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1. I've Been With You Through Your Worst (Please Let Me Be Your Best) by GrellSutcliff

   Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), The Mighty Nein (Cartoon)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   20 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast
   • Caleb Widogast
   • Essek Thelyss
   • Trent Ikithon
   • Astrid Becke
   • Eadwulf Grieve
   • Mollymauk Tealeaf
   • Beauregard Lionett
   • Nott | Veth Brenatto
   • Caduceus Clay
   • Verin Thelyss
   • Deirta Thelyss
   • Una Ermendrud
   • Leofric Ermendrud
   • Frumpkin | Ermendrud Family's Cat (Critical Role)
   • Frumpkin (Critical Role)
   • Uraya Hythenos
   • Leylas Kryn | The Bright Queen
   • Ludinus Da'leth
   • Telepathic Bond
   • Caleb Widogast's Backstory
   • Caleb Widogast is Called Bren Aldric Ermendrud
   • Demisexual Essek Thelyss
   • Child Abuse
   • Mental Institutions
   • Mental Link
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Time Skips
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Shadowhand Essek Thelyss
   • Warning: Trent Ikithon
   • Good Sibling Verin Thelyss
   • Soulmates
   • First Meetings
   • Language Barrier
   • Vergesson Sanatorium (Critical Role)
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Edgeplay | High Risk BDSM Practices
   • Caleb Widogast Deserves Nice Things
   • Sex as a Coping Mechanism
   • Sex as Self-Harm
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Trent Ikithon Being an Asshole
   • Deception

   Summary

   Bren had heard the whispers and mutterings for a very long time. Once puberty hit, that night, the voice started in his head, in a language he had no idea to understand. But Bren knew exactly what the voice was though, as his parents had been so excited to reassure the young man about it.

   That was the thoughts of his soulmate. The very mind of the other he was to be with for the rest of his life, should they meet.

   Essek didnt believe in such drivel, presuming everyone was lying or just making up this ridiculous "soul thoughts" nonsense. Why in Lights name would he care about the thoughts of someone else anyway? He had just reached his 100th birthday, his culmination to being a true adult in Kryn society when the most curious thing came to him:

   He heard a voice.

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