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1. The Manuscript of Real People by paraph

   Fandoms: Dead Boy Detectives (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   10 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne
   • The Cat King | Thomas
   • Niko Sasaki
   • Charles Rowland (DCU)
   • Monty (Dead Boy Detectives)
   • Crystal Palace (DCU)
   • Mutual Pining
   • Alternate Universe - Non-Magical
   • Angst
   • Slow Burn
   • the slowest burn
   • No beta we die like Edwin
   • Roommates
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Past Abuse
   • Dubious Consent
   • not between charles and edwin tho
   • charles rowland is an idiot
   • Bullying
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Underage Drinking
   • perfectionist
   • Alternate Universe - Boarding School
   • Anxiety
   • Hurt Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Edwin Paine | Edwin Payne is an Orphan

   Summary

   Britain, 1976. Three years into boarding at Saint Hilarion's School, Edwin Paine is assigned Charles Rowland as a roommate.
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   Featuring: mistakes better made, days hidden in libraries, and no rafter left unwandered.

   also featuring: charles doing sport and edwin being gay for it, edwin being a nerd and charles being gay for it, and me pretending i know what boarding schools are like!

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   154,112

   Chapters:

   45/?

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