Shadowgast Week 2021
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Day 1: Gravity & Attraction // Hands by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
05 May 2021
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Essek thought he had been scared before. It wasn't until Caleb's eyes slipped closed that he realized he had never known what true fear was. "Caleb? Cay, love, come on. Not now. Please, baby.." Essek pleaded, frantically checking the other wizard's pulse. For a few terrible, heart-wrenching moments, he felt nothing. Until finally, he felt the faint, fluttering beat of Caleb's pulse beneath his fingers.
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- Part 1 of Shadowgast Week 2021
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Day 2: Future & Fate // Shared Fears by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
05 May 2021
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"Essek? It's Caleb." He called, a small shard of concern stabbing into his heart as again, there was no response. Essek was always quick to answer the door. This time, he tried the doorknob. He was surprised to find the door unlocked and immediately stepped inside, calling out in hopes of getting Essek's attention. "Hello?" Once again, silence was all that greeted him. Now he was well and truly worried. "Essek?" He asked again, his voice louder this time as he began to search the home. He hadn't been here since Essek had properly moved in, so he didn't really know where to look. Upstairs, perhaps? As he made his way to Essek's beautiful glass staircase, he froze. On the ground near the dining table, lay Essek, curled into himself and trembling violently.
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- Part 2 of Shadowgast Week 2021
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Day 3: Pearls & Amber // Discovery by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
05 May 2021
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Essek had heard of magic exhaustion before. Of course he had. Any mage who had been properly trained knew exactly what it was. He did not, however, know that its effects were different for each magic practitioner who experienced it. For example, whenever Essek experienced it, he simply got very exhausted and would need to spend a day doing next to nothing in order to recover.
It was Caleb that helped Essek to make this discovery, though he certainly hadn't meant to.
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- Part 3 of Shadowgast Week 2021
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Day 4: Stars & Second Chances // Eclipse by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
13 May 2021
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His Essek was beautiful. So beautiful, in fact that it was almost hard to look at him. Looking at Essek was almost like looking at an eclipse- Caleb knew that he shouldn't stare, but he simply couldn't stop himself. Caleb found himself, once again, struggling to look at Essek now, in fact. Though this time, Essek's incredible elegance had nothing at all do to with why Caleb couldn't bear to cast his gaze towards the other wizard. No, this time, he couldn't look at Essek because seeing him like this- seeing him like this was painful. So terribly, terribly painful. Which again, reminded him of an eclipse. He imagined looking at one of those would hurt too.
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- Part 4 of Shadowgast Week 2021
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Day 5: Ashes & Artifacts // Librarians in Armageddon by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
13 May 2021
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As the battle continued, Essek grew more and more worried for Caleb. He was lucky enough to be able to keep from drawing too much attention from Cree, but Caleb, Caleb she seemed focused on. This was made even more concerning by just how terrible Caleb was looking. He'd already been rather wounded before they had encountered Cree and now he seemed to be barely standing. Essek knew that he wasn't doing all that well himself and that calling direct attention to himself was probably not the wisest decision, but he needed to get Cree to back off of Caleb. At least just a little.
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- Part 5 of Shadowgast Week 2021
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Day 6: Time & Transformation // Temptation by Xhorhasian_Beacon
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
14 May 2021
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Caleb and Essek had been going over everything for about a week before Caleb began to have doubts. He was beginning to doubt that this was something he actually wanted. Sure, he and Essek had technically managed some form of time travel back on Cognouza, but that had only been a few moments. Real, true time travel? Caleb wasn't sure that was something he wanted to try any more. He had once told Beau that he wanted to "bend reality to his will", but he wasn't sure he was the same Caleb as the one who had said that. The closer they got to something close to a solution, Caleb began to pull back.
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- Part 6 of Shadowgast Week 2021
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Essek had just recently moved to Rexxentrum for work. He had been transferred in hopes of brokering further peace between the Dynasty and the Empire. He was currently on his way to grab a quick lunch in between the classes he was teaching today at the Soltryce Academy, following his car's GPS to a local restaurant that was well known for their delicious soups. Essek, being the lover of soups and stews that he was, had elected to stop in. He'd eaten at a few of the local restaurants nearer to the college previously, but had yet to find somewhere he truly enjoyed.
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- Part 7 of Shadowgast Week 2021