It’s bad enough that he has to have his arms covered. It’s worse that it doesn’t seem to do shit.
Eiselcross is fucking cold. Not the kind of cold they’re used to; the wind on a desert night or the damp of a winter rain that lingered too long in the hollow. This cold burrows into his flesh, even through his right arm which could barely feel anything anymore.
“You okay, buddy?” Dorian comes up beside them, perfect fucking hair somehow catching the wind just right to not blow into his face.
Ashton shook his head. “I’m not fucking built for this. Everything about me craves heat. I know we need to do it…” They glance at Orym, bundled in furs at the head of the group, moving steadily along one step at a time. “…but it fucking sucks. Fearne did a thing, but it wore off pretty quick, and I can’t just ask her to keep doing it. I mean, it’s fine; not really that much worse than the day-to-day, y’know.”
“You don’t need to play the tough guy act for me; I’m not cut out for this, either.” He stops abruptly, and Ashton comes to a stop beside him. “Thought I could try a thing, too.” The wind suddenly shifts, and it’s not quite warm, but certainly a little closer to comfortable. “I kind of feel bad that I can’t cover everyone with this but I should be able to keep it up for the two of us as long as you stay close.”
“I mean, Chet used to live in a place like this, Fearne’s half covered in fur and connected to the fire plane, and those two manage to keep each other warm, somehow.” He looks at Orym again but doesn’t need to say what they’re both thinking; that he won’t stop until it’s impossible to keep moving.
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Happy Wednesday, friends! Hope you're all well. This week, we have seven recommendations for fics that are still being published! As always, you can find them below the cut and if you check any of them out, I encourage you to leave kudoes and comments to spread the rarepair love 💕
Three Card Spread by NephriteKnight (13,298 words, Explicit)
Pairings: Mollymauk Tealeaf/Essek Thelyss (Shadowmauk), Mollymauk Tealeaf/Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast (Shadowidomauk)
Warnings: Accidental Voyeurism
Caleb is in romantic relationships with both Molly and Essek, though the two of *them* aren’t together. Essek is certainly interested, but tries to keep his distance, unsure of if Molly feels the same. That is, until one night while Caleb’s away…
Reccer Says: It’s very sweet!!! Domestic Shadowidomauk is so cute and so is Essek pining over Molly!
Cut Her Out in Little Stars by EchoingArias (7,956 words, Teen)
Pairing: Keyleth/Vex'ahlia (Vexleth)
Warnings: Anti Half-Elf Racism
While the twins are still living in Syngorn, a summit for leaders from across Tal’Dorei is held. Among the guests is the leader of the Air Ashari and his daughter, Keyleth. Vex is immediately smitten.
Reccer Says: The balance between the sweetness of the twins interactions and Vex’s crush on Keyleth and how awful Syldor and the other elves are is so good and perfectly heartaching.
between earth and sky by floralprintshark (2,536 words, Teen)
Pairing: Ashton Greymoore/Dorian Storm (Greystorm)
Warnings: None
An AU in which Ashton is earth genasi royalty and is arranged to marry Dorian, the youngest son of the Wyvernwind Clan.
Reccer Says: This fic just started but I’m already very sold on it. The worldbuilding has intrigued me, the character voices for Ashton and the Krook House folks are super on point, and I’m very excited to see Dorian’s POV on the whole situation.
The Peacock’s Palace by WhoGroovesOn (59,145 words, Explicit)
Pairings: Mollymauk Tealeaf/Essek Thelyss (Shadowmauk), Mollymauk Tealeaf/Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast (Shadowidomauk)
Warnings: Discussions of Caleb’s backstory
Essek owns a burlesque club in Nicodranas, which Molly performs at. They’re perfectly happy and in love, though one night they want to try something a little different. Enter one Bren Aldric Ermendrud.
Reccer Says: It’s very very hot and very fun. The angst is a delicious side dish to the rest and the plot that’s been building is intriguing!
against all my sins and the candlelight by Solanaceae (13,813 words, Teen)
Pairing: Astrid Beck/Jenna Iresor
Warnings: None
Jenna Iresor (the Cerberus Assembly member who is secretly a doppelganger) takes an interest in Astrid. Scheming and wizard-speak ensue.
Reccer Says: Probably the definition of a rarepair, and SO good! Astrid’s characterization is on point and the political intrigue is so well thought out and interesting.
Can I See You Again? by lespetitesmorts (5,796 words, Teen)
Pairing: Keyleth/Vex'ahlia (Vexleth)
Warnings: None
Scanlan drags Keyleth with him to go see a show. Before it starts, Keyleth meets Vex, who happens to be the lead singer and bassist for the band in question. And they both may just fall a little bit in love in that moment.
Reccer Says: It is so cute! Keyleth is perfectly awkward and you can really feel just how hot Vex is lol. And Vex's strategy for finding Keyleth again is fun!
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven by SweetSilentSteps (24,014 words, Explicit)
Pairing: Orym/Dorian Storm/Will (Dorymwill)
Warnings: Kidnapping
A Dorymwill Ladyhawke AU! Dorian is captured by the Paragon's Call, escapes, and meets a mysterious (and handsome) half-elf with an odd raven companion on the road to Jrusar.
Reccer Says: I've never personally watched Ladyhawke but I am very familiar with the concept and love an AU based on it and this does not disappoint. The drama, the intrigue, the dynamics!!! It's so good. Updates monthly and its 4th chapter just went up so now's as good a time as any to catch up to follow along!
Thank you for joining us this week’s recc list! All the love to everyone who submitted a fic 💕 All enclosed recommendations were submitted by the community via our submissions form, which you can find here. All fic information is as it was provided by the reccer, so it may not be accurate to the author’s intent or the precise contents of the fic itself. Please assume good intent from all parties 💕
Submissions for next week’s list are already open! We’ll be featuring Angst. If you have any you’d like to highlight, you can send them in here. The week after that, the theme is Spring and the weeks after that we’re taking recommendations for Jester Rarepairs and Alternate Universes! Submissions for all of these themes are currently open.
If you want more rarepair fic, check out @cr-summer-wildflowers and their event collections on ao3! If you want some friendship after all this romance, take a look at @critter-genfic-events and their recc lists! And if you’re interested in everyone’s favorite wizards, you can’t go wrong with the lists at @aeor-is-for-reccing !
Thanks all and have a lovely day/night/timezone! 💕
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Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ashton Greymoore/Dorian Storm
Characters: Ashton Greymoore, Dorian Storm, Anni Aughta, Milo Krook, Fresh Cut Grass (Critical Role), Cyrus Wyvernwind
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining, Misunderstandings, Getting to Know Each Other, Krook House (Critical Role), Strangers to Lovers
Summary:
Ashton is the bastard of a king and lives in poverty with his friends. When the royal heir dies Ashton is called on to forge an alliance between the Wyvernwind Clan and the Earth Genasi nation through marriage. Ashton is not amused.
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Hello :3 greystorm is so fun thank you for listening to my ramblings
I still think about Dorian healing Ashton with a kiss on the cheek. I wonder what was going on inside Ashton's head at that moment
They didn't interact a lot before that, then Dorian left, so he must have been surprised and he didn't even have time to figure out how he felt about it... Ashton who avoids physical touch because it hurts, healed with a soft, innocent kiss
And in the aftermath of Ratanish too.. where they got hurt because they wanted someone to NOTICE his pain
Dorian who tells him he's needed, who seems to trust him to protect the group while he's gone
Ashton feeling off kilter in his absence, like there's a question left unanswered, waiting for Dorian to come back and make it make sense
it is!! i am more than happy to listen and provide my own ideas <3
WAILS CRIES SOBS... ashton is so shocked and confused by it, and dorian acts like it wasn't a big deal, as if he hadn't just *kissed their cheek* to heal them.
ashton asks about it and dorian's just like "why wouldn't i?" and leaves it at that which leaves ashton all confused and frustrated
and then dorian LEAVES and leaves ashton having to think it over on their own, and he has to confront feelings after a while and really wishes dorian would come back so they could actually talk about it.
tldr: ashton starts to pine for dorian because of a stupid cheek kiss
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Down, boy
muzzles and collars for the beloved punk rock. Idk i just think Ashton looks good in leather. Non censored version below the cut.
[Image Description. Three spicy doodles of Ashton Greymoore from Critical Role. The top left is Ashton sitting shirtless with leather pants. his legs are spread with one hand resting on his thigh and the other draped over something. He wears a muzzle and a collar with a chain falling down his chest. He’s also got nipple piercings and spiked leather bracelets. The bottom left is Ashton with their head tilted down and eyes glaring up. They wear another muzzle with a collar and a chain that if one were to pull on the chain, the collar gets tighter. The third doodle is censored, Ashton kneels in front of Dorian, both naked. Ashton has a spiked collar on. End ID]
[Image Description. Same as above, except the censor is gone. The third doodle shows Ashton kneeling on the ground, giving oral to Dorian. The collar has a chain that connects to the base of Dorian’s penis behind the balls. End ID]
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