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   sleeping in the shadow of an other self by nonwal

   Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   01 Nov 2020

   Tags

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   • Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast
   • The Mighty Nein & Essek Thelyss
   • Beauregard Lionett & Essek Thelyss
   • Essek Thelyss
   • Caleb Widogast
   • The Mighty Nein
   • Angst
   • Found Family
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Memory Alteration
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Resurrection
   • Separation Anxiety
   • Pining
   • Literal Sleeping Together
   • Alternate Universe - the M9 successfully make and execute a plan
   • offscreen grave robbery
   • exploring the nature of guilt and trauma via philosophical nonsense
   • offscreen toppling of corrupt institutions
   • morality crisis: speedrun edition

   Summary

   Essek has a moment to consider that gravity-based trust exercises have never worked for him, and then the spell hits. He leans back into it, falls, falls.

   (In which Essek is resurrected by the Mighty Nein and framed for innocence.)

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

   10/10

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