#cr c1 e34

[risingroleakira]

I posted 436 times in 2022

That's 436 more posts than 2021!

96 posts created (22%)

340 posts reblogged (78%)

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I tagged 346 of my posts in 2022

Only 21% of my posts had no tags

#critical role - 302 posts

#cr - 277 posts

#cr spoilers - 250 posts

#critical role spoilers - 240 posts

#cr3 - 174 posts

#critrole - 152 posts

#critrole spoilers - 105 posts

#cr liveblog - 73 posts

#exu:c - 38 posts

#cr2 - 26 posts

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#bet had i watched the entirety or c1 & not just the briarwood arc percival fredrickstein von musel klossowski de rolo iii would b there too

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I'm sorry, we've had turtle shells, a banana peel and bomb-ombs. If you're drawing fanart for this episode and you're not listening to coconut mall or SOME part of the mario kart soundtrack, what are you even doing

200 notes - Posted July 22, 2022

#4

i know we're all excited and freaking out about keyleth and whitestone and VM in C3 and trust me I am too, but I have to take a second to mention Ashton being constantly in pain, and the whole sequence describing that. As someone who has several issues that mean I am never really not in physical pain in some way, I genuinely came close to crying when that was described. I already connected to Ashton a lot, they were already one of my two faves of the party and five faves of CR over all, but this really hit very close to home for me.

266 notes - Posted September 23, 2022

#3

saw this in chat of the rebroadcast... this is an interesting thought. ...if this happens to actually be the reason for their murder bot rage, i hope Ashton dropkicks Dancer to the moon and back

375 notes - Posted August 19, 2022

#2

Hey I know we're all freaking out about Imogen, Laudna and Delilah Bitchwood, but I want to take a moment to point out how Ashton was being soft w/Orym after he fell. And I don't just mean like... 'oh look the tough rock is being wholesome'. I mean as in... it was Ashton who was soft with him.

I don't know I just can't stop thinking about Matt describing Orym's fall off the ship and how it reminded me of the description of Ashton's fall off the balcony. I just think it's neat that it was them, of all people, who immediately went over to him and stuff.

God I love these two

391 notes - Posted May 13, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

oh and for anyone who hasn't caught on or has just not thought about it due to all the other shit that's been going down, Ashton having confirmed chronic pain from those cracks also gives more context to him asking about imogen's lightning marks in E34. "Do they hurt?" | "How do they make you feel?" | "I mean, at first, they were terrible. They let everyone in town know I was different, you know?" | [Ashton subtly nodding along and changing expression at parts of what Imogen says] | [Does their best to reassure Imogen that This is Some Hero Shit and Not evidence of some sort of great evil within her] "...Goddamn Superhero, are you fucking kidding"

I love this punk rock. so much.

490 notes - Posted September 25, 2022

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[ravenquingvax]

Okay but actually?

Vampire Vax walking in between the Briarwoods, all dolled up in a nice black suit with red and gold accents?

His skin pale and like porcelain, a beautiful ornate collar around his neck with a chain that falls down and wraps around Sylas' wrist?

His long, silky black hair has been braided with red ribbons and red glass beads, he wears dark red lipstick and his nails have been sharpened then painted matte black.

And the Briarwoods have both linked arms with him, looking smug as they lead him around.

Picture Vox Machina looking down the hallway behind Cassandra after she traps them in the residuum refinery and they see that image?

Vax, with his perfect baby face stoic and cold; his hazel eyes now devoid of colour and missing their fey flecks.

Imagine Vex'ahlia reacting to the loss of her twin, Vax'ildan staring blankly as she screams out his name in desperation.

Imagine Percy shutting down, his sister turned against him and Vax'ildan turned against his own very nature.

Imagine the dark laughs let out by the Briarwoods as they watch Vox Machina fall into despair when Vax activates the refinery at Sylas' command without a fight.

it would be delicious

[ravenquingvax]

Oh, hello there.

How is your day going?

I'm doing well.

Just causally thinking about Vax'ildan and Cassandra being turned into mindless Vampire slaves forced to work for the Briarwoods during Race To The Ziggurat.

You know.

The usual.

[ravenquingvax]

Low key, once again, thinking about Percy and Vax hooking up after Vax gets bitten by Sylas Briarwood.

Like, it's the worse thing they could do - Drunk, angry, feeling guilty, hating themselves - but it feels right and good in the moment?

Then the shame and regret hits the next morning when Percy wakes up in Vax's bed, the bite wound having reopened and bled a bit.

Vax waking up, sore and confused, to Percy walking in with a first aid kit, coffee and a potion of numbness.

The two talking it out as Percy fixes Vax up, apologizing to eachother and making promises it won't happen again, that they won't bring it up either and agreeing nothing good could come from it.

Their relationship is shaky for a few days, the shame lingering.

And when Vax is charmed by Sylas under Whitestone Castle, Percy initially doesn't realize what happened and thinks Vax has decided to go against him in the end after what they did.

Then he feels stupid after realising that Vax was being manipulated by Sylas' magic.

And then, after Delilah nearly kills Vex and Vax nearly breaks down completely, Percy decides that he really needs to make it up to the twins.

They've been through hell because of him and he hates himself for it.

But then, one night as he works in his workshop at the keep, Vax walks in with a bottle of red wine and two glasses.

There's a look to him Percy can't read, but it suddenly feels like the night Vax was bitten followed up by them hooking up together all over again, Percy growing nervous.

They talk, Vax assuring Percy he doesn't blame him for anything that happened to him or Vex during all of this - "I fucked up and paid the consequences, okay? And Delilah Briarwood didn't have to do that, but she chose to, not you. Stop beating yourself up for things out of your control, Percival." - and that Percy needn't worry about making it up to anyone.

And Percy breaks. He's crying and struggling to speak, Vax pulling him in for a hug and comforting his friend.

Percy doesn't understand, he's hurt Vax and gotten both Vax and his sister hurt, why doesn't Vax hate him?

And he asks this out loud, genuinely confused.

And Vax softens, "You think you hurt me that night? Perce, I really enjoyed that, but it wasn't healthy for either of us."

"But I reopened your wound!"

"Percy, I've reopened the bloody thing every night I've gone to bed since it fucking happened, that wasn't you."

And Percy just stares, dumbfounded.

It shouldn't be so shocking, really, but then Percy is laughing and it's Vax's turn to be confused now.

"Perce? You good, friend?"

And it's the "friend" that has Percy stop, wheezing and doubled over, gasping for air.

After all of it, Vax still considers Percy his friend.

And that does it for Percy.

If anything happened to Vax or his twin, Percy would never forgive himself. He loves them.

And Percy does calm down, does take deep breaths before fixing himself up.

"Sorry, I just realized I'm a colossal fucking idiot, that's all." Percy would then give a crooked grin, cheeks a faint pink and his eyes wild.

And Vax laughs, grinning back.

"Ey, welcome to the club, we have free cloaks." He jokes.

And yeah, Percy softens.

Because he loves Vax and he knows it can't ever happen.

He mentally curses Sylas out for that fact, blaming the Vampire for biting Vax and pushing them to do what they did, ruining any chance of them ever getting together.

Whether it is or isn't Sylas' fault, however, Percy is happy enough to just be Vax's friend.

Friends love eachother, he knows that, so he doesn't feel too guilty about his crush.

Though, when he does eventually end up dating Vex in the end, he can't help but wonder about if he had ended up with the other twin instead.

And seeing the way Vax reacts to them in the beginning, Percy thinks that maybe Vax keeps wondering that too.

But they'll never know now, not after Vax is killed by Vecna and Percy marries Vex.

Not after Vesper is born and Keyleth is left crying every night over a love that never had a chance to blossom, hanging onto Percy as she drunkenly rants and raves about how evil The Raven Queen apparently is.

But Percy still dreams of that night in Vax's room, Vax's hands pulling at his hair as Percy gives Vax his all, Vax letting Percy in even after Percy's past had literally came back and bitten Vax.

And Percy can't help but laugh and cry over a glass of red wine as he thinks of how of course it was Vax who Vecna would kill in the end.

Vax, bitten by Sylas.

Vax, who Percy fucked out of anger and guilt.

Vax, who was charmed into helping the Briarwoods work to bring Vecna back.

Vax, who's sister nearly died to Delilah Briarwood's hand.

Vax, who so bravely risked his life to save Percy's long thought dead sister.

Vax, who sold his soul to save his sister from The Raven Queen after he, Percy, accidentally caused her death.

Vax, that bloody charming rogue bastard who had stolen Percy's heart so early on.

Of course it was him.

The framed painting of Vax above the fireplace in Vex and Percy's office doesn't do the Half Elf any justice, Percy tells himself over a bite of dark chocolate one day.

Nobody could ever, he thinks.

Because Vax'ildan, for all his faults and flaws, had been full of love and had forgiven him.

Had forgiven Percy even when Percy's history quite literally ruined Vax's happy ever after.

Had given his blessings to Percy when Percy married the other twin in the end.

Sometimes Percy lies awake at night, Vex sleeping at his side, and Percy can't help but picture Vax there instead.

What if? What if?

But he's glad Vex is there, that she's not her brother.

Besides, Percy doesn't think he could ever make it up to Vax after everything it is that Vax had done for him.

And he isn't with Vex in place of Vax, Gods no, he loves her for her and couldn't ever replace her with anyone.

Even if Vax was still here.

But he'd be lying if he ever said he stopped loving Vax too.

That he doesn't regret not letting things develop after that cursed night in Emon.

Because he does regret that, he does still love Vax.

And that'll probably never stop.

[ravenquingvax]

Also low key wondering what the Briarwoods would had done with Vax had he actually been charmed in Crimson Diplomacy.

Like.

What were they planning to do that night had they not been interrupted by Vax?

What if Vax hadn't been able to escape and call Jenga???

Hnnmm

It doesn't help that any ideas I get for these alternative endings almost always stray to briarvax ideas.

I mostly imagine Race To The Ziggurat being way sadder and more traumatising, maybe with Vampire!Vax getting killed along with the Briarwoods?