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“You and me,” Wulf whispers, and holds out his hand.
She loops her pinky through his, twisting just enough to hurt, just enough to feel bone on bone. “You and me,” Astrid says, and then again, to settle the aching wrongness of answering silence, “you and me.”
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There are only so many questions that can be asked of the dead, and no one ever asks the right ones.
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Desolation Death Throes by thetickingclock
Fandoms: Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022)
17 Nov 2025
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Lestat touches the tip of Daniel’s nose with a finger. “You’re the very first thing that has ever known him, Daniel Molloy. That feeling? That fucking fish hook around your ribs? That loneliness that is so vast the ocean appears shallow? There’s the gremlin.” He smiles, and Daniel actually thinks it’s genuine. “I never wanted to manage him. But I suppose that’s why he made you.”
(Daniel adjusts to being dead, goes on tour with Lestat, and spends nights in art museums with Louis. Armand is very Armand about it all).
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Synonyms for Self Creation by thetickingclock
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
10 Nov 2025
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The first breath is a fierce thing, sharp with the splintered pain of fracturing bone and raw with salt and want of screaming.
The second breath is softer, desperate in its search for relief that doesn’t come.
You’re on your knees. You don’t remember your name.
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The problem is he can’t talk about art without thinking about Armand.
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Everything Left in the Light Here Long Enough/Is Someday Gonna Fade by thetickingclock
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
04 Jul 2025
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Caleb follows, and it’s almost natural, how he steps into Eadwulf’s space after Astrid has left. There’s a ghost of shared body language and muscle memory in the movement: Bren tilting his head up to meet Eadwulf’s eyes, hand reaching up to grip his right shoulder. But it’s Caleb who moves now, and the gesture is tinged with uncertainty, an acrid sting of fear and longing making it all feel a little sour.
“She called you Little Knife,” Caleb says in Common.
“She does sometimes,” Eadwulf answers in the same language. He spits out blood, missing Caleb’s shoes, but barely. There must still be something of Bren inside those bones, because the other wizard doesn’t even flinch.
(Eadwulf has always been a weapon).
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I'm Just a Girl; What's My Destiny? by Chanse (SpottedEnchants)
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
30 Nov 2025
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Caleb begins to walk away, around her like he knows exactly where he’s going and why.
“Wait, Caleb.”
Caleb turns around, his eyebrows up.
He waits.
Jester’s grip on her platter tightens.
“Caleb, do you ever feel like a kid?”
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AKA Jester wonders if she's missing something
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- Part 85 of Touching Sentiments
- Part 59 of Touching Sentiments (Chronological)
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02 Dec 2025
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The Humiliating Ordeal Of Being Cared For by Angel Ascending (angel_in_ink)
Fandoms: Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series)
17 Nov 2025
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“For someone who doesn’t trust me, you were very quick to choose an option of treatment which, arguably, implies that you believe I can keep you alive and whole,” Occtis says without looking up from his task.
“I had very little choice,” Julien says. “I will not simply lay down and die, and I refuse to lose my arm without trying to save it. What I do or do not believe has nothing to do with it.”
“I see.”
There’s something in the boy’s voice, or maybe in the set of his shoulders, that causes Julien to take notice. “Do you believe you can save me?”
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What if the only person who might be able to save your life was the person you trusted the least?
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17 Nov 2025
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and have you changed your life? by neinofthem (greekphilosophress)
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)
13 Nov 2025
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It is a mild night in Nicodranas, and Veth is considering slamming the door in Essek’s face.
He’s wearing a Disguise that she hasn’t seen before and an expression that warns of future vomit. He says, shivering, “Um. Hello. Please help me?”
Veth, who is beginning to wish that she hadn’t answered the door in her skimpiest robe, attempts to surreptitiously cross her arms over her cleavage. She says, remarkably pleasantly, “Are you fucking insane?”
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13 Nov 2025
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"There," says Louis. "I took something from you you'll never get back. We're even now. Just like you always wanted."
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07 Nov 2025
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Usually, this is the part where they'd get back in the car. But Andrew keeps him where he is, dragging out the moment.
Then, eventually, Andrew says, "You've been quiet today."
Neil goes still.
Sometimes, all it takes is a little piece of the past for Neil to go tumbling back into old habits.
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- Part 5 of whumptober 2025
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06 Nov 2025