#and essek is so mad at him that he moves back into Caleb’s house and mother hens him

[alliekitaguchi]

so as of the current canon, essek and caleb have been together somewhere between 6.5-7 years because in the mighty nein reunited, it was six months after lucien and they were already kissing and together

i know liam said that eventually they separate but seeing essek “my partner” thelyss gush over caleb after nearly SEVEN YEARS of being together, i think more and more that they never separated at all because essek loves him too goddamn much to let him go

[stay-funky-ponyboy]

here is just a taste of something i have been writing for about a week. it’s all about essek, of course. (and wow it is wip wednesday, nice)

post canon, a look into some conversations that essek has as he continues his life- first starting with reani. 

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Uthodurn is not what he expected. Being in the Dynasty for so long, he got used to the mundane. Exandria as a whole, was anything but. 

It's only been a few weeks since he's left the Mighty Nein. Admittedly, he is unsure of whether or not to actually meet Reani again. Their first meeting was something he'd rather not think about, and yet it's the only substantial thing he has in his mind to inform him of who she is. 

While they weren’t as close to him when they had Reani in their company, they trusted him enough to teleport her as well. She appeared as joyous as Jester, with a hint of nervousness. 

Leaving Eiselcross once again is much easier this time. While it isn’t exactly a safe haven for him, it was a comfort to be far away from the Dynasty.

Jester does message him a few times, as he settles into the new place. She gives him tips as well as suggestions for sightseeing.

Yes. He will remember the bakery.

Currently, he must remember a certain address. Given to him by a citizen, he is almost positive this is where Reani is residing.

It just so happens that she isn’t home. Typical. He chooses not to linger around the house like a creeper, and opts for seeking out a particular bakery. Perhaps if he offers baked goods it would be a good approach?

After he purchases a few baked goods, he finds a section of the crossroads that isn't so busy. He is disguised, just as a regular brown skinned elf with brown hair and golden accoutrements. He pulls out his wire for a Sending spell.

“Reani? This is Essek. Friend of the Mighty Nein. I was told I could find you in Uthodurn. I’m looking to do some work.”

A jubilant response fills his mind almost right away: “Oh! Hot boi? ...Sorry. That’s awkward. I mean.. You are hot! I am getting back from a mission but you can wait at my house-”

He can’t help the smile that appears on his face. Looks like he might have to send another one. Perhaps this won’t be so bad. Even if they’ve only talked once- twice now- it is fine. This will work.

“Excuse me. The spell has a word limit. No worries, I have your address. I will wait for you. I am disguised: elf, brown hair, gold jewelry.”

He cringes a bit at the end of his message. Is it wise to mention the obvious elephant in the room? He chooses to not dwell on this. Instead, he moves towards her house once more.

It doesn’t take too long, as he notices the bouncy step of a golden dressed, brown skinned aasimar. His memory isn’t as sharp as Caleb’s, but it’s easy to remember the girl. She gives him a wave as she bounds towards him.

Oh no.

He realizes too late that there are two other people following behind her, also seemingly full of energy.

He can’t do this. This is too much.

He has to stop his eyes from rolling as Reani stops in front of him, striking a pose as the other two of her friends also come to a stop. “We are here to save the day!”

“That’s still a lame line,” her friend on the left, a dwarven lady with tan skin and a black beard frowns.

On the other side of Reani, a purple tiefling with red hair smiles devilishly. “You’re just mad that you didn’t get the kill on that wretched beast.”

“Shut up!”

A grin starts forming before he can stop it.

Oh Light above. Is this how he will act towards any semblance of a group that reminds him of his friends? This is his curse now, isn’t it?

This art of caring, of feeling emotions towards other people, no… it is not a curse. It is a blessing for sure.

[nochiquinn]

campaign two episode FINAL: now that we’re here at the end

gdi I used all my hamilton and mcm references during the last campaign finale

(update from the future: found one!) (at least I don’t THINK I used this one)

at least I'm at a computer last time; I watched the last one on my tv, headphones plugged into the roku remote (the best thing about the roku tbh), crying silently on my sofa while my roommate very kindly did not make fun of me in the background

know what I miss? liam going "CRITROLE!" every time they had a coupon code for something

don't chat on twitch. I feel like that goes without saying at this point but don't do it.

laura's entire speech center shut down on that acronym

who's ready to watch taliesin fight himself

"alrighty - " "NO"

oh THIS is why it's 7 hours

a level in what now?

I'm so proud of him

mala: he did it. he won D&D

can you imagine

"skin cradle" banned word

darling!!

mala, attacking me directly: The M9 expressing what they've learned from Cad: sometimes things are unfair and you lose people and you have to accept it and move on Caduceus expressing what he learned from the M9: sometimes things are unfair and you get mad and fight back, let Molly live

cornelius: we will feed you caduceus: I ain't feedin SHIT

it would be hilarious if that just snapped molly right back how he used to be

oh SHIT that's right other purple boi

essek is in It's Complicated with the dynasty

"fetch me a goose!"

no it's too early for me cry

it's been like ten minutes

see I thought he was trying to get caleb to follow him

mighty nein cat cottage GO

he's a war criminal but he's cute so it's okay

he's a BABY

"I cast modify memory"

relateable

growth.gif

aka what I'm going to be doing at 5 am when this fucking episode finally ends

"it sucks when they photoshop you bald" pfff I forgot about bjald

that's matt as braun strowman

taliesin: molly will be asleep for the forseeable future, he cannot be woken or spoken to laura: o rly

caleb: what were you dreaming about? taliesin: fuck now I gotta come up with a dream

that's not an answer

fun fact, this is how my bf thought they were gonna break molly out of lucien during the fight

kingsley tealeaf

"you're cute, magic man"

"we have a habit of taking in strays" "very true" weH

CHAIRS

jester the fuck is that voice

"conversations"

"we have eliminated one of the 57 threats against us and therefore you"

jester

"he cares for you more than he's willing to admit" the jester lavorre experience

cry count: 2

"son of a WHAT"

cry count: 3

I fucking love Luc

I like the mental image of veth just hauling luc around like a football

oh goddammit

fuck OFF

caleb why haven't you blocked him yet

CALEB

santa beau

shoulda opened with fireball

just burn taliesin's house down in front of him

oh god I'm extremely slow I just realized the poetic whatever of trapping them in a house and setting it on fire

"trent saves" me, out loud, to no one: bitch

punch the fire, punch the fire

casts WHAT

NO

WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU

he does WHAT

no, no "actually", fuck you

WE WERE ROOTING FOR YOU TOO

liam confirmed blumendrei bc he knew this would hurt worse right

she casts WHAT

counterspell fiiiight

jester vs big scary monster

"there's no change in her demeanor" SUSPICIOUS FRY SQUINT

"you're having hex with each other"

shove the bomb up his robes

caleb, on the ground and bleeding: I'm so proud

[travis voice] YEAH YEAH YEAH

eadwulf doesn't get to run, he's either going to - dangit, liam, stop saying what I'm typing while I'm typing it

kamehameha

my boy :(

matt stop DOING THAT

samuel

matt: he's gonna roll acrobatics me: but he's a wizard matt: no, athletics me: but he's a wizard

AND THEY CALL THE THING A RODEO

YEAH YEAH YEAH

YEAHHHHH

laura WHAT

I'm shaking so bad

WHAT'S SEXIER THAN CLERICS

my GIRL

lay hands on eadwulf

(( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))

oh SHIT

caleb takes psychic damage

ESSEK

this gives me vibes of the group hdywtdt on glintshore in campaign 1

"I'll SMASH them off"

nooooooo

YESSSSSSSSS

MY GIRL

FUCK IT [UNMAGICS YOUR WIZARD]

they did the twitch ad with liam doing shakespeare on purpose this week didn't they

"no sleep" yeah no shit there's another three and a half hours here

yeah, we already knew that, DICK

oh fuck off

that item? what item??? LIAM

that's the loudest taliesin has spoken all campaign

"I loved you both so much" lays on the ground

awwwWWWWWW

3.5 hours of rebuilding the clays' house

we found cad's angry button

I mean we knew what it was but we FOUND it

trent: I refuse to feel even one emotion

Good Is Not Nice

I love essek so fucking much

!!

secret service au

"intimidation.....in spades" marisha

and in a world where Zone of Truth exists, even their outstandingly batshit story will hold SOME weight

"COME ON, GROG"

"do you want a sledgehammer?" ".....LOOK at me"

beaurebar!!

veth ;-;

a pocket fairy

caduceus ;-;

cry count: 4

he has a seed vault!!

essek no

cry count: 5

every campaign matt makes himself a purple spellcaster that makes him cry

"how are you traveling?" segway

ducks from the shards of the tumblr tag exploding

(it is me, I am also exploding) (just a little)

there is so much I want to expound on in these but I also want to keep up with the episode

suffice to say this is the perfect place to pause their relationship until they're both in better places

two hour epilogues!!

"I CAST MODIFY MEMORY"

these awkward dorks, I love them

veth ;-;

"veth the brave" lays in the floor

god, they should be at the same table for this. fuck the pandemic.

JOY BUZZER

SYPHILIS BANDITS

SCRIBBLES

beau

"surprise, it's a child abuser!!"

tried by a library, throw ALL the books at him

GOD every time one of them closes their binders for the last time it fucks me up

"do you prefer bren or caleb?" THAT fucked me up

my GIRL. break ALL their shit FROM THE INSIDE

yeah, eat shit, beauregard's dad

EAT SHIT ZEENOTH

cry count: 6

I just love Jester and Artagan so fucking much

cry count: 7

I would be okay with artagan being a recurring character in every campaign

oh well shit

"she's wonderful" "she's a handful" both can be true

"what do you think france is like?"

lesbian farm LESBIAN FARM

beau "deflects serious conversations with horniness" regard

ugh sam has just completely dismantled his station, I hate it

put that shit back where it came from or so help me

stormdad says never talk to me or my daughter ever again

cry count: 8

wizard dates in the ancient magic city

caleb: I will take them to Tal'Dorei me: where they will take seats on the council

"of course it will work"

"I will help you"

"I will be an old man, and essek will be essek"

the other book!

the other book ;-;

cry count: one million

MAGIC SUMMER SCHOOL

kingsley has existed for what, four hours? and I love him SO MUCH taliesin you are too powerful

[lostgeekette]

Xhorhaus

(to sing aproximately on Madness rythm)

Essek wears his Den’s best Darion's tired, she needs a rest Mighty Nein playing up downstairs Jester's sighing in her sleep (ah) Yasha's got a god to keep, she can't hang around

Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, oak tree in the middle

Xhorhaus, it has a crowd There's always something happening And it's usually quite loud Caduceus he's so house-proud Nothing ever brings him down and the roof is his domain

Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, oak tree in the middle Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, oak tree in the middle (something tells you that you've got to move away from it)

Fjord gets up for work out Beau has to coach him hard Caleb learns better than school Nott pets Frumpkin with kisses (ah) Molly's the one they miss in lots of ways

Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, oak tree in the middle

The Empire back there where nothing was true and where The Empire Kid had such a bad time, Such unhappy time And I remember how they'd play, simply waste the day away They saved Kirri, Yezza, Luc, the Dynasty The Mighty nein

Essek wears his Den’s best Darion's tired, she needs a rest Mighty Nein playing up downstairs Jester's sighing in her sleep (ah) Yasha's got a god to keep, she can't hang around

Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, oak tree in the middle

Xhorhaus, is their castle and their keep Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, that’s not where they’re used to sleep Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas Xhorhaus, in the middle of Xhorhas, Xhorhaus