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True Colours Shine in Darkness and in Secrecy by Void_Voyager
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
09 Jul 2025
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The Nein had a plan; keep their eyes on Lord Dezran Thain.
Let Jester talk to him while the others mingled.
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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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My Darkness Keeps Getting Darker by The_Unqualified1
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
17 Jun 2024
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“Laudna.” Her voice stirred, hoarse like a whisper from death. Like sandpaper against glass.
The head lifted and turned with it’s broken neck to stare through empty eye sockets at her.
“No… Imogen…” her voice barely crested out of her lips.
“What did you do?” She accused and Laudna felt her soul break.
This wasn’t supposed to happen... How could she have let this happen?
“You were my noose.” Imogen said and then Laudna was falling.
Her strings cut.
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“Baby, whatever he showed you isn’t real.”
“But it is…” Laudna said, broken and small.
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- Part 11 of The In-betweens
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Nott had been a wiry creature, lean and lithe in a way Caleb had once assumed was from a lifetime of malnourishment. He'd grown familiar with that body over cold nights huddled together and more than a few cons involving hiding in very small spaces. There was something to it he could admit he'd found alluring, in the background parts of his mind not dedicated to his goal.
Veth, on the other hand…
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- Part 3 of WB Ficlets
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A series of moments on the night of the party after everything falls apart.
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WHUMPTOBER 2022
# 14: Desperate Measures // Failed Escape
# 30: Manhandled // Hair GrabbingIt felt like defacing something sacred, tying Caleb’s wrists behind his back, even with the smooth silken rope that wouldn’t rip his skin apart. It was impossible not to touch the scars; Essek knows now what those hardened ridges feel like. A stolen intimacy he cannot return. How fitting for a sacrilegious thief.
Amber-coloured lashes flutter weakly, casting long, dramatic shadows that dance across freckled cheeks. The poison must be wearing off.
or: After Caleb witnesses Essek's conversation with Da'leth, Essek kidnaps him before he can tell the Nein what he saw.
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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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Being a member of Den Thelyss came with heavy expectations and, for a long, long, long time, Essek felt he would stop at nothing to shed them.
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(I was gettin' kinda used to being) someone you loved by snaitf
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
09 Jan 2023
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Regret is a new sensation, and Essek finds that he does not like it one bit.
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Hey, someone had to look after the tiger cubs.
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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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When Caleb Widogast invents a new enchantment that redirects his piss to fill remote jars instead of his pants, he has fun testing the limits of this spell.
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Considering their history, meaningless sex is the least complicated of any possible outcome.
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"Did he hurt you?"
“If he had, what would you do about it?”
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on bad decisions, friendship, and falling in love by ivelostmyspectacles
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
04 Aug 2021
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He touches two fingers to his forehead, and lingers as he remembers Caleb’s lips pressed there.
By the Light, what is he thinking?
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& I said to the star “consume me” by noonegoodquality
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
15 Jul 2021
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The contact is breath taking. Touching it feels like touching a weak point in reality, like he could push through and shatter time and space. Except it isn’t weak, it’s stronger than anything else. A kaleidoscope of possibilities and impossibilities wash over him, visions or memories.
"What can you do?" Essek asks as he stares into the void.
"What can I do?" The void asks back.What if Essek wasn't a wizard? What if the Luxon saw Essek's thirst for knowledge and took a liking to him?
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- Part 2 of i'm almost me
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Let It Go from Frozen but it's Essek feeling guilty at the Aeor outpost before the Nein get back in contact
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- Part 8 of Satisfied (Wizards? Never.)
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Failure has never been an option for Caleb, nor has it been for Essek. When the past comes back to haunt the Mighty Nein’s wizard, he finds comfort in knowing he’s not alone.
“I wasn’t allowed to fail, either, with Master Ikithon.” His eyes fixed on his companion again.
Essek turned his head to face him, giving Caleb a sorrowful look. “I’m sorry to hear that. Failure is, after all, a part of the natural learning process.”
Caleb’s brow furrowed and he turned, eyes finding the drow’s. “Then why will you not let yourself fail?”Written for Shadowgast Week 2021.
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After the Mighty Nein rescue Yasha and take down Obann, they begin looking into other cults that may be furthering the goals of Tharizdun. As they attempt to prevent an explosive end to their adventures, sparks fly between Beau and Yasha.
(Basically I rewrote a previous fic, but flipped the POV of each chapter. Now with an unecessarily higher word count!)
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Tuesday, April 6th, Day Three: stars // adventure
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- Part 3 of Essek Week 2021