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Hidden Gems 9: A Shadowgast Rec list
This week we have the ninth (nein!) hidden gem rec list. Check under the cut for nine (nein again!) fics with less than 150 kudos- and don't forget to kudos and comment if you enjoy them!
On bad decisions, friendship and falling in love by Ivelostmyspectacles (1778, General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
An introspection from Essek after he confesses to the Mighty Nien.
Reccer says: This a really well written one shot about how Essek is doing and feeling after he confesses. This is honestly my head canon for post ep. 97
PART I: the force required for movement by LivThael (9449, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
Essek Thelyss is know for his exceptional research, cold demeanor and indifference. Being the most intelligent man in the room heâs seldom intrigued by other researchers. But Bren's presence alone angers something in Essek. Itâs like the man is actively trying to aggravate him.
Reccer says: An amazing fic, nerds being nerds.
hopeless enough by 06151126 (4697, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes, Choose Not to Warn
Essek, a racer, his crew fails him during the season and he goes looking for a new mechanic. Caleb can't help but show off.
Reccer says: It is such an interesting AU, but the vibes are all their. And I love me a little haughty but can't help be impressed and curious Essek and a can't help but show off Caleb. And of course protective and will always talk up her boy Veth. Also, it's part of a series!
The Sheep and the Shadowhand by Dragonslaeyr (7897, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
On the walk from the citadel to the firmaments, Caleb reflects on his husband, the shadowhand, and tries to fend of questions from the Mighty Nein.
Reccer says: It has the best of everything, Shadowgast, secret relationship, pestering of the Nein and sexual tension.
psychopomp by hydraxx (3357, General) Reccer's Content Notes: Choose Not to Warn
Essek returns to Blumenthal through the centuries after Caleb's death: a story of grief as told through the eyes of the local innkeepers.
Reccer says: I loved tracking the changes in both Essek and the worldbuilding over time! The outsider POV is a really interesting approach.
Chasing After Phantoms Of Your Former Self by Luuuna03 (9848, General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
Around 150 years after the end of the campaign, Essek starts hearing Jester's voice in his head But that's impossible. After all, Jester died almost half a century ago...
Reccer says: A great tearjerker, bittersweet in the best of ways.
Our Season of Fire by LivThael (21530, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
Both Caleb and Essek are hoping to get lost in the sunny city of Nicodranas. They find each other, as well as a new family made of friends that care for them.
Reccer says: I keep thinking about this fic, even months after I first read it. I love the characterization and the realistic depiction of mental health issues. It's written in such a gentle and loving way and the ending always warms my heart. It's one of my favorite fics ever.
The night shift by Ghost Particles (Ghostparticles) (27273, Explicit) Reccer's Content Notes: Choose Not to Warn
The Mighty Nein are agents working for the Dynasty, and Essek is their handler and very much not in love with the agent who keeps bringing him unasked for gifts from every mission. The agent is Caleb of course.
Reccer says: I was shocked to find out it had less than 150 kudos. It is such a good fic, modern times with magic but following Essek's POV and his love for the mighty nein and his worries when they are in danger and he can't help. And the shadowgast is great, very much like the show the awkward flirting with lots of nothing happening until the climax.
Before the Dawn Breaks by Ofthedirewolves (1746, General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
Post 111 , Caleb and Essek talk before the big battle.
Reccer says: Itâs very sweet and definitely deserves more love! Itâs canon for me now since we didnât really get one.
This is one of our weekly communally-generated shadowgast rec lists. Every week we announce a new theme and allow anyone to submit a fic recommendation.Â
And hey, anyone includes you!
Next week, we'll be featuring fics that feature soup! Any fics coming to mind? Well, then use this form to submit!
#shadowgast#caleb widogast#essek thelyss#cr fic recs#fan fiction rec list#aeor is for lovers#critical role fan fiction#cr fic#call for recs#cr fics
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I cannot believe that the Verin / Keyleth ship was what broke me free of my crippling case of writer's block. Enjoy the first excerpt here, and read here on AO3!
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For what was probably the millionth time that week, Keyleth wished people would stop tiptoeing around her like she was the last fragile leaf on a snow-covered tree. They murmured condolences, then promptly avoided her like the plague as she sat on the bench staring at the Raven Tree of the Ashari.
It was the anniversary of the Whispered Oneâs defeat.
Which meant it was also the anniversary of Vaxâs life getting stolen away by the Matron.
Even though forty years had now passed by since that day, the wound felt too fresh for her liking. Not that it was entirely her fault. Some of it was, of course, she wasnât blind to her own damage. But people continued to poke and prod at her tender, healing heart until it broke and bled. The ravens kept on circling overhead like the scavengers they were. Keyleth would make real, honest progress, only to have someone or something throw painful reminders back at her like Grog used to throw Keyteor.
And so, Keyleth sat. She tried to push down the feelings of unrelenting bitterness as she made eye contact with the single corvid perched in the Raven Tree before casting her gaze over the rest of Zephrah.
Things were good. Peaceful. Itâd been a long while since the last crisis, and she could appreciate that her duties had eased off into cordial diplomatic meetings and occasional trips to visit friends across Exandria. Keyleth was supposed to be heading to one of them in a few hours; a memorial service in Vasselheim with the remaining members of Vox Machina and their families.
As usual, Keyleth would be going alone, if you didnât count the raven she was currently staring at.
She would have asked Korrin and Vilya to join her, but as Air Ashari Elders, they were required to stay and watch over Zephrah in Keylethâs absence. And bringing any of her guards just feltâŠwrong. Keylethâs unique contributions to Exandrian history caused the new generation of Tempest Blades to revere her as a symbol of their culture. Of those serving her in the present day, Orym would unquestioningly be the least likely to engage in such hero worship (even then, he still had moments of idolisation), but he was visiting the Silken Squall with Dorian. And who was Keyleth to deny the man some well-deserved time with his in-laws?
Besides, it was not like Keyleth needed her Blades. She was capable of protecting herself and would be surrounded by other influential figureheads, all with guards of their own. She only wanted company.
âCompany that doesnât have a beak and feathers,â she said aloud to the raven still watching her, expression caught halfway between anger and disappointment.
âDo you want me to shoo her away?â asked a voice over her shoulder.
Keyleth spun in surprise. Whoâd have the stones to sneak up on one of the most powerful druids in existence? She could have blasted them with a lightning bolt in a half-second!
Dressed in a simple, dark outfit rather than his regular armour, Verin Thelyss stood behind her. His white hair was tied up in a casual ponytail, although a few strands had fallen loose and hung to frame his sharp blue eyes and soft smile. He looked far too charming despite the irritation Keyleth could only imagine the oppressive sunlight was causing him.
#did i whip this up in less than 48 hours? yes#do i regret any mistakes? no#this was purely self indulgent and that is the BEST kind of fic for me atp#critical role#cr spoilers#cr3#cr fanfic#cr fic#vox machina#keyleth of the air ashari#verin thelyss#verleth#keyleth x verin#verin x keyleth#creative writing
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Rereading this and forever love Laudna and trees, and her fucked up double act with Delilah. Folks, toss this guy a few smackaroonies and get your own prompt fill!
for @blorbotomy: your requested sluttiest conceivable drabble (if laudna climbing a tree and being a bit of a bitch is slutty)
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Laudna didn't take the opportunity lightly. A massive, hollowed out tree trunk. The bark looks scorched, the entirety of the tree burnt from the inside out. Laudna had been tracking the storm for weeks from her current temporary home, had watched as lightning lashed the tallest reaching trees before thunder boomed out across the forest.
Best get to it, wouldn't do to wait and get caught out by those scavengers. Delilahs voice slices in, between the flash of the lightning and the quiet of the thunder. Laudna huffs, nodding to no one before she claws her way up the thick trunk. Laudna growls as she climbs, her features sharpening as she throws a leg over a thick branch.
"That isn't likely. You know they can't get here fast enough to see me." Laudna leans forward on the branch, her ankles hooked underneath to keep her balance, as she starts to snap charred and burnt twigs free. "They won't even notice that I was here at all."
You're rather confident today dear. Delilah's voice is clearly amused. It's a confusing departure from her usual simpering superiority, though Laudna doesn't mention it. Laudna works efficiently, slowly climbing her way to the very peak of the tree, snapping off suitably lightning-scorched branches as she goes. She pockets them as she goes, careful as she puts them into her newly crafted bag.
It's only as Laudna finishes up, leaving a few branches for the birds and squirrels to perch on, that she realizes the opportunity she's stumbled into. Total isolation, at least for the next few days before foragers and scavengers from the nearby villages start searching for the valuable components the storm left behind. Laudna glances around from her vantage point, taking in the rises and falls of the trees all around her. She looks down, heart in her throat at the dizzying height, her hands scratching against the bark as she steadies herself. She only thinks for a moment, tapping a long-nailed finger against the branch between her legs before moving.
Feather fall fills her body like a sigh. It's a sigh she knows well, the one Delilah uses when she's annoyed. Laudna ignores it, instead focusing on the weightlessness that greets her as she slowly falls to the forest floor.
Reckless, unnecessary, such a waste of ability so early on in the day. Delilah's voice supplies, and it takes Laudna's all to not roll her eyes at the scolding tone. She lands on the ground awkwardly, stumbling forward into a kneeling position when her knee tweaks and she feels the bones shift under her skin. And you still managed to mangle the landing somehow. Prodigious. Laudna manages to drag herself over to the hollow tree with a huff.
It only takes a few quick movements to resettle her knee, a faint pop-pop before Laudna relaxes against the blackened and burnt wood at her back. She shuffles her bag between her legs, lets it hang open as she inspects the collected sticks. Four of them are massive, the lightning strike threaded across the outer bark and scorched into the wood beneath it as well. The rest of the bundle are much smaller, a dense handful of gnarled twigs burn marks all across the outside while still being intact underneath. Her fingers twitch over the longest of the branchest, fingernail chipping some of the charred wood free to fall into her skirts.
"This should be enough to get some tarp, maybe even canvas." Laudna mutters, more to herself than to Delilah. She doesn't receive an answer, so Laudna busies herself with covering the hole into the tree's trunk. She gathers fallen tree branches, bunching them up around the tallest point before tangling it all up in her last bit of rope. It cascades like an overcrowded ladder, little leaves poking through with a burst of color.
Laudna settles into the tree with a sigh, smiling as birdsong fills the air around her. She starts filling the hollow with her collection, contorting herself so she can reach her packs. Strings of mishappen and unaccepted copper coins get pinned up, with the help of an errant branch she shoves against the burnt wood along with creative use of mending. The forest relaxes along with her, and Laudna lets her mind wander as she fills the small space with quickly crafted decorations.
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Fearne had, in true Fearne fashion, wrapped herself like a personal pashmina around Dorian, which left Orym to curl into his chest.
They had slept this way dozens of times before. Fearneâs blackened fingers wrapped tightly around his forearm as she snored loudly into Dorianâs ear. Orymâs head rested on Dorianâs bicep, his arms folded together between them, and his bare feet were gingerly resting upon Dorianâs thighs just above the knees, as Dorian had coiled enough to let Fearneâs fuzzy leg stretch over his hip. They were exhausted, and this was familiar, and he shouldâve been fast asleep.
But Orymâs mind buzzed.
Fearne had always been a strong source of heat, but now she was a furnace, and even without covers it was too warm. But Fearne was not the reason why Orymâs skin burned where it met Dorianâs.
He was a fucking grown man. He was fully capable of admitting that.
Admitting it didnât change it.
Neither did it change his awareness that Dorian had been too still for the past hour, his breath too precise and measured to be natural as it fell upon Orymâs hair. Orym was not going to presume that the cause of this was the same thing afflicting him; there were plenty of other reasons Dorian would be lying awake tonight.
âMy family will find your brother,â he murmured finally, and Dorianâs breath wavered for just an instant before he regained his composure and returned to his measured, singerâs breathing. It was so slight that no one else couldâve noticed it, but Orym noticed. âYou said thereâs a bodyâ the Tempest can bring him back, or Fearne, honestlyââ
âI know,â Dorian answered, and this too was so faint that no one but Orym couldâve heard. âI know,â he said again, as though this one was only to appease himself.
âDo you think⊠do you think any of Opal is still in there?â
âI donât know. I could barely tell what was in thereââ he cut himself off. âI couldnât even help my brother. I think Fyâra Rai mightâve⊠she mustâve seen something. I hope so,â he added, inhaling, trying to capture an airy tone that he didnât fully manage. âThe Spider Queen doesnât deserve her. She doesnât deserve anything.â
Orym had nothing to say to this. He hadnât cared what the gods did or didnât deserve in weeks, but now he could see the vein of fury that sharpened Dorianâs edges. It didnât frighten him the way it had frightened him months ago, when things had been simpler, when there was not a war to be fought. It simply saddened him. âIâm so sorry about Opal,â he said, after the silence had lingered. âBut Iâm,â he breathed out a single dark laugh at himself, his selfishness, âIâm real glad it wasnât you.â
Dorianâs laugh matched his own. âI suppose that is a silver lining.â
âIâm so glad youâre here,â Orym admitted. It was easier to keep his voice from cracking at a whisper. âIâve thought about seeing you again so many timesâ I wish the circumstances were betterââ
âIâm here,â Dorian said, for the second time today. âThe circumstances tried very hard to make even that impossible, butâ Iâm here.â
Orym pulled his arm gently out of Fearneâs grasp and raised his hand to Dorianâs cheek. It was too dark to see the tinge of lavender against his skin, but Orym could feel the warmth bloom beneath his fingers. He still couldnât bring himself to attribute his friendâs insomnia to anything so self-serving as his own, but perhaps it was one factor.
He pulled his hand back. Was there a flash of disappointment in Dorianâs eyes? He couldnât tell in the dark. But he brushed his fingers together, drawing upon the wellspring of life within the ground beneath this hastily-erected encampment. The Hellcatch looked like a barren wasteland to most, but that life was still present even here.
Perhaps not now, but after a rainy season, the valley would bloom with wildflowers. The seeds waited in the earth for their time to sprout. Life went on, even in the darkest of places.
He produced a small stalk of life from his hands, and held out the tiny bundle of forget-me-nots to Dorian.
He shouldâve said that they were for Cyrus, to remember him by. He wanted to say that they were for Dorian himself, that a day hadnât gone by that he hadnât thought of him. He didnât speak at all as Dorianâs hand wrapped around Orymâs, pinching the stem beneath his fingers but not letting go.
âOrym,â Dorian breathed, looking from the flowers to his face. Then a strange expression came over his face, a wrinkle of consternation as he stared into the middle distance. âFearne, are you braiding my hair?â
Orym lifted his head an inch to peer past Dorianâs ear. He had noticed that the snoring had stopped, but heâd been too caught up in the conversation to process it. Fearneâs wide eyes stared back with perfect innocence, her hands indeed weaving Dorianâs hair into a loose braid.
âJust pretend Iâm not here,â she whispered quickly. âIâm totally not here.â
When Orym dropped his head back to Dorianâs arm, he was met with a crooked smile. It was not meant to be disarming, but it disarmed him anyway.
âJust like old times, eh?â he said, but his hand was still around Orymâs.
Carefully, Orym moved to tuck the flower behind Dorianâs ear, bringing both of their hands with him, and then laced their fingers together instead. âNo,â he said, and tucked his head so that his brow rested against Dorianâs chin, and pressed their entwined hands to his lips. âBut I think thatâs okay.â
#this was SUPPOSED to be a drabble that was borne out of fearne's one line of dialogue in particular lmfao#but here we are#anyway I just think they're neat okay#I don't know if I've written orym's pov but he's fun honestly#I feel like it's the exact middle point between caduceus and fjord lmao#but god. writing someone with a 30+ passive perception is uhhh a puzzle lmfao#critical role#cr spoilers#orym of the air ashari#dorian storm#fearne calloway#dorym#cr fic
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Perc'ahlia Smut Fic Recs
After S3E3 of The Legend of Vox Machina dropped the stats on my smut fics jumped overnight which was entertaining. Which strongly indicates a lot of you are looking for some sweet Perc'ahlia smut to follow-up the delights provided to us by the animated series.
Myself and some folks from the Perc'ahlia Week Discord server are very happy to provide a list of our favourites. Some of these (including some of their summaries and tags below) will contain spoilers beyond tLoVM S3E3 so tread lightly into the cut if you care deeply about spoilers. Assume every single one of the fics below contains explicit sex between Percy and Vex. I've included the AO3 summary and the helpful Additional Tags from AO3 to help you zoom in on your favourite thinigs and avoid the things you're less fond of.
After Dinner by Lycaboros
Summary: Vex has some definite ideas for this evening's activities. AO3 Tags: Sex Toys, Toys, Riding Crops, Teasing, Orgasm Delay/Denial
Bathing for Fun and Profit by ViciousRhythm
Summary: The bath sex we all know happened and the sex on a pile of money that Vex'ahlia deserves. AO3 Tags: spoilers for episode 81, Bath Sex, Incredibly self indulgent, sex on a pile of money, PWP
the beast you've made of me by seimaisin
Summary: Vex finds herself transported to her very first Wild Hunt. Percy and Orthax are determined to make her first time a memorable one. AO3 Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Werewolf Sex, Tentacles, Bondage, Animal Transformation, Chases, Dominance, Consensual Non-Consent, Erotic Horror
before those hands pulled me from the earth by worth_the_risk
Summary: Vex knew the gods were still living, sequestered behind the Divine Gate as they may be. She knew their interactions with those who still walked Exandria were limited, but purposeful. She had never had reason to thank any of them. Now, she may have to consider it. AO3 Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Explicit Consent, Risk Waxes Poetic About Scar Tissue Again, Past Character Death, Canon Compliant, If you're here from TLoVM and have not listened to C1 here there be spoilers, Scars, Cunnilingus, Love Confessions, Campaign 1 Spoilers through Episode 72-74-ish?, Vaginal Sex
charmeause by anonymous
Summary: Percy takes the material of the hem between his fingers and absently feels at the embroidery, eyes locked onto her and her scrunched nose of confusion. âWhen you said youâd be right back, my mind had gone to those little rabbit slippers, not⊠lingerie.â AO3 Tags: Lingerie, PWP, Cunnilingus, Post-Canon, established marriage, Gratuitously sweaty Percy, Stripping, Houston they're in LOVE, Blow Jobs, Light Dom/sub, Fluff and Smut
Comparative Anatomy by Shippeh
Summary: Percy drags Keyleth to a frat party on an errand to find numbers for a project, and ends up discovering something (or someone) a lot more interesting. AO3 Tags: College AU
Control by subtropicalStenella
Summary: Percy needs to sleep, and take better care of himself, but he's also a stubborn bastard and needs to be tricked into it. AO3 Tags: Dirty Talk, Mutual Masturbation, Fantasizing, Multiple Orgasms, Erotic Electrostimulation, Prostate Milking, Overstimulation, Praise Kink
Courage To Go On by subtropicalStenella
Summary: It's That Scene, because we love to fill in fade-to-blacks and I love the powerplay of "I open the door, COMPLETELY NAKED." but also I love damaged people and working through that damage. AO3 Tags: First Time, Porn with Feelings, Rough Sex, Desk Sex, Light Dom/sub, Light Bondage, Introspection, deliberately ignoring that introspection, Banter as Foreplay
darling, so it goes (some things are meant to be) by mischiefseven
Summary: It's the night before the fight with Vorugal, and Vex has left too much unsaid for far too long. AO3 Tags: Past Character Death, Love Confessions, Life-Affirming Sex, Emotional Hurt/Comfort
Debauchery by ladyofrosefire
Summary: If one knows where to look, there is a shop in Emon where one can find all manner of delightful things. Vex lures Percy into it one afternoon while theyâre in the city for business. Or: Percy gets pegged. AO3 Tags: Pegging, Sex Toys
Deifying (flew like a moth to you, sunlight) by ladyofrosefire
Summary: Percy and Vex share a lazy morning shortly after their return from Pandemonium. AO3 Tags: Episode: the Search for Bob Spoilers, Cunnilingus, sun freckles, mild blasphemy, Morning Sex
Disciple by ladyofrosefire
Summary: Vex has a new house, new boots, and a very attractive partner who wants to please her in every way he can. That's a recipe for an excellent night. AO3 Tags: BDSM, Dom/sub, light boot worship, Cunnilingus, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Domme!Vex, Riding, Praise Kink, Fellatio, Verbal Bondage, Aftercare, PWP
everyone can see (few can test by feeling) by mischiefseven
Summary: Vex needs distraction. Percy is delighted to oblige. AO3 Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Cunnilingus, Oral Sex, Inappropriate Use of 16th Century Italian Literature
everything has changed (and now it's only you that matters) by rozegold
Summary: Vex takes care of Percy after his second brush with death. AO3 Tags: Blow Jobs, Post-Chroma Conclave
The Feathers in Her Hair by pagerunner
Summary: When Vex starts making changes to the distinctive feathers she wears, Percy begins to suspect she's sending him a sign. Perc'ahlia fic, written between episodes 62 and 63, but without specific spoilers. AO3 Tags: None
A Game of Later by thereafter
Summary: An evening at the opera escalates. Some things are better left unresolved, at least for a little while. Shameless smut, in three acts. AO3 Tags: Cock Warming, Dirty Talk, Established Relationship, Light Bondage, Light Dom/sub, Oral Sex, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Power Dynamics, Public Sex, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Porn IS the plot, Vex'ahlia is a Little Shit, Percival is also a Little Shit, they are both little shits
Get your hands dirty by umwelt
Summary: Itâs not his handwriting. He hasnât seen ink in weeks, too scrapped for coin for the luxury. The P starting at the base of his hand, affording the traitor his distinction, his name eating up the space of the pad of Percyâs left thumb. Opens his palm. Yes - on the inside of each finger, a name: Doctor Ripley. Lord Briarwood. Lady Briarwood. Sir Kerrion Stonefell. AO3 Tags: Whump, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Percival "Percy" de Rolo III Has Issues, Traumatized Percival "Percy" de Rolo III, Campaign 1, Mutual Pining, Alternate Universe, Percy is the pact weapon AU, Magical Tattoos, me: so. tattoos hot. percy hot. the list hot. what if⊠all three??, Mild Gore, Injury Recovery, Magical Prosthetic. sort of., henna, Rated for smut in last chapter, Comfort Sex, Woman on Top, None of the angsty tags apply to the sex, Follows Campaign 1 with some extra TLOVM ~flavor~ in places
Grey by percivalium
Summary: Thereâs a rumble of gruff voices at the table as various other diplomats react to Daventineâs outburst. Silverware clatters, glasses and crystal goblets tink and the general hubbub of the biannual trade route summit create a very unique mashup of noises in the dining hall. And Vexâahlia couldnât give a single shit about any of it. AO3 Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Vaginal Sex, Wall Sex, Quickie, Sneaking Away to Fuck During Dinner, Established Relationship
hard to talk (when i'm with you) by percahlia
Summary: Percy's pretty sure at this point that his wife's favorite hobby is showing up and knocking the breath out of him, one way or another. AO3 Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Blow Jobs, Desk Sex, Under-Desk Blow Jobs, domestic sex, Post-Canon, Semi-Public Sex
Have some fun tonight by steelneena
Summary: Ever since that night at the lake, Percy and Vex have made a habit of getting carried away rather often. But itâs really whose house â and more importantly, whose bedroom within said house - theyâre in that makes thingsâŠtenuous for Percy. It just so happens to be Vexâs dadâs house. And they just so happen to be Vexâs dadâs bed. In Percyâs defense, Vex hadnât exactly told him until it was too little too late. AO3 Tags: Early 2000's aesthetic college halloween party, to keep with the theme, Mirror Sex, Accidental Voyeurism, brief mention of recreational drugs, Percy is relatively inexperienced still, Vex is very loving, Vaginal Sex, Biting, Dom/sub Undertones, stupid halloween jokes and passtimes, may have been lightly influenced by Scream, Playful Sex, love is best kink
How the Other Half Lives by sabinelagrande
Summary: Percy knows what he likes. He thinks so, anyway. AO3 Tags: Femdom, Dom Vex'ahlia, Dom Percy de Rolo, Sub Percy de Rolo, Under-negotiated Kink, Floor Sex, Self-Discovery, 094-e095 Timeskip, Dom/sub
If You Wanna Be Mine by ViciousRhythm
Summary: For all that Percy can sometimes be really eloquent, he's sometimes reallyâŠnot. AO3 Tags: Car Sex, just barely touches on dom/sub dynamics, Modern AU, Alternate Universe - High School, Humor
I'll Shout From the Mountains (Love Looks Good on You) by Aesthetic_Pigeon
Summary: Vex is tired of Percy working late into the night and decides to set things right. AO3 Tags: Episode: c01e095 One Year LaterâŠ, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Porn with Feelings, Cunnilingus, Vaginal Fingering, Praise Kink, Coming In Pants, Percival "Percy" de Rolo III Has a Tremor, Idiots in Love
Insight Check by percivalium
Summary: Grey Hunt patrols are long, a bit tedious and solitary. Vex'ahlia must find ways to entertain her brain while performing her Grey Hunt duties out in the Parchwood. One defiantly un-ladylike thought may have caused her some brainrot⊠and she needs to find a certain Lord of Whitestone to make it a reality. Hopefully he believes her when she claims otherwise. AO3 Tags: Episode: c01e095 One Year LaterâŠ, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Some Plot, Surprise Blowjob, Torn Clothing, Manual stimulation, Oral Sex, Dirty Talk, Desk Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Vaginal Sex, Clothes-on Sex, Doggy Style, Hair-pulling, Consensual Kink, Top!Percy, Vex Hands Over the Reins, Ball Massage, Praise Kink, Implied Consent, Mutual Masturbation, Hand Jobs
I wanna make you hungry (then I want to feed you) by writerthewriter
Summary: Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III was not a religious man, yet for one so faithless, he spent an awful lot of time on his knees dedicated to worship. aka the one where percy really loves going down on his wife. AO3 Tags: Cunnilingus, Dirty Talk, percy likes going down on his wife, Vaginal Fingering, Masturbation, Face-Sitting, Light D/s Dynamics
Jumping the Gun by LadyOfSnakes
Summary: Percival has done something very stupid and very dangerous. Vex is not okay with this. Spoilers through episode 73. AO3 Tags: First Time, Angry Sex, Oral Sex, Explicit Consent
A Lesson in Manners by pagerunner
Summary: Vex may usually be the one to call the shots where intimate matters are concerned, but that isn't to say that Percy doesn't have his own ideas. This one might prove to be especially captivating. Spoiler warning for a couple details post-episode 94/early 100s. AO3 Tags: None
Lost in the Woods with You by Her_Madjesty
Summary: When Percy stumbles away from the group, itâsâŠmostly by accident. AO3 Tags: Sex Pollen, Feywild Arc, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Multiple Orgasms, Oral Sex
Point Made by sabinelagrande
Summary: An argument is interrupted. AO3 Tags: Post-Chroma Conclave, Vaginal Fingering, Percy makes that +6 DEX work for him
Press by modal_contingency
Summary: Vex is unfailingly good at reading people, and Percy can be the easiest of reads. AO3 Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Dom/sub, Dirty Talk, Begging, Breathplay
The Private Games We Play by pagerunner
Summary: After game night ends, Vex and Percy decide to delve more deeply into what went on during their explorations of a certain tavern cellar. Yes, this means pretty much what you're thinking. Set just after the post-episode-115 one-shot helmed by Grog. AO3 Tags: Post-Campaign, Grog's one-shot, the meta is strong with this one, and i should not be entrusted with such inappropriate interpretations of game mechanics
A Private Vex Tape by inheritanceofgeek
Summary: Percy has been at the International Convention for Technological Innovation for 4 days and is already going stir crazy with how much he misses his wife. Lucky for him, Vex'ahlia is an innovative woman who misses him just as much as he misses her. And hey, what are webcams for if not to record home made sex tapes? AO3 Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Sex Tapes, Mutual Masturbation, Sex Toys, Vibrators, Married Life, Mentions of Taryon Darrington, That 7 hour time difference hurts me too, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Fluff and Smut
Put your arms around me, baby by steelneena
Summary: He's not quite sure how he ended up here. He, Percival de Rolo, of all people, who hadnât wanted to stay in Emon for the summer, whoâd wanted to go back home after his year exchange ended, remain cooped up in his room at home with his experiments and his books, was naked in a lake at night, kissing a beautiful woman â also naked â in his lap who could, if he was quite honest, do far better that his wiry, nerdy, early-gone-white self. AO3 Tags: Skinny Dipping, First Time, Hand Jobs, Virgin Percy, Love Confessions, Modern AU, kind of a college au, slight D/s overtones, love is kink, Enthusiastic Consent
remember me love, when i'm reborn by worth_the_risk
Summary: After Elysium, before the Core Anvil, before - well, before. AO3 Tags: Campaign 1, Spoilers through C1E106: The Endless Atheneum, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Life-Affirming Sex, Rough Sex, Vaginal Sex, Established Relationship, Introspection, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, anticipatory grief
Respite for the Restless by pagerunner
Summary: It's been a difficult, troubling day. Sometimes the best you can do is reach for each other. Percy/Vex vignette, set at the mansion after episode 106. AO3 Tags: None
Satin and sweat by umwelt
Summary: Vex bites Percyâs lip in the hopes he gets the message. His fingers slow, only movement at all because she can feel every twitch deep in her cunt. Sorry - she, the lady robbed in a magpieâs iridescent blacks and whites, hostess of the soirĂ©e, bites the lip of this bespectacled owl of a man in the hopes he gets the message. It is a masquerade, after all, and one should keep up appearances. AO3 Tags: Campaign 1, Could be an AU could be canon compliant who knows!, Costume Parties & Masquerades, Vaginal Fingering, Hand & Finger Kink, Quickies, Semi-Public Sex, Clothed Sex, Shameless Smut
scarcely can speak for my thinking (what you'd do to me tonight) by worth_the_risk
Summary: âIs it terrible that we are abandoning our best friendâs first state birthday dinner?â The airy tone of her voice suggested she had already divined precisely how she felt about it. âI think Keyleth will forgive us for the excursion, if she even notices our absence.â AO3 Tags: Secret Marriage, Quickies, Cunnilingus, Blow Jobs, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Campaign 1, Spoilers through Episode 95: One Year LaterâŠ, Spoilers for The Legend of Vox Machina, Vaginal Sex, Established Relationship, Competency Kink
Second Watch by threepwillow
Summary: Depleted spell slots and some near-death experiences leave an abridged, mansionless Vox Machina camping out under the stars; but now Vex'ahlia's husband is in a mood, and who knew gnomes were such light sleepers? AO3 Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Hand & Finger Kink, That 22 Dexterity Tho, Post-Canon
Seen by subtropicalStenella
Summary: Percy acts smooth but it's a mask over an excitable, anxious dork and we love him for it AO3 Tags: Teasing, Cock Tease, Prostate Massage, Anal Fingering, Blow Jobs, Cunnilingus, Face-Sitting, Percy has some internalized prudishness and it's adorable, and he's an anxious dork, Dirty Talk, Masturbation, Titfuck
someone ought to corrupt you on the dance floor by blackglass
Summary: It's Senior Week and the twins' birthday and Vox Machina is headed to the club to celebrate. With only a week left until they all graduate and go their separate ways, Vex decides she's done with wondering "what if?" Percy is not prepared for what's about to hit him. AO3 Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Porn with Feelings, Racebending, Everyone in Vox Machina is multiracial, except percy, Palest white boy to ever be a pale white boy, Background Vax/Gilmore, Background Kash/Keyleth, Clubbing, Grinding
Spoiled by thereafter
Summary: Percy schemes. Vex'ahlia is spoiled. AO3 Tags: Cunnilingus, Dirty Talk, Established Relationship, Light Dom/sub, Mirror Sex, Multiple Orgasms, Orgasm Delay, Porn with Feelings, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Power Dynamics, Softdom Percy, Vex Gets Spoiled
Stand and Deliver by ladyofrosefire
Summary: Percy really just wants to get ravished by a famous outlaw. Vex. He means Vex. AO3 Tags: Sexual Roleplay, Gun Kink, Outdoor Sex, Consensual Kink, Consensual Non-Consent
the sweetest distractions by rozegold
Summary: Coaxing Percy out of his workshop is something Vex has become very good at over the years, but sometimes she has to fight dirty for his own good. AO3 Tags: Fluff and Smut, Domestic smut, Happily Married Banging, Several Years Post-Campaign, Vex In Percy's Coat, Unconventional Usage of Percy's Workshop
take a step that is new by Griftings
Summary: Or, the one where Vex is enthusiastic, Percy is unsure, and⊠well, basically there's a threesome. With Jarett. AO3 Tags: Fluff and Smut, Crack, Threesome - F/M/M, PWP, Sort Of, like there's sort of a plot but it's honestly almost entirely just sex
Taking a Break by Lycaboros
Summary: Percy is TRYING to get some work done. It's not working very well for him. AO3 Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Interrupted Sex, Rough Sex, Desk Sex, Under-Desk Blow Jobs, post campaign one, Edging
a teaching moment by rozegold
Summary: Percy's eager to branch out and, well, how can Vex say no to that? AO3 Tags: Oral Sex, Blow Jobs, First Time Blow Jobs, Strap-Ons, Vex Teaches Percy About Blow Jobs, Finger Sucking, Percy's Got A Bit Of An Oral Fixation
under your moonlit gaze by seimaisin
Summary: Vex, Percy, the hot springs, and sex. With a brief interruption from Scanlan. AO3 Tags: Fluff and Smut, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot
Unwind already by unknownlifeform
Summary: Percy gets pegged by Vex for the first time. Things that help this activity: Percy relaxing and unclenching. Things Vex has to coax Percy into doing: AO3 Tags: Pegging, Anal Fingering, Rimming, Established Relationship, First Time Bottoming, Porn with Feelings, they are in love your honorand also they are silly!!, this is a being stupid during sex propaganda account, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot
we are learning to make fire by mischiefseven
Summary: The citizens of Whitestone celebrate Winterâs Crest. Their lord and lady have a much more personal celebration of their own. AO3 Tags: Married Sex, Desk Sex, Cunnilingus, newlyweds, Fluff, Consensual Kink, Explicit Consent
whatever you do (do it for me, baby) by mischiefseven
Summary: Percy finds something that belongs to Vex. After testing, he takes it upon himself to make some improvements. AO3 Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Dildos, Mutual Masturbation, Pegging
what she wants by rozegold
Summary: Vex has discovered quite a lovely thing because of her relationship with Percy: ladies get what they want. Except sometimes, they don't. AO3 Tags: Vaginal Fingering, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Vex Can Dish But She Can't Take, Percy Gets Some Payback
when the wicked play by seimaisin
Summary: Vex and Percy only know each other online, through their favorite video game. They're both taken by surprise when their flirty, competitive relationship turns into a long-distance erotic game. Except, it may not be as long-distance as they think, and Percy is definitely more than Vex realizes. His family's fame leads them to a real-life collision, and suddenly everything is way more complicated than it seemed on the internet ⊠(abandoned but fun) AO3 Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Nude Photos, Online Friendship, Cybersex
you'll never know unless we go by sabinelagrande
Summary: Nothing about this goes right, but it's perfect. AO3 Tags: Rough Body Play, Rope Bondage, Resistance Play, Hair-pulling, Rough Sex, Maledom, Dom Percy de Rolo, Sub Vex'ahlia
#cr fic recs#cr fic#critical role fic#perc'ahlia#cw: sex#spicy reading#for all you newcomers to perc'ahlia#cr fanfic#critical role fanfic#the legend of vox machina#tlovm season 3#tlovm spoilers
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It is years before her hard work pays off. The time is worth it.
Sheâs done her homework well. She figures out the best time to approach, when her son will feel least threatened. Not when heâs alone. Preferably when heâs in a public place, providing as much safety to him as to her. After five years, the last thing she wants to do is spook him badly enough that she has to track him down again.
She has lived over a millennium. That doesnât stop her from pausing outside the crowded tavern in Ankâharel, shrouded in the image of a high elf, her heart echoing in her ears. A millennium of life has been nothing without taking risks â but it has been centuries since sheâs risked her heart.
She takes a final breath and ducks inside.
The tavern is loud. A band in the corner plays a Taldorian jig, which she recognizes from her three months spent negotiating a trade agreement in Whitestone. Raucous chanting rings from the opposite corner, where a halfling woman and a purple-skinned tiefling are chugging from enormous mugs. Sheâs so appalled by the drinking competition that it takes her several seconds to turn her attention back in that direction, realizing that theyâre exactly the group sheâs looking for.
âHA!â shouts the halfling, audible even over the band as she slams down the ceramic drinking mug; itâs a miracle it doesnât shatter on impact. âSuck it, Kingsley!â
The tiefling lowers his mug half a second later, groaning. âYouâre cheating.â
She takes a moment to survey the rest of the group. There are nine of them in total, gathered around a long rectangular table running along the length of the side wall.
Next to the tiefling, a dark-skinned human woman in blue waves a similar mug, shouting, âitâs my turn next! Bring it on!â A larger woman with striking hair is staring at this next challenger with clear fondness as she sips from a clear glass. On the other side of the table, a tall pink firbolg and half-orc are deep in conversation, ignoring their companions. A blue-skinned tiefling woman braids the firbolgâs hair and cheers at the drinkers.
On the halflingâs other side, a redheaded human man is tapping his fingertips to the music. He leans against the man she seeks.
She takes a moment to study her son. Heâs completely undisguised, his hair a tad longer but just as carefully styled as she remembers, his ears dangling with silver jewelry. From her surveillance, she knows he ordinarily operates in disguise; he clearly has decided to forgo caution here, on another continent surrounded by his friends.
She expects him to look uncomfortable or displeased at the antics of the group â but he is laughing, leaning his forehead into the redheaded humanâs shoulder, a flash of fang revealed in his open joy.
In over one hundred and twenty years, sheâs never seen him smile like that. It is startling, unbalancing; had she ever truly known him?
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#critical role#essek thelyss#deirta thelyss#caleb widogast#the mighty nein#mighty nein#shadowgast#campaign 2#cr fic#critrole#critical role fanfiction#outsider pov#my fics#this has been sitting on my computer since NOVEMBER#please enjoy
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so as i said i was working on an imodna fic for everyone. happy to report i finished part one
There is a world in which people's souls are made manifest, taking the form of a creature who walks the world beside themâthese creatures are called dĂŠmon.
Imogen has lived half her life with a dĂŠmon that shows the world her soul is a wild and frightening thing and ever since she started seeing the strange-true images in otherâs heads, sheâs been thinking they might be right. Laudnaâs cursed or evil, if rumours are to be believed. Her dĂŠmon is unsettled, and as unsettling as she is. Maybe he always will be. But maybe the way souls appear is not how they are, Imogen thinks, because sheâs never met anyone better than that strange pair.
A chance encounter at the start of the school year takes them across the country and years as they figure out who they are, to themselves and to one another.
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Hello! may I request any prompt of your choosing from the hurt/comfort list if I specifically ask for tlovm vaxleth? thank you!
10. "Don't worry about anything now."
It's cold in Whitestone, especially at night, but Keyleth doesn't feel it. Her body is warm, hot even, pressed back against Vax like this. His arm is draped over her, his chin hooked over her shoulder. Her naked shoulder. Because she's naked. They both are. Because they had sex.
Vax's breathing is slow and even, and Keyleth is working overtime to keep hers the same way. It's not that she's freaking outâshe's not. Not really. Except her body is sore, pleasantly so, dully tingling in the memory of his hands on her, in herâoh, and while that was happening, the people of Whitestone were burying their dead. And Thordak was still burning Emon. And Raishan was probably plotting her inevitable betrayal. And Percy was lying in a tomb, surrounded by generations of deceased de Rolos. But oh gods, the things Vax's tongue can do.
She's a bad person. That has to be it. She gets together with Vax in their dead friend's home? While Vex is in mourning? Who does that? Sure, she was waiting for Vax to pull his head out of his ass long before Percy died, but still, she could have waited, should have waited, found a better moment, done everything differentlyâ
"You're thinking so loud." Vax's voice is a sleepy rumble in her ear as his arm tightens around her.
She laughs nervously. "Sorry. Just, um. A lot to think about."
His nose trails lazily up the back of her neck. "Care to share?"
Now she's in a pickle. She can't tell him what she was really thinking about, because then he'll think she regrets sleeping with him, which she doesn'tâat least, not like that. And she's always been so bad at lying. And if she says she's thinking about Percy, will he think she wishes he were here instead? Because wow, no. She has to lie. But say whatâ
"Kiki, seriously. If you think any louder you're going to wake up the whole castle."
"Was this a mistake?" She feels his body stiffen, and his arm starts to retract. Fully panicking now, she grabs his hand, uses it to tug herself around so she's on her back, where she can see his face. It's shell-shocked, hurt. "That is not what I meant. I don'tâI don't regret this. I don't regret you. I promise, Vax."
His face softens a bit, but he's still regarding her skeptically. "I'm really struggling to find another interpretation here, Kiki."
"No, I know, I just meantâ" She throws her forearm over her eyes so she doesn't have to look at him. "Percy is dead and Vex is heartbroken and Whitestone is in ruins again and we have to fight Thordak and Raishan is such a bitch and gods I am so behind on my AramentĂ© and really what right do I have to be happy with you when everything is terribleâ"
He shuts her up by kissing her. His hand pulls her face closer to his, and her arm falls away from her eyes as she melts against his lips. For a moment, everything is quiet.
"Keyleth," he murmurs against her mouth. "You are beautiful and powerful and wise and so very, very silly."
"I'm notâ"
"You are. There is no 'deserving' happiness. There is just...finding it. With our friends. With our families." His thumb traces little circles where his hand cups her jaw. "Here, in this bed, with you. You know, a very wise woman once pointed out to me how foolish it was to forgo current happiness for fear of future pain." He smirks at her. "I'd hate to see her forgo current happiness because she's guilty about the suffering of others."
Keyleth chews her lip. "But there are things we could be doing. People we could be helping."
"We can't help anyone if we're too exhausted to stand. C'mere." He gently spins her around again so that he's spooning her, her hand cupped in his, and yeah, the feeling of him behind her, warm and solid, does make the brain chatter quiet a bit. "Don't worry about anything now. We have so much time to worry, I promise you. All of the things you're concerned about will be there in the morning, and so will I." He kisses the nape of her neck. "I don't know what the future holds, but I can't imagine thinking about that when I have my favorite person in the world in my arms."
He squeezes her close, and Keyleth breathes in the arm, woodsy scent of him. Alright. Maybe he's right. Maybe the horrors will still be waiting come daylight. Maybe they can share this night, and the happiness it has brought them. She closes her eyes, and soon, she is dreaming of hundreds more nights, just like this.
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Bad Ending
The Feywild is beautiful.
Orym is aware of that objective truth as he sits atop the lofty boughs of Ligament Manor. Time remains a weird soup, and he isnât sure just how much time has passed since the battle with Ludinus. For all he can actually remember of the event, he thinks it must have been centuries. But it canât have been that long. The acute pain of loss is still present in his chest.
Covetous of her company, Nana Morri had extended Fearneâs life unnaturally. Orym knows the Fatestitcher enjoys his company, maudlin as he is. He wouldnât put it passed her to do the same to him. Fearne still visits, but she had fallen in love with Exandria and the planes beyond. Orym relishes her visits, and tries not to hate her for leaving him when she flits away. His deal was his own choice. His chest aches. Nanaâs bargain was sealed permanently over his heart when he returned. It shadows the other pain there, but cannot eclipse it completely.
The red moon is no longer in the sky in the Feywild, so Orym assumes that they defeated Ludinus. That brings him no comfort. He lost everything, so what does an averted apocalypse mean to him?
He remembers an elegant twirl of a familiar blue cape rushing forward. He remembers the world shattering around him as Dorian fell.
Orymâs memories grow soupy after that. With Dorian gone, nothing else could ever really matter, could it? He had only just managed to claw himself out of his choking grief for Will. He let himself think of a future beyond the battle. That had been his mistake. He should have known better than to look beyond the mission.
So, perhaps the battle was won, but Orym doesnât really care if Exandria fell to ruin. His heart, impossibly, had been ripped out for the second time. Better to give the remains to Nana Morri. She could find a use for it.
Orym sits among the topiaries of broken promises and tries not to miss the moons in the sky.
He doesnât remember closing his eyes, but he startles when a familiar hand presses to his cheek.
âOrym?â
He smirks as his eyes open. Itâs always good to see Fearne.
But sheâs panicked. Tears are gathering in the corners of her eyes. Her face is streaked with red, both sticky and sandy. His brow furrows.
âFearnie, are you alright?â
She sobs, holding his face firmly in her hands. âYou have to come back to us. You have to. We won. You have to come back.â
His body is heavy, and he cannot move. This doesnât make sense.
Sheâs here with him, isnât she? He hasnât gone anywhere in ages. Heâs right here.
Another voice, so different than when he would hear it over the sending stone.
âOrym, pleaseâŠâ Dorianâs voice is exhausted and tight with pain. âYou must come back. Thereâs stillâŠstill so much we need to say.â
He feels something stir behind Morriâs seal. His heart shudders.
Orym isnât in the Feywild. This isnât Ligament Manor. Fearneâs hands are gone from his cheeks, and Orym looks behind him. He sees a blossoming tree in twilight with a familiar, loved shadow standing beneath it. Will raises his hand in greeting, but makes no move to go towards Orym. Theyâve spoken about this before.
âNot yet,â Will whispers in his ear.
Orym nods, his hand raising in return. âSoon.â
âBut not too soon.â
His heart beats again, and he feels a hook behind his navel pull his being back through the planes. He coughs, hacking up blood and sand. The arcane fissure across his chest knits itself back together.
âOrym?â
Drips of wet plip against Orymâs cheeks. Thereâs a body hovering above him, radiating the warmth of the sun. The ashari canât help the smile that tugs at the corners of his mouth as he opens his eyes.
Dorian looms over him, tears rolling down his eyelashes as he stares. His cheeks are blotchy and purple. Thereâs a wide stain of crimson across his ragged sheer shirt doing little to hide the healed gash on his chest.
The sight of that hurt has Orym springing to his feet. He regrets the movement immediately, but only for a second. He crashes into Dorianâs arms.
âIâŠI donâtâŠâ Orym stammers.
Fearne appears beside him, wrapping them both in her arms tightly.
âThat was worse than the last time.â
Oh.
âI was dead?â Orym asks.
He feels Fearneâs head nod against his, and Dorianâs arms pull him in tighter.
âI thought you both were, but Dorian was only unconscious. You must have thoughtâŠâ She trails off.
The memory is clear in his mind now. Dorian falling, and then an unyielding rage consuming his small form as he charged screaming at Ludinus.
âYou distracted him while Imogen finished him off.â
âWe did it?â
Fearne smiles. âWe did it.â
Orym can feel Dorian shaking against him. He draws away slightly to look at his beautiful face.
âI told you that you didnât have to save everyone,â Dorian says, fighting off tears.
âOld habits die hard,â Orym says, his eyes dropping from Dorianâs crystal eyes to his lips. âDidnât seem to matter much anymore if you werenât there to save.â
âOrymâŠthatâs ridicââ
The world is safe. Thereâs no reason to resist anymore. Orym presses his lips to Dorianâs, quieting his protests. He feels Dorian startle at the contact, but then he melts into the kiss, gripping the back of Orymâs shirt.
Orym pulls away, feeling lighter than he has in years. The unrestrained happiness on Dorianâs face makes him giddy. Thereâs still so many unknowns, but heâs be happy to find his way with the wind in his arms.
#critical role fic#cr fic#orym of the air ashari#fearne calloway#dorian storm#dorym#bad ending but it gets better
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@overnighttosunflowers and I were talking about how much we want Ashton to have an opportunity to talk to Laudna about the Delilah of it all, and since neither of us has the time to make a proper fic of it, here's the raw dialogue we were bandying back and forth:
"Don't be so arrogant as to think you're the thing that's going to make the fucking difference, that whatever scrap of power you trade your soul for is what the world hinges on."
"Excuse me?"
"If the world depends on us, it depends on us TOGETHER, so stop fucking trying to leave. You think any of the rest of us will be able to give it our all if we're grieving you? You think IMOGEN will be able to? Fuck off."
"Itâs not a matter of arrogance, Ashton, the opposite really. Itâs that there are things Delilah can provide that I just simply cannot. Because let's be honest, in the grand scheme of things, Iâm not worth much."
"Oh fuck off. Do NOT talk to me about low self worth. Do you know what I was telling myself when I took that fucking shard? That it was what was going to help. You know, I told Imogen once that every hit I take is one someone else doesnât have to. And I wanted to take the hit. And it just about fucked us all."
"Ashton-"
"And I donât even care that it fucked me and almost fucked me worse, so donât talk to me about that. What I fucking hate is that all of you had to watch. That Fearne had to watch.
"You want to self immolate? It's not like anyone but you can stop you. But don't you for a second think there's not going to be collateral damage. If you care about what any of us think, do not throw yourself away the way he did. Because yeah I guess it saved us or whatever, but not one of us wouldâve chosen that shit."
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Orym grunts as Ashtonâs fingers dig under his armor, lifting him off the ground and pinning him against a nearby tree. âThis needs to fucking stop. Every damn fight weâre in anymore itâs like youâre fucking trying to get yourself killed.â
âIâm just⊠trying⊠to keep⊠everyone safe.â
âNo, Iâm trying to keep everyone safe.â And Ashton increases the pressure on Orymâs chest just a little. âAnd thatâs a lot harder when the guy whoâs supposed to be helping me with that has a fucking death wish.â They let Orym go, not fully releasing their hold until his feet are touching the ground, but not bothering to be gentle about the descent either.
âI dont⊠haveâŠâ he starts, rubbing the spot on his chest where Ashtonâs knuckles had dug in. âYou know whatâs at stake here. Iâm not trying to get killed. But I swore I would see this through, and I donât think we can afford to hold back anymore.â
âYouâre so fucking selfish.â Orym opens his mouth to protest but Ashton continues, âYou know what itâs like to lose people. How can you be so casual about doing that to someone else?â
Orym stands to his full three foot three and drives a fist into Ashtonâs thigh. âFuck you. I lost everything that day. This isnât the same and you know it.â
Ashton keeps his gaze fixed at his own eye level. âYeah, and youâre so fucking sure of that, arenât you?â
âAsh?â Orym swallows and looks up. âWhatâŠâ
âForget it. Itâs not like I expect this to go anywhere, or need it to. But âseeing this throughâ is gonna be a lot fucking harder if youâre not there with us. However you wanna take that.â
#critical role#cr3#ashton greymoore#orym of the air ashari#ashrym#I need this conversation to happen#I need Ashton to confront him about this#I've envisioned so many versions#cr fic#my fic
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Whump: A Shadowgast Rec List
This week, we have whump! Check under the cut for 16 fics featuring all sorts of hurt just in time for whumptober, and don't forget to comment and kudos if you like them!
Stronger together by Bob fish & enemytosleep (11000, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Essek joins tm9 on an adventure ⊠and his inexperience shows.
Reccer says: The outsiderâs view of tm9 is fun, and it does a great job of exploring Essekâs struggles at this stage of the campaign. Bonus points for happy Caleb.
The Fullness of Time by Cers (162.788, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Choose Not to Warn
Caleb and Essek travel through time after narrowly escaping death in aeor. Their journey has unexpected consequences and Essek ends up trapped between timelines, facing a fate worse than death.
Reccer says: Just when you think everything is fine and all challenges have been overcome, this story hits you with a mean left hook. 10/10 would sob my heart out again
it's strange what desire will make foolish people do by GammaRey (3479, General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
Essek gets injured after the Lucien fight and Caleb takes care of him
Reccer says: short and sweet!
proof by contradiction by Chrome (19620, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Beauregard asks for Dairon's help freeing a friend held captive by the Cerberus Assembly. They and Essek work together to escape.
Reccer says: A wonderful look into Dairon's character and perspective. The glimpsed she sees of the Nein's relationships with Essek are so wonderful. I find myself rereading the ending in paticular over and over again. Though shadowgast is not the focus of the fic, what we see of it has definitely inspired how i view their relationship to outsiders.
The Mind and The Malady by SaltCore (38945, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Essek has to endure the Aeor delve with the Mighty Nein whilst suffering from hanahaki.
Reccer says: A classic amongst Shadowgast fics, honestly. All of it is so good, but I'm particularly fond of the in-universe explanation for Exandrian hanahaki and I still think about Caleb and Essek's conversation at the end of the fic all the time.
some things time can't fix by Chrome (25930, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: None
Daemon AU - Essek is arrested for treason. The Dynasty severs the daemons of prisoners before executing them so they canât be reborn.
Reccer says: Oh man there is so much emotion packed in. The world we see is fascinating, and it is such a painful ride seeing the development of Essekâs situation.
as if through a prism by wanderinghooves (30812, General) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
Essek and Caleb have a terrible time in Aeor.
Reccer says: Incredible character study, very well written. I Very strongly recommend it!
Slow In The Tide by SaltCore (3853, Teen) Reccer's Content Notes: Drowning
Essek makes a decision during a fight with Uk'atoa's minions. Essek doesn't know how to swim.
Reccer says: I liked it!
bow shock by SaltCore (4615, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Caleb is attacked by a Volstrucker. Essek rescues him.
Reccer says: Essekâs ruthlessness is extremely my jam.
Mourning Sun and Falling Star by LuckyOwlsFoot (21338, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions of Violence
A whumptastic time in Aeor, part 2.
Reccer says: These cursed ruins can fit so much hurt/comfort in them.
heliopause by SaltCore (5035, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Essek is attacked by Dynasty assassins. Caleb rescues him.
Reccer says: A lot of evocative details and a hopeful ending.
Crush by flashhwing (3672, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: Choose Not to Warn, Serious Injury, Light Suffocation, Temporary Paralysis
While in Aeor, the wizards get caught in a tunnel collapse. Essek is able to avoid getting trapped, but Caleb isn't so lucky.
Reccer says: The way spacing is utilized is fantastic for building the atmosphere of the fic and showcasing just how long Caleb spends trapped. The Sendings and dynamic between Caleb and Essek are so delicious, just top-tier hurt/comfort with heavy emphasis on the hurt.
all that it took (for the dream to break) by neinofthem (greekphilosophress) (1851, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence
essek in the Dungeon, slowly taken apart physically and mentally
Reccer says: Makes me cry every time. Short but packed with emotion.
Hold Me Close, Cut Me Deep by CatgirlTheCrazy (14192, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: No Content Notes
Essek stumbles across a dangerous entity in Aeor that takes the form of Caleb. Obviously, terrible things ensue and they are forced to make some difficult decisions.
Reccer says: The pre-relationship pining, inadvertently severely injuring each other and the resulting guilt from that, having to make life or death decisions that deeply affect their relationship, incubi, very nice recovery feels with some hurt/comfort. What more could you ask for?
Reports of my safety have been greatly exaggerated by ghosttopiary (59343, General) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Ludinus kidnaps Essek to use him as bait to trap the Nein. Essek refuses to comply.
Reccer says: lotta hurt lotta comfort
The following fic received two recs!
Tomb of Rust by LuckyOwlsFoot (23682, Mature) Reccer's Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Strangulation, Drowning, PTSD and Panic Attacks, Serious Injury
The wizards go to Aeor and things go far worse than they could've possibly imagined.
Reccer 1 says: These cursed ruins can fit so much hurt/comfort in them. Reccer 2 says: There are several scenes from this fic and its sequel that will haunt me until the day I die and I mean that in the most complimentary sense. Everything that could go wrong for the wizards does and in many ways you will not expect going into the fic. Excellent whump, excellent plot twists and developments, and also excellent moments of comfort between Caleb and Essek in the midst of all their suffering!
This is one of our weekly communally-generated shadowgast rec lists. Every week we announce a new theme and allow anyone to submit a fic recommendation.Â
And hey, anyone includes you!
Next week, we'll be featuring fics that include or feature cultural differences! Big or small, they can both be sweet or lead to confusion. Either way, it makes for wonderful fics
Any fics coming to mind? Well, then use this form to submit!
#shadowgast#caleb widogast#essek thelyss#critical role#cr fic recs#fan fiction rec list#critical role fan fiction#cr fic#cr fics#whump
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It would be a monumentally stupid thing to do. It would probably be the worst decision sheâd ever made in a life full of poor decisions. You couldnât have sex with someone you were in love with just to take the edge off. It would be selfish and ruinous and cruel. It wouldnât be fair to Laudna.
âImogen?â Laudna whispered into the space between them. âAre you thinking about it?
#cr fic#my fic#critical role#imodna#imogen temult#imogen x laudna#Cr3#A truly terrible attempt at friends with benefits
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Hello fellow Imogen x Laudna fan-creators!
In celebration of our girls, I'm proposing we dedicate the month of November to them.
A prompt list will go out in a couple of weeks and then you'll have some time to plan and start creating, whether that's writing some fanfic or drawing art or making music, etc. - all of it's lovely!
You don't have to post something for every day/prompt - although you can certainly try - you can pick and choose what works best for you.
Follow this blog for updates and if you talk about this challenge, please use the tag: #imodnovember so we can see what's happening.
Once it's time to start posting, use the tag so we can reblog your stuff and so that everyone can find each other's stuff!
Okay, that's it for now! We look forward to jumping into the abyss together with you!
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âYour delinquent child is outside, and I have assured him that he is very, very grounded.â
Between Yeza and the campers still waiting for their parents to arrive from around the coast to collect them, Veth wasnât sure any of them saw her move between the dining room and the foyer before sheâd thrown the front door open.
Outside, Caleb held Luc by the back of the vest, neither of them looking any worse for wear. Behind them, Jester and Fjord looked a bit sheepish, though not nearly as sheepish as her son, who had almost curled into himself beneath the venomous look sheâd given him.
âI thought you were dead! You're never leaving this house again! I couldn't get in contact with anyone and I thought you were fucking dead!â she screeched, before any of them could move, but Luc almost kept pace with her, slipping from his godfatherâs grasp and, to her surprise, likely to the othersâ surprise as well, threw his arms around her.
âIâm sorry, Mom, I shouldâve listened to you, Iâll stay grounded for as long as you wantââ
Veth spluttered for a moment, though her arms wrapped around him in return. This had not been how heâd returned under Kingsleyâs grasp, caught by the ear and cursing up a storm.
It took a long moment to realize that Luc was trembling beneath her grasp. Very faintly, but definitely trembling.
She looked over his shoulder at Caleb, then Fjord and Jester. âThere have been⊠several lessons learned in the past thirty-six hours,â Caleb said, his tone even stonier than his expression.
Fjord nodded slightly in agreement, carrying the weight of agreement. Her grasp on her son tightened, and she kissed his hair. Her sharp tone felt empty and hollow even to her own ears.
âDonât you ever run away againâ Donât you know what Iâd do if you were killedââ
âI know, Mom,â Luc interrupted, and for the first time in weeksâ monthsâ a long fucking timeâ he didnât sound petulant.
He sounded like her boy.
âI kept him safe,â Caleb said flatly, also without any defensiveness. There was, even for Caleb, a dark flame behind his eyes. It felt like a spark she hadnât seen in quite a few years.
âHe was very particular about it,â Jester agreed, and then, in a poorly-disguised whisper, âTrent.â
Vethâs grip tightened, and she pulled Luc aside, away from the doorway. âCome in, tell me all about itââ she pulled back and checked him over as Caleb nodded and passed inside. âYouâre all in one piece, youâre alrightâ?â
âYeah, Mom,â he agreed, with exhaustion. âUncle Deuce made sure we were all in one piece.â
Jester pouted as she passed. âI also made sure you were okay, alright, but Caduceus is so helpful, you know, and honestly, in the end, it wasnât even that badâ we saved most of the town, and we had a great party, andââ
She stopped her rambling in the middle of the doorway and clapped both hands to her mouth as Luc ducked under both of them into the house.
âOh. My. Gods, Veth, you will not believeâ Fjord proposed to meââ
With the number of things Jester had just imparted to her, it was honestly a testament to her own intelligence that Veth managed to process them in time to turn to Fjord just as he started up the steps, stopping him in his tracks.
âYou what? And I missed itâ?!â
"You know, Jester, I think we can let Caleb debrief the Brenatto family aloneâ"
She had him by the ear before he could move, which was an impressive feat considering he was over half her height, but he was almost as slippery of a bastard as she was.
Within an instant, he'd turned to mist in her grasp and vanished to the other side of the street, Jester complaining behind her all the while. Veth shrieked after him. "You piece of shit!"
In response, he yelled, "That's soon-to-be Admiral Tusktooth-Lavorre to you!"
#critical role#cr spoilers#cr fic#fjorester#veth brenatto#fjord#jester lavorre#m9 solstice#honestly very funny of me to post this considering I have a post in my queue for a bit later that's tagged like#'I'll probably have half a one-shot written by the time this posts'#surprise! I have a WHOLE one-shot written. and probably another half given I have other thoughts. obviously.#listen my brain went 'veth is going to be so mad in general but she's gonna LOSE IT when she finds out this is where fjord proposed'#and I couldn't NOT write that
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i seriously can't believe that i'm posting this right now, but the conqueror worm is finally complete! just posted the final chapter. no it doesn't feel real. thank you guys for consistently tuning in even through my not so consistent posting schedule. ily.
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