#dbdbottomedwinmonth

[edmcmayonnaise]

You are not bound by your past. (For @bottomedwin week four “Free day” prompt.)

[sthilarions]

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..."

[honorarypines]

Bottom Edwin Month week 1: Jealousy and possession

[deadboyoffice]

For Bottom Edwin Month 2025 @bottomedwin !

Wanted this to be for Week 1 and 2 too, with some possessiveness and Omegaverse.

[bottomedwin]

Thank you all for making this past November absolutely brilliant! Our favourite Edwardian ghost was so well-pampered and showered with love, as he deserves!

As the doors close on this event, our socials here on Tumblr and Bluesky will wind down a bit at least for now.

However, the Bottom Edwin Month AO3 Collection remains open for any event-inspired fic/art you might like to create and add to the collection in the future. November might be over but why stop showing Edwin a good time, right ;)

You can reach our team at our main blog @crookedbowtieserver where we continue to show endless love for bottom Edwin! We also have a Crooked Bowtie AO3 Collection dedicated to the cause <3 Feel free to browse, and add your fics and recs; the more, the merrier!

If you'd like to hang out with us on our discord server, where we gush (hehe) about all things bottom Edwin all day err day, just shoot us an ask at @crookedbowtieserver (18+ only).

Until next time~

[phoenix-soar]

touched for the very first time -- [Dead Boy Detectives fic]

Rated E, 7.8k words, Complete

During an investigation, the situation becomes dire when Edwin becomes ensnared in a ritualistic circle—one cast by the spirit of a witch who has been entrapping virgin sacrifices for a most nefarious purpose. At the threat of his best mate being sacrificed back to Hell, Charles desperately makes an outlandish suggestion on how they might be able to free Edwin…

Written for the @bottomedwin event, for the prompts Damsel in Distress Edwin, On a Case, and Fuck or Die.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[antichrists-plus1]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Written for week 1 of @bottomedwin month: Jealousy/Possession!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland Characters: Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, Charles Rowland (DCU) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Human, Stalking, private investigator Edwin Payne, private investigator Charles Rowland, (but in very different senses), Strangers to Lovers, Possessive Charles Rowland (DCU), freak 4 freak behavior, Banter, Slight Coercion, Anal Sex, Car Sex, Bottom Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne, trading the upper hand like it's a hot potato Series: Part 1 of I know I'm bad news (I saved it all for you) Summary:

"Who are you?" Edwin interrupts.

Shit.

"Charles," he holds his hand out through the open window. What the fuck is he doing? "Charles Rowland. Nice to meet you, mate."

To his surprise, Edwin takes his hand, his grip warm and strong.

Too strong, seeing as he doesn't let go. His grip turns painful enough that Charles has to fight off a grimace. "And, prey tell, Charles Rowland, why have you been following me around for the past two weeks?"

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Private Investigator Charles is hired to take pictures of Edwin, and along the way finds himself a little obsessed… (It's a good thing Edwin doesn't know he's still following him, right?)

[brokenintrovert]

botChapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dead Boy Detectives (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Cat King/Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne Characters: Cat King (Dead Boy Detectives), Crystal Palace (DCU), Charles Rowland (DCU), Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Cat King is Called Thomas (Dead Boy Detectives), Hurt Cat King (Dead Boy Detectives), whump cat king my beloved, Bickering, Injury, is there something more romantic than dressing your situationship's wounds?, Mild Smut, or poor attempt at it rip, Animal Traits, Barbed Penis, Sex Magic, Kinda Summary:

“Now, we are alone,” Edwin announced, and his brows knitted in worry. “Tell me what’s wrong.”

The Cat King rolled his eyes. “Told you already, I can’t heal.”

“But why? You wield magic, why can’t you use it?”

“And why can’t you ghosts keep your human shape when you’re exhausted,” the shapeshifter retorted. “I used too much energy.” 

“I see.” The analytical look in Edwin’s eyes had no right to be nearly as hot as it was. Thomas must’ve been feeling better if he was able to notice that.  “Is there a way to restore it quickly?” the detective looked the trickster in the eyes. 

The Cat King grimaced and looked down. He didn’t say anything. 

 **

The Cat King ends up hurt after helping the detectives on the case. Edwin is determined to help him.

Posted for the free day of Bottom Edwin event

@bottomedwin  @catwinevents