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    “What if I didn’t care.” The words surprise Essek for how true they actually are. He wouldn’t care if the Nein saw them kissing, they all knew they did anyway. What difference did it make if they had some actual evidence of it?

    Caleb’s eyes darkened.

    Essek.”

    “What if I decided that I don’t care, that all I’ve been able to think about for the last hour is your hands and I’ve had to sit there and converse—” He breaks off, licking his lips as his mouth is dry. “I want you. I want you and it’s distracting, and you have utterly broken my ability to sit there and pretend that I am not thinking about anything but your hands and skin. What have you done to me.”

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    In which Essek's concentration is tested, the wizards have feelings, and discover that maybe they should pay a slight bit more attention to their surroundings.

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    10 Aug 2025

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    Laurent is eleven when he’s introduced by his brother to Prince Damianos.

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    12 Jun 2025

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    An alternate take on the tiny tent scene from Prince's Gambit.

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    09 Jun 2025

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    Caleb Widogast wakes up from the first good night of sleep in far too long.

    It takes him a moment to realise it's because he's not in his bed.

    Is it the better mattress (lump-free and like a cloud), or the fact he drunkenly slept with Essek Thelyss, the colleague he's been secretly crushing on for the last six months?

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    27 Nov 2024

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    Essek's tone is academic, clinical, cold. “It would be pointless to deny that I am attracted to you. And I wouldn’t object if what happened last night would happen again. But I would be grateful if we could keep it between us.”

    There’s a beat, then Caleb nods. “I’m fine with keeping it quiet and casual.”

    Or how cold, ruthless and lonely Essek Thelyss (a brilliant student with a secret) accidentally makes some friends and falls in love: a Shadowgast college AU.

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    24 Nov 2024