Trash of the Count's Family || AlbeCale

headcanon, fanfiction, drabble, one shot, memes, incorrect quotes about TCF

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An apology

White Star: How dare you- my thousand years of plan! A FUCKING THOUSAND of years!! I have dedicated all my blood, sweat and tears to this plan for a thousand years and you just destroy it like that?!

Cale:

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The only one who understands

Mary and Lock, cheerfully: Young master-nim!! How are you today? Have you been well? Have you eaten already? You need to take care of yourself—

Cale, feel burdened: Y-yes... I did it, so you guys don't need to worry.

Hilsman and Hans, full of admiration: This is our young master silver shield!! He's the greatest, the coolest!! There's no one who could beat him!

Cale, stepping back: ... Nah, I'm not like that.

Choi Han, with an innocent smile: Don't worry, Cale-nim. I will protect you!! I will never let someone who hurts you verbally or physically take a single more breath—

Cale, quietly disappear:

Clopeh: The legend, the greatest hero in history, mY ONLY GOD—

Cale, runs away as fast as possible: Shit, he's the worst—

Cale, panted after a long run: Damn, what's wrong with everyone? What did I even do that makes them like that?

Alberu: What's wrong with you? Did you do some shit again that makes you need to run away?

Cale, moved: Hyung...

Alberu: What?

Cale, giving Alberu a handshake with a wide smile: I know you're the only one who understands, hyung-nim.

Alberu: ... Did you hit your head somewhere?

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Alberu's mind: What's wrong with him? Shit... can he NOT create a problem for once?! His smile's cute but damn that just makes me even more worried! What did he do this time??

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Conclusion:

Cale, just accept the fact that you're a subject of simp by everyone :)

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🎬 TCF ACTOR AU!! 🎬

Cale: Og Cale Henituse

Cain: Kim Rok Soo | Cale Henituse

[Note: They're brothers. Cale is the older brother and Cain is the younger brother. Why is his name Cain?? I'd read it once on fanfic where Cale and KRS are twins and I think the name fits well]

[ 1 ]

Cale: I don't know why I should act as Kim Rok Soo and that villain even if my name is Cale. Don't you think I am more suitable to act as Cale Henituse?

Director: Well, your younger brother's personality is way more suitable with Cale's character than yours.

Cale: In what way do you mean?

Director, laughed bitterly: Wicked, deceitful, lazy ass and sly bastard.

Cain: Except for the lazy one, isn't your opinion about my personality too mischief?? What have I ever done to you?

Director: Just last week you placed something in my coffee to upset my stomach because you didn't want to take another scene.

Cain:

Cain: Oh.

Cale, sighed: You're right. Cain is definitely more suitable for that role.

Director: :((((

[ 2 ]

Cain, flipping script in his hands: I think the author misunderstood something. What kind of interaction between brothers is this??

Alberu, leaning his head to Cain's: I know right? They look like a couple flirting with each other rather than sworn brothers that are getting along well together.

Choi Han, smiling awkwardly: Said the cast while acting like a couple.

Cale: Couple what? I will never let Cain with another mischief person. Facing Cain every day already makes my head hurt. I don't need another one.

Cain, still letting Alberu leaning his head: Hyung, I can hear you. How could you bad mouthing me like that?

Cale, pulling Cain's hands: I purposely did that though?? So DON'T do this in front of me.

Cain, groaning: Hyung, don't pull me up. I still wanna rest....

Staff: Cale-nim! Cain-nim! Please don't make a fuss and ruin your makeup for the third time today!! TT

Choi Han: ... Should I say this is just another peaceful day?

Alberu: Indeed ^^

[ 3 ]

Alberu: How is your feeling after getting slapped by your dongsaeng?

Cale, sighed: I feel like shit and disappointed with how free and strong Cain slapped me.

Cale: You did it on purpose, right? Remember this; never ever ask me to massage your body when you're tired again because you're not my dongsaeng anymore.

Cain: How was it even my fault?? Anyway, don't worry, Hyung. The feeling you felt right now will not be as bad as when you get roasted on SNS later after this scene gets aired. So cheer up!

Cale, suddenly getting revelation about how SNS will react to the scene: ....

Cale: I will be out of reach on SNS for a few days guys, bye...

Choi Han: It's okay, Cale-nim. I think there will be people who compliment you and how good your acting is even in that kind of situation!!

Cale, squinted his eyes: Choi Han... You look so shiny today. Is it because you're a good kid?

Choi Han: Huh?

Cale, hugging Choi Han: Do you want to be my dongsaeng? I need someone like you rather than Cain.

Choi Han, flustered: ... Cale-nim???

Cain, shocked: Did … did I just get abandoned?

Alberu, smirked: Yup. Do you want to be my dongsaeng instead?

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Sworn Brothers

Cale: Your highness, the star of our kingdom. It's been a while since I've been graced with your presence!

Alberu: Oh, it's our young master Cale, the one who will brighten up our kingdom's future! Yes, it's been a while.

Cale, open wide his hands: No, your highness. I'm just a mere subject of Roan Kingdom. I don't deserve your high praise.

Alberu, hugging Cale: No no, you shouldn't say something like that. You're our treasure and precious hero. You deserve all the praises words that exist in this world.

Cale and Alberu, still hugging each other: Hohohoho^^

Cale and Alberu, whispering to each other: Bullshit.

[Somewhere in the background...]

Eruhaben: Last time I checked, sworn brothers mean two individuals who vow to be a family. Did it change now?

Choi Han, flat-out smiling: No. But if you see them doing things like that, just smile.

Lock: What's wrong, hyung? You look so done.

Rosalyn, whispering to Lock: Let him be. Among us, he is the one who witnesses those lovey-dovey acts the most.

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The warm presence that erased bad memories.

Raon can't sleep. It's not like he's still full of energy because, of course, he played with On and Hong all day long today already. It's just— out of habit.

When he is still imprisoned in the cave, he can't let his guard down anytime—even late at night. One time when Raon did, he woke up after feeling pain all over his body; Venion bastard suddenly came with a whip in his hand.

It hurts. Even now, even after the cuts are already healed, Raon still feels it sometimes when everything around him was full of silence. The sting and sore as the tools wounded his body, the long period of torture that made him feel breathless, and the humiliation he felt when his pain became laughingstock for them.

It still haunted Raon sometimes.

"Why didn't you sleep? Have a nightmare?"

Raon looked up and saw the human—his human, wake up while rubbing his eyes. He paused, didn't answer the question immediately. One second later, his wings flutter quietly so that two kittens beside him didn't wake up because of it, before approaching the red head.

"It's cold."

Raon answered shortly after landing on between the man's hands. He could feel the warm breath his human let, as one of his hands patted Raon's head gently. The blanket wrapped around his body, leaving his head that lean around Cale's arm comfortably as the man hugged him tight.

"It's warm now, right? So sleep. Children need a long sleep so they can play a lot the day after."

Raon stared at his human, long and carefully so he could carve the shape of Cale's face in his memories. His stoic gaze and the burning but beautiful strand of hair; since when Raon's hatred toward a creature called human change to attachment one? As Raon thought about it, his eyes slowly closed. His breath became slow but constant with the pats on his head lulled him to sleep.

Up until now Raon still doesn't know why, this weak human, a mere human that can't even take care of himself and coughing up blood just because of using his power, could make him forget all his painful memories. And Raon still doesn't know what kind of power Cale holds, that can make him feel safe, just with his embrace.

But something Raon had certain of; he is fine as long as this man is beside him.

It doesn't hurt anymore.

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Throb in his heart

[Somewhere where gods gathered...]

God of Despair: Cale Henituse is mine. You see yourselves how we were very close to each other when he took my test.

God of Death: The one when he curses you a lot, you mean? Cale definitely will choose me. I was the first one who took interest in him and did it until the end.

Sun Goddess: At least I know he won't choose both of you. I've been pretty neutral until now, but having another handsome child sounds good.

Slacker Life: NO! He promised he would choose me at the end!

Trio gods, shook their heads: Hell nah. He will never—

Slacker Life: Sob! But he promised-!

[Meanwhile...]

Cale, placing hand in his chest: ...

Choi Han: What's wrong, Cale-nim? Does your heart hurt?

Cale: Yeah. What did I do wrong? I feel someone is trying to separate me from my slacker life.

Choi Han:

Choi Han: Please, Cale-nim. At least say that when you have a whole five hours sleep a day.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

✨ Survive as the Boss Villain chapter 2 has been updated! ✨

Chapter 2: Sudden development

As a reader, possessing this body and seeing everything from Cale Barrow's perspective is like having a major spoiler that Kim Rok Soo shouldn’t read on the internet. But still, he thinks he can make a way to escape from this disaster. Thus, before he found a sculpture that triggered his bad memories of the past.

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Significant Matter

Cale: You know what, hyung? That white thing, you know what I mean right?

Alberu, confused: Yes? What happened to him? Did he do something to you?

Cale: This is significant matter, so hear me out seriously, alright?

Alberu: O...kay?

Cale: So that white thing, he gave me kookies.

Cale: And it was tastier than yours!

Alberu:

Alberu, with serious face: This definitely significant matter. How can he do it? I'm certain my cookies were made by the best chef.

Cale: That is why! You need to do something about this. You will not let your Hyung status crumble because of that white thing, right?

Alberu: Alright, thank to tell me about this matter, my dear dongsaeng.

Cale: Sure, hyung. I will cheer you up from behind.

Fredo:

Choi Han:

Fredo: They definitely just talk sarcastically to each other, right?

Choi Han, sighed: Of course not, just be used to it already.

☝️ Basically me trying to summarize Cale Infiltration on Endable Kingdom arc 😂

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

So finally I made fanfic based on this idea.

Survive as the Boss Villain

Synopsis:

One day when Kim Rok Soo opened his eyes, he was inside a novel he'd just read before falling asleep, [The Birth of a Hero].

It looks like gods had a grudge on him because despite all of his hardship on Earth for 36 years of his life, he should face another disaster in his new body as the boss villain of the novel—that definitely will die or at least get injured badly until nearing die by the protagonist and his comrades.

The question is, how can Kim Rok Soo survive as a villain that is not even appearing in the first five volumes novel he had read? And why... does this character have the same face as him?

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Note: uh— this is my first ever fanfic in AO3 and I feel overwhelmed. Please tell me if I didn't edit it right because I'm still trying, haha. Also, shout out to @farmercale ! I'm sorry that this work takes a lot more time than I had planned and hope you and everyone enjoy the first chapter!~ ^^

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AlbeCale Headcanon

[Vampire x Angel]

Inspired by this post.

Part 1

Part 2

When Cale finally regained his consciousness, what was in front of him was red. The liquid that poured from the stiff bodies. The fluid that comes from the open wound on his family's bodies is red. And he himself, since god knows when, full of red.

Something like needles felt like spatter his right shoulder that later he would find out to be wound from those bastards that made everything, root of his misery, happen. But just like that, that day he found himself couldn't move, freeze in the place while his world crumbled.

His mind became blank as his eyes couldn't focus on what was in front of him. Cale's breath felt heavy and his chest hurt so much. But still, he just stands. Without knowing what to do, he stared at the bodies that were now becoming cold. Maybe if he could join them, it would be easier. Maybe if he wasn't left alone alive, it would be better. Though he didn't know if becoming one of those monsters could be called alive.

Cale didn't know how long he just stood, but he finally recollected his mind when he felt someone's presence near him. He couldn't see anything, but he felt like this was the last farewell he could do with his family. He felt like that presence would bring his family's souls to the afterlife and completely left him alone in this world.

With that in mind, he shut his eyes and hoped that his family would have a better life after this. He didn't believe in gods, but he still wants at least his family to get a better place than this fucking world. While he was at it, Cale promised them to live a long life while carrying the pain everyone receives and will take revenge for them.

When the presence finally disappeared, Cale dragged his body to the body of his father. His hands trembling as he shut his eyes off. He made their last place exactly where they died. With crude tools and mostly just his hands digging on the ground, he didn't know how long he did it until everyone finally got buried. He just feels empty. His hands hurt badly and he felt breathless. Yet his body was not rotting and he didn't die. Everyone left him alone with thousands of memories that now becoming needles that made his heart hurt.

When the presence finally let himself be seen, he found that blonde creature with a face like a beautiful statue. He presumably thought before about this presence was right because there is no human who could have the power to not be seen while having a pair of wings and a bright smile. His offer sounds ridiculous to Cale, but he accepted it anyway. He thought that collecting information about those vampires would be easier if he followed him. And deep in his heart, maybe he just wanted to runaway from this place that made a very big wound in his heart.

After becoming a vampire, he knew something had started to change in his body. Start from the appetite he has and how he digests something. He didn't feel hungry that much even if he hadn't eaten for a very long time. And even just imagining having his favorite food now makes him disgusted. This change, however, didn't happen just like that, but it hurt his whole body. That is why he sleeps almost every day. When energy in his body is forced to be absorbed because of the pain, he will let himself sleep to get healed.

This pain, however, stopped after he drank the blood that Alberu provided. It's not something Cale really wants, of course, because it immediately reminds him about that day and the fact that he is a part of those monsters now. But he too remembered that he had made a promise to have a long life to get revenge. That is why he drank it.

He could feel his body become stronger every time he drinks blood, but he never tries to drink blood from live humans by attacking them even if Alberu explained that it would make him feel two times better and stronger, because it makes him no different than other vampires.

Cale didn't need to sleep that much after drinking the blood, so he found himself often just blanking out before that man—that Angel, tried to have a conversation with him. But Cale had a little secret. When Alberu wasn't home, he would often come to Alberu's bedroom to see if he could collect any information about those vampires from there. And there are a lot of files cases where vampires attack humans. He and his family are not the only ones. He tries to organize his thoughts based on those files. But in the end, Cale felt guilty because he did it without Alberu's permission. After everything the Angel did to him, Cale betrayed that trust.

Cale confessed his fault to Alberu one day when they gathered on a couch in Cale's bedroom just like any other time before. He had ready to be kicked out of that house, but Alberu laughed instead. "You know what? If you just ask me, I will gladly tell you about them. Though it's not nice to break others' bedroom when they aren't there, I'm not any better since I always come here, right?" Cale felt sincere from those eyes when Alberu continued, "And I feel happy because this is the first time you told me your story without me asking first."

Cale felt embarrassed but warm at the same time, because he realized that even if he was left alone now there was already someone here, beside him. He still didn't know why the man brought him to his house, but Cale felt grateful. Though he was still too embarrassed to say it out loud, he took a note in his head to not forget. Besides the revenge he wants to take, he still has a life that was given to him. That life where he could have a simple conversation every now and then with his immortal friend.

After that, Alberu gets more free around Cale. He will bother him when he sleeps and drags him out of the house from time to time. Even though what they do outside is always to complete Alberu's task to guide the soul and Cale just observes him from behind. Cale finally left the house where he always felt more secure and far from those monsters reach.

Alberu told him that if he wants to get revenge, he should get stronger. And that can happen if he is outside the house and at least moving around and adjusting his vampire blood to the body. In addition, maybe he could find traces from those vampires who attacked his house.

But sometimes blood scents from the bodies that the souls Alberu guide make him feel dizzy and uncontrollable as his instinct tells him to drink it. One day the scent was really strong and made him almost do what the vampire does. Fortunately, Alberu was still able to stop him by letting his hand get bitten by Cale instead. "It's just... I know you will regret it later. That's why I stopped you." Alberu said when Cale finally got his consciousness again. Alberu was right. Cale will feel that he is not any better than the ones who attack him and his family if that really happens, so he feels grateful.

That time when they gathered in Cale's bedroom and had conversation just as always, Alberu brought the fact that they often call each other with 'hey' or just name. "I'm way older than you, so call me Hyung from now on." Cale didn't since when, but they throw a simple joke to each other on a daily basis now. So when he heard that, Cale smirked, "With your age now, shouldn't I call you grand—" his mouth immediately got covered with Alberu's hand. The man standing in front of him intimidatedly as he gives Cale a smile that is far away from Angel's smile. "It's hyung." Alberu repeated firmly.

Cale never saw Alberu that sensitive and ended up calling him the way Alberu wanted. Though in his head, he took a note about this weakness that maybe will give him advantage in the future. Annoy Alberu with this fact when he bothers Cale too much, for example.

Alberu explained that vampires just need to drink blood from time to time to live a very long life. And as he felt he really didn't have appetite when he thought about human food now, he never tried to eat as the way he did when he was human now. But one day, Alberu comes to his bedroom with a jar full of cookies—or it's what it looks like.

Still with the same graceful look and smile that glued on his lips, he told Cale to eat those cookies in the jar. Cale raised his eyebrows with confusion but still proceeded to do it since he knew Alberu was not someone who would make any petty prank or have any ill-intention towards him. And surprisingly enough, he could feel the sweetness for the first time in a long time.

"I will not tell you where I obtained this or how, but I will give you that for time to time." That is the only explanation Alberu gave to Cale about the cookies and every time Cale wants to dig for more information, Alberu always changes the topic rapidly. Cale ended up giving up and just let him be for now. He trusts Alberu enough to know he will not make him eat something that will hurt him. And sure, he really misses the taste of food he always eats as a human. Not just blood that always reminds him of the incident.

When he is alone and Alberu gone to do his task, Cale sometimes thinks about how much he has received from Alberu, but he himself is never very useful for that angel. One day he remembered their conversation about food that angels ate. Alberu said that Angel didn't need to eat. They don't feel hungry, but still eat human food just fine. Though Cale himself never sees Alberu eat something, he just drinks wine for very rare occasions; such as during his very tight schedule and makes him a bit worn out.

Cale remembers too that he can cook very well and that wine will be really tasty with steak as a course. Just like that, it's the first time Cale left the house alone and with his own initiative to hunt an animal in the forest.

To tell the truth, the house they live in was in between two forests. These forests alone are not places humans will enter easily because the trees are very thick and make it very dark there. That is why, too, their house was never discovered by humans and even if someone saw it, they would keep themselves far away from there because from the outside that house looked like an abandoned house and radiated a very scary aura. Though on the inside, everything is very clean.

With vampire blood flowing in his vein, Cale could feel he got stronger and faster than he ever before and it was so much easier to hunt a deer from the forest. Cale quickly returned home because he didn't know when Alberu would come back. And as he thought about it, he could see Alberu in front of their house with a frown in his face and an expression that seemed foreign to Cale.

"Just where did you go?" Cale feel... worries in Alberu's voice. But can an Angel really feel that way? Cale didn't know, but he quickly responded because Alberu seemed very eager to know what his reason was. "Uh... I just go hunting in the forest?" Alberu looked confused but finally just sighed. He pat Cale's head before said, "I don't know what you want with that deer, but at least leave me a note if you want to go outside without me."

Cale didn't know why, but he felt that pat was a bit different than Alberu always does. But they quickly come inside the house with Cale busy making food for Alberu and Alberu himself just observe Cale from the dining table with mouth shut because Cale tells him to wait and he will tell his reason after that.

After Cale placed a steak and poured Alberu's favorite wine into the glass, Cale sat opposite Alberu's chair and avoided Alberu's intense stare that eagerly asked for his reason. Cale scratches his neck awkwardly before explaining, "It just.... I never properly say thank you to you for everything you had done for me, hyung. So I at least want to make something for you."

Alberu didn't immediately answer his explanation and it makes Cale more awkward and embarrassed at the same time. He still avoided Alberu's face, so he didn't know what kind of expression Alberu made when he said that, but then Cale heard the sound of fork and plate colliding. Cale peeked and saw Alberu smirking after having one slice of steak in his mouth, "It tastes better than I thought it would be."

Cale felt like Alberu was making fun of him, but he let it just happen after giving the laughing man dead stares. After that day, Cale will sometimes make food for Alberu, especially when he is worn out because of his task to guide the death soul to the underworld loaded. Though he can't ever taste the food himself and felt a bit nauseous, seeing his hyung-nim enjoying his food makes Cale feel enough. Or else, he will eat his cookies from Alberu so they can eat together.

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‘The slacker life is not far now.’

— Cale Henituse, Ch 687

Meanwhile, everyone in the background:

Rasheel was shocked at the aura of fear that emitted from Cale and reminded him of the term Demon King.

Everyone on the ground cheers after Cale. The explosion Cale made before increases everyone's beliefs in Cale as a hero amongst heroes.

Clopeh imagination got crazier. He thought Cale was more than just a legend, but someone who could write divine myth-like history.

Me, *quietly whispering*: No, sweetie. Your life as a slacker goes further away every time you take a step on the battlefield. :')

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Hyung(s)

Soo Hyuk: I'm his hyung.

Alberu: I'm his hyung too.

Soo Hyuk: I'm older than you both, so I'm the winner.

Alberu: Cale calls me hyung first, so I'm the winner.

Soo Hyuk and Alberu glaring at each other with a fake friendly smile: ^^ hehehehe

Cale: My hyung is the one who can help me to become a slacker.

Soo Hyuk and Alberu:

Soo Hyuk, stepping back: Oh shoot, I forgot about Jung Soo. You can have him, Alberu. I have another dongsaeng I should look for.

Alberu, stepping back too: No no, you can have him. I had enough headache without him anyway. Adios!

Cale:

Cale: I don't know why, but I feel very offended right now.

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May I?

Cale: May I lie down there, hyung?

Alberu: Huh? It felt strange to you to ask first even if you always do as you please in my bed before.

Cale, proceeds to sit in Alberu's laps and lie down comfortably: I will take that as an approval.

Alberu, flustered: Wha—

Cale: You in your tiger form really are the best bed I've ever used so far, hyung. I just want to confirm if it is the case for your human form too.

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I just realize something....

Chapter 1-now

Alberu: Are you crazy? Don't be so reckless and cause trouble wherever you go.

Cale: How about no—

Chapter 674

Cale: Your highness. Are you drunk? Do you want to try taking it down alone and saying goodbye to the world?

Alberu: Man, he’s speaking so viciously.

I love the fact that Alberu at least can turn the table one time in his life.

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A Plan

Cale: I'd like to explain my plan.

Alberu: You mean that self-destructive strategy to make everyone worry?

Cale:

Cale: No but actually yes.

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AlbeCale Headcanon

[Vampire x Angel]

Inspired by this post

Their first encounter was when Alberu needed to run a mission where there were a lot of people dead. It's such an ordinary day since the medieval century has never been nice to humans who live there. Kill or killed, the existence of demon and vampire in the shadow, everything was the same as Alberu just sighed when he set off his destination to the mansion where everything happened.

But then he found there was someone who was standing tall while looking towards the corpses. There was someone who survived such a tragedy that runs in the mansion that got attacked by vampires. No, survive was such an imprecise word to describe the hollow and void expression the young man has as he froze in his place.

Let alone there was a wound in his neck that implied he had been infected by vampires and become one of them forcefully. It was an unfortunate event when Alberu thought about it, but it didn't make him pity enough to even bother talking to him. So Alberu just did his task to guide all the souls that had left their bodies to the underworld where everything would be decided, before he left the place. Left the red head alone with his own agony.

But Alberu was curious. Since Cale, the name of survivor of the tragedy (he learned about it when he looked towards their files when he arrived at home to make a report) was forcefully become one of vampires, what would he do after this? Since he had become the race who killed all his family members, what is he gonna do from now on? Will he try to get revenge or will he just lay low because he knows he is weak? That question ran in Alberu until he finally decided to come to the mansion again one more time.

Alberu didn't expect to find all the corpses were gone and grave with tombstones made a line in front of the mansion. It was not appropriate enough to call it a grave, but still better than nothing nevertheless.

Then he found the young man—again—standing in front of the graves with an empty expression. Alberu had seen thousands of times how humans would react when the ones they love died. Cry, grief, sadness, all of it is always expressed on their faces. But the man was just standing still. His suit and hands were full of dirt and blood. It looked like the young man buried several corpses by himself.

Something more unexpected, the young man looked towards him when Alberu was in the state where no one could see him except his own kind. Cale was expressionless when he clearly said, "You are here again."

It caught Alberu off guard at first, but he then let himself be seen while giving the man a wide smile. He didn't know why, but his mouth just came out with sentences that are really different from the reason why he came back here before, "Will you stay here or do you want to come to my place?"

It was not something so drastically different for Alberu to have a housemate though since he lives in a big place. He let Cale sleep in the room on the first floor since he barely used it and all his stuff was on the second floor. Although it's surprising too that Cale just agreed with his sudden ask to come to his place, Alberu thought it was because Cale needed a place where he could forget what had happened. Far away from the place that has now become a graveyard for his family.

Cale rarely goes out of his room. Alberu thought he had a different way to express his griefness. Sometimes Alberu will check him out just in case something happens and most of the time he finds Cale sleeping for a long period of time. It was intriguing to observe since usually humans who just become vampires would go wild while craving for blood. But in his case, Alberu never saw Cale going wild and drinking blood since he got infected. Without Alberu even realizing, he will seek Cale's presence from time to time so he can observe him.

One day, Cale looked so weak and sick. It's known that vampires have pale skin, but that time it looks worse. His breath was heavy and he sweated so much. Alberu found this just because he came to observe Cale again in his room. Cale never complained or said he was hurt.

Alberu thought maybe that was happened because Cale suppressed his instinct to drink blood even if vampires needed that to life, especially him, who was not a vampire from the beginning. They barely had a conversation with each other, but Alberu found himself worried about Cale's situation.

It's impossible to bring someone so Cale could drink their blood since Alberu couldn't harm just any creatures as an Angel, and he knew Cale himself wouldn't want to hurt somebody only to his own accord. Alberu then remembered the human he just sent to the underworld after getting attacked by a beast in the forest. He brought some of the blood from the human to Cale. Bloid from the death body isn't the best blood for vampires, but still better than nothing.

"Drink this." Cale barely opened his eyes to see a glass of blood shoved to his face, but he quickly shook his head. Alberu sighed and helped Cale to sit in his bed properly, "I get this from a human who just died. No one gets hurt, so just drink this if you still want to live."

Cale drinks the blood and gets better after a few hours. Since then Alberu will bring a portion of human blood that just died to give it to Cale. Not often, just so Cale doesn't fall sick like before. But there is nothing like compromise or a deal. Sometimes Alberu finds himself weird if it comes to something related to Cale.

Cale too found this weird and one day asked him why Alberu did this for him when they sat opposite to each other in Cale's room. (After the event, Alberu finds Cale always spacing out while sitting on the couch when he isn't sleeping. Alberu took the initiative to talk to him first, and now it's like their activity to have a few conversations going on once in a while after Alberu takes care of his duty as an angel).

Alberu couldn't answer Cale immediately since he didn't know the answer either. He laments why he brought someone to his house even if it's nothing like pity or sympathy. He knew a lot worse tragedy than the one Cale experienced, but he had never done this thing he did to Cale until now. He just did it. Alberu couldn't find any better answers. So that is his answer.

Alberu awkwardly scratches his cheek after Cale giving him long stare, he decided to approaching Cale and gives him a light pat in the head a few times before said, "Well, it just happened, so don't need to think about it too hard. Just remember what I did for you and pay me back later." Cale stared at him with a clueless expression and made him sigh. "For now, just stay healthy and live long, so we can have more conversation, alright?"

Maybe that's it. As a creature whose what he is doing and the purpose in his life has already been decided before he even lives, he just wants to feel and do what others do. Especially humans that he always observe. Talking with others, having conversations that aren't related to his duty, and maybe… a friend.

Alberu is getting goosebumps because of his own thoughts. It was the cringiest line he ever thought in his life up until now. He never imagined that the day he could think such sentimental words would come after thousands of years of his life.

But strangely enough, the feeling he felt after realizing he might have someone he could call a friend was more pleasant than he ever thought it would be.

Next chapter

Note: I just want to warm up and make a light headcanon.... But there are more moments I want to write from this au lol. Maybe I will write part 2 of this.