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Essek clung to her; his fingers gripped the front of her coat. He looked small in a way he never had before, frightened in a way that Caleb hadn’t fully processed he could be. It wasn’t Essek’s nervousness, the anxiety of a brilliant man who could see danger all around him, who could see the falling dominoes and the way the web he had woven had entangled him. It was the fear of a small child, or indeed, a stray cat—the fear of a creature trapped in a terrifying world it did not understand.
Essek, brilliant Essek, Essek who believed he could find the answers to everything, unable to understand a thing—the thought of it stabbed at Caleb’s heart.
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In a world where Trent makes it back to Eiselcross before the Nein do, Essek spends a night under the effects of the Feeblemind spell. Caleb undertakes a duty of care, and the Nein learn how Essek feels about them beneath everything.
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we never do go over (we always gotta go through) by Chrome
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
06 May 2021
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In the last fight with the Tombtakers, Essek Thelyss bends reality to keep them all alive and pays the price. As he copes with the aftereffects of his own magic and the party takes the long journey back to the surface, Essek and Caleb finally confront what they are to each other.
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Five times Essek woke up with level(s) of exhaustion and one time he didn't.
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26 Dec 2025
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interconnect by Phierie
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
15 Apr 2019
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The snap has been undone, and Stephen and company find themselves making their way across the galaxy from Titan, back to Earth.
Stephen is running on empty and rest is hard to come by, but a new ally might be able to help.
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- Part 1 of Phierie's Stephen Strange Bingo 2019
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13 Nov 2025
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the weight of water by Phierie
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
18 Aug 2019
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Stephen remembers, from across the battlefield, the look on Tony Stark’s face as he lifts a single shaking finger.
Every time he closes his eyes – he sees that face, feels the weight of water.
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- Part 3 of Phierie's Stephen Strange Bingo 2019
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13 Nov 2025
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getting to know you by merrywil
Fandoms: Doctor Strange (2016), Marvel Cinematic Universe
10 May 2019
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Sometime between the end of DS and IW, Wong and Stephen went from colleagues to friends (and, I kinda like to imagine, roommates). Colleagues say hello at work. Friends say “our favorite flavor” when they talk about sharing ice cream with you, or buy you a sandwich at the corner deli when you run out of cash. A year in the life of two people becoming friends.
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13 Nov 2025