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āBeauās in the shit with him,ā Veth says. āShe could probably give you better advice.ā
He tilts his head to the side, and she remembers him as theyād first met, suddenly, all dangerous glamour and raw ambition: a wizard playing the game well, blood and magic staining his hands. Thereās a pause, a stuttering of breath, an almost-smile twisting his expression into something that looks like it hurts. Essek says, āBeau doesnāt love him like we do.ā
This week, we have nine (nein) fics that feature Time/Dimension Travel: Other universes, Isekai, time travel (in either direction)! Check them out beneath the cut and if you like them, remember to comment and kudos!
Remember Me in the Intervals by inkedinserendipity (70530,Teen)
Warnings: the author doesn't warn for them but canon character backstory elements, major character death (implied)
Pairings: The Mighty Nein & Caleb Widogast, Beau/Yasha, Yasha/Zuala, Caleb/Mollymauk
Caleb goes back to fix everyone's backstories instead of his own, basically.
Reccer says: It illustrates very clearly how much Caleb loves the Nein. Listen, this is SUCH a heart-wrenching story, I always cry when I read it BE WARNED! I usually read it twice: first in chapter order and then in chronological order.
In this World or any Other by Amrynth (1907,Teen)
Warnings: Major Character Death (Canon)
Pairings:
After Mollymauk's death in the Marrow Valley, he wakes up in the library with a burning need: to get back to his friends.
Reccer says: I liked it
The Worlds Between Us by Nellaplanet (159303,Mature)
Warnings: graphic depictions of violence
Pairings: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast, Beauregard Lionett/Yasha Nydoorin, Beauregard Lionett/Jester Lavorre
Or; Caleb and Beau have to rapidly reexamine their worldview upon discovering that magic is not only real, but exists in a world all of its own (and that the people wielding it are unfairly attractive and very, very dangerous).
Reccer says: One of the great isekais in the fandom! I love all of the different elements they were able to weave in
every moment changes lifetimes (even moments we regret) by grayintogreen (789,Teen)
Warnings: Major Character Death (time loops)
Pairings:
Caleb is in a time loop, staring at the temporal dock
Reccer says: Heartbreaking and an interesting form
Fortune's Favor (Fortune's Fools) by flashhwing (30289,Teen)
Warnings: Choose not to warn
Pairings: Eventual Shadowgast
In another timeline, the Mighty Nein fall to Lucien. Essek, with Artagan-the-weasel's help, travels back in time to save them.
Reccer says: It's fun to see a late campaign Essek try to wrangle an Early Campaign Mighty Nein
What endures beyond the silent edge by Beleriandings (241985,Teen)
Warnings: Choose not to warn
Pairings: Canon relationships present
The Ring of Brass fall into the future during the Apogee Solstice. There, they meet the Nein.
Reccer says: It's fun seeing the various parallels and crossovers!
Fall Back by Killbothtwins (4050,Teen)
Warnings: No archive warnings apply
Pairings: Beauregard Lionett & Caleb Widogast
After the fight at the Malleus Key, mid-C3 Beau and Caleb are shunted not only through space but also through time, arriving back in early Campaign Two to friends who are very surprised by their sudden changes.
Reccer says: A really fun idea and a great way to highlight just how much change all of the Nein have gone through since the beginning of the series. Killbothtwins has a fun writing style and an excellent grasp of the characters' voices, the bantering reads just like what we hear around the table.
Post-C2. As Beau struggles with the challenges of being a new adoptive parent of a teenager, she receives an SOS from Caleb. She arrives to find him standing over his bound, unconscious younger selfāand though Bren should be just an echo, it seems he isn't going anywhere.
Reccer says: A fantastic Caleb & Beau QPRāwith all the warmth *and* friction of the originalāas well as a nuanced, thoughtfully observed take on what Caleb being brought face-to-face (literally) with his younger self would really mean.
in the times inbetween by jakia (8098,Teen)
Warnings: miscarriage, fantasy racism, homophobia (all mild but present)
Pairings: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast Una Ermendrud & Caleb Widogast Leofric Ermendrud & Caleb Widogast
Una Ermendrud meets Caleb Widogast for the first time when she is nineteen and pregnant, and heās passed out in her azaleas.'
Reccer says: It's everything I ever wanted in a 'Caleb actually completes his goal' fic: Una immediately clocks Caleb as the 'weird but sweet and harmless' type of wizard! Caleb makes a tiny paradox happen! Leofric punches Essek in the face (and it was awesome!)
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Next week, it'll be Storytelling! Whether it be sharing backstories or spinning a brand new yarn, all are welcomed.
Then the weeks after that, it'll be Grog focused stories, Cross-Campaign works, and then Skill/Class Swap fics!
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i'd wanted to play around with Caleb's hair color for a while, so i did! gave him a few different hairstyles just for the hell of it too (feat. my scourger Bren design in the bottom right-hand corner, because why not).
i am actually a big fan of the shade Caleb has in the official character art, i find the fact that his hair is more brown than red very charming for some reason š¤ though i always end up giving him bright red hair in my art. the temptation to use it as a visual metaphor for fire is too strong i suppose š
Next to Essek, the catās tail twitched, and it licked its chops.
The creature in the water deftly fileted a chunk of white flesh with his claws and after a pause, held it up, offering it not to the cat, but to Essek.
Essek blinked.
The pale arm reached higher, bringing the scent of salt and fish and freshly spilled blood to Essekās nose.
My art for chapter 2 of @ariadne-mouse's ongoing mer-Caleb shadowgast fic, til human voices wake us. It's a wonderful fic, and I'll be doing regular art for it! I'll link it in the reblog, go check it out š
Here is the aforementioned cat (Frumpkin, of course), shown in the art for chapter 1:
The pale hand emerged once more. It was open and empty this time, and in profile the fingertips appeared ratherā¦ sharp. Claws or talons? It scritched the cat under the chin, then behind the ears, to evident feline contentment.
Sketches for the mercaleb pic are under the cut, for people who like to see WIPs. :)
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