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The full weight of the situation bore down on him at once.
His father was dead. Charles could feel the sting of knuckles across his cheek, his father's chunky, dated wedding band tearing at the sensitive skin of his upper lip on its way down, at the same time as he felt a warm hand patting him on the shoulder out of pride for a game well-played. He felt every ridge permanently etched into his back and his sides sting. He felt fingers tousling his curls in jest.
He felt like he was dying all over again.
Years after the events of Port Townsend, Charles is faced with the news that his father has passed away.
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love me like a scandal, wreck me like a wave by atfsims_1
Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)
22 Jun 2026
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Charles steps forward until he’s standing directly behind him, dagger in hand. In one swift motion, he snakes a hand around the chair Payne is sitting in, ready to tilt his chin up and drive the dagger in with the other and –
Violent, white light floods his eyes; offensive, consuming, and burning. He’s blasted backward by an invisible force and...
There, on a woven chain around Payne's neck, lies a small, pinkish-purple stone, pulsing with energy that Charles can’t quite place.
Well, Fuck.
So much for in and out, he supposes.
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It has been a year since Port Townsend when Monty shows up in London with a unique predicament, and the boys take on the case. But when exhaustion rears its ugly head, the agency decides it's best to take a night off, and, naturally, family bonding time ensues.