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The Case of the Missing Dead Boy Detective by 247Elena
  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles, Edwin/Cat King (Thomas)
  • Status: Ongoing.
  • Synopsis: Charles discovers that Edwin has suddenly disappeared and will not give up until he finds him. He and Crystal will discover that Edwin's disappearance is much deeper than they thought.

Acts of God by Oddessea

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairings: None
  • Status: Complete
  • Synopsis: Charles convinces Edwin to investigate how the case ended after his murder.

Bug like an angel by Spiderhistorian

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: The boys are getting out of hell and realize their feelings in the aftermath.

The Case of The Crystalline Lake and The Ghost With a Stomach Ache by SaturnSickle

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: After everything that happened in Port Townsend, Charles doesn't know how to feel about his relationships with Edwin and Crystal.

Bright and burning by Nix_Nihili

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: A look at all the important moments of touch between Edwin and Charles.

A light in all that dark by Chattrekisses

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: After his death, Charles is curious how his new friend ended up in hell.

It's alright by FlynnReminisce

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: One evening, Charles finds Edwin alone in the agency and he's acting strange. Turns out, he isn't as over Niko's death as Charles thought he was.

Stand Alone, My Soul Is Jealous by That guy

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles, Edwin & Jenny
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Not knowing how to express his feelings, Edwin has a conversation with Jenny.

Hell of a Day by Willowsycamoretree

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles and Edwin have a much needed conversation after returning to London.

Death's Kaleidoscope by The nerdiest insanity

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin doesn't want a soulmate and isn't looking for a soulmate. And, once he dies, assumes he will never be able to meet his anyway. But life and death never do quite meet expectations.

Once Upon a Hope by ChampionAshley

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles always needs to be needed, so when Edwin comes to him with a…unique request, he enthusiastically volunteers.

Imagine Being Loved by Me by IntoTheUnknown

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles Rowland wants what he can’t have, feel.

Holding on to patience by Toomoon

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: 5 times Charles touched Edwin, and one time Edwin touched him first.

It’s Where My Demons Hide by That guy

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin and Charles have nightmares of their traumatic pasts, so they console each other.

    Shipping Fics 
We Would Slowly Fall Apart by That guy
  • Recommended by: [Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin and Charles spend a day off like normal teenagers but the traumas of the past return.

Exposure by LittleLove940

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Despite his partner's distaste for touch, Charles comforts Edwin when he needs it.

The Volume of Silence by Marsnack

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles, Crystal/Niko
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin and Niko are jealous of Charles and Crystal's relationship.

My name around your mouth by McKat

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: After the events of New Townsend, Charles asks about Edwin’s encounters with the Cat King.

It felt like Hell by aaaaaa_666

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin has tried to stay strong, he really has.

All Our Memories, They’re Haunted by That guy

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Despite everything that happened in Port Townsend, the traumas of both ghost boys are still present.

Joi de Vivre by Olympus

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin Payne crawls out of Hell twice. Somehow, his problems begin in the aftermath.

Candles by Anonymous

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles plays a prank on Crystal and he ends up in a closet with Edwin.

Changes by SillyRicky69

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: After they get back to Londond Edwin stays at the office to rearrange everyhting while Charles loves talking.

Take me by the hand by xxsnailxx

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: 5 times someone noticed Edwin is pretty and acted on it + 1 time the someone is Charles.

I'll Be Good, I'll Be Good by Grayskiesandstars

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles finds out about the Cat King's original proposition. It brings up memories he'd rather forget.

Don't think twice by Katarasvevo

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: In which Charles and Edwin can't stop saving each other.

Forgive the Sun for Never Loving You as it Should by 247Elena

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles was protective of Edwin. That's why, when Edwin tells him he's meeting with the Cat King before they return to London, it is his responsibility to make sure nothing happens to his best mate.

Oh my love by Midnight_w0nder

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin and his journey with touch after being tortured by Esther.

Touch Starved by LankySandwich

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: After a particularly gruesome case, Edwin and Charles try to relax by trying out a new trick from Tragic Mick's. A magical pollen that gives the ghost boys their sense of touch back.

I Will Hold Your Hands To Stop Them From Shaking by Coloursflyaway

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles teaches Edwin to dance during a concert.

Edwin's First Lesson in Self-Defence by Paperyowl

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin and Charles end up having a little fencing match.

His infinite suffering by Moon_in_the_Night

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Payne, that last name was perfect for him, Edwin always suffered. During his lifetime but also during his death when he met a young man named Charles.

Destination by Deadwelshking

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles has spent a lot of time thinking about Edwin’s confession in Hell.

Bodies swallowed by music by Backstabberr

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: A dance curse that causes the ghost boys to face their love for one another.

    Alternate Universe Fics 
And the Tide by McKat
  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: During episode four, the boys are the ones that go up the lighthouse, and Edwin hears the voice.

Perfect Paradise, Tearing at the Seams by McKat

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: When Crystal finds a cursed necklace, it shouldn’t be too big of a deal. Until Charles ends up under its spell and is cursed to tell the truth.

Jealous by 24m7007

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles doesn’t like seeing Edwin with Monty and the Cat King. All he wants to do is kill the both of us them, and he doesn’t know why. So Niko helps him figure out why.

Of a youth who loves me by Aliquis

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444, Bookworm Gal
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: In the aftermath of his second trip to Hell and his confession to Charles, Edwin is still unsettled. Charles decides that he will ensure that Edwin will never have to worry about ending back up in the pit again.

Much better than an owner of a broken heart by Deadwelshking

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles, Edwin & Niko
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: In which Charles overhears a conversation about love between Niko and Edwin, and begins to question his own feelings about Edwin in turn.

Distance by Upintheclouds313

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin was always the quieter one in any room. He had always admired Charles, for his effortless charm and ability to make friends wherever he went.

Pain is Power and We Are all Confused by VickyStar

  • Recommended by: Bookworm Gal
  • Pairings: None
  • Status: Complete
  • Synopsis: In which the events in the witch's home ends differently, Edwin's torture is put to good use, and only Death has a real clue what happened.

Detectives' Day Out by Baby_Spinach

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles and Edwin temporarily get their bodies back. They make the most of it.

The Risk & Rewards of Communication by Opossum_Subatomic

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: An alternate ending to Episode 4.

Everything, Eventually Connects by Phooeenixx

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Edwin lost a cat and Charles finds a cat, maybe it was fate that they met.

I dig my fingers in... by ALL_CAPS

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Charles goes to confront the Cat King, however things go awry when he takes the form of someone quite dear to Charles, leaving him with some interesting realizations.

I get to love you by Silent Diamond

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: After Edwin meets Monty, Charles realises that he might be in love with his best friend.

Take me to the paradise by Pinklemonades

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles, Crystal/Niko
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: Crystal asks for Charles' help in setting up a date for her and Niko. Along the way, Charles realizes a thing or two about his own feelings for his friend.

Family by Th30L14m

  • Recommended by: Shanwooo444
  • Pairing: Edwin/Charles
  • Status: Complete.
  • Synopsis: By chance, Edwin witnesses Charles watching his parents through the mirror. To his surprise, Charles is not the only member of the Dead Boy Detective Agency keeping an eye on the fate of his family.


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