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1. Resonant Echoes by Lise

   Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   13 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast
   • The Mighty Nein & Essek Thelyss
   • Essek Thelyss
   • Caleb Widogast
   • The Mighty Nein (Critical Role)
   • Time Loop
   • POV Essek Thelyss
   • Temporary Character Death
   • Temporary Character Death(s)
   • Neutral Evil Essek Thelyss
   • (he gets better. eventually)
   • Angst
   • put that drow in the pear wiggler
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Essek Thelyss Whump
   • Suicide
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Suicide Attempt
   • POV Caleb Widogast
   • Campaign 2 (Critical Role)

   Summary

   A problem shaped like seven unexpected mercenaries carrying one of the priceless artifacts he stole arrives on Essek's doorstep, but he can handle it. Is handling it. Will be able to handle it, at some point, if he can figure out how to avoid them killing him first.

   (Or: time looping your way into a new alignment, one catastrophic failure at a time.)

   Language:

   English

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