Essekthelyss Stories

A collection of one-shots about Essek and his found family. The Life in the Party: One-shot about Essek and his colorful friends that he's grown to love who are determined to pull him out of the shadows... at least in a literal way because they're tired of him sulking off to the side. What is a Friend worth: One-shot where Essek's treachery is discovered and he has a bit of time in prison to think about the people in his life and atone for at least some of his mistakes. Meanwhile, the Mighty Nein are ticking off the Cerberus Assembly to save their friend. Mark of Adventure: A platonic soul mate AU where a group of adventurers destined for each other share a mark. Essek struggles with himself as he comes to terms with what the mark his mother erased for him may have been. A Touching Reunion: The Mighty Nein have found their ex-dead friend Mollymauk and Essek finds himself in the midst of celebrations and reunions which strangely only make him feel both distant and close to these chaotic people Eternal Friends: A consecutive AU where the Mighty Nein and Essek have forced to become forever reincarnated heroes to defeat the foes they couldn't in their first lives. Warning: Canon-typical themes, language, and all that stuff. Warning: It's fluff and angst and found-family all packed into a bunch of long one-shots Also. Art is NOT mine, at all, those belong to the wicked talented artists. Characters are not mine, no those belong to the amazing talents of the Critical Role crew. This is just a self-indulgence bunch of one-shots created by yours truly. Not all of them are canon-compliant but all of them include SPOILERS!! Be warned.

A Mighty Nein Fanfic. Based on Liam's Narrative Telephone "Widogast's Web of Words." Caleb tells the story of the Waldhaxe, but the other members of the Nein change the ending.

The past has a way of finding you, no matter now carefully yo try to leave it behind. For Valdrin, duty has always been a constant. When he is tasked with tracking down a traitor of the kryn Dynasty, it is simply another assignment in his long life. One he intends to see through to its end. Essek Thelyss, however has no plans of going with Valdrin. And he is not alone. What should have been straightforward mission quickly unravels into something far more complicated. Caught between obligation and something far less defined, Valdrin finds the like between hunter and something else begins to blur. And as the distance between them closes, it becomes increasingly uncertain whether any of them will walk away unchanged.