Not enough shadowgast love confessions acknowledge the fact that both Essek and Caleb are very anxious people, and both have the power to teleport
Essek: Caleb, I’ve grown to care about you… I think I…
Caleb: -eyes wide, just as terrified of what Essek is saying as Essek is-
Essek: ….-casts teleport-
Caleb: -counterspell-
Essek: son of a bitch
Caleb: I think I have feelings like that for you as– * nope can’t do it, casts teleport*
Essek: *counterspell*
Caleb: Sheisse!
Kingsley: *watching fascinated with a bowl of popcorn* Are they always like this?
Also:
Essek: By this time you must know how much I care about you-
Caleb “my social anxiety is getting the best of me” Widogast, internally: fuck, no, I can’t deal with this right now- *casts teleport*
Essek: No you won’t! *casts conterspell*
Caleb: *counters the conterspell*
Fjord, suffering: No, we’re doing this assholes *counters the counter-counterspell*