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1. so bright you burn my eyes by inkietd

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

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

   18 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast
   • Beauregard Lionett & Caleb Widogast
   • Essek Thelyss
   • Caleb Widogast
   • Beauregard Lionett
   • The Mighty Nein (Critical Role)
   • Ludinus Da'leth
   • Deirta Thelyss
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • POV Essek Thelyss
   • POV Caleb Widogast
   • Spoilers for Campaign 3 (Critical Role)
   • ludinus da'leth is ludinus da'leth if you know what i mean
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Typhros
   • Slow Build
   • Tags May Change
   • all the warnings that come with caleb's backstory
   • Mutual Pining

   Summary

   Our timetable has shifted. I will notify you when we are to proceed.

   Essek paused his pacing, feet clumsily connecting with the floor. Even through the anxious, angry rush of blood in his ears, the words of Ludinus Da'leth rang clear in his mind.

   The Archmage of Civil Influence: Deposed. The Martinet: Missing in action. Shadowhand Essek Thelyss stands at a precipice, poised to lose everything he has desired for the last century, and prepared to give up anything to prevent this golden opportunity from slipping his grasp.

   (or, what if Essek didn’t steal the beacon before the Nein finished their adventures?)

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