elfin
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- Shetland (TV) (46)
- Dept. Q (TV) (29)
- Paradox (TV 2009) (19)
- Good Omens (TV) (16)
- The Avengers (Marvel Movies) (15)
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On the Toss of a Coin (Heads) by elfin
Fandoms: Dalziel and Pascoe (TV), Dalziel and Pascoe - Reginald Hill
08 Mar 2026
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What happened to 'what happens in Ashbottom stays in Ashbottom'?
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- Part 2 of On the Toss of A Coin
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On the Toss of a Coin by elfin
Fandoms: Dalziel and Pascoe (TV), Dalziel and Pascoe - Reginald Hill
02 Mar 2026
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Waiting for Peter to wake up was like being trapped in a nightmare.
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- Part 1 of On the Toss of A Coin
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Four detectives, two partnerships
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‘I want to see you.’ James hears the sigh but when he takes the phone away from his ear, Carl’s pale face appears on screen. His left arm is in a makeshift sling and there’s blood on his light blue hoodie. ‘You don’t look okay, mate.’
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This used to be easy. And maybe it will be again, eventually, but James doesn’t want to raise his best friend’s hopes just yet. His own are enough to manage at the moment.
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- Part 27 of a sense of perspective
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On the Toss of A Coin by elfin
Fandom Dalziel and Pascoe (TV), Dalziel and Pascoe - Reginald Hill
08 Mar 2026
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Following Season 1, Carl and Hardy try to deal with what they've been through, with the bullet that almost killed both of them.
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“Need to get you a key if you’re going to come round this late.” Hardy’s voice is off; the same way it was off when he was shouting Carl’s name through the phone and Carl was lying silent on the floor, hoping Lyle Jennings wouldn’t shoot him again before Akram could disarm him.
Bookmarked by elfin
19 Jun 2026
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Sex with James is, as fucking horribly cliched as it is to admit, better than his wildest fantasies and has even fulfilled a couple along the way. But if Carl’s learnt anything in his 47 miserable years on this planet, it’s that nothing good lasts. He wants this to, with every fibre of his wretched being, but it won’t. Not for long.
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- Part 4 of Nothing is Harmless
Bookmarked by elfin
19 Jun 2026
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A dangerously sleep-deprived Carl is no match for James Hardy, Nap Enforcer.
(Qvember Day 13: Sleep Deprived)
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Bookmarked by elfin
13 Nov 2025
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There is an obvious conclusion to be reached here. Why would two people, one of whom is downright cantankerous at the best of times, both seem more relaxed after spending time in each other’s company? What would make that same cantankerous person flash the other person a look she can only describe as soft as he walks away?
Or five times Rose suspected there was more to Carl and Hardy’s partnership than work, and one time she called them on it.
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Bookmarked by elfin
12 Nov 2025
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Proven Techniques for Stress Management in Public Speaking by greenapricot
Fandoms: Dept. Q (TV)
01 Nov 2025
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“I miss you,” James says. Just like that, right out loud into his phone in Edinburgh and into Carl’s ear a hundred and twenty miles north.
“I know.” Carl lets the ‘I miss you too’ go unsaid. It’s ridiculous that he does; it’s only been a week, they’ve texted constantly. He’ll be home tomorrow night.
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Bookmarked by elfin
01 Nov 2025