sharp and glorious thorn
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all of that goodness is gone with you now by hauntedjaeger (saellys)
Fandoms: Candela Obscura (Critical Role Web Series)
18 Dec 2023
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Dr. Jean stood with the fingertips of her right hand lifted to the cameo at her throat and a hollow shock in her dark eyes. It took one look for Sean to know that if he wanted to blame her for not being here sooner, for babysitting when she could have stitched the rift closed and avoided this—that would just make two of them.
If she wanted to blame Sean for not holding on tighter, that would just make two of them.
But blame was only useful when you needed to know who deserved your rage. Blame was for directing vengeance for the dead, for making a list and promising yourself you’d get to it, soon, soon. Blame wasn’t worth shit when the person they’d both failed was still alive.
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- Part 1 of sharp and glorious thorn
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words hung above, but never would form by hauntedjaeger (saellys) for sharptoothrabbit
Fandoms: Candela Obscura (Critical Role Web Series)
22 Jan 2024
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Jean does not get to finish her exorcism. the Mother assembles a circle of her own.
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Two hot, shame-filled tears stole past her lashes and rolled down to break against Sean’s hand. She was weak, and he was broken. He must have hated her, too, for her obstinacy in not letting Marion rest in peace, for making him carry Marion out of that lighthouse on his back, for all the times she nodded him on and all the things she bade him do. He would say this was all her design, but he had been the one to steel her when he asked if they would stand for this, and it was his strength at her back that kept propelling her through the dirty work they did. Even when they held each other because they were such pathetic creatures and they could not wait until they had Marion to love, they must have hated each other’s weakness, but they never admitted it to themselves.
Marion’s footsteps stopped, very near. She could feel her own warmth drawn toward his lack. He said, “Don’t close your eyes this time.”
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- Part 2 of sharp and glorious thorn