin bed.

Then we come to all the little things that make it so much worse:

1: Charles' room is covered with band posters. If you look closely though, these aren't the kind of posters you'd buy in a store. These are the sorts of posters that they display at venues when a band is in town. Every one of them that's readable has locations/dates/sales info. These aren't someone buying Charles something of his own, to decorate his room with. This is Charles "My smile is pretty convincing" Rowland going to venues after the band has finished its run and asking for the posters to take home.

2: It's hard to tell from the angle, but it looks like he has a couple of model airplanes up on the ceiling. Okay, this one's kind of cute.

3: Again, hard to tell from the angle, but it looks like he has a shelf of sports trophies tucked away back there. This boy tries so damn hard.

4: A dart board. Huh. That's funny. Where are the darts?

5: Oh, here they are. They're outside the room! Like his asshole father! Stole his darts! And threw them at the door!!

6: Probably a boombox, presumably the one that he used to play the tape mentioned in the Devlin house episode. Notably, there are no tapes in sight. Did his father break his only tape?

7: The world's saddest bed, with a ratty old pillow and one (1) single sheet.

8: And as if we needed any more heartbreak in this scene, that's Charles' cricket bat there in the corner. His weapon of choice? The thing he picks up to defend Edwin, over and over, episode after episode, for the entire series? He's cowering practically on top of it while his father beats him. He didn't so much as touch it when it was himself that needed defending.

You're welcome. If I have to be heartbroken over set dressing, I'm dragging you all with me.

[melefim]

I think the model airplanes are a possible reference to the comics- in them, Charles’ dad is more absent/neglectful than outright abusive, and in one of the few stories we hear about him, Charles remembers a time he built a model plane for his dad as a gift, which he immediately criticized and then abandoned (Charles would have been 11 at the oldest at this point):

(This is from the Toby Litt/Mark Buckingham run of the comics, which also introduces Crystal and Tragic Mick)

[asidian]

Oh, wow. Okay, so the one cute throw-away detail is in fact more pain. My heart's fine, I didn't need that anymore ;;

Thank you to this reblogger and several others who were kind enough to point out the comics reference here. My omnibus is still en route, so I haven't been able to read them, yet.

[banchie]

Chat they made Minecraft into a silly goofy cringe movie even through Minecraft is actually about life and earth and the universe and tearing meaning out of the ground and molding it with your hands into something that you can be proud of. They made the pink sheep look ugly and funny for a cheap laugh when it should’ve been a beautiful moment where you, age eleven, come across this rarity, this beautiful anomaly and you hold its face in your hands and stare into its chocolate brown eyes and you realize what the whole world is about. Chat they made it into a joke

[2deadboys]

do you also think about how there was probably a point where Charles realised he was never going to be good enough for his father..

that he was going to be abused regardless of what he did...

so he decided to fully embrace alternative cultures like punk & rude boy

pierce his ear, shave the sides of his head. make bad choices. knowing his father would hate it, but if he was going to get beaten anyway he may as well do what he liked.

[mellxncollie]

CHARLES ROWLAND in Dead Boy Detectives (2024) → Ain't It Fun by Rocket from the Tombs

[mellxncollie]

Edwin Payne & Charles Rowland + With My Whole Heart by Sufjan Stevens

[asidian]

Just when I thought this show couldn't break my heart again, I caught this little detail on my rewatch.

When Charles is in that lake getting rocks pelted at him, it's full dark. We see a light that's probably meant to be the moon through the trees, already a ways above the horizon.

But when Charles saves that boy from the bullies earlier the same day, it looks like it's late afternoon, judging by the light and the shadows.

If we go by the change in lighting, probably at least three hours have elapsed between when Charles saves that boy and when he finally escapes the bullies himself.

It makes sense, honestly. Those rocks pelted at him, slowed down by the water, would never have been enough to cause internal bleeding. They would have had to hurt him before he ever got in the lake.

In the comics, Charles is tortured extensively by the bullies who end up killing him.

If we go by the lighting and the implications here, it's the same in the show. We just only see the very start and the very end of it on-screen.

[goose-the-kitten]

Charles death is so visceral and violent there had to have been more then what we were shown

and he wasn't just pushed into that lake he was in pretty deep not just the shallows when charles flashes back he is swimming for a moment and the boys shout "he's surfaced" implying he might have been under the water for longer than expected or he went underwater to try and swim away from them

it's amazing that he was able to get away into the attic at all with how injured he was

[edwin-paynes-bowtie]

edwin payne - dead boy detectives

[purgatory606-deactivated2026052]

"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" by Mary Elizabeth Frye

[buckley-diaz-rules]

Hi all DBD fans,

I really recommend not just spamming @netflix with TV show requests for Dead Boy Detectives Season 2 (though please do!), but also writing to their customer service team. They can then forward this on and make sure our voice is heard.

You can see what I wrote below to give you a hint of what to write. I have anxiety so was worried about chatting with someone but you can just use the live chat to submit the message, they will confirm it, and then it's all done. Took me 1 min.

Please help us fight for this amazing show!

Guideline-

"I am contacting you regarding the cancellation of one of your shows. I am deeply disappointed that Dead Boy Detectives was not renewed for Season 2 despite it having fantastic writing, a strong fan community, and lots of potential. This cancellation has greatly knocked my trust in Netflix as a platform that is worthy of my custom. Please could it be noted that I, along with many other fans who are now campaigning, would greatly appreciate a reconsideration of this decision to cancel?

Kind regards,

A very disappointed fan."

Here's how to access the live chat-

Go ahead and spread your love for this show!

Also, the two growing petitions are under the cut-

Sign the Petition

Renew Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix

Sign the Petition

Renew 'Dead Boy Detectives' on Netflix

[goose-the-kitten]

This is a good Idea

You can also fill out a title request (if the thought of chatting with someone is too stressful) We need to tell Netflix in as many ways as possible that we are upset

It's really easy to do I would suggest doing this on top of contacting Netflix

it's what the guy I chatted to suggested to do so hopefully it will help

[goose-the-kitten]

I'm genuinely so upset about dead boy detectives getting canceled I had started to hope and even expect that there would be a season 2 but I should have known better seeing as this is Netflix and a queer show

[crafteeauthor]

I think it's less that the boys Don't Communicate- they're too in sync to have never discussed their issues- and more that when one of them says they don't want to talk about something the other takes it at face value and never brings it up again

[goose-the-kitten]

Exactly I hate when people act like they haven't spoken about their issues before they just know that they both don't like talking about it and both of them also repress their emotions a lot so they don't even know how much it's bothering them until it boils over

[emryses]

CHARLES & EDWIN + Orpheus and Eurydice

"This is like one of those Orpheus and Eurydice moments, yeah?" "I certainly hope not, that story ends tragically."

+ bonus:

[edmcmayonnaise]

Dead Boy Office layout and references. Thought this might be helpful for drawing and writing reference.