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[meladi-artz]

Happy birthday Cale!! Don't ask me how they convinced him to dance with them, all you need is that he'll need a long nap afterwards.

[arcadiamln]

Day 5: Apple pie.

A small tea party with apple pie ☺☺.

(I think I'll bake an apple pie today)

[crazydaymycrazyway]

On: *shows card* Ace of Spades!

Hong: *throws UNO card* +4

Raon: *shows a Pokémon card* Pikachu, I choose you!

Cale: ...what are you playing?

[samberrybay]

HOLD ON-

Is this an actual reason kids wanted to travel around the world with Cale??? Is this the culprit??

Because if that's so this is fucking adorable

When i first read the novel and in the future chapters On, Hong and Raon were telling Cale that they want to travel everywhere together i just went "Aw that's sweet, yeah sure" not questioning much of it because, well, Cale didn't either. And I'm a very trustful person, who didn't thought about our narrator being a lying little shit back then.

So rereading the novel now and seeing this gives me literal butterflies!

Just think about it.

Children, who never saw much of the world, whose thoughts before been only about survival, wanted to travel everywhere together and see everything, but not for themselves.

They thought that will make Cale happy.

On, Hong and Raon obviously love Cale a lot, he is literally their parent and the first ever person to show them warmth or care.

So it is understandable that they want to show this love to him in return and I'm like :,) MAN, i love this story so much ueue

[brainrot-mx]

I still think people mistaking Hong for being Cale's child would be so so cute and hilarious

Similar hair, similar (kinda) eyes, Cale is his adopted dad so they spend a lot of time together, probably walk around the city as well so lots of people see them...

Don't think Cale needs to have a certificate made, but if he did (for official business that needs them because identification yk) then it'd be real easy!

In general I think Ohn and Hong and Raon are super fucking adorable.

[mirusx]

It's so endearing to me how Alver would ALWAYS have a constant supply of cookies ready for Cale and his children. Even in impromptu meetings with them?? Even when he's terribly stressed?? He'll make sure to carry some cookies wrapped in a handkerchief to give to them.

[rokso-o]

soft father cale is always just soooooooooo T—T

this week’s update is so [chef’s kiss] the 4th pic will be tattooed on my brain forever

ft. the every so cute and lovely chubby little dragon and them bullying (affectionately?) mr deputy butler

[pixillandjester]

Drawings for my the latest chapter of ny songfic "pulling the skin from your lips 'til it bleeds"

[ss-shirasenpai]

him and OUR children 😊😊

[kyo-mei]

A moment of respite

[calethescammer]

One of my favourite brain rotting tcf ideas is Cale having some tremor disorder. Basically, he has hands that randomly tremble without any reason.

It may be genetic to him, or he developed it as Cale because of not eating his meals properly and inevitably developing some vitamin deficiency.

Now comes the best part.

Imagine Cale, perhaps in some really gruesome battle, with blood of enemies and allies mixed around him. Imagine his family seeing Cale's stoic face, wondering how a person so young can be so brave, and then they see his hands shaking under his raven coat, even as they're curled tightly into a fist.

Imagine Cale looking at Jour's portrait, admiring her beauty and her alike face with his own. But then his family sees him, his gaze fixated on his mother's image and his hands trembling slightly.

Imagine him, standing at the forefront of some battle with his shields raised, with his hands trembling uncontrollably, even though he is not straining himself. The people protected under him can only tear up at his selflessness.

Imagine Cale after attacking the enemies with a wave of firebolts, but his hands again started shaking badly, even if he has them covered under his sleeves. His family misunderstands that as Cale hiding his pain.

Imagine Cale, resting on a couch after some battle, and when Raon, On and Hong excitedly climb upon his lap, he only smiles slightly and pats them with his trembling hands. The kids then worriedly inform Ron of this and Cale recieves sweet lemon tea for a whole week.

Imagine Cale talking about territory matters with Alberu, and Alberu is once again amazed by his dongsaeng's witty and almost experienced approaches to problems like war. But then he sees Cale's hands shaking while holding the tea cup, and he realises how absolutely not normal it is to not be nervous in such a situation. (Alberu later pledges to himself to give Cale the slacker life he always wished for.)

Just imagine Cale in any situation with trembling hands and it literally creates the most hilarious misunderstandings with some really wonderful angst.

[meladi-artz]

The birthday outfits in full glory! Had so much fun designing the kids. Cale, I- well I tried, can't do his godlike fashion style justice. XD

[arcadiamln]

I couldn't resist drawing this wonderful kitten-girl again.

[muzwoom]

A mean bisexual and an aroace scammer walk into a tavern

[samberrybay]

On has suprisingly a lot of similarities with Cale and this is some of my thinking about it.

Beforehand wanna make it clear that i don't say that Raon or Hong doesn't! Raon is literally the small version of Cale and Hong smiles and picks more and more talking habits from him as well.

But i want to especially emphasize the similarities On had with Cale even without his influence on her life. Or would be better to say with Kim Rok Soo.

Unlike the other two kids, On is much calmer, collected and rational. She is still a kid, but just the one that had to mature much earlier.

It is also always implied that she understands Cale's intentions or thoughts faster and better than any other people and On, as Cale usually does, doesn't correct them if they are wrong.

Besides everything above, On also lost her parents at a young age and then was neglected or abused by other tribe members until she ran away and began to live on her own.

Does it maybe reminds you of a certain someone?

Kim Rok Soo also lost his parents very young, was neglected and abused by his uncle, lived for a bit in orphanage and then started to live on his own, studying and working part time job.

Both On and KRS wary of people at first and they both had quite a lot on their plates for such a young age.

The biggest difference is in Hong.

KRS never had anyone close enough to him because of the WS's curse. They wouldn't usually die, but there was always something that kept him apart from people. And even when, after a long time, he did, finally, found very dear to his heart people (aka LSH and CJS)... KRS eventually lost them as well.

This created a big wall for all the future relationships in Rok Soo's life plus gave him massive PTSD.

On's situation is a bit different because she had never parted with her younger brother ever since she was three. There was always someone at her side.

Someone to protect, to take care of and to fight for.

And trefore that, their motivation differ.

If Kim Rok Soo matured faster for his age because he felt like he can't rely on anyone but himself.

On matured faster because she is the older sister that Hong is relying on a lot.

Was it made on purpose? Do i look too much into this?

No matter what the answer is, i really love this purposefull-or-not parallel between the two.

[brainrot-mx]

*SPOILERS FOR NOVEL*

OHN NEEDS NORE APPRECIATION. SHE NEEDS THE LOVE FROM THE FANDOM SHE'S FUCKING AMAZING.

She understands Cale, doesn't think he's a saint unlike most others, escaped from the abuse of the Cat tribe

FYI OHN AND HONG WERE LITERALLY IMPRISONED BY THE STEALTHIEST TRIBE EVER AND OHN STILL MANAGED TO GET OUT AT 10. 10!!!!

Can you imagine how hard that is.

She didn't trust Cale immediately, she's logical and rational when others aren't even if she's a kid. BUT when she has a safe space to exist in (around Cale, the Villa) SHE CAN FINALLY ACT LIKE THE KID SHE IS AND RELAX.

I'M SO HAPPY FOR HER BUT IT'S ALSO SO SAD 😭😭 She and Hong didn' get to have a childhood and even then Ohn had to think of how to escape and she shielded her brother from the abuseAAAAAAAAAAAA

(yes Ohn and DHB are my favs)