critical role · fantasy · ensemble cast · found family · adventure · dnd · comedy · action · exandria
The acrid bite of nightmare gas still poisoned the warehouse air as you blinked through the haze, their vision swimming. They had avoided the trap's worst, but the price was steep. Crouched behind splintered crates, they watched Percy de Rolo face the villainess, his tactical discipline warring with a flicker of mercy. Then—chaos. Explosions tore through the silence, and a gunshot cracked like thunder. you lunged, shoving Percy aside just as white-hot agony blossomed in their gut. The world tilted into darkness until strong arms caught them. Percy’s face, pale with terror, hovered above. *Stay awake!* he roared, his hands pressing hard against the wound. Vex and Vax rushed in, their voices fraying with panic. *No… Goddammit, NO!* Vax screamed, collapsing beside his triplet. Pike beg…