StellarTangle (ShadedTangle)
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Let Sleeping Elves Lie by StellarTangle (ShadedTangle)
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
04 Feb 2022
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COMPLETE!
He wants to age without magical aid. For science. And (let's be honest) for love, too. It starts simply enough. Essek begins to sleep more than trance. And then as the trances lessen in frequency, he feels different somehow. More hurried. He doesn't know why at first, except that he does, at least he hopes. When he finally confronts Corellon about it, they try a new tactic, suggesting a new place (instead of that sliver of sanctuary with "The Luxon") Arvandor. But Essek doesn't like that, either. He wants freedom to choose his soul's direction. And he can't when it keeps being reborn as an elf into the material plane. He wants to fly through time and space, to learn what bigger thing connects all these souls, what grander omni-dimensional organism it makes up. He’s not looking forward to explaining himself to Caleb, but he’ll figure out a way.
There are sweet things. There are philosophical things. There are arguments and conflicts. Working through those conflicted times is what gives them strength to be better. It grows their bond, and with whatever greater love blooms from that maybe it’s possible to fuel something that could destroy a great evil.
Bonus Essek/Ludinus beacon backstory!
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Jester Sends Her Tidings by StellarTangle (ShadedTangle)
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
13 Dec 2021
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Jester keeps interrupting the wizards' fun, but she's sweet about it.
Wherein, Essek becomes gradually more comfortable showing his sexual side to his friends. And eventually, maybe, starts to realize he has more love for more people than he thought possible. Caleb eases him so carefully into those uncharted waters and well, there's some fun and beauty that awaits their little found family.
It started as a dumb premise. But the more I think about it, the more I see Essek unlocking a side of himself that he never expected. Added an appropriate tag: porn with feelings. There are lots of em. And, very importantly, healthy communication. They may struggle from time to time, but they are trying their best to do this right.
Experimentation is the name of the game. Strap in (heh), we're talking about some big questions in this silly little smut fic.
If you're here for mono shadowgast, that's the main focus. I'll mark the poly chapters with "(poly)" so you can skip 'em, if that ain't your thing. Wizards are each others' primaries, first and foremost, and they're gonna feel out what kind of poly situation suits them best beyond that.
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After a long stretch of fighting for their lives, the wizards relax in the dome and savor the beauty of the stars.
Prompt from sgtober2021 "Starlight"
Excerpt from In Ruins, I Found You. In Time, We Rebuild (https://ao3-rd-3.onrender.com/works/32499934/chapters/80606581) -
In Ruins, I Found You. In Time, We Rebuild by StellarTangle (ShadedTangle)
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
11 Aug 2021
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Essek is a mystery. Self contained. Poised. Only sharing hints of his past. When Caleb lays out his own past for him to see, he paves the way for Essek to come to terms with his, revealing what he himself did not even know.
Everyone has trauma, acknowledged or not. Physical, mental, emotional, often tied together without our knowing. By admitting to ourselves, and to others who care enough to listen, we may begin to heal. It may take months, perhaps years. Time. Time to repair yourself, time to repair ruined trust, from those we ourselves may have hurt along the way. And while we can never purge these scars entirely, we can learn to find happiness and closure, to be who we were meant to be.
Their first trip to Aeor was eye opening for both of them. We see how they grow, how they unite. How they eventually find their way to each other, exactly as they were fated to.
This is a story for anyone who has ever had to process trauma, for anyone who has found solace in a friend, a therapist, a partner. This is a story of tenderness and love. Of growth and change.
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These Crumbling Walls by StellarTangle (ShadedTangle)
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
13 Jul 2021
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An interlude between scenes. Caleb experiences yet another nightmare, and Essek recollects the days before their journey to Aeor.
Caleb's trauma is not over. Each time he thinks it might be, it comes back.
First chapter Essek POV, second chapter Caleb POV.
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In Ruins, I Found You. In Time, We Rebuild by StellarTangle (ShadedTangle)
Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series)
11 Aug 2021
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There is a very important asset being studied quietly within the Soltryce Academy by the Cerberus Assembly, so secret that only a select few know it's there at all. The highest ranking Volstrucker who have been tasked with guarding it find themselves struggling to contain their curiosity, especially regarding the item's handler and his research.
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20 Jan 2022
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too stubborn to concede (too addicted to stop) by mooneloquence
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
06 Jan 2022
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Wizards are competitive. That is a fact, just like that there are two moons in the Exandrian night sky, or that Caleb and Essek's love for each other is ever evolving and growing, even after all they have been through together. When Essek gets back home to Caleb from his travels, things get interesting as an off-handed, teasing comment sets off a week-long bet between the two of them.
Bookmarked by StellarTangle (ShadedTangle)
29 Dec 2021
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After Caleb's plan for the T-doc is changed, there are some old demons to face, and feelings to deal with.
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Liam said Essek and Caleb would eventually become romantically involved - once they worked out their own shit. And I decided to run with it.
Also, Caleb is full of angst and trauma and I just couldn't leave that alone.
Bookmarked by StellarTangle (ShadedTangle)
18 Dec 2021