Master Post - Gen's Top 100 DBDA Fics!

It is finally here! My personal top 100 DBDA fics!

My friends in the DBDA Haunt Discord server know that I am an avid fic reader. I read multiple hours every day and have read a very large chunk of all the DBDA fics out there (that are tagged Payneland). I constantly recommend fics in our fanfic channel and thought, "Well, why don't I make a huge rec list in recognition of how wonderful the fic writers of this fandom are?" And thus the idea for this list was born!

I have been working on this since the cancellation announcement almost 2 months ago. It has taken me that long to go back through my over 350+ DBDA bookmarks and select only the best of the best to be featured here.

Thank you to every fic writer in this fandom! You are all amazing and I love your work! Your creations are what keep the fandom alive and healthy!

Some caveats before we begin:

And now... THE LIST!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11 - WIPs

(and yes I will link a google sheets version once all the parts are out)

That's a Wrap!

This was so much fun to make! Thanks again to all the authors who made the list, but also thank you to every fic writer in this fandom! I had to make a lot of cuts while putting this list together because there are so many great fics out there! (I have almost 400 DBDA bookmarks now... I have a problem)

Also, thank you to everyone who liked/reblogged along the way! I had a blast and perhaps I will make more lists very soon...

Here is the link to the Google Sheets version:

And one final shout out to all the authors I could locate tumblr blogs for! (under the cut and broken up weirdly because tumblr won't tag more than 5 blogs per block of text - why? IDK)

curious about how the price announcements might be affecting people's opinions like I was considering buying until i heard the game pricing and now I'm just not going to bc we can't let them think that's okay

The Big Dead Boy Detectives Anniversary Do-To ✨

Day 2: Watch episodes 1 and 2 of Dead Boy Detectives or play them in the background with the sound on low while you do something else

“are you okay” no bro i constantly feel like i am too much but simultaneously not enough

worlds slowest fanfic author tries really really hard

everyone in the notes we are all holding hands. everyone who hasnt worked on a wip in weeks or months or years, its okay. we are going slow but we are going

tumblr and discord changing their ui just enough to be noticeable within a week of each other, 1 million billion neurodivergent people found dead

i go on discord. the icons are tiny now. i go on tumblr. the icons are massive. i kill myself

Commission 💌

WAIT STOP EVERYONE STOP IM GUCKING CRYING OH MY GOD

Lineart for a Payneland drawing inspired by the touching fic my love line seems entwined with death by @bitterdesert Hope to finish the watercolour version soon.

Deadboyween Day 2 - Comfort

@asidian has wrote an AMAZING accompanying fic for these

~❣~The Root of the Root and the Bud of the Bud~❣~

(I missed day 1 but you get 4 pics for day 2 so...)

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Patreon | Ko-Fi

a scene can start wherever you want it to

writing isn't real life. You don't need to set up a character walking into a room or two characters greeting each other and talking about the weather or what-have-you in order to lead into the conversation you actually want them to have. just start at the conversation.

hell, start in the middle of the conversation. you could even start at the end and then have one of them leave and the other one left behind to reflect back on what just happened.

writing gets easier when you open yourself up to writing the parts that are interesting, to starting where it's easy instead of where you think you should start.

if it ends up not working? that's okay. you tried it, and sometimes just getting something out of your head is a necessary first step to getting the words right

着替え・Change of clothes

Today’s art is for @babyseraphim, who asked for Charles I with crust punk influence. Thanks for the inspiration and validation, friend!

Me writing fanfic: They kiss.

Me rereading: They KISS! *kicks feet* They KISSSSS!

Semi finals here we come :) I love that Niko has made it this far - it is her episode after all! Apart from her, it's only payneland now, so difficult choices to make... See you all on the other side! 💙

the end!

Welcome to the DBDA Comment Festival!

Want to give more love to fanfic authors? Want to create a deeper sense of community by talking to the people sharing their works with you? Well then, welcome to the Dead Boy Detective Agency weekly comment festival, which will run for a year, from the first anniversary of the release of the show until the second!

Every week, starting on the 25th of April, there will be three levels and three chances to drop a comment (though, of course, you're always encouraged to leave as many comments as you're able to on the works you read). This blog will be generally safe for work, but beyond that no tags, headcanons, ships, or characters are excluded from the event, so if a given comment prompt doesn't work for you that week, just skip it! This is a no pressure, no obligation, year-long festival—there will be plenty of chances for you to leave comments on other works!

The comment prompts will be graded by how "easy" it is to find works that fit that prompt and will be one of the following types: fic rating; fic category; character tags; relationship tags; freeform tags; fic status; fic word count; date updated.

Level 1 prompts are (relatively) common for Dead Boy Detectives. These are things as simple as comment on a completed work, to the Edwin/Charles tag, to fics rated T. Level 2 prompts are less common, but still relatively prevalent. Expect things like the Crystal/Charles relationship tag, the Simon character tag, and the F/F category. Finally, level 3 comment prompts are the rarer ones in the fandom. You'll be prompted to comment on things like works that have over a hundred thousand words, or the Esther Finch & Monty relationship tag, or the Mystery tag.

This year long event is geared toward commenting on fics on AO3, but it's not restricted to that. Obviously, some things will be specific to AO3 tags and the way the archive is set up, but if you want to leave a comment on a F/F gifset, or fanart about Simon, here on tumblr, please do so, and feel free to count it as part of this challenge! Also, feel free to use the comment prompts at any time, don't feel the need to be restricted to the current week's prompts (and if you want to use the comment prompts as a writing/art prompt, go ahead!).

Once you've left your comment, feel free to share what work you commented on with this blog to be further shared with the community, either by tagging @dbdaweeklycomments, using the #DBDA Comment Festival tag, replying to the weekly challenge post, dropping it in submissions, direct messaging, etc.

That's a long intro, but hopefully it answers most questions! Now, enjoy the fandom, enjoy the community, and get out there and talk to people, even if you're just leaving a 💖 on those fics!

Soul eating boys

Self indulgent Soul Eater au with Meister Charles and Weapon Edwin! I’ve drawn Meister Edwin too but like…. Classic scythe Edwin….. anime Maka weapon manifestation moment….. excuse to put Charles in more tartan…..