This Is A Mood

Overwhelmed by the thought that dbda may end one day. No more hope for any more seasons or episodes.

Like just the thought of DBDA finishing is so sjakabakakoansbakoqldnbdjsjsnsnnsn I genuinely cannot imagine it stopping.

I WANT IT TO CONTINUE TILL THE DAY I DIE. I WANT TO BE ON MY DEATHBED, WATCHING SEASON 30 FINALE.

I don't care if after season 4 ish the rest of the episodes are 2 minute long unreleased bloopers, I just need more payneland.

So respectfully, Netflix, RENEW DBDA

Guys if you've read up to here congrats on reaching the end of my dbda love letter/rant

I think Charles grins fondly when Edwin's being a bitch because he genuinely thinks it's hilarious and adorable. But I also think he admires the shit out of Edwin's unwillingness to tone himself down or file off his sharp edges. Charles needs to be liked so much, and he spends so much time setting himself aside and tying himself in knots to be what other people need, and Edwin just doesn't. He is exactly and entirely his snippy bitchy self and everyone else can take it or leave it. I think there's something exhilarating in that for Charles - both a sense that by attaching himself to Edwin he can borrow some of that fearlessness about outside judgments, and a thrill of knowing that Edwin can ignore everyone else's opinion because Charles is always, entirely, inarguably enough for him.

And there are downsides to that dynamic. Charles works really hard to manage the vibe, and the fact that Edwin doesn't really do that back (isn't equipped to do it back, because he doesn't read people and intuit what they need from him the way Charles does) sometimes leaves him feeling like he's carrying that weight alone. (who else is gonna keep spirits up? you?)

But also there's a reason Charles is drawn to stubborn difficult people with sharp edges who don't apologise for who they are, and I don't think he'd give up Edwin's bitchiness for anything.

i need you to understand that dbda is a tragedy & it didn't have to be.

it is a tragedy because the protagonists are sixteen year old boys who were victims of hate crimes. it is tragic because their deaths are senseless and didn't have to happen. it is tragic because they were killed by other sixteen year old boys who were taught hate and violence instead of compassion and tolerance. it is tragic because their deaths were probably the best thing that ever happened to them.

it is a tragedy because the boys do not let the tragedy define them. it is a tragedy because these awful, vile things happen to them, and they choose to be better, and they should not have to be. it is a tragedy because in our universe edwin and charles didn't come back as ghosts & they are just dead.

tragedies, by definition, must have a sad and/or unsatisfying ending. 'dead boy detectives' is the definition of a tragedy. because it ended sad (with niko dying) and unsatisfying (with the knowledge that niko is Out There Somewhere). 'dead boy detectives' was never meant to be a tragedy but because it was ended before it was supposed to be, it is.

edwin's life didn't have to be a tragedy. he very well could have lived past the war and become a writer or a librarian or a detective. edwin could have lived a long and happy life, and it wouldn't have been perfect, but it would have been human and complete. but his life was ended prematurely, so it is a tragedy

charles' life didn't have to be a tragedy. he very well could have lived through his father's abuse and created his own home with his own family where he never laid a single finger on his kids. he could have played music as loud as he wanted and kissed people in clubs and taught sports lessons at a community center. but this was taken from him. his life was ended prematurely, so it is a tragedy

but. it is also NOT a tragedy. because charles & edwin find each other. they find each other and they find love and hope within tragedy. because they live on beyond death, their story is not a tragedy

what i am trying to say is. 'dead boy detectives' is a tragedy because @netflix canceled them. it did not have to be a tragedy because it did not have to be canceled. and yet it still does not have to be a tragedy, because as a community, we have the ability to carry on their story, to find love and hope and community within tragedy

capitalism is a bitch and it is the inherent antithesis of art whatever whatever whatever edwin paine did not die for us to give up on this media. it deserves more. it deserves better. we all do.

you deserve better than the world. we all deserve more than we are given. but we cannot change that. we can just, like, make art, and have community, and keep shouting our love. we did not deserve this cancelation. but like. netflix does not deserve to warp their story into a tragedy. they don't have that right, i don't give it to them

This one's my favourite, the gravel is bite sized and the sand just gives it that cronch. I always have a little in my pocket just in case to snack on

i have eaten 500 tiny gravel pebbles and i will eat 500 more before they try to drag me out of the landscaping store. they won't succeed, the weight of the stones renders me too heavy to move

Reupload of my Glitter and Gold Dead Body Detectives edit because I fixed some things that bothered me.

Tried uploading it to TikTok as well but it got muted immediately.

majestic let me go on your quest my good sir

“Hello traveler”

Sooooo wof oc!

(Don't mind dodgy lighting)

Drew her 2 ish years ago, maybe earlier and I LOVE HER :3 my two brain cells collided and they were like 'HEY! You know what would be great? EAR TUFTS!' So ear tufts it was.

She was born 5007 AS so 2 years younger than the first prophecy dragons I think. She's an icewing whose full name is Snow elf or elfie for short :).

Her mother is called Eskimo and her dad is called Polar, but he left some time ago because he was abusive and not very nice :(. Because of this her mother was kinda depressed and neglectful (she was s neglectful because of the mental blocks she was facing - she didn't choose this :( )

But she now has a step dad called _____ (haven't decided). He's a mudwing and has slowly been helping Eskimo and Elfie heal for a couple years now. Now Elfie has a younger sister who is half mud and half ice and her name is Caribou :DDDD I can't quite decide whether to nickname her Cari or Beau although I'm leaning to beau :3

That's enough rambling for today :))

Fandom help fandom :)

Asking a favor from Lockwood & Co fans

To all Lockwood & Co fans on Tumblr, I'm here to ask a favor from the bottom of my heart.

Dead Boy Detectives recently got cancelled, and there's currently a push to get the cancellation reversed. I know you all know the pain of a great show cut short, so I'm asking: would you please give it a chance? Or if you're busy and don't have time to watch, please stream it in the background with the sound on but low.

If you could help out another fandom, we would all be super grateful.

Save it 👹

I would apologize for this but there’s nothing to apologize for unless you are @netflix 🤷