You Had a Love & That Love Had You

Essek approaching Vox Machina, heroes of legend. They don't know who he is. Even if they did know he was Essek and not Seth, they still wouldn't know why he needs to know that the Nein are safe. They don't know they're his family, that one of them is his partner. I'm fond of them, is all he can say.

He introduces them to his brother. His sweet baby brother, the only member of his blood family he truly loves. Verin, who's going off into hell (just like their father did) - but maybe, if these heroes know him, they might help him, they might protect him. Verin is far from the Beacons here; he has no second chance if he goes down.

Essek who once said, 'I haven't cared about anyone for the century I've been alive.' Essek, now aching with love, so much that he'll grasp at anything that could reassure him that his family are safe. Essek, having to let them all go: friends, brother, Caleb.

It was so much easier, back when he didn't care.

(He still wouldn't change a thing.)

Choosing to believe that Verin loves hanging out with his fugitive brother, specifically because whenever he decides to do annoying sibling behavior, and Essek complains about it, he gets to be like, "What are you gonna do about it? Risk getting executed to tell Mom?"

The counterpoint of course being that when Essek decides to do annoying sibling behavior, and Verin complains about it, then Essek gets to be like, "What are you gonna do about it? Get me executed just so you can tell Mom?"

-Critical Role Campaign 3, Episode 113, "Assault on the Malleus Key"

shoutouts to Essek Thelyss who, seven years ago, didn’t have friends, barely had family (he trusted his brother but didn’t speak to him), who was cold and frustrated and selfish—who now has a family made up of his friends, who helps people he barely knows, who has reconnected with his brother such that they can rib each other without fear of the relationship souring, who has a home full of warmth and love.

shoutouts to Essek who is still awkward and abrasive at times, but who—even while living in secret—is more open and kind and willing to care.

I love him I love him

congratulations to the dorym enjoyers, may your little guys be blessed with the same domesticity the mighty nein are

i still won't draw him consistently but at least we've branched from the rbf i got excited about matt talking about him in regards to the m9 show and took a break 2 doodle him today :]

TEEF!

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TEEF!

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i feel like no amount of labeling and marie kondo-ing their cottage would stop Essek and Caleb's dinner table from becoming a research table as well

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just a lil sketch. still imagining what theyd be like as a pair of professors

I somehow drawn modern AU Essek having a Jim-from-the-Office moment here, looking straight at the camera, but I think it suits him.

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