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im genuinely excited to see your cyrus fic i love how you write and can’t wait to read how you write him!

Awwww thank you! I’m giving myself a bit of time to reacquaint myself with him but I hope to have it written soon! 💛

#ellie talks

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When was the last time you watched cr?

Woof uuuh. I made it to about episode 24 or so, lost interest, came back and jumped ahead to when the Vox Machina peeps showed up…lost interest again…

This doesn’t seem to be the campaign for me. And that’s okay. I like the characters and honestly I haven’t avoided spoilers, the story seems interesting but…idk.

#ellie talks

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It says on Cyrus’ wiki that he’s a bard? Am I crazy I remember looking at it recently and seeing bard.. 😭

I can’t see it if it does! Says he’s level 6, is a mercenary… idk anon I’m also confused haha

I was looking at the fandom(.com) wiki and I’ve perused Reddit, I can’t seem to find a sure answer anywhere

#you’re not crazy I promise! #I think Cyrus is just being elusive lmao #ellie talks

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OMG YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THE BALL BEING THE SETTING

THAT'D BE GLORIOUS

plans are formulating 👌🏻

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cyrus is also a bard

I don’t think that’s confirmed but ngl I love that idea too

I’ll probably keep his class ambiguous this go around tho

#ellie talks

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He’s also got a lil bit of stubble and from what I remember is a bit taller then Dorian who’s like 6ft I’m genuinely so excited you’re gonna write for him!!

stubble

rip me 🫡

Also thank you so much 🥰 I hope you enjoy it when I get it written and posted :3

#ellie talks

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Not an idea for the Cyrus fic just gonna gush about him! He’s genuinely such a sweetheart like his most recent appearance he was so cute with Opal and I always forget he has a nose ring and that’s just soooooo 🫣

I haven’t been keeping up with CR but I’m tempted to watch the part with the EXU crew, especially if he’s being sweet!

Right! I was going over his wiki page and he’s got a septum ring? 👀 like hello?? 👀👀 large himbo with a nose ring damn. I’m such a sucker for Big Brother characters tho tbh

#ellie talks

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Maybe the fic could be set near / around the time of the ball episode?

👀🤔

#ellie talks #you make a good point

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follow up; do we know what class Cyrus is?

#or am I just bad at googling #ellie talks

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I am on my hands and knees BEGGING for a Cyrus fic

I’m glad there’s someone that out there interested!

I’m trying to decide on when to set the fic, right when Cyrus leaves? When he and Dorian are in Emon? After the solstice?

(The last two would require some research/selective episode watching lol)

#ellie talks

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be me, haven’t watched critical role in a long time: what if I write Cyrus x Reader

#why do the storm brothers get to me #Ellie talks #I haven’t felt like writing in so long

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Everything Has Changed

Cause all I know is we said, "Hello"

And your eyes look like coming home

All I know is a simple name

And everything has changed

Molly didn’t know where he was, barely knew who he was. When he finally opened his eyes - eyes? eyes never shut - and was faced with a pink firbolg, Molly was more confused than ever. So he ran.

Empty empty empty. He’s lost in himself and in this terrifying cavern - of flesh? - and he doesn’t know anything. There’s words in his mouth and people around him and he doesn’t know who anyone is. They’re hugging him and saying things and he’s just lost.

Except you, back behind everyone and quiet, you catch his eye and he knows you, he’s sure he does. But his heart is beating out of his chest and he can’t catch his breath so he gives in, lays on the ground, lets himself fade out.

*

Molly had never seen the Blooming Grove before, but he quite liked it and the Clay family. Eccentricity appealed to him - he was eccentric, wasn’t he? - but the family was just kind. They almost reminded him of another group, people he couldn’t quite picture or name, but the lingering feeling of family made him wonder.

For a week or so, you watched as Molly wandered the Grove, slowly recovering memories. He was never far from Yasha. Jester had fixed up his coat for him and he looked nearly like he had before you’d lost him. Some missing eye tattoos and slightly underfed but that would change with time.

*

“Is there a reason you’re avoiding a particular tiefling?” Fjord asked you, joining you where you were weeding a section of the cemetery.

“I spoke to Jester like an hour ago.” You reply without looking up.

“Alright, smartass.” Fjord scoffs and rolls his eyes.

“I’m not avoiding Molly; I’m giving him space.” You say.

“Does he know that?” Fjord asks. You look up at him sharply, frowning.

“He doesn’t remember…us. Whatever we were. I don’t wanna add any extra pressure on him.”

“And when he does remember, what then?” Fjord asks.

“I’ll tell him what I just told you.” You stand, yanking off your gloves. “What’s this about Fjord?”

“Everyone’s worried about you.” Fjord admits, rubbing his neck. “All of this is…a lot. Molly’s back but you’ve hardly reacted, barely talked to him. I just wanted to check in.” You try not to bristle at Fjord, he’s just doing what he does, checking in on his friends. But hardly reacted?

You’ve cried yourself to sleep almost every night since you returned to the Grove.

What was worse? Losing Molly or having a Molly who didn’t remember you? Losing Molly or having him so close but out of reach? Your chest aches and you fought hard not to cry in front of Fjord.

“I’m fine.” You tell him.

“Bullshit.” You and Fjord both jump as Beau speaks up. Sometime during your conversation she’d wandered over and now she was facing you with crossed arms and a raised brow. “You look like shit.”

“Beau.” Fjord hissed. She just rolled her eyes, waving her hand at him.

“You gotta talk to him or something, just watching you is making me miserable.” She said, poking you lightly in the chest.

“I don’t want to pressure-“ Beau cuts you off.

“Yasha said he asks about you, can’t figure out why you’re avoiding him. Molly’s not remembering everything yet but - just go talk to him.”

*

Molly’s been watching you, keeping track of where you were throughout the day. He wasn’t sure why. He’d wanted to speak to you before now but you seemed to disappear anytime he got too close.

Until today. He was sitting against a tree outside the Clay home, reading through Beau’s journal. Well, more specifically, he was struggling to read the journal and was considering asking Beau to just read it aloud. Molly looked up at the sound of feet crunching grass.

“Hey.” You greeted him with a small smile.

“Hello.” Molly replied blankly, confused - and intrigued - by the way his pulse quickened in your presence.

“Can I join you?” Molly nods so you settle beside him on the ground. You can’t bring yourself to say anything else though. What do you say?

“Did I…do something to you?” Molly asks and you jolt back to the present, out of your head. “To make you avoid me?”

“Oh no, no, I wasn’t-“ You sigh. “I wasn’t trying to avoid you but I was. I wanted you to have space.”

Molly cocked his head, observing you through narrowed red eyes. He looked back to the journal then his gaze wandered to your lap, where you were wringing your hands together.

“Space from you?” You nodded and he hummed in thought. “Because…we were together?”

“…yes.” You answer. Molly blinked.

“Wait, really?” He asked, grin curling across his lips.

“Yes?” You reply, slightly confused.

“I didn’t think I’d be right.” Molly laughed, reaching and grabbing one of your hands. “I’d hoped, of course, and obviously something had happened between us but- it really was like this, the two of us?”

Molly was looking at you so openly and adoringly that you almost couldn’t think straight, couldn’t really fight the heat rising to your cheeks.

“Yeah, for a while before…” You trailed off but started again. “I didn’t want to make you feel like you had to be with me, remember me right away.”

“Trust me, I’m very unhappy to have forgotten anything about you.” A sweet sentiment but you’re pretty sure Molly’s enunciation was meant to be teasing too. “Thank you for treating me so kindly though I would have preferred you spoke to me earlier.”

“Sorry.” You say softly, glancing up from your hand in his to look at him. He leaned forward to rest his forehead against yours.

“We’ll just have to make up for lost time.” Molly said. He took a deep breath, just enjoying your presence when something tickled at the back of his mind.

“You used to call me your Tea-lightful Tealeaf when you were in a silly mood.” Molly says it as a statement but pulls away enough to see your face, to see if he’s right.

“Okay, you could’ve waited to remember that.” You groan, covering your face with your free hand. “I only did it because it made you laugh.”

“Don’t you hide from me.” Molly pulled your hand off your face, held both of your hands in his. “We have all the time in the world now to be silly and laugh together.”

“I’ve missed you. A lot.” You manage to say without crying. Molly gives you a small smile.

“I feel like I’m missing me still.” Molly admits. “But I have you and our very odd friends, so my memories can take their time. They’ll return, in time.”

“And in the meantime,” Molly says, leaning his forehead back against yours, “I will delight in learning about you all over again.”

#critical role x reader #mollymauk x reader #mollymauk tealeaf x reader #so apparently Molly is barely literate so I had to rewrite a section of this lmao #but I heard this song and Molly slapped me in the face

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I didn’t realize how much I missed Caduceus Clay 😭

#ellie talks #aaaaaaaaaaaaah

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finally get to start bg3 today and aaaah

I will probably post more over on @multiverse-menagerie bc I don’t wanna clog up stuff here but !! I’m excited

#aaaah #i cannot wait #ellie talks

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someone tell me why Vampire man sounds like Tim Curry to me and that is the only reason I wanna romance him

#idk how to spell his name #bg3 yo #still waiting tho bc I’m a lame console player

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Hello I'm here for s o f t

freckles, clouds and sweetheart 🩷

poet hi, thank you sweets <3

freckles - most-worn article of clothing?

I have an old tmnt baseball style tee that I like to wear a lot and also a very well-worn avengers tshirt, it’s so soft and comfy. I tend to wear the same things every week haha

clouds - describe one of your favorite dreams?

hmmmm uh. Usually my good dreams are just me getting good deals/getting lucky finding dolls/collection items/etc lmao. I usually don’t have good dreams so I don’t have a fave I think

sweetheart - favorite mug/cup?

My friend got me a mug with snails on it for a secret santa thing a few years ago and I love it so much, I use it basically every day

#ellie talks #my brain just shoved al my anxiety into my dreams haha

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For the ask game: 8, 10, 17 👀

8 - any fandom/niche/hyperfixation topics you can rant about for hours?

Fallout, Dragon Age, and Marvel are easily the top 3 things to get me talking/ranting for hours. Pokémon too probably. My hyperfixations tend to be fandom based haha.

10 - favorite aesthetics??

pastel goth and pastel punk are like my dream aesthetics for clothing. as far as home decor and things, I like cottagecore/goblincore

17 - when was the last time you slept? ate? drank? stretched?

I slept last night ( like 11pm to 7:30am), ate breakfast and bout to eat lunch, I keep a drink right with me so within the last few minutes and uuuuh. I’ve definitely stretched,,,vaguely recently? Last night? Haha oops

#kaaaat thank u #ellie talks #kat