#CRYSTAL PALACE

[ur-localkiwi]

My piece for the DBDA charity calendar 🌈

more information here

[afacetomeetthefaces]

Happy Yuri Day to everyone who celebrates! (Surely Niko does)

IT FUCKIN YURI DAAAAAAAAAAAY

[kwadlayns]

Off on a case! ✨

[carmelswirls]

Whenever I think about Dead Boy Detectives I actual feel sick. What do you mean we never find out where Niko is? What do you mean we don’t get to see the boys work with Crystal and the Night nurse in London? What do you mean we’re never gonna see them again?

[anaart-stuff]

Just a mirror away ❤️‍🩹

[minnaeatsbread]

oh, nothing, I'm just thinking about the fact that Edwin died by demon (commonly associated with fire -> red) and Charles died by hypothermia (commonly associated with water -> blue). which is definitely not a reversal of their associated colours. which definitely doesn't mean anything.

[artemisadore]

matilda, harry styles | charles rowland | for nyxie 💚

[heyitsellebell]

my vocal stim of the day is “police don’t know what to do with a F***ING witch”.

something about the way he says it has intoxicated me. Edwin Payne u icon

[khorazir]

Ink and watercolour art based on an idea by @lastsynne: if they were to take a swim, Edwin would carry Charles into a pool/pond to make him feel safe, with Charles wrapping himself around Edwin.

[thisgameissonintendo]

ᴇᴅᴡɪɴ & ᴄʀʏꜱᴛᴀʟ ᴠꜱ. ᴇᴅᴡɪɴ & ɴɪᴋᴏ

[damselofdarkness]

More DBDA x Clue comic book cover! These were actually the first designs I finished!

It was so fun figuring out the “death” portrait for everyone!

[zinnie-zoloft]

Crystal using the phrase “body count” in front of two ghost detectives is hilarious, I need it to be brought up in conversation between them again, maybe Charles ends up asking what her body count actually is and it leads to something like

Crystal, jokingly: Hey Edwin, what’s your body count?

Edwin: About 37, I believe

Charles: Mate, she’s not talking about that type of body count

Edwin: Oh, in that case it’s 1

Crystal: You’ve killed 37 people!?

Charles: YOU SLEPT WITH SOMEONE!?

[the-spite-of-a-dandelion]

Like 20 more of these under the cut.

[many-gay-magpies]

in honor of kassius nelson's birthday yesterday, here are a few of my favorite crystal-centric fics! probably all oneshots, because that's most of what i read. anyone is welcome to reblog and add on their favorite crystal fics too!

the entire stay all day, if you want to series by Cesare

the series is comprised of multiple oneshots (three at the moment) exploring crystal finding her place in the agency with charles and edwin, while also working through the complications and toxic mindsets leftover from her old life now that she has her memories back. truly, just, a lovely lovely crystal character study and exploration into her journey with herself. also contains mild palasaki vibes!

to memory now, i can't recall by SerpaSas

lovely fic exploring crystal's problems with memory following her losing and then getting her memories back from david; she and edwin bond over mutual memory loss issues. very sweet, very poignant, touches on a little-explored aspect of the challenges that could come from having your memories stolen by your demon ex-boyfriend.

like blood, like water by The_IPRE

crystal is trying to fit back into her old life, getting ready for a gala with her parents and all the neglectful parent baggage that come with that; edwin shows up, they bicker, and he reminds her she has a new life she still fits into, too. this is a part of The_IPRE's entire crystal-centric series, which i have not read all of yet but am recommending anyway because their writing always absolutely ROCKS.

a promise to the world: to be better today by elusive_ellipsis

an excellent post-canon casefic featuring the rocky progression of edwin and crystal's relationship, an old box of jewelry, and the complications that arise when one of crystal's old friends dies and comes to the agency for help, bringing with her loads of old baggage for crystal. super fun dive into crystal's old life and friends, and how that conflicts with her attempts to be better now!

but i'm confident when i'm with you by montyforever

a short, sweet little palasaki ficlet exploring crystal's relationship with makeup/appearances, and how niko helps her to feel more at home with herself!

[gardenveela]

ready to solve mysteries 🔍