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The celebration did not stop, exactly, but a hushed murmur began to break through the jubilant crowd. When the initial euphoria passed, people began to remember. Whispers were exchanged as people climbed out from beneath makeshift shelters to stare at the ruined cities, at the deceptively calm atmosphere. Glances were thrown, searching, but…
“Where are the paladins?”
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The Yorozuya, separated and heartbroken, before the events of the movie.
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Grief Like A Breeze, Like A Storm by Angel Ascending (angel_in_ink)
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
03 Sep 2024
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There are times when Dorian wakes to an empty bed, only to find Orym outside, staring up at the moons. Sometimes, when Dorian’s parents look at him, he knows that they are thinking about the son they have lost. Dorian cannot resent them for that. Grief lives in them all, a gentle breeze that can build into a sudden storm.
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Dorian has a rough night, but Orym is there to help him through it.
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23 Jun 2026
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Orym snaps back awake, his jaw clenched so hard against a scream that it aches, tears streaming down his face. He rolls onto his back, staring up at the stars, turned honey colored by the amber light of the dome.
This feels too much like the endless months after Will and Derrig had died. The broken sleep. The nightmares. The panic upon waking, made worse by reaching out for someone who was no longer there, that would never be there again. Only time and the love and support of those around him had brought gradual, eventual relief. But they don’t have time. Everything is happening so fast.
“Please.” Orym doesn’t know who he’s directing his plea to. The gods? The spirits of those he has lost? The stars themselves? “Please, I just need to sleep.”
“Orym?” Dorian’s voice, barely a whisper. “Are you all right?”
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23 Jun 2026
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By the time Orym hops into bed and settles himself under the blankets, he can hardly keep his eyes open.
And yet, he lies there for several minutes and doesn’t fall asleep. He can’t tell why—he’s not worrying over anything, and his mind is actually quite blank. His limbs feel too heavy, and he’s warmed by the hot meal—he’s exceptionally cozy, and yet—nothing.
Genuinely confused, he’s about to start counting backwards from 500 when Dorian’s voice comes through the dark once again. “Orym?”
Orym blinks at the ceiling. Huh. He must’ve been waiting for that.
“Would you like to join me over here?” Orym asks the ceiling.
Small, “Yes, please.”
Orym starts shifting over to make room.
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OR: how the EXU trio comes to share a bed & how Orym learns to let himself love and be loved again
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23 Jun 2026
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Orym goes home for the first time in six years, and he learns that there are things he doesn't have to carry by himself.
Or: Orym tells Dorian and Fearne about Will
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23 Jun 2026
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Fear felt like hopelessness, like admitting he had no way to push forward. Fear made him feel small in a way that his stature never did.
“Well, that’s okay, too.” Fearne’s words cut through the quiet of the dark room, and Orym felt his heart stutter at their certainty. “It’s okay to be afraid. It’s good, even.”
Orym couldn’t stop the small breath of a laugh, nothing but utter disbelief at the words. “How is fear good, Fearne?”
“Well,” she said slowly, considering her words in that way so unique to her, as she always did just before she said something truly amazing and utterly her. “Sometimes… Sometimes it’s good to be scared, because it means you still have something to lose.”
Orym and Dorian learn that, in some ways, fear and love go hand-in-hand — but that doesn't mean that it isn't worth it.
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23 Jun 2026