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Caleb occasionally pictured what Cad's reaction would be if he knew what Caleb and Essek did together. A horrified expression, words like "unsafe" and "unhealthy" and "self-destructive" tossed around. An earnest entreaty that he stop. Caleb knew he should stop.
But he was not a wise man. And neither, it seemed, was Essek.
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(In which Caleb and Essek are constantly doing fake-out betrayals to each other because mortal danger is sexy)
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05 Jun 2026
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the hardest place to be (is right where you are) by rnelody
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), Critical Role: Campaign 2 - The Mighty Nein (Web Series)
12 May 2026
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After being spotted by the Bright Queen in Vasselheim, Essek desperately needs to be reminded that he's safe.
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12 May 2026
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“We ventured too far, considering our unexpectedly low number.” Essek turns his face against the light, as if to let it cleanse some unwanted quality from his expression. Instead, he looks carved in bone, immortalized in frowning marble. “There were … traps. Perfectly clever ones. Still functioning.”
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Essek tries and fails and tries to save the man he loves.
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30 Apr 2026
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If Essek were to kill Caleb, he would do it with a spell.
None of the intimate agony of feeling the last flutters of his heart with his own skin. He cannot even afford himself the painful honesty of knowing that if he were to do it, it would be impersonal and practiced, something Essek has done to many before and will do to many others. This knowledge is not enough to stop him imagining it.
In the months following the events of Cognouza and the Somnovem, Essek fails to come to terms with the fact that he is a dangerous man.
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27 Apr 2026
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Through a process of some trial and (thankfully minimal) error, Essek learns something new about Caleb's desires, and possibly his own.
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27 Apr 2026