#TavQOTD #cedrictealeaf
A chocolate milkshake that has to have a maraschino cherry and whipped cream, dense enough to need a spoon.
Cedric enjoys the classics and goes to the Brennan Lee Mulligan school of thought - heavy food is good food.
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Cedric would be the God of Familial Love.
He'd be a quiet god of the home, blood and bond, of platonic love and compassion. People pray to him for peace in troubling times, safety for those in distress, and in grief for safe passage.
(1/2)
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility!
Both my Tavs are under the trans umbrella!
#cedrictealeaf is a trans man and #rosendharil is genderfluid ✌️✨️
"But I have so much to live for." #cedrictealeaf
It's taken nearly 6 months of working on the details, but guess who I got to shoot this weekend? ✨
Incredibly lucky to have loved ones who both indulge my creative pursuits and make me feel incredibly safe (and cherished) in their company. 💕
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Act 1 & 2: "Wait for me, dear sister. I won't be long now."
Act 3: "I can't go. I have so much to live for."
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Cedric was an angry, disobedient child.
After running away from home with his sister and joining The Citadel of Oghma, Cedric remains a quiet, angry boy for months.
He lashes out at any authority, slow to make friends, unsure how to navigate his new stable environment. (1)
#TavQOTD #cedrictealeaf
I wanted Cedric to look older.
I went into the game blind and chose to make Cedric in his early 40s, which made him older than nearly all of the companions.
His grey hairs and wrinkles were always a core part of his creation - a body lived in, experienced.
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Cedric publishes an academic critique of a paper Gale wrote.
This starts a heated debate about 'ethical academic engagement' in the household that spirals into a life long rivalry between them.
They stay married throughout it.
Working on #cedrictealeaf mace for something special at the end of the month!
Wanted to have celestial on the blade so I put the inscription: "Whatever plagued them in life, may they be answered in death".
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Cedric makes them an afternoon tea!
He's a gnome who loves his work too, but having afternoon tea with a fellow busy bee is an indulgence he'd enjoy.
He'd plan the menu and let her pick the teas (and maybe sneak in a couple of book recommendations).
A lil ✨️surprise✨️ is coming end of this month. You didn't think I'd use my crafting skills for something self-indulgent? THINK AGAIN.
#cedrictealeaf
A little bit of ship content this evening!
KnowledgeWeave for #cedrictealeaf
BladeSinger for #remusdharil
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Cedric would ragebait Gale into finding him. He knows nothing else gets his husband more indignant (and easier to find) than insulting his academic work.
"I think Professor Dekarios' recent paper was full of contradictions"
Having some #rosendharil and #cedrictealeaf thoughts. Love the idea of all my Tavs existing in the same timeline (where it changes who Tav is).
Feels like Cedric would attend Rosen's drag shows in The Jewel Box Tavern. They'd get to know each other, and Cedric would charm Rosen's socks off.
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It's the silly old men hours!
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cw: suicide/self harm, complex feelings of gender (trans man)
Cedric's suicidal ideation.
I'm always hesitant to bring this up because so much of his story is about learning to share grief and open up to loved ones.
Cedric, at the start, had no desire to survive. (1)
#GrandRevel #cedrictealeaf
Gale was Cedric's first crush in decades, and he absolutely fell first.
Cedric has had a total of 3 crushes in his life. He's very much a yearner, and a part of his heart dedicates itself to those he's fond of.
He makes a home for them, even if it doesn't last forever.
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Cedric would be represented by Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto, where grief takes on a second life.
Cedric and Gale's love would be represented by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's Au lit: Le baiser. Intimacy that's only for them.
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Cedric nourishes the belief that the chance at life is owed to everyone he crosses paths with, most of all to himself.
The chance to choose, to do better, are things he believes in deeply. That anyone is capable of good and can do good for themselves and others.
Another #tavbg3 chapter of #cedrictealeaf Companion Quest is up! Where I write Cedric, as if he's a companion!
His first major romance scene!
I had a great time writing this one. I see his romance being quite slow, and this was a great start to it. 💋
🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/696296...
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Cedric, when he begins allowing himself to feel beyond grief, feels everything so deeply.
It's like things have colours for the first time again. He lets himself be emotional about nearly every decision he makes and every person he meets. (1)
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Cedric is the sun. Gale is the moon.
They're isolated in different ways - Gale from his hubris, Cedric from his grief.
Gale reaches out in darkness. Cedric opens up in the light.
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Cedric has anger issues.
He was an angry child who outgrew it, finding ways to channel himself into cleric purpose. When his sister died, he found himself angry all over again - mostly at himself.
His patience and gentle nature, while true to himself, are learned. (1)
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Cedric would be a character in an animation - specifically claymation (like Aardman)!
He'd be an older mentor figure to the protagonist. It would be a movie with low stakes, high emotional weight, with plot points focused on a personal journey.
#GrandRevel #cedrictealeaf
People.
People's experiences inspire Cedric to continue his own journey, even through grief.
He admires the complexity of people's nature, an observer who finds deep joy in learning more about the people who navigate the world alongside him.
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Cedric makes cups of tea and forgets they're there till they're cold.
He often finds mugs with tea in it after a couple of hours and is always a little annoyed that he's done so. He makes a new one and the cycle repeats itself.
His desk is sometimes covered in mugs.
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Cedric and Gale with Lucretious.
Her sense of dry wit would fit theirs, and her taste for good wine.
She wouldn't settle into domestic life with them, but she'd absolutely see her boys when the circus is in town, and always bring something special for their girls.
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Cedric would be a hot mug of teh tarik, a pulled strong black tea with sweetened condensed milk.
Sweet, strong, and richly flavoured. He's warm and comforting in a way that reminds you of home.
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Cedric's grief over the death of his twin sister.
He spends a long time refusing to share his grief with others, afraid that if he moves on, he'll begin to forget her.
It weighs on him, ageing him. He starts fearing his own death, almost combative about death. (1)
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Cedric would love a quiet, contemplative holiday.
He's so used to travelling specifically for cleric work with his fellow healers that a holiday alone in the quiet is ideal for him.
He'd go to museums, tea houses, book shops, just enjoying the peace it brings him.
