Whumptober 2021
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Aeor's ruins are an unforgiving place-Caleb and Essek were well aware of that before they ventured under the ice again, but this expedition has soured with particular vengeance.
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic, loosely incorporating the following prompts:
No. 1 - ALL TRUSSED UP AND STILL NOWHERE TO GO (“You have to let go” // bound)
No. 15 - FEED A COLD, STARVE A FEVER (delirium)
No. 14 - UNDER PRESSURE (beaten)
No. 31 - HURT & COMFORT (trauma)Series
- Part 1 of Whumptober 2021
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There is a science to killing wizards, but Caleb is not easy prey.
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic for the following prompts:
No. 2 - TALKING IS OVERRATED (garotte)
No. 6 - TOUCH AND GO (bruises)Series
- Part 2 of Whumptober 2021
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Being bait, to borrow a turn of phrase from Beau, fucking blows.
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic for the following prompt:
No. 3 - STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES BUT… (insults // “Who did this to you?”)Series
- Part 3 of Whumptober 2021
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Mages can be utter bastards. Essek would know, being something of a bastard himself. But leaving a trap that can splinter a person's intellect, leaving them frightened and utterly helpless, one that would last for centuries, just waiting for an unlucky passerby? That's a particularly Aeoran kind of awful.
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic for the following prompt:
No. 7 - MY SPIDEY-SENSE IS TINGLING (helplessness)Series
- Part 4 of Whumptober 2021
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All This Fuss Over Nothing (I Died A Week Ago) by SaltCore
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
14 May 2024
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News reaches Caleb of his husband's death, far from home, but he cannot make sense of it. Essek had so many plans, so many ways to flee, so why is he dead?
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic for the following prompt:
No. 9 - RUMORS OF MY DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED (presumed dead // tears)Series
- Part 5 of Whumptober 2021
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There are not nine of them, and even if there were, Essek would not count among their number.
And after what he’s done, neither can he count on their rescue.(In another world, Ludinus Da’leth requires leverage, and Essek never makes it to Eiselcross.)
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic for the following prompt:
No. 4 - TRUST FALL (“Do you trust me?” // taken hostage)Series
- Part 6 of Whumptober 2021
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do you have enough love in your heart, to go and get your hands dirty? by SaltCore
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
05 Jan 2022
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Getting Bren out of a tight spot forced you into uncomfortable company, Astrid. As his friend heals him, take a little time to think about one member of the Mighty Nein, the one who helped, the one you trust the least.
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic for the following prompt:
No. 16 - ON A NEED TO KNOW BASIS (scars // aftermath)Series
- Part 7 of Whumptober 2021
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Growing a conscience, gaining a family, does not, unfortunately for Essek, confer the knowledge of how to swim.
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic for the following prompt:
No. 11 - JUST KEEP SWIMMING (drowning)Series
- Part 8 of Whumptober 2021
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Caleb finds that he has little cause to think about Essek after their expedition to Aeor. Why would he, they are only occasional allies after all.
(A question currently unanswered - are you a monster or a martyr if you betray him to spare him?)
Whumptober 2021 inspired fic for the following prompt:
No. 5 - I’VE GOT RED IN MY LEDGER (betrayal // broken nose)Series
- Part 9 of Whumptober 2021
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There are many dangers in Aeor, some obvious, some not. Caution might preserve you, but sometimes there is nothing to do but react.
Essek makes a snap decision that saves Caleb's life, at the cost of his own.
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No. 30 - DIGGING YOUR GRAVE (major character death)Series
- Part 10 of Whumptober 2021