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cale the kingmaker 👑

[cale-thames]

Crying thinking about how every elder in both krsCale and ogCale's life failed them. .⁠·⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠(⁠>⁠▂⁠<⁠)⁠´⁠¯⁠`⁠·⁠.

[caleshairtie]

Look me in the eye and tell me this ain't like them.

That Cale wouldn't take the opportunity to use enemies' trap to TRAP THEM. Because he so would and as if he directly and indirectly didn't already in the canon.

[caleshairtie]

Weeeeeeeeell, in Cale's defense, he does wear black so that no one can see how much blood he ejected out after he is done, so--

[caleshairtie]

I headcanon that with how frequently Cale keeps claiming he is trash, his family has given up correcting him.

Instead, they now rate his "trash claims" by severity and creativity.

"Ah, Young Master-nim called himself a lazy bum instead of trash today. I think it is somewhere around 5/10 for me."

"Cale-nim tried throwing a bottle today. Took him some time to find an empty wall for it, and the bottle didn't even break. I will give that 8/10 for the effort."

"Human said he is a terrible person because he avoided the reports last week by fainting! But he actually fainted! So it should be full marks right, Lemonade gramps?!"

[caleshairtie]

I headcanon that the biggest stress migraine Alberu got was on the day he realised Cale genuinely thinks "good person" and "effective person" are mutually exclusive.

So, in his mind:

protecting people = practical and efficient

sacrificing himself = necessary at the point

restructuring governments and empires = efficiency and "less work"

adopting traumatised children = circumstance's demand

None of this counts as "being good" because it is him being effective/it is his duty of care.

…Alberu threw Cale out of the office the minute he finished sprouting this nonsense to his hyung-nim.

Also, the day Alberu gave up on talking sense to that redheaded menace.

[caleshairtie]

I find it both tragic and fascinating how, after everything Raon went through, he is so comfortable with touch.

With all the torture he faced the first 4 years of his life, one would assume he would be touch aversive, associating it with pain and torture, especially when coming to human touch.

Oh no, he is touch starved, and is the most reassured through touch only by his Human and his older cat siblings. (and slowly, the rest of the family too)

Cale is literally the same, and somehow he managed to give the young dragon safe affection enough that Raon's love language screams physical touch.

[caleshairtie]

So, here's my uncommon headcanon about our deputy butler Hans, who I also imagine as a very avid reader, just like his Young Master Cale.

The only difference is that Hans prefers these trashy romance novels a lot (the drama amuses him), and his idea about love in novels is… questionable at best.

That is why the first time he suggested a novel to Cale (accidentally, since Hans didn't mean to carry his novel all around while working), Cale was both amused and appalled. Also, very judgmental of the orange-haired butler's choices.

Especially since he didn't even understand the point of the love triangle in the novel and made the big mistake of saying to Hans.

After that, Cale now suffers through Hans' yapping sessions whenever he starts a new trashy novel and tries to indoctrinate Cale into reading the same.

Cale gave in a few times, but drew the line when Hans suggested a novel whose Hero ML sounded suspiciously like him…

[cale-thames]

People from both KRS's side and OgCale's side noticed their changes.

But the reason both parties ignored that change was mostly because:

OgCale's side: "So he was acting until now (true). He finally stopped because of the war!"

KRS's side: "He finally lost it..." 🤣

[complexityissimple]

*spoilers for tcf part 2 chap 361*

Choi han, you know, i really admire your dedication to the bit

[midnightwalker19049]

Me, looking at KRS!Cale: You can fit so much trauma in this bad boy. (looking at him suspiciously) Almost too much...

Fanfic Writers: More...

Me: Hey now, I think that's enough--

Yu Ryeo Han (the actual Author, btw): No, they are right. MORE!

Me: Ma'am, please?!

[cale-thames]

Deruth: "There is no need to be recorded in history."

KrsCale: makes history

OgCale: removes himself from history

Deruth: "…"

[neutralwohnen]

Eruhaben-nim every time in every single world, saying the same sentence but never telling Cale that, he himself is subconsciously digging a grave for his already deceased slacker life whom he believes is still alive.

Tsk.

[caleshairtie]

We all know Choi Han has canonically 2 completely incompatible modes:

The horrifying emo, dragon slaying calamity swordsman

The emotionally attached rescue puppy with the saddest big eyes

He can switch between them in a flash, giving a lot of people psychological whiplash around him.

The first people to notice that were Ron and Beacrox too, I think. In canon.

My headcanon is that the first time he did it in front of others, like soldiers or others, it started a rumour amongst them. Like a ghost story of the scary swordsman smiling brightly at Young Master Silver Shield.

Most people didn't believe it… until it happened again.

And that started two new rumours/perspectives about Cale:

"Young Master-nim is such a caring person that even Swordmaster-nim softens in his presence!"

"What kind of terrifying person commands THIS fcking monster?!"

And then there's Alberu, who looks at the two with disdain and knows that Choi Han would commit regicide if Cale asked politely enough.

Though, it is not like Cale doesn't know Choi Han's violent side. He does, of course. But for him, the violence is contextual and Choi Han is still loyal and good at his core, which he is not wrong about.

…he just has an obvious bias towards his fav protagonist, but anyway--

[caleshairtie]

Cale is a professional thief more than a scammer.

He looks at abandoned, traumatised people and goes: "Oh? free adoption? Mine now!"

White Star: "My experimental dragon half-blood--"

Cale: "Incorrect. Sad son acquired." (Acquired: a future egg)

Arm: "Our elite operatives."

Cale: "No, no, my emotionally rehabilitated employees now."

The man genuinely fights evil through aggressive redistribution of resources and emotional support and pettily even dangles them in front of Arm later on, while wearing their fake arm outfits.

[caleshairtie]

As someone with the same issue, and going to therapy for the same, I feel ya there, bud.

I hope by the end of TCF, that is no longer the case.

[murasaki-cha]

Tcf part 2 chapter 383

"Haha, Cale-" "What?"

If it were the usual Alberu, he would be concerned about what others thought. Alberu, who felt somehow happy, and Alberu, who had originally been acting somewhat relaxed in this game.

"You are still the same."

With those words, he approached him with both arms outstretched.

Yes, like when the Unbreakable Shield first appeared in the capital of the Roan Kingdom, protecting everyone from Arm's magic bombs.

After that, Alberu approached Cale and did something he had never done before.

'Why are you like this?'

Cale felt his stomach turn in frustration at the sight of Alberu approaching him with his arms outstretched. Why?

'Why are you laughing like that?"

Because Alberu was smiling as if he was really happy. Cale, who had become embarrassed, tried to step back. Unfortunately, Cale's physical abilities had regressed since the Young Master Silver Shield first appeared, but Alberu's physical abilities had grown even further.

"…What is it?" "Ha ha ha!"

Alberu and Cale ended up giving each other a light hug.

They recreated their first hug I can't 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 but this is also so sweet because they really care about each other now!

Also can we mention how freaking funny and sibling like was the moment where Alberu was approaching him for a hug and Cale was just backing away like "Dude wtf!? What is wrong with you get away don't touch me!!". Like that's literally me and my little sister when I show her spontaneous affection🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[nonexistentirl]

One would think he'd have learnt his lesson by now but no, this man just cannot stop raising flags for himself left and right.