#astrid bell

[somewhatsentientspellbook]

somewhere in zadash's premium smut shop:

meanwhile, caleb celebrating fjorester's engagement in nicodranas:

[triaelf9]

Just a little something for fun I whipped up b/c WHAT A SCENE and HE'S BAAAAACK AHHHH!!

Enjoy!

[demisexualemmaswan]

speaking of jokes I made right before they happened in this campaign

[emptyshellofanillusionwizard]

"I am his usurper."

in light of recent campaign 3 events of cataclysmic proportions i have decided to redraw fanart i made 3 years ago

(click for better image quality + original artwork under the cut)

[samuraiko]

The Critical Role Heartbreak Prince Battle Royale

Okay, I made this joke over on Twitter and now I'm curious how this would actually shake down.

If you put all of Liam's CANONICAL love interests across all three campaigns in a battle royale, who would win?

(Before anyone gets their knickers in a knot, these are people for whom there was RECIPROCATED AND ACTED-UPON INTEREST.)

For sake of equality, we're gonna level-set EVERYONE at level 20. Let's have the fur REALLY fly!

Also, once you vote, please reblog for a larger sample size? Thanks!

EDIT: I am *LOVING* the commentary in the tags. :D

[eternalowl]

Fringe is not about the FBI or the parallel universes or theoretical sciences or bizarre scientific events, it’s about people going to great lengths for the people they love. It’s about people traveling across universes just for the chance to see their child again. It’s about people sacrificing universes for the people they love. It’s about people rewriting the very timeline just to ensure the people they love are safe. It’s about people endangering themselves for the sake of a better world that so many have given up on. It’s about people doing what was previously perceived as impossible just to save the people they love, even if it makes them the villain.

Fringe isn’t about science or investigation, it’s about love in all its forms and extremes.

Thank you for hearing my TED Talk.

[luminousstardust]

everyone pray for essek thelyss, who has had to deal with not one but now TWO cerberus assembly members today, the third this week.

[the-kaedageist]

A non-exhaustive list of things I want from the next arc of campaign 3:

Astrid and Essek argue loudly, then they grimly begin to work together and discover, to both of their horror, that they make a killer team (probably literally)

Delilah reveals herself around members of the Assembly and we see their various reactions. Bonus if their petty beefs with each other come out. Double bonus if it’s Delilah and Ludinus

Aeor stasis bubble go pop

Someone from Bells Hells buys Tusk Love to read aloud to the group

Eadwulf shows up, hits on Essek, flirts with Ashton, flirts with Orym, hits on Dorian, flirts with—

Fearne flirts with Eadwulf

BH drop the deets about Ashton, and Essek immediately advances on him to study him like he’s a bug under a microscope

Aeormaton secrets (and god do I wish FCG could be here for this). Devexian????

Any references to the Circle of Brass, bonus points if it’s Laerryn. Jackpot if Laerryn is somehow in a stasis bubble

BH continue to collect a variety of body parts in the hole, leaving Essek nostalgic for the Mighty Nein’s Aeor days

Dark star. Dark star!!! Level 20 Essek?

Some answers about what the heck Ludinus did to Molaesmyr

Astrid is hot and deadly (that’s every day)

Dorian and Essek end up stuck together having to make awkward conversation

Verin or Deirta Thelyss cameo (improbable, would be AMAZING)

Gelidon comes by to check out this new group of chucklefucks that are tromping around Eiselcross

Dramatic showdown between Ludinus and Essek that turns into an all out level 20 wizard duel

[sk-ew]

Cunt Essek is Best Essek

[critter-genfic-events]

Character Studies

This week, we have ten character studies recs - deep dives into main characters and side characters alike. Check them out beneath the cut, and let the authors know if you like them!

the beauty and the mess by batyatoon (2887,Not Rated) Warnings: None Pairings:

A long day at Whitestone Castle, waiting for Scanlan to wake up or for his friends to come back.

Reccer says: A great look at Kaylie in episodes 84 and 85, brutal and truthful and excellent in all the ways that hurt. (one of the tags is "everything's funny until it isn't" and it and this story live in my head rent-free.)

let's pick the truth we believe in by burningdarkfire (28108,Teen) Warnings: Implied/Referenced Abuse Pairings: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast, Astrid Beck & Eadwulf Grieve & Caleb Widogast

Astrid kills Trent while the Nein are in Aeor. Caleb returns to Rexxentrum to make some peace with his past and make some sense of his future.

Reccer says: Very emotionally complex and beautiful writing

that i live (and you are gone) by DesertLily (2183,Teen) Warnings: None Pairings: Keyleth/Vax’ildan, Keyleth & Vox Machina, Keyleth & Essek Thelyss

Keyleth’s perspective on the deaths of each member of Vox Machina as she outlives them all.

Reccer says: I liked it

afterimage by saturdaysky (2858,Teen) Warnings: Pairings: Deirta Thelyss & Essek Thelyss

The Umavi receives an unexpected petitioner seeking solace from grief. As ever, Deirta provides clarity. As ever, Essek chafes at the impossible.

Reccer says: It shows both Essek and his mother as extremely complicated characters, and is a fun dive into what living several lifetimes might do to a person

A single lonesome toll by dadrielle (snappilier) (3715,Teen) Warnings: very vague reference to suicidal ideation (in line with imogen's reference to it in canon) Pairings:

Character study of Bells Hells centered around their relationships with loneliness and how coming together changes that

Reccer says: I liked it

Eadwulf Grieve Is Dead! by tangereen (1112,Teen) Warnings: None Pairings: listed gen first, but also Eadwulf Grieve/Essek Thelyss, Clarabelle Clay & Eadwulf Grieve, Astrid Beck & Eadwulf Grieve

Eadwulf Grieve is legally declared dead and struggles to figure out what that means for his future and life.

Reccer says: Wulf gets to stick it to Ickythong.

The Cut of His Jib by Nenia458 (6544,Teen) Warnings: Choose not to Warn, PTSD Pairings: Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III/Vex'ahlia, Keyleth/Vax'ildan (Critical Role), Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III & Vax'ildan, Vax'ildan & Vex'ahlia (Critical Role)

Along the treacherous route to a job, Vax (1) does not stab Percy for flirting with his sister (2) successfully stabs a pirate (3) learns something about their gunslinger that fundamentally changes his opinion of the man.

Reccer says: This is the perfect Percy, to me

With no Lapidary by Operafloozy (960,Teen) Warnings: None Pairings:

Ashton's hair requires a little extra work to take care of - much like the genasi himself

Reccer says: It takes a simple fact about Ashton - that their hair is a rock, and then thinks through what that might mean for them throughout their life.

Tenderness to You is Only Talk About a Bruise by thetickingclock (1439,Teen) Warnings: body dysphoria Pairings: Kingsley Tealeaf & The Mighty Nein

Mollymauk had woken up empty, but Kingsley is full to the bursting. It is so easy to be alive. It is hard, sometimes, to understand how much they love him. It is harder still, to let them.

Reccer says: The language is amazing, and the view of an Kingsley's extremely early days - learning who he might be among the nein is extremely evocative

Caesura by kinosternon (1486,Mature) Warnings: anxiety, alcohol/drug mention, canon-typical violence Pairings:

Scanlan dreams that one of Vox Machina has died.

Reccer says: The fic was written around episode 73 of the Vox Machina campaign and perfectly encapsulates Scanlan's state of mind in those late Chroma Conclave episodes. You can feel the break coming. Insightful and heartbreaking.

This is one of our weekly communally-generated gen rec lists. Every week we announce a new theme and allow anyone to submit a fic recommendation. Please note that the summary and content notes are provided by the reccer, and may be different than what the author has provided. Please assume good intentions all around. <3

And hey, anyone includes you!

We'll be starting off the next year with Vax! Maybe something celebrating his de-orbing?

Then, it'll be Reunions, Nott/Veth and Sendings!

Any fics coming to mind? Well, then use this form to submit!

If you're looking for some more, check out some fics written in the critter genfic bingo tag, or the older rec lists! Or you can request your own card and join in on the fun!

[undead-knick-knack]

Astrid being confronted by Essek and Bells Hells

[druidposting]

Ashton calling Astrid's position 'marketing' is the biggest blow lmfao

[annemarieyeretzian]

astrid reading the gale and the raven and laudna smiling and saying “it’s a beautiful story.” and astrid saying “it’s a bit trite, actually.” and marisha making these offended faces is taking me out

[unfortunatelyevent]

unfollow me now, "shoulder-length somewhat wavy white hair, purple eyes, and a stoic expression" is all I'll be talking about for MONTHS

[panderp123]

Guess who’s back

⚠️ Spoilers to Ep94 ⚠️

AAHHHHHH!! I’m beyond happy 😆 my sis came in who doesn’t watch CR at all but was shocked that Essek showed up again!

Long haired Essek 🤤!!

It’s also kinda funny Essek is taking them to a kinky store 🤣.

AAAHHH AKAKSKDNEKSODKHSUS!! My two boys Essek & Dorian in the same room 😩💙

[song-of-baldy-ron]

Still cackling at “Bren there done that”