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there's only one thing worse than an awful book, and that is an awful book with ONE tantalisingly compelling element

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One does not simply boop into Mordor

#april fools #boop #lotr

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taking on from @zmeess's general tag as proof of life and because it seemed fun!

last song listened to: I can't remember the exact piece, but I currently have the God of War (2018) soundtrack playing in my car and I'm forever in love with everything about that game. The music hits especially hard, though.

currently reading: Recently finished The Two Towers audiobook read by Andy Serkis. About to start listening to Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree soon. I've also been very slowly reading The Last Unicorn because that book makes me feel some kind of way and I need to digest it in parts.

currently watching: Delicious in Dungeon, Game Changer, various let's plays, and of course Bluey is always in rotation when I need something to chill out with.

currently obsessed with:

that vampire twink from bg3

Hazbin Hotel

The Balocco cocoa wafers that I had to order online because the canteen at work changed supplier and no longer gets them

Well There's Your Problem podcast

light of my life, Morticia, Tish, the bestest of voids

general tag to anyone else who'd like to do this <3

#tag games #about me

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast  Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Angst and Feels, Complicated Relationships, Trauma, Canon-Typical Violence, Rating May Change Series: Part 8 of Shadowgast Omegaverse Summary:Essek follows the Nein into Aeor, where the already daunting task of saving the world is further complicated by yet another twist in his and Caleb’s fractured relationship.

#my fic #shadowgast #timezone reblog

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast  Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Angst and Feels, Complicated Relationships, Trauma, Canon-Typical Violence, Rating May Change Series: Part 8 of Shadowgast Omegaverse Summary:Essek follows the Nein into Aeor, where the already daunting task of saving the world is further complicated by yet another twist in his and Caleb's fractured relationship.

#my fic #critical role #cr2 #shadowgast #essek thelyss #caleb widogast #somehow I'm still writing

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Caleb Widogast refuses to conform to daylight savings time in the empire and claims it is the devil's work. He shows up to at 11 to his 10am class and swears he's on time.

Soltryce can't fire him because he has blackmail tenure.

#critical role #cr2 #caleb widogast #brought to you by me casually sitting in discord and listening to people discuss daylight savings #and then oh no'ing at how that would work with keen mind #Caleb Widogast grumpy old man #Does Essek agree idk #would be hilarious if it became a long running debate between them though #mr. time is one of my specialities and talking clock widogast

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Spoilers

Summary: Essek is asleep in their bed by the time Caleb gets home again, knees bent up towards his chest and small hands tucked beneath his chin.

[Spoilers for the M9 Echoes of the Solstice one-shot]

#next day reblog #sorta #for the different time zone folks #critical role #shadowgast #echoes of the solstice

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Spoilers

Summary: Essek is asleep in their bed by the time Caleb gets home again, knees bent up towards his chest and small hands tucked beneath his chin.

[Spoilers for the M9 Echoes of the Solstice one-shot]

#my fic #critical role #shadowgast #caleb widogast #essek thelyss #echoes of the solstice #me punching through the writer's block #DID SOMEONE SAY NEW CONTENT?!

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series) Rating: General Audiences Relationships: Beauregard Lionett & Essek Thelyss Additional Tags: Humor, Fluff, Teasing, Minor Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast

Summary: “So this isn’t just a Caleb thing, then?"

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Beau confirms a theory, while Essek suffers.

#my fic #critical role #cr2 #essek thelyss #beauregard lionett #sometimes you have silly ideas and just have to write them

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Essek Thelyss & Verin Thelyss Characters: Verin Thelyss, Essek Thelyss, Caleb Widogast Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Siblings, Dynasty worldbuilding, Kintsugi, Minor Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast 

Summary:When Verin and Essek were small, perhaps not even eight yet, their mother took them into the sealed vault that lay at the heart of their den to show them their history.

#next day reblog

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Essek Thelyss & Verin Thelyss Characters: Verin Thelyss, Essek Thelyss, Caleb Widogast Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Siblings, Dynasty worldbuilding, Kintsugi, Minor Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast 

Summary:When Verin and Essek were small, perhaps not even eight yet, their mother took them into the sealed vault that lay at the heart of their den to show them their history.

#my fic #critical role #essek thelyss #verin thelyss #cr2 #it's been a whiiiile

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Fics are now revealed!

Author reveals will be Mon 07 Aug 2023 at 12:00PM EDT, but you can read and comment freely now, and treats can still be posted until August 7th.

#fic recs

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Rating: E Chapters: 6/6 Relationships: Essek/Caleb

Essek’s resolve wavers. Somewhere along the way, among all the rooms where he has lived across the continent, trust had bloomed between them. Essek could not say for sure when it had begun, but it had shifted something in his very foundations to see the little red-breasted bird on his windowsill, a tiny blue flower clutched tightly in its beak. Caleb had come back for Essek. And now here he is, in Caleb’s house, in his bed, and all Essek can think about is how much it feels like home. Oh, this is so much harder now. 

#fic rec #hanap #this series is so good

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Fluff: A Shadowgast Rec List

This week, we have eighteen fluffy fics for your perusal under the cut. Get comfy and start reading, and don't forget to comment or leave kudos if you liked them!

first risk, first kiss by royalgreen (allyoop) (1179,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Canon divergence fic where Caleb makes a move on Essek during their time in Rosohna

Reccer says: Soft, sweet, fluffy, two people reaching out to each other

Creature Comforts by mousecookie (4645,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Essek arrives to assist a wounded Mighty Nein and snuggle a cat.

Reccer says: This fic feels like a warm hug. Genuinely soothes my soul every time.

Good Things live between a Breath and a Heartbeat by ThreeGremlinsInATrenchcoat (4564,Explicit) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Caleb and Essek are just vibing, having a good time and absolutely loving each other

Reccer says: Just very sweet and tender and domestic and lovely

How We Became The Mighty Nein by my_spiritual_weapon_is_a_lollipop (7495,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Caleb shows Essek the story of how the Mighty Nein came to be, while everyone cuddles and chimes in

Reccer says: I really love how everyone is written and how soft everyone is. This is my go to headcanon for how Essek gets to learn about the early days of the Mighty Nein

How To Say I Love You In Wizard by Wizardchester91 (1914,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

How Caleb and Essek express their love to each other

Reccer says: I love how soft it all is

Bei Mir Bist Du Schön by Defiler_Wyrm (1956,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Five times Essek didn’t understand, and one time he absolutely did, the little shit.

Reccer says: I liked it!

Dream a Little Dream of Me by CatgirlTheCrazy (2258,General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Essek has to go into hiding the night of his and Caleb's anniversary, and he casts Dream while Caleb's asleep so they can be together in Caleb's dreams.

Reccer says: A very sweet fic! It makes perfect sense that the wizards would find magical ways to express their love.

Upending Nations by toneofjoy (2323,Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Caleb and Essek babysit Luc and build a blanket fort

Reccer says: Very soft domestic fluff and wizard sass

Keys to the Castle by Anonymous (51812,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

After they explore Aeor together, Caleb asks Essek to move in. It takes Essek ... A while to figure out exactly what he means.

Reccer says: This is A+ pining and softness

Roots and Reclamation by firefright (2796,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Bren was a farmer's son once. So too is Caleb

Reccer says: It's extremely domestic and sweet, and I love how it explores what gardening means for Essek and Caleb

Troublemaker by SaltCore (1309,General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Caleb watches as Essek chats with a very troublemaking kitten

Reccer says: I just adore how Essek talks to the kitten, and how Caleb is just smitten as he watches

eleventh hour by mllekurtz (TheKnittingJedi) (3486,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Essek misunderstands the meaning of the Mighty Nein Goodbye Party and thinks he'll never see the others again; this may be his last chance to tell Caleb how he feels.

Reccer says: This is such a fun read, every time. Uniquely full of M9 shenanigans, and the interactions between Essek and Caleb at the party are so so sweet.

little labels (I love you) by royalgreen (allyoop) (409,General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Modern AU, Essek gets a label maker and labels the important things

Reccer says: Cute, adorable, fluffy and funny!

Organizing: Before and After by sansrecourse (1255,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Caleb and Essek learn how to share space

Reccer says: It's cute and funny and a nice little slice of life featuring married wizards

Thinner than a razor by MinnesotaBruja (2505,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

On a quiet night in Aeor, Essek gets a haircut from Yasha and the Holy Avenger. But that doesn't fully dissuade a growing itch he feels towards a certain wizard...

Reccer says: Wonderful, adorable pining and Essek and Yasha interactions

when headlong might save a life by stygius (5489,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

A morning-after fic about Essek making pancakes to surprise Caleb.

Reccer says: I like the characterization of both our wizards and how intimate the scene feels. And Caleb's cat in this is very cat-like!

a tell-tale mark of happiness by ariadne-mouse (848,General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Warnings

Post-canon, Caleb goes to one of the monthly M9 meet-ups after seeing Essek, and the M9 tease him about it.

Reccer says: it's very sweet

And then two recs for this last one: Times Being What They Are by Moonsp1r1t (10029,Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Male Pregnancy, implied body dysphoria

Caleb and Essek decide to get married

Reccer 1 says: I liked it! Reccer 2 says: It is the absolute sweetest thing

Aeor is for Lovers is an 18+ Shadowgast Discord server. The above fanfic recommendations were pulled from our community for this weekly event. All fics, unless otherwise specified, will primarily feature Shadowgast.

Have any questions about what this is? Check out the FAQ! Next week, we're going to revisit some current works in progress for you all to enjoy!

#ooo thank you for the rec! #critical role #cr2 #shadowgast

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Sign-ups for Critical Role Summer Wildflowers close June 2nd!

Get your signups in while you can!

#shout out #giving it a go

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#shout out #fandom events #critical role

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Rules: In a new post, show the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words

Tagged by @kmackatie !

The danger is past and the clerics have made their stance on Caleb’s demand clear.

This is a bit ambiguous but enjoy the proof I am still writing (if slowly). Thanks for the tag, Katie, and extending tagging to anyone else who'd like to do this <3

#my fic #adventures in Aeor #shadowgast #related obviously