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• an oath to do (no) harm by Enby_Tiefling

  Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen, M/M
  • Work in Progress

  10 Jan 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast
  • Caduceus Clay & Caleb Widogast
  • Caduceus Clay & Essek Thelyss
  • Essek Thelyss
  • Caleb Widogast
  • Caduceus Clay
  • The Mighty Nein
  • Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Self-Harm
  • Mind Manipulation
  • Feeblemind Spell (Dungeons & Dragons)
  • Dubious Consent
  • Developing Relationship
  • Non-Sexual Intimacy
  • wizard-typical unhinged decision making
  • Caleb Widogast's Backstory
  • Self-Hatred
  • Guilt
  • Caretaking
  • Emotional Manipulation
  • Psychological Trauma
  • Autistic Caleb Widogast
  • he’s also trans but that doesn’t come up i just need you to know that
  • Manic Episode
  • is i guess one way to describe Caleb’s mental state here he’s not doing great
  • Devotion
  • Declarations Of Love
  • how many ways can wizards say i love you without actually saying the words
  • Dissociation
  • Unreliable Narrator

  Summary

  In an unhealthy pursuit of answers about his missing years in Vergesson, Caleb asks Essek to do something terrible. Essek, well practiced at doing terrible things, agrees.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  17,149

  Chapters:

  5/6

  Comments:

  92

  Kudos:

  175

  Bookmarks:

  37

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