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I waS wrIttING DIREctly On AO3 anD I ACCidenTALLY CLOsed thetAB 😭😭😭😭

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Details I adore in dbd (in no particular order)

There may be some vague spoilers, be warned

1. The bracelet that the cat king gives Edwin looks like an ouroboros with a cats head (an ourobrpuss if you will, I’ll see myself out)

2. Maxine has cleaver earrings when niko confronts her about her love/ obsession of Jenny

3. Nikos outfits are all monochrome, the colours may have meanings in some way, I’m too lazy to cross reference, white is used for death in some cultures and she wore white in that final episode

4. The first thing we see in tragic micks shop is the polar bear

5. The animation style being different for each person telling a story

6. Charles and Edwin pick up on each others language, Charles can quote Edwin’s dad and Edwin has said ‘that’s brills’

7. Niko wearing a ring that is then worn by older niko

(Credits to this post for pointing it out)

8. The way the cinematography made the neon crown sign line up with the cat kings head

9. Apparently Edwin stands like a ballerina (post)

I will add to this post as and when but this has been saved in my drafts for months and I’m an impatient soul

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do u think if we just talk abt s2 like it’s going to happen it’ll trick them into making it

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dead boy detectives...deadbo...ydetectivesdea...... dead boy... payneland kiss.... staircase scene..... couch........deadboydetesvti season 2...

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What's An Underrated LGBTQ+ Show Everyone Should Watch?

What's An Underrated LGBTQ+ Show Everyone Should Watch? https://buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/tell-us-the-most-underrated-lgbtq-shows

Since the boys keep trending in Pride month, why not list them here as an underrated LGBTQ+ show to watch?

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This is my fifth rewatch (I think), so call me stupid, but only now I noticed Tragic Mick's indirect answer in the second episode when he gave the boys, after they asked for his help with the bracelet to get out of there, that snowglobe-like thing with ocean sounds: That thing said "Welcome to Port Townsend" 😭

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One of the things that I appreciate (and because of the cancellation, also find frustrating) about Dead Boy Detectives is that I am intensely curious about how the story was going to continue, not because there was one big cliffhanger (the first season actually ends in a reasonably narratively-settled place, last-minute teaser aside), but because there are so many things I wanted to know about almost every single character.

I was rather surprised to realize that David the Demon was one of those characters that I wanted to know more about, not just in terms of how Crystal is going to deal with the obstacle that he represents, but in terms of who he is and what he actually wants.

I didn't really think about David the Demon as a character very much until I saw Episode 06. I was focused on him as a force that Crystal was going to have to deal with, and on trying to evaluate how he was operating and what, if anything, of what he was telling Crystal was actually the truth. But that changed with Episode 06 and Episode 07.

In The Case of the Creeping Forest, we see David taunting Crystal from the mirrors in the woods, and she tells him that she doesn't have her powers anymore. And while says "there's no way, Crystal," his face in the mirrors changes — it's out of sync with his words. He looks scared and uncomfortable, and that made me sit up and take notice.

If anything, I had expected disappointment, or maybe disbelief, even if they didn't quite line up with the swagger. But as soon as David looked scared, I went "Wait -- what's that about?"

We never find out. Charles smashes the mirrors with the cricket bat just a few moments later.

And then in The Case of the Very Long Stairway, when Crystal demands that David open a doorway to Hell for her, not only does he say that he can't, he says "Don't you think I'd go back if I could?" and again I thought, "What's up with that?"

Why is David unable to go back? Why does he want to go back rather than spend more time on Earth? Is he exiled? Is he hurt? Is he on some kind of mission? Does Crystal have something to do with any of that?

And then after David gets locked away, we see — for a lack of a better name — David the Human Guy, unsure where he is and presumably stranded an ocean away from home. I felt a little bad for him, but I also had even more questions... chief among them being why David had picked this guy again after being forced out of Crystal's body, and how that happened.

(Is David the Human Guy complicit? Was he convenient? Or was he just really unlucky? — and then that made me wonder if *Crystal* was just unlucky to have met David, or whether she was a target all along…)

One of the things I was certain we'd get to see in Season Two is the continuation of Crystal's arc with David as she realizes she can't just bury her problems indefinitely. But I'm also really curious as to what else we would find out about David himself, and the start of that was really these tiny little hints from his reactions about who he is beyond just the swagger and the sneer and the blatant manipulation.

And I think that David Iacono portrayed all of those things quite well.

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Top 5 Edwin quotes!

"If you punish yourself, everywhere becomes Hell"

"We didn't matter, he and I! So these cases matter. They have to matter!"

"For the record, the water closet is pristine and FULL of decorative soaps!" (This may seem weird, but this is SUCH a Good Auditory Stim for me. I have a clip of him saying it in my Spotify library.)

"These detectives are terribly clever" in regards to Scooby Doo. If asked, I'll elaborate on why because oh there is so much in this line that I love for Reasons.

"It's not what you did, it's what you do that matters." He can be extremely insightful when he feels like it lol

Thanks for the ask! <3

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More ponies or whatever...

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Reblog to give prev the power to write their fanfiction

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Mulder “joking” that he wished he had a peg leg as a kid so people could see that there was something wrong with him and wouldn’t expect him to function properly is so rich in character for a throw away line.

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I'm going to reblog this post every time I lose my graphic pen because omfg 🤌

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no you dont understand

my blorbo didnt take his jacket during a show and now we have a whole other fucking album

please explain

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*heavy breathing* *squirms of anguish* *Chews pencil like a beaver* *takes a lap around the house* *shakes like rocks inside a tumbler*

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He has 97 mental illnesses and is banned from most public places

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The Case of the Year Ahead, a digital Dead Boy Detectives Charity Calendar, is now available!

From now until July 7, you can get a copy of your own in three easy steps!

STEP 1: Donate at least $10 USD to any of our chosen LGBTQ charities:

Sherlock's Homes Foundation

It Gets Better Project

Lambda Literary

Trans Lifeline + Protect the Dolls

Capital Rainbow Refuge

Note: If you can't donate to one of these charities for some reason, please select a different LGBTQ charity instead. When you reach STEP 3, just choose the "I made a donation to a different/local LGBTQ+ charity not on this list" option on the form.

STEP 2: Screenshot your confirmation page or confirmation email.

STEP 3: Fill out the proof of donation form and submit your screenshot.

That's it! We'll send the digital calendar file to the email address you supply!