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The fact that Essek storms off "in a huff" and is literally brought to tears when he sees Caleb mourning Molly...there's just so many interesting implications for shadowidomauk there.
It's the fact that Essek saw Caleb kiss Molly on the forehead the way he kissed him--saw Caleb repeat these familiar phrases in battle to Lucien that he once used to comfort Essek. Essek learning Caleb's love language, and seeing it reflected in how he treats Mollymauk.
It's Essek seeing Caleb at his lowest, at his most desperate and hopeless--how very wrong it feels to see him like this, how painful it is to watch him fall apart over losing Mollymauk. "Caleb Widogast, have you ever accepted defeat?"
Because of all things, it is Molly's death that leaves Caleb more brokenhearted than Essek's ever seen him, the only time he's ever truly admitted to knowing defeat--"Maybe today. For the first time." The way Caleb came all this way and tried so desperately to save him, and it still wasn't enough. He poured his whole heart and soul into that ritual, and it just wasn't enough.
Essek being moved by the Nein's own grief, choked up and crying for this person that he never even met. Insisting over and over, "It's not fair--it's not fair...We've just all come so far. It's not fair." And it's the moment that Caleb kisses Molly on the forehead and says his goodbyes that really breaks Essek's heart, the passion and gutting loss of Caleb's own grief that sends Essek storming off and fighting back tears.
Do you think...Essek ever tells Kingsley what happened that day? How hard Caleb tried to save him--how much it shattered him when Tealeaf was still lying dead in his arms? Do you think he ever told King about the forehead kiss and how tender Caleb was with him--how he must surely love him? Do you think Essek admits that even he was crushed when Tealeaf didn't wake, that he never knew him before, but still mourned him all the same?
Do you think he ever quietly tells Kingsley that he's happy he came back, how much it means to him--especially for Caleb's sake--
Do you think Kingsley ever kisses either of the wizards on the forehead and everything just. Kinda falls into place for Essek--
Okay, but, there are very specific rituals that Caleb has adopted over time. There is the Alarm spell he never quite abandons, and he counts out materials and coin on instinct. There are times when Essek is not sure if it is compulsion or habit, and he never finds it in him to bring it up or question it when Caleb seems more at ease.
It is hardly harming anyone if Caleb still sets an alarm across doors, windows, the closet door used to anchor the Tower when he casts it in his cottage for them. For their friends who happily fill his kitchen while he goes about his habits, or poke through his books and trinkets while he pieces things together to keep them all safe.
Those are all expected. Anyone familiar with Caleb knows to expect them.
The ones that no one really expected was the ease with which Caleb plucked a ring from Kingsley, or a gem that he kept close. There were moments when Caleb would be frowning at a book and his components spread out before him, and Kingsley would simply wander over with a smirk and “what did you need?”
The easy encounters had given Essek pause as he considered the way Jester’s offers of components from her own jewelry, or Veth’s from her own pouch, were enough to shock Caleb from his work with a stammered thanks. But Kingsley just had to be nearby for Caleb to seek out pockets, pouches, and freely offered decorations.
“It’s a habit,” Kingsley said with a smirk as he offered a pearl to Essek once Caleb had effectively dismantled a gaudy ring to get to a spare piece of amber he needed. “I never questioned it. Don’t really mind those hands going through my pockets.”
Essek frowned, but accepted the pearl without a second thought. “And you are… comfortable? with this arrangement? Carrying components?”
“You’re fine taking them, aren’t you, hot boy?”
Essek looked over the pearl he had taken without thought. To Caleb’s smirk as he listened to the conversation without breaking the focus on his work. He realized, belatedly, that he had been guilty of the same when he ha been dragged into adventure with the tiefling. A plucked thread, a glass bauble, silver, gold, pearls, copper.
He only realized he was blushing when the tiefling patted his warm cheek with a grin. “Happy to help. You can make it up to me later. You both can. I have so many ideas on how you both can repay my generosity.”
“Do not,” Caleb muttered, “test my concentration, ja?”
I started drawing kingsley
Kingsley! I really hope we get to see more of him in a one shot or something!
Your eyes open for the first time, in a long time. I finally finished this!
I forgot to add his tattoos originally, so I’m posting the tattoo one as well.
ASURGRUGHEE IM ACTUALLY IN TEARS IM IN SHAMBLES I WILL NEVERBE THE SAME IOTS OS PREETTTYYYYY AND AMAZONG FAND BEAUTIFULL YEUAHEAHJAHJNHJ I M DEAD IVE DIED YOUVE KILLED ME THIS WAS IT HAPPY 2024 IVE DIED ON THE FIRST DAY AUGHHGHJ,J,J,J,
Here's that Molly animatic I've been working on <3 !! I thought that this song fit him a little too well so I had to do something with it :)
[Here's the Youtube link for anyone that wants to watch it there]
thumbnail posting for Ant <3
I’m always here for time-travel Molly/Caleb fan fiction but I just pictured the well adjusted post campaign Caleb experimenting on new time spells with Essek and accidentally traveling back in time and saving Molly and for some reason it’s hilarious to me
Like…
1) Caleb surrounded by all the disasters of early campaign Mighty Nein and their all like….Caleb are you okay? You seem okay I’m worried
2) Caleb/Molly/Essek where Caleb misses his husband, Essek, and his love, Molly, and his crush, Kingsley
3) Caleb meeting Essek again and going…Well this is awkward my traitor to the dynasty husband without all his character development
4) Just like…all of it there’s so much comedy potential. Imagine well adjusted Caleb having a conversation about mental health with any of them
5) Caleb just absolutely destroying Trent Ickithon
And like yeah there would be some angst cause he misses the future and has to do it all again but I just think it would be a Really Fun Fanfic