edwin starts out so sweet with charles when he first gets knocked into the time loop. “charles, let’s get you off of the floor” he says in the most gentle voice ever, squatting down, holding his hand out. then everything goes to shit of course but oh my god,,
Underrated Edwin moment, in the beginning of episode 5 we see Edwin sitting outside the butcher shop reading an astrology book. He says "remarkably low compatibility between Taurus and Aries" and since we know he's a Capricorn, I can only assume that he's looking up the star signs of Charles and Crystal.
Just some midnight pondering (insanity) from my notes app:
GOD Charles hearing Edwin call his actions against the night nurse extreme must have hurt so much because he sees Edwin as the best person he knows (plus the fact that those actions were to protect Edwin). He stayed by his side through death, he was the one person to ever show him kindness, and so for someone he thinks is the best person in the world to show some form of fear towards him? FUCK. For Edwin to react to his actions the same way he sees the actions of his “friends” and father (additional ouch being that Edwin was killed by his own bullies as well)? idk that must have really brought up the deeply repressed doubts he has about himself and if he’s a good person and so we see him break down (ofc all heightened even more from the case and the trauma that surfaced from it). All of this makes the scene between the two of them, where Edwin says he’s the best person he knows, even more poignant. Edwin, without an ounce of doubt or hesitancy, tells Charles he’s not a bad person, he’s nothing like his father or the kids who killed him, and you can really see the relief and love in Charles’ eyes after that. And then the hug just seals it all with Charles holding onto Edwin as if he’ll never let go. They both view each other so highly, they both see one another as the best person they know and I think that’s so beautiful I just can’t. 😭😭😭😭
Also just the fact that Charles’ first instinct is to see the best in people, despite everything he’s gone through, because if he can see everyone else as good people he can believe he is as well (since that’s something he doubts deep down)
I’m very normal about them (seriously though I love how much this fandom puts into analyzing the show 😭)
At this point I just refuse to believe Charles Rowland is not inlove with Edwin. Like besides the fact he looks at Edwin like he's the sun and stars and everything in the universe and he's obviously deeply in love with him; it's so in character for Charles to fall for the first boy that ever showed him kindness. The first person that was ever nice to him, made him feel safe, cared for him as he died.
Of course Charles will bloody fall for Edwin, after the way they met?? How couldn't he. That's so in character of him.
need an au modern setting fic where Charles is in a college punk rock band and Edwin is dragged unwillingly to a show by Niko and/or Crystal, and they meet, and they fall in love
[DBD] you will never be unloved by me (you are too well tangled in my soul)
Chapters: 1/1
Rating: Teen & Up
Relationships: Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland
Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode: s01e07 The Case of the Very Long Stairway, Feelings Realization, First Kiss
EXCERPT:
“You really didn’t remember what you look like?” Charles asked.
The question appeared to bring Edwin out of his own thoughts, who looked surprised for only a moment before he said, “I fear I’ve already forgotten again.”
The admission didn’t sound sad, just factual. So Edwin was being very Edwin about this. It was only natural, then, that Charles became very Charles about it all.
“You have a very straight nose,” Charles said, pulling them again to a stop by grabbing hold of Edwin’s elbow and stepping in front of him to look at Edwin head on. “And, um, a sort of soft jawline—strong chin, though. Thick brows, and high cheekbones. Your hair is brown, and your eyes are green. You get a little crinkle between your eyebrows whenever you’re doing practically anything.” Charles demonstrated by glowering playfully in Edwin’s direction. “Thinking, reading, telling me off.”
Edwin raised an eyebrow.
“And I’m taller than you,” Charles smirked.
Edwin rolled his eyes. “Barely.”
Charles dropped his chin lower, looking up at Edwin through his lashes, and whispered, “But still taller.”
“What you are, Charles Rowland,” he said, “is insufferable.”
“You love me anyway,” Charles said, before his stomach dropped to the ground. He looked down. “Shit.”