#nerd caleb

[peachsayshi]

I just think that zayne never shed off that nerd skin. he wasn’t bullied per se, but he did get teased all the time. for being so serious, for having his nose buried in books. everyone thought he was…boring. even as an adult, he doesn’t really acknowledge how his features have changed and how he matured into the devastatingly handsome man he is. because deep down inside, he still feels like an outsider.

he walked the straight line his whole life - doesn’t have any crazy stories to share about wild nights or rebellious acts.

when you both first started dating, he saw the way your peers narrowed their gaze in confusion. what could he have possibly done to earn your attention?

it doesn’t bother him. he’s not one to feel insecure about petty things anymore. he’s made a success out of his life. and the truth is, people only really see him on a surface level.

besides, he’s almost grateful. because he really wouldn’t know how to explain the scratches on his back and neck, or teeth marks on his shoulders if they tried to peel back the layers anyway.

[meowmaymeow]

nerd!Caleb who constantly tells you about his new discovery or hobby. “Did you see that game? We must try it together”. “Have you heard about that scientific discovery? No? Then have a seat, and I'll tell you about it in great detail”. He shares every joy, every emotion with you, because you are a part of him. One day, he'll do research on soul bonding, but for now... let's try out that new game mode!

nerd!Caleb who always helps you with your studies. whether it's mathematics, linguistics, biology or something else. He always tries to cheer you up, inspire you, and interest you in the topic you're studying. He even comes up with different study-games to make it easier for you to remember. Your discovery is his discovery. And vice versa.

nerd!Caleb for whom, it seems, you are the fix of his whole life. The way he describes this perfectly simplified equation, this beautiful newly discovered planet - all that is his message to you and his admiration for you, your world, beauty and character. he burns for you and because of you, you are his muse, his main research.

[kaiiiwolf]

mc’s no.1 nerd superfan

[noolsart]

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I'm not caught up with Critical Role but I heard something something Essek turns into a fish something something and my two braincells collided like the damn Hadron Collider to create something stupid as hell

[namespara]

Hello strangest target audience of fellow sad mage enjoyers

[abbylee0710]

Real meaning why he calls us pipsqueak

Even his nickname is sweet 😭😭 I knew there was a reason he was calling us that

Credits to @Coppertale on X (please like the original link since this is not my own, thank you🥰 chat gpt is just my own search for more info)

Og link: https://x.com/Coppertale/status/1884611065914310690

[pocketgalaxies]

caleb tagging along to the library to do his homework while beau spends hours doing research and every once in a while pokes her head out of the stacks and walks up to him holding a book and goes "UGHHHHHHH." and walks off again and caleb goes "ja :)" they are college besties for real for real............

[ormymarius]

are you sure about that Caleb? because…

[otomeorangejuice]

The last post I reblogged sent me on a spiral so here's how all the LADS LIs are nerds.

Zayne: He's a surgeon, that went through med school. Next.

Jk. Definitely the kinda guy to tell you random facts about the body, forgetting how gross some of them are and getting really embarrassed when his medical nerd talk puts you off your dinner. Loves explaining things whether it's his job or weird things about the human body. Tbh if he wasn't a doctor he'd probs be a teacher. Also ik it's his job but the lab coat SCREAMS nerd.

Caleb: military pilot with gravity powers, NERD. His fave subjects in school were probably physics and maths. Can name pretty much any aircraft at a glance and will yap to you about physics theories and the inner working of his favourite planes if you let him.

Everybody except those closest to him thinks he's just smart and cool but MC, Zayne and Gideon know that he's a chronic nerd that shows his affection by yapping at you about how cool planes are.

Rafayel: Art nerd. Now I don't think he'd care much about human art history overall, although I do feel he'd have a soft spot for the likes of Impressionism. But he's a nerd about the craft, the materials. He canonically creates his own pigments from seashells and such (which as a fellow art nerd I find so cool) but I personally believe he's probably experimented with trying to get natural pigments from all sorts of things.

This man is a colour theory girlie and he will ramble on to anyone about specific pigments and how he's aiming to achieve them. Thomas can pretty much rattle off the way he works by memory and sometimes finds himself looking at different things and wondering if that will give Rafayel the shade he's looking for. He low-key hates it but he tells himself it's for the good of the exhibitions and the art scene at the end of the day.

Sylus: Now I know we all joke that he's an old man but personally I think he's both a music and tech nerd. Like every person who knows about technology only trusts it so much (Catch him hating how much AI junk is infecting our lives ATM) plus Mephisto exists, like I think his tech parts are Sylus' doing. He's also a nerd about weapons and mostly collects them for fun only having a few that he actually uses for combat while overall preferring to use his fists and his evol.

Now he can't play music to save his life but he has the best audio systems money can buy, he has several record players, some vintage, some modern and he collects all sorts of vintage music paraphernalia. (Catch him having one of Eddie Van Halen's guitars on display). He canonically likes the Beatles (there's a pile of records as a decoration for his room on one of them is labeled Beatles) so I think he'd be a classic rock fan (Fits his vibe) but he still enjoys classical and opera

Xavier: Now Xavier is the only one who I don't think is a nerd. He's worse. This man is a gamer. From old school Nintendo to the newest VR releases he's played a good mix of everything. Personally I feel like he leans towards cozy games, has the cutest animal crossing island and the most impressive farm on stardew valley. Has definitely made himself and MC in the Sims (and then made Charlie and removed the ladder while he was in the pool). But he's also a god at the likes of the Bloodborne series. If he's feeling particularly jealous or pent up a few rounds of bashing bosses on Elden Ring will make him feel better. Also don't try playing a fighting game with him, he'll wreck you at Street Fighter.

And there we are the nerd (and gamer) squad.

[avylea16]

[calebslittleapple]

Caleb is legitimately such a huge (hot) dork and I love him sm

Like discombobulated??? Ok Grandpa lmao

[icedoatlatte29]

Caleb was beyond ecstatic, to say the least. He was anxiously refreshing the cinema's website, waiting for the sale to go live. The moment the tickets were available, what was it, maybe 5 seconds max? Bamm, already bought them. It's the 20th anniversary of his favourite film of all time, of course he wouldn't miss the opening night.

It all started on a sunny April day when one of Caleb's middle school classmates was talking about this cool new film he watched with his brother. According to him, it was called Star Wars and it had cool spaceships and lightsabers? Caleb was immediately sold, just the mentioning of spaceships and lightsabers was more than enough for him to look up this film.

After watching the very first episode, the young boy was hooked beyond salvation. Everything about it was pure perfection to him: the spaceships, the droids, the Jedi. Ever since watching the films, all he could talk about how he would become a pilot and drive a fancy spaceship, just like in the films. Caleb would watch and read anything Star Wars related, he probably knows the lore like the back of his hands. You could ask him any obscure question about the series and he would tell you the answer in a heartbeat.

Even to this day his favourites haven't changed, but as he got older, he started to appreciate the prequels more. Sure, the prequels are a tad more on the emotional side that his childhood self could not quite understand, but the Caleb of today finds immense pleasure in the story of Anakin Skywalker. Years later, even though he got older and his collection grew with various figurines and spaceship models, including the infamous LEGO Millenium Falcon (which, according to him, is his most prized possession), he is still the same little boy who watched these films with big eyes. Now, he is going to watch The Revenge of the Sith on the big screen with you dressed as Padmé and him dressed as Anakin.

[luffsdolly]

candied fruits

otherwise known as tanghulu ೀ⋆｡🌷 part one

pairing: non-mc x frat!caleb x nerd!zayne [uni au]

a/n: this will be a slowww burn so,, be prepared! anyways, featuring my two favourite LIs (՞_ ̫ _՞)ᐝ ​​​ i know the pairing sounds veryyy stereotypical but trust me it may be cliche but personally i love a good collage au,, hopefully i’ll make this one good enough! as always i loveee getting requests/inbox messages so just yk, interact with me! i’m an attention whore!! anyways enjoy xx

### Tanghulu Steps

1. Prep Fruit: Wash apples and pears. Cut and a kewer them.

2. Make Syrup: Boil 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water until golden.

3. Dip Skewers: Coat fruit skewers in syrup.

4. Cool: Let them harden on parchment paper.

you sigh at the ‘recipe’ tara just sent her, it’s really not like you don’t know how to make tanghulu, it’s just, it’s annoying, and unnecessary; why coat fruits in sugar when you can just eat them? it only makes the fruits unhealthy.

“come on! it’s fun, and it sweetens the fruit” tara beams, already shoving the apples and pears that has been neglected in the fridge for too long, into the bowl of water, apparently she’s washing them.

“tara i love you but, we can just give out these fruits to our other dorm mates, we don’t have to finish them ourselves”

“but all of us got a fruit basket when we got here, im sure no one needs more” tara takes the fruits out, pouring the water into the sink, “but we can give out tanghulu, im sure we’ll make more friends through that!”

the smile on tara’s face convinces you to start measuring out sugar and pouring it into a pot, accurately adding in exactly 1/2 cups of water,

“oh gosh this isn’t titration! there’s no need to be so exact” tara giggles,

“don’t cut your hand dummy” you shake your head, mirroring her laugh. hopefully the sugar won’t burn.

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as the sugar coating cools down, you’re finally assured that somehow, there were no accidents during the process-

until an alarm goes off

“what the hells that for?” alarmed by the alarm, you check the fire, it’s off, so what’s that?

“crap!” fear or shock or helplessness, plasters over tara’s face, “welcoming party! we forgot!”

letting out a relieved sigh you’re almost ready to bite off tara’s head for scaring you again “it’s literally not until next week—”

“yea and they changed it!

“you weren’t here when they informed us dorm by dorm, im so sorry! but— i set that alarm to prevent us forgetting!! we still have, i think, two hours to prep!!”

two hours is enough, for thank god tara had set that alarm. immediately abandoning the tanghulu that you two rendered and are now cooling in the fridge, hastily the dorm becomes a dressing room.

you’re lying if you say you don’t want to make a good first impression, afterall this is collage, and poor girl has been in an all-girls catholic highschool, no way in hell are you passing an opportunity to dress to impress, and you liked pampering up anyways.

two hours passes by real quick, you wish lecture time will pass by this quick, and before you know it, without your better judgment, you’re dressed nicely in the activity room with tara, who’s carrying damned tanghulu with her, insisting that people will like it and the fridge apparently is not connected yet, and you simply cannot let the sugar melt right?

yea but you feel like an idiot

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“hi girls! you’ve brought … candied fruit? is it?” some guy who looks slightly less socially awkward takes the tray from tara’s hands, “i assume they’re for the party?”

to which you just politely nod and let tara talk, she rambles a bit but that’s part of her charm, you just smile, silently waiting for the guy to introduce himself so you get to too

“oh right, dorm fridges suck,” the guy laughs “i’m gideon by the way, im in year two and im responsible for today’s welcoming party, thank you two for making these” he does a gang sign? or whatever that hand gesture was, before he just walks away, before you even get to say something, well guess he’s a busy man afterall.

“it’s mostly year ones here” you look over the crowd, and you think it’s quite easy to spot who’s from what year, judging by how the people dress. seniors don’t seem to put in as much effort.

“yea fair enough, it’s a welcoming party afterall,” tara shrugs a bit, then smiles and nudges your arm lightly “gideon was cute wasn’t he? i hope he remembers me”

“yea totally, he’s probably gonna … give you the code name tanghulu girl” you chuckle, tapping her nose affectionately, seriously this girl fantasies over anyone

“oh that’s a great code name, i love it” tara’s already in her little own world, it’d be cruel to crush her dreams that gideon is… very much talking to everyone who’s bringing food, from your five seconds observation.

“let’s … walk around, i’m kind of hungry” you drag tara across the crowd of year ones, making your way to the food and beverage area, silently judging why gideon, or anyone, would think that allowing alcohol in a university party with people barely of legal age, is a good idea.

picking up a cute looking piece of cookie, barely appreciating the patterns on it, you take a bite, “holy shit it tastes ass” you shoot a disgusted look at which tara giggles, not really noticing the girl glaring at you from not-so-far-away, until the girls friend take a cookie and compliments how the girl made it really good.

yea no you’re not going to stay near someone whose food you just shitted on, “right tara gimme a sec i’m just gonna walk around..” shoving through the crowd and making your way to a more isolated area, gosh crowded places really isn’t your thing.

a familiar guy stands by the edge of the bar-looking station, there’s where least people crowded around.

he calls your name, making you shoot you head up to meet his gaze, for a moment, just a brief moment, you can’t make out his name.

“zayne?”

it’s been far too long since you last saw him, it was at least ten years ago before zayne moved away from linkon with his family, it’s a pleasant surprise that he goes to the same uni as you

“i thought you were a smartass, how’s you end up in the same collage as me?” walking up to him, you lean against the wall beside him

“i’d say this is a pretty good uni, the best one in skyhaven, actually,” he answers in an as-a-matter-of-fact tone, you quick up an eyebrow, did you accidentally offend him or is he just built like that?

“yea i know, i was just joking y’know”

“well i never thought i was smarter than you, maybe that’s why i didn’t get the joke”

awkward silence, are you supposed to thank him or, laugh? what reaction did he expect.

“well i’m happy you’re right, now we’re in the same uni, or else, i might just never have the chance to see you again” and that’s true, you didn’t really had the opportunity to leave a contact method back then, just kids with home telephone numbers that you didn’t remember.

“me too, it’s a pleasant surprise.”

you smile, appreciating the pleasant silence opposing to the noisy crowd. you look over the crowd, seeing tara laughing with … gideon, wonderful, you dont have to go back to keep her company then.

“that’s your friend?” zayne looks towards the direction your gaze lingered seconds ago, “the one who’s short haired and… short?”

“oh boy don’t let her hear that” you laugh, but you can’t blame zayne, tara has her back facing you two, “but yea, she’s my best friend”

“nice, my best friend also goes here”

“oh is he here?” you notice how you assumed it’s a he immediately after you said it, but you’re right anyways so it’s fine.

“he’s a year two, so he’s not here”

“ohh, fair enough, how do you know him then?”

“we’re neighbours” zayne straightens his posture “let’s grab a drink?”

yea it’s a great idea to include drinks at a party like this

“sure”

ೀ⋆｡🌷by @luffsdolly, do not copy/translate without credits or consent

omgggg it’s kind of ass but i promise it’ll be better when the plot starts to plot (trust), i hope you somehow liked it anyway 🥲🥲

be sure to leave comments / messages if you liked it or have suggestions for me!! i really appreciate feedback and it’ll motivate me a lot if you do <33

i’ll work hard to post the next part asap 🪿

lots of love !! xoxo

luffie

[critrolesideblog]

Essek sat on the floor in the center of the Nein-Sided Tower laboratory. Papers crammed with arcane equations were spread about him in a semicircle, and the slate wall before him contained diagrams and notes copied from the fragile pages of a mostly-destroyed Aeorian spellbook.

"Oh, boy." Caleb had appeared in the doorway, returned from his quest of retrieving possible spell components from his bedroom. He was grinning with the sort of delight most typically seen on the faces of children who'd just received a gift. "Are we shifting into floor mode?"

"It seemed appropriate." Essek grinned back at him as he set the satchel of components down on a nearby table and waved his hands back and forth through the air excitedly. It was a habit Essek found endearing in the extreme. His enjoyment in puzzling over Caleb's subtler body language not-withstanding, his hand-waving was like a brightly-painted sign that said HAPPY and EXCITED.

He turned his focus back to the challenge in front of him as Caleb began carefully tip-toeing his way around the papers. The spell in question sent its target into a maze in a demiplane. Essek supposed it could have practical uses under the correct circumstances, but really it excited them simply because it was, well, fun. The demiplane foundations had been a wonderfully engaging brain teaser to solve, but the randomization of the maze was proving to be a much more complex bit of arcana. And complex arcana simply made more sense on the floor.

He was certain the fragment on the upper right corner of page twelve of the spellbook held the key to the puzzle. He copied it neatly onto a fresh piece of paper and considered it. It took some time before he noticed Caleb was watching him in his periphery rather than examining the equations on the ground, a soft smile on his face.

"What?"

"This thing you do when you're thinking hard," Caleb replied after a moment, tapping his fingers on his chin in demonstration. Essek's own fingers stuttered to a halt. He had long ago trained his hands to find other, less-obtrusive outlets for their energy when not in the comfort of his own home, but this time he had not caught himself. Before he could apologize, however, Caleb continued. "It … It's cute." There was a hint of bashfulness to the way he turned his head back towards the papers on the ground that, combined with the lingering boyish excitement, made him look as young as he was.

"Cute?" Asked Essek, once his senses returned to him. "I do not think I have been called cute in a hundred years, if that."

"I find that hard to believe. We were calling you 'hot boi' within an hour of meeting you."

"Well, 'hot,' certainly. Handsome. Sexy, perhaps." This earned him a grin from Caleb, and he tapped his fingers against his chin as he thought it over. "Hmm, not cute, though, no. At least, not to my face."

"I will have to add being the first to do so to my list of accomplishments."

Both grinning, they turned their focus back to the puzzle at hand. They settled into a comfortable silence broken only by the tapping of fingers and the scratching of quill against paper, until a solution struck Essek like a lightning bolt.

"We need to apply Petjyre's Possibility Theorem!"

Caleb was already in motion reaching for the nearest piece of chalk. "Ja, ja, and we can apply Wysaric's rune to stabilize the containment field."

And off they went.

[stealingpotatoes]

do you think back when they were padawons kanan and cal and ahsoka were in the ….class? Group? idk what it’s called but do you think they knew of each other imagine the chaos

cal :“pst hay Caleb do you know the answer to number 6 on the homework “

caleb: it’s coruscant

cal:…

ahsoka: we’re in math class

Ahsoka's a few years older than them both, so I imagine she wasn't in classes w them (tho obvs we have KananCaleb fanboying over her in her training loll). but I am ABSOLUTELY a Cal and KananCaleb (Cal^2 lol) were friends and classmates believer!! theyre only 1-2 years apart, they MUST have been in the same class and/or creche!!!

also LMAOO thats so accurate tho

[zemnianjoy]