Touching Sentiments (Chronological)

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Series Begun:
2021-05-15
Series Updated:
2025-08-29
Description:

The Mighty Nein are very comfortable with one another, boundaries established and reconfigured and settled well before Essek finally joins them.

Casual touch is a given with them; proximity was a necessity for safety in their early days. This, however, stands in stark contrast with Essek’s many decades. Walls, barriers, layers, space. Separation kept Essek safe.

It’s not that he hates touch, no. It had simply grown unbearable after so long without. Unexpected or held for too long, it burned.

And then they won him over, slowly, over time, as they are wont to do. Rather, he is one of them now.

(Now in chronological order - posting order found here)

Notes:

Mostly set post-Campaign 2 (including the latter half of c2e141 before the extended epilogues), Essek Thelyss is part of the Mighty Nein, belonging to no nation.

This slice-of-life, interconnected series of premises explores, among many things, the concept of Essek as both touch-averse and touch-starved, and how this might affect his relationships with the Mighty Nein. As a whole, this series now represents my incredibly self-indulgent post-canon explorations into the trajectory of Essek’s character.

Thanks for coming along for the ride <3

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