Caleb: I will copy my uh... (boyfriend boyfriend boyfriend) kryn colleague.
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Caleb: I will copy my uh... (boyfriend boyfriend boyfriend) kryn colleague.
…There are cheeses.
Essek Theylyss, awkward lunch host Critical Role — campaign 2, ep. 91 “Stone to Clay”
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Fandom: Critical Role Rating: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Marion Lavorre, Essek Theylyss Additional Tags: Demisexual Marion Lavorre, Demisexual Essek Theylyss, Sex favorable Marion Lavorre, Exploration of sex work, Marion Lavorre character study, Essek Theylyss character study, Just a little conversation Word Count: 1,454
Summary: Marion and Essek talk about her work.
“I,,, am sorry”
📸: @ twifairycosplay
Essek: Me! (Tuxedomaks on IG, Tuxedomakscos on Twitter)
It just struck me that Essek’s first impression of Caleb was in the throne room of the Bright Queen, when Caleb stepped up and saved his party from jail and possible execution by offering up an ancient, invaluable, religious artifact. This scruffy, travel-worn wizard from an enemy nation just standing there, tall and proud, holding up what would amount to the holy grail, denouncing his former masters in a passionate speech.
Just saying that’s one hell of a first impression, y’all.
ESSEKS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CEREBERUS ASSEMBLY FOR ONLY 3 YEARS? OH. THATS OKAY. THATS OKAY, STILL FCUKED. BUT NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT
I feel like there’s an interesting Essek note that gets missed. It wasn’t:
Essek: I feel responsible for the death of my dear father D:
It was more like...
Essek: I guess being responsible for the death of my father would be objectively considered a ‘bad’ thing I have done? Social norms suggest his death should be significant to me, so it seems pertinent... He was not a great loss though, not a lot of life goals there.
... Which again I find way more interesting than the sweet/tragic/tortured interpretation, that he is a person haunted by responsibility and loss over the death of a loved one. Being blocked off from most pain or guilt related to the event, or legitimately having little regard for the person who died, is the road less travelled and so very interesting. Essek doesn’t even know if his father was close enough to a beacon to be reincarnated - and from the way he spoke about it, that’s not tearing him up inside. He is perhaps wary about the idea, but mostly finds the possibility academically fascinating. Wow.
Edit: And that doesn’t even open the can of worms that is the contrast to Caleb’s story, let alone anyone else’s.
Love Essek checking and balancing Caleb while also inviting him on a couple's trip. Good work life balance sweetie!