all glittering things (swm royalty au)
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never knew i could fall this hard by quinn_of_aebradore
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
31 Dec 2022
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There’s a few moments pause, Essek staring blankly at the guest list and Verin intently at him.
“Are you truly upset about this?”
After another moment, Essek shakes his head. “No, of course not. I always enjoy the chance to see them. It’s just… it’s been some time since I’ve seen them… together,” he sighs. “I just wish you’d told me before sending the invitations.”
Verin invites Caleb and Mollymauk to his engagement party, knowing full well that Essek is head over heels for both of them. The surprise proves slightly more complicated than initially thought when Essek realizes just how bad he has it. Pining and flirting ensue.
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- Part 1 of all glittering things (swm royalty au)
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“I dress as the weather requires, my dear.”
“As the weather requires, yes,” Molly’s free hand skirts down to brush at his hip. “Gods, it’s a shame Caleb’s missing this sight.”
Essek huffs. “His fault for getting wrapped up in Cobalt Soul matters.”
“I completely agree.”
Essek spends a week in Nicodranas with Molly; a snapshot into that time.
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- Part 2 of all glittering things (swm royalty au)
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the absence becomes me (a reticent specter) by quinn_of_aebradore
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
12 Mar 2023
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Mollymauk,
Please come to the estate at once. We’ve much to discuss, regarding recent developments in your life.
Lucien
Fuck.
Molly receives a summons back to the family estate from their older brother. It can't mean anything good, just a long walk through the past before an inevitable argument. But still, they go.
A look into the recent history of the Tealeaf family and the scars left on its three remaining members.
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- Part 3 of all glittering things (swm royalty au)
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my love, let it grow (so we can watch it bloom) by quinn_of_aebradore
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
17 May 2023
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Blumenthal is beautiful in the spring, Essek muses.
“Copper for your thoughts, Liebling?”
Essek chuckles and leans into his side. “Just admiring the landscape, dear.”
“Ah. It is rather nice, these days.”
“Yes, it is,” Essek looks up at him. “And your thoughts, Caleb? Would you share them?”
His cheeks go a delightful shade of pink at that, a shade not dissimilar to the lychnis growing not three feet away. Essek smiles, heart fluttering, and leans up to kiss his cheek.
Caleb and Essek spend an afternoon snuggling in the sun. Sweet moments are had, as well as some dabbling into the past.
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- Part 4 of all glittering things (swm royalty au)
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“The spell translates the literal meaning of the words written but any idiomatic meaning is lost. It is like… there is a difference between a hearty welcome and a cordial reception, ja? Connotation is lost, with this spell. The nuance of what the author might have meant.”
“Mmm. I suppose it makes sense, with that scroll. You wizards and your love of layers.”
“Mollymauk.”
“Yes, darling?”
“You are a menace but I suppose you are not wrong. Still, it is very frustrating to have a spell hidden behind a poem.”
Essek gifts Caleb a scroll in a language neither of them speaks. The ensuing efforts to translate it while Molly visits sets off a chain of teasing, poetic gifts among them.
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- Part 5 of all glittering things (swm royalty au)
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why don't you do as you're told? (happiness isn't your goal) by quinn_of_aebradore
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
12 Dec 2023
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“So you wish to sell me off to some other Zemnian noble now?” The words burst from Essek before he can even properly think them, let alone swallow them down, and immediately he regrets it as Deirta flinches.
“Child, please,” she whispers, voice shaken as though he had lashed out with a blade and not words, and Essek sinks back into his chair. “Please understand that I would not even have considered this unless it was an offer worthy of you.”
Essek exhales, slow and deliberate, trying to calm his racing and aching heart. “Who, Mother?”
Deirta receives an offer for Essek's hand in marriage she cannot reasonably decline except for one reason: he is already taken. Lucien has spent months refusing to approve of Mollymauk and Essek courting. So, Essek takes a trip to Nicodranas to meet his potential brother-in-law with the hope of changing his mind before it's too late.
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- Part 6 of all glittering things (swm royalty au)