#knightingale

If you have any knightingale ideas whether canon or not, please drop them.

I feel like egging Julien on is Occtis's version of bratting, it's how he's acting out (it's just a lot quieter and more subtle than Julien's tends to be lmao), so no, he will not own up to the consequences, at least not immediately, while he's still running on the emotional high of the success (which honestly, after this has all blown over, Hal will look back on fondly as a sign of how much more secure in his place here occtis has grown, that he allowed himself to revel in it and didn't immediately get inundated with fear and guilt and try to apologize because maybe he messed up and might be unwanted again. But I digress). I mean, really, it's not Occtis's fault Julien is so easily goaded, and he was going to do it anyway, we all know that, it just wouldn't have been done as well. So in reality, occtis was just helping, can he really be blamed for that? *Angel face*

As for if Julien turns tattletale, hmmmm. There's a part of me that really wants to come up with a reason he doesn't, solely for the sake of Occtis being able to get away with this trick a few different times before Hal clocks what's going on lol (it'll make the payoff even better). However, I can also definitely see a world where Julien very indignantly tries to shift the blame off himself to lessen the force of hals Disappointed Look that makes him squirm uncomfortably and Feel Things he'd rather not confront tyvm, hey look, a distraction! Be disappointed with him instead!

All this being said, I am also obsessed with spin's pitch that it was Thaisha who put Occtis up to it in the first place, thereby granting him diplomatic immunity. There are just so many different ways this could go down and they're all delectable.

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SO many different ways and I am looking forward to seeing people explore all of them.

Also like, I feel like Occtis might have a bit of a competence kink and making Julien Brat Better is doing something for him a little?

o azar persegue

The point is that Occtis wants to tear Julien apart.

Chapters: 5/6 Fandom: Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Julien Davinos/Occtis Tachonis Characters: Occtis Tachonis, Julien Davinos, Thimble (Critical Role), Bolaire Lathalia, Vaelus (Critical Role), Kattigan Vale, Azune Nayar, Thaisha Lloy, Pincushion (Critical Role) Additional Tags: the other PCs are present in the story but don't have large enough roles to tag, Seekers 2.0, written after 4x031 - trick of the light, set in a nebulous future time after the current arcs, Occtis Tachonis-Typical Body Horror, Some amount of gore, Murder as a Love Language, julien attempting to use sex as an avoidance technique, discussion of julien's sexual history, mentions of past drunken sexual encounters, bolaire stirs up drama, occtis and his canonical eavesdropping via pincushion, background hal fang/thaisha lloy, hints of thaisha lloy/vaelus, First Time, Kink Negotiation, Cock Warming, Humiliation, elements of d/s, Canon-Typical Violence Summary: A clash with Ethrand Tachonis creates an opportunity for Occtis and Julien to become closer.

It was nice to have a moment to unabashedly watch the way breathing affected so many different parts of Julien’s body — his chest and stomach rose and fell, yes, but it also made his face and throat shift as he inhaled and exhaled.

Julien’s face had relaxed into sleep, taking with it that sharp, judgmental look that he so often had and softening it. He looked younger this way, his stubble coming across as less of a deliberate choice and more like the most he could accomplish.

Occtis could see the movement of Julien’s eyes under his eyelids as he fell into a resting state.

Warmth rose from his body so strongly that Occtis could feel it through all of their layers of clothing.

and actually this is a snippet set in yet another au (because I NEEDED another one!) wherein occtis actually gets to be the normal one and julien is full faerie shenanigans as a member of the wild hunt. idk if this will ever become anything more than bits and pieces, but let me know if it’s of interest!

anyway. OUTFITS. and sluttiness, of course.

He absolutely stays in his dorm as long as he can. He loves his partners dearly, but he often feels like he’s suffocating and he desperately needs the refuge for his own sanity. Probably somewhere between weeks 30-35 is when he finally decides to fully move out, but only because at that point, between his usual pain and joint issues and the new and worsening ones from the pregnancy, he’s mostly bedridden anyways and isn’t able to make the walk across town between the Pentevral and the Rookery. Strict rules have to be put in place though because he cannot handle all of the hovering and fussing & accidentally lost it at Azune once. That was not a good day for anyone in the family. Julien very naturally takes up the mantle of guard dog protector & all attempts at hands on/direct caregiving are required to be filtered through him and Thaisha. With the rules for interaction in place, however, Occtis is quite enjoying being pampered. Hero also collects things for him from his professors so he doesn’t have to pause his studies, because if he doesn’t have something to do with his brain he feels like he’s going to go insane.

Of everyone, Thaisha is the most essential person in Occtis’ life throughout the entire pregnancy. She’s the only other person he knows who’s actually ever been pregnant, and that factor in itself is crucial to his sanity & the feeling of isolation this whole thing has had him struggling with. Her hackles raised a bit when she found out, especially when she learned who the other father likely is, but woe to anyone who dares fuck with her baby while he’s growing one of his own and Thaisha is no hypocrite.

Bolaire was also incredibly excited when he found out, and fully ugly cried when Occtis asked if the baby could call him Uncle Bolaire just like Hal’s kids do. He’s also been put in charge of decorating the nursery because Occtis has terrible decision fatigue and doesn’t trust anyone else to get the style quite right.

Yes, of course Azune has a color coded flow chart of the birthing plan. In fact, he has several, just to account for any contingencies or complications that might arise. It’s even taped to the fridge for easy access in case of emergencies. Occtis is annoyed by it, and he isn’t sure why, but at least he can’t really get to the kitchen so doesn’t have to look at it. As far as he’s concerned, the only “birth plan” is for Thaisha to deliver the baby with nobody else but Julien in the room. He also wants to keep the umbilical cord and placenta as wet specimens & already has the jar picked out.

xoxo, spin🌀

OF COURSE Occtis would keep wet specimens. Of course.

Bolaire getting to decorate the nursery it will be so very stylish and also Hal will help make sure it has all the essentials in it... is he using a guest room at Hal's house?

Honestly I think "Thaisha" as the birthing plan is the objectively correct move.