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He has a soulmate, and he must manipulate them and use them. He has someone whom he cannot lie to, and he must deceive them.
He has someone he might be happy with, and he tore that chance asunder three years ago, when he slipped two Beacons into his wristpocket and teleported away to the Empire.
(In which you cannot lie to your soulmate. Which makes things difficult, if you are Essek Thelyss, and you were raised a liar.)
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A thousand fingerprints on the surfaces of who I am by SkyScribbles
Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series)
02 Oct 2020
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'Changing is hard. For most of us, it happens little by little in in the smallest moments and we don’t notice it, we don’t choose it. But looking yourself in the face and deciding to be different – that is hard. You are unpicking threads of who you are that were put in place more than a century ago.'
(A collection of Essek-centric oneshots, following a hypothetical redemption journey post-Episode 97. Features Shadowgast and Essek's platonic relationships with the Nein. The fics are arranged in rough chronological order and are loosely interconnected, but they can all be read individually. This series was written during the 2020 hiatus, so is not canon compliant beyond episode 100.)
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the mortifying ordeal of being known by idontreallylikebutterflies
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
04 Mar 2020
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The Mighty Nein love each other, but they also spend most of their time between insults and teasing. Essek wants to know them, and wants to understand their contradictions, but mostly Essek wants to deserve to be known by them.
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the mortifying ordeal of being known
The Mighty Nein love each other, but they also spend most of their time between insults and teasing. Essek wants to know them, and wants to understand their contradictions, but mostly Essek wants to deserve to be known by them.
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i wish to sleep, (but not) to wake by Defiler_Wyrm, SaltCore
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
22 Sep 2022
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Essek's life must be charmed. He has a flourishing career with nearly unlimited prospects, a group of friends who bring light and joy to his life, and a partner more perfect than he could have ever thought to ask for. Most days, he is astounded at his good fortune.
His life is a paradise, with no end in sight.
Of course, it is. It has to be.
Right?
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'How do you give back to a man who – changes you? Who writes something new and different over the surface of who you are? Who gives you – ’
Essek stops. Because his voice is splintering, and because he could live a thousand lifetimes and never find words for what Caleb has done for him.
‘Hope? Well, you say thank you, for starters.’
(In which Caduceus and Essek discuss growth, and wanting things, and green beans. And Caleb.)
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Essek’s eyes flash in recognition. “Caleb, no!”
But it is too late. The platinum cord vanishes in a flash of grey light. The two wizards are bathed in it’s glow long after the binding has disappeared. The thrum of connection hums between them. Two souls vibrating at the same frequency. Together. Essek’s mouth is open in stunned silence and Caleb squeezes his hand. “If you go I go.”
Inspired by the Tethered Essence spell from Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount because it’s SUPER extra.
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very good nc
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He almost laughs. Summon a familiar, Essek. It’ll help you unlearn a century of selfishness; it’ll let you forget that you started a war. It’ll fill the space left behind when we are gone.
But he’s being ungenerous, and Caleb is being so kind.
(In which Caleb, for once, is the one to teach Essek a spell.)
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Considering their history, meaningless sex is the least complicated of any possible outcome.
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Five's a Crowd, but That's Okay by literalfuckinggarbage
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
16 Mar 2021
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Caleb can get absolutely wrecked, as a treat
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- Part 1 of Caleb & His Favors
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The Unprecedented Implications of Practical Arcane Experimentation by Cobbiest
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
04 Aug 2024
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A fine dusting of chalk and charcoal coated his hands and chest from countless attempts to correct his blasted diagrams, a layer of grime and dried sweat sitting heavily on his skin. He ran shaking fingers over the bead of force hidden amongst his earrings and the nightshade capsule sewn into his shirt collar. The elven chain shirt sandwiched between his outer and undershirt rattled softly as he moved.
Resigning himself to another restless night, he stared up at the deep maroon canopy overhead.Essek dreamt of the Nein.
AKA Essek tugs on the strings of fate a little too hard and gives both himself and the Nein a bit of perspective as a result.
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ch4
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Essek is captured by an enemy that does not underestimate him. His magic is now completely blocked and all hope is gone.
And yet.....someone hears him. Someone comes.
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- Part 4 of Fictober 2020
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Frumpkin may be an immortal fey spirit, but he's also just a cat. And when Caleb doesn't want to play with him, he has to bother the rest of the Mighty Nein until he finds someone who does. (Spoiler alert: It's Caduceus)Featuring riveting content such as Fjord doing laundry, Veth taking a nap, and the Nein getting Xhorhasian takeout.
Like it says in the tags, there's some light shipping stuff going on, but only if you squint. This is Frumpkin's day and he doesn't care.
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"Did he hurt you?"
“If he had, what would you do about it?”
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“You want me to help you steal from the Cerebus Assembly?” The human lets out a harsh bark of laughter and says something else that hardly needs translation out of his strange, foreign tongue.
“You are thinking much too small,” Essek says. “With your talents? I say we burn them all to ash.”
Or: In a small clearing in the woods near Vergessen Sanatorium, two wizards meet five years too soon.
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let's make this moment worth the while by KmacKatie (kmackatie)
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
26 Jan 2021
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Lucien leaned back in his chair at the comment and gave it a beat before he cocked his head towards Essek with a leering smile on his face. He folded his arms, keeping his eyes resting on Caleb while directing his next comment to his right.
“He’s attractive when he’s condescending.”
He was rewarded by an immediate stiffening of Essek next to him and a flush across Caleb’s face as he coughed and turned away. The tension up the back of Essek’s neck was clear, and his long ears twitched back slightly. Smiling more widely, Lucien turned to look at Essek, who resolutely didn’t meet his gaze.
“Feisty as well, isn’t he? Hungry for knowledge. Always about books and learning. He said as much himself. Is that how he wound you in?”
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Lucien picks up on the unspoken tension between Essek and Caleb and uses it to his advantage. Set shortly after E122 Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.
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Stories that explore the in-between moments of Imogen and Laudna’s relationship. Taking canon and finding the threads between it that are there for us to weave.
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Fill for a Critical Role kinkmeme prompt:
Shadowhand Thelyss has not been seen in public since the assassination attempt on the Bright Queen. Rumors abound, but the Queen herself rebuffed them. The Bright Queen is an Umavi. Her word is final.
Verin wishes politics weren't a thing because he desperately wants to help his big brother. Maybe the scruffy human and his ragtag band of "heroes" can help. At this point, Verin will try just about anything.
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Post episode 97.
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Post episode 97 (when they found out Essek was the traitor).
So amazing! Picks up where the episode ended, and leaving Essek and Caleb alone. And Caleb is angry (because he sees himself in Essek). They have angry sex. It's hot and glorious.
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Of Plans, and Complications Thereof by SimplexityJane
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
03 Mar 2020
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You were not part of the plan.
Good.