quinn_of_aebradore
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He ascends as quickly as his meager athleticism will allow and when he reaches the second floor landing his ears immediately twitch, catching the sound of soft music.
It’s… lovely. And Essek finds himself caught, like a fish on a lure, and drawn in towards the source.
He finds it a couple of yards down from the staircase, tucked away in a lamplit alcove; an upright piano, the top of it crowded with books, and a certain red-headed wizard at the bench, his freckled fingers dancing across the keys.
The wizards—and Beau—watch a meteor shower whilst Ruidus is at its zenith in the hills outside Zadash. Some surprises are had and wishes are made.
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“You haven’t heard a single word I’ve said, have you, my love?” he asks, voice full of affection and mirth.
Caleb chuckles. “Ah, you’ve caught me,” he says, tracing his free hand down Essek’s freckled cheek. “Nein, I have been admiring you, Schatz.”
Essek hums, leaning into his touch. “I suppose I can forgive you, then. But just this once,” he reaches up and playfully flicks Caleb’s nose. “And you have to listen about this next one.”
The wizards go on a stargazing date and Essek shares a Kryn folktale.
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They’re not quite a week into it now and Essek has seldom felt so at ease in his life. The weather is hot, but the humidity is mild, and there’s no shortage of good books to read, beautiful flora to examine, and tasty food to eat.
Caleb too has shed the weight of the last few months, an easy smile adorning his freckled face most times Essek has caught his eye. It’s warmed his heart immeasurably, seeing his partner finding peace again.
Caleb and Essek slip away to have an evening to themselves whilst on vacation with friends from the Arcana Pansophical. Shenanigans and feelings ensue.
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Essek enters his field of view from the left side of the garden, his sun hat askew and his caddy of gardening tools loosely held in a shaking, dirt-stained hand.
“It’s the peonies,” Essek says and Caleb’s heart immediately sinks because he sounds desperately upset. “I don’t… they were fine yesterday—”
“Let me see,” Caleb offers before Essek can work himself up anymore, crossing the remaining distance to his partner.
In the heat of early summer, a blow is struck to Essek's garden.
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Reality Break Cafe (the shadowgast cat cafe AU) by glossolali, quinn_of_aebradore, royalgreen (allyoop), SpottedEnchanse (SpottedEnchants)
Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series)
26 Jul 2024
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Caleb owns Reality Break, a cat café/bookstore combo in Nicodranas. When Essek moves to the city to work with famous mage Yussa Errenis and becomes a frequent patron of the cafe, what will happen?
(formerly known as “in which Caleb owns a cat cafe”)
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I was the match and you were the rock by glittergarbage
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
11 Jul 2021
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Essek looked online, and after deeming most of the ads absurd, caught one that seemed good.
Responsible Roommate Wanted (pets allowed)
Male professor (early 30’s) looking for a responsible housemate to share my 2 bedroom apartment with. Renter must be LGBT friendly, magic friendly, mindful of personal space, and respectful. About me: I'm easygoing, clean, and non-smoking. I do have a cat familiar, named Frumpkin, he is very cute. I am a certified wizard with a masters in transmutation, and I teach at Quay University. If you like to read, we will get along just fine. -
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“This is not a negotiation.” Deirta Thelyss’s voice cracked the air like a thunderclap, sharp enough that even her ever-bustling flock of attendants twitched. “You will agree to this marriage, or I will have you cast from Den Thelyss for dereliction of duty. Is that clear?”
Essek held himself stiffly, his shoulders rising in affront. A dangerous lapse of control, considering the woman standing before him, and one he would berate himself for later in the privacy of his tower, but he couldn’t help it. To be bartered off as—as a diplomatic representative of all things. It was absurd, insulting. Was the prestige his accomplishments brought to the den not enough? The Bright Queen herself had awarded him the title of Shadowhand for the advancements he’d made to the field of dunamancy, advancements that had secured countless victories in the war. Why should he have to upend his entire life to accommodate some human he’d never even met?
Or: A Shadowgast Arranged Marriage AU in Space~
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the endless string of summer storms that led me to today; began one afternoon with you, long ago and far away by MarsBar2019
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
29 Aug 2021
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Caleb and Essek settling down in Nicodranas and building happiness together, making the most of the time they've been given.
This will be a mid-length multi-chap of a year in the life of wizards in love. I'll promise right now that we're not getting angsty in this. L*fespans will be mentioned, it's inevitable, but it's not going to be featured, because they are trying to live in the here and now, dammit. Nobody breaks up, nobody dies. I am simply not strong enough for that. Only good soft happy fluffy things.
(E rating for Chapters 2, 4, 6, 8, if that's what you're here for. 90% of these tags are for Chapter 4.)
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- Part 1 of love, love is gonna lead you by the hand
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(If One Could Be Home) They'd Be Already There by DotyTakeThisDown
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
21 Jan 2021
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When Caleb stays in the on-campus apartments, he expects to be alone for winter break. He doesn't expect to run into Essek Thelyss in the laundry room.
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the breath before the phrase by KmacKatie (kmackatie)
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
17 Sep 2022
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The ringing note of a concert A is played by the oboe, echoing on its own in the space. It’s picked up by the wind section, followed rapidly by the brass, and the familiar feeling of an orchestra calibrating takes over Caleb. The tonal adjustments as each person brings their instrument into alignment sinks into him and something inside Caleb shifts in recognition as Essek leads the strings into their own tuning.
It’s like something is waking up, like something unfurling and firing across long-unused paths of memory. His hands shake slightly, as he raises his bow and joins them, fingers fumbling against the pegs and fine tuners that give him control over his instrument.
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Essek Thelyss is a leading violinist, his spot as Shadowhand of the Rosohna Philharmonic Orchestra has been uncontested for over a decade. Caleb Widogast is a recent arrival to the city, convinced by his friends to audition for one of the vacant violinist positions.
After starting off on the wrong foot, Caleb and Essek get to slowly know each other, discover what brings them joy, create while defying expectations, and find out that what they can produce together may just be better than anything they can do separately.