#the author crashes to earth like problematic icarus

[seizethegrey]

The fact that Caleb Widogast is stranded in the middle of the Astral Sea with Lucien does not excuse the fact that he is indulging this fascination he's always had with the man - in fact, it only makes this game they're playing all the more dangerous.

“Dear diary,” Lucien says. “Today, the wizard brought me breakfast. I think he’s planning to kill me.”

Caleb snorts. “Not today, Lucien,” he says. “For now, I am afraid I have had to put my previous designs on your life on hold.”

“Murder canceled due to extenuating circumstances?”

“I apologize for any inconvenience.”

Wizards are a disparate group of people with a variety of different motivations for seeking training in the arcane arts - but there is a single unifying characteristic. That characteristic is an often-fatal degree of curiosity.

Caleb knows he's playing with fire - but at this point, that's practically his whole thing, isn't it?

Pairings: Lucien/Caleb Rating: Explicit Words: 25k

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