it hasn't even been five minutes but hello. it's cherub talktime.
Caliborn redemption arc?? Is that possible?
Not really, no. Caliborn is very happy being Terrible™. he doesnt have a reason need nor want to be redeemed—and in the case of redemption for romance (which I've seen in a good number of fics) is unlikely at best, and is still a tangled mess of him doing what he Wants (and god forbid he loses control of himself and the things around him. He gets antsy when things don't go his way, through his plan, by his means).
on the topic of the cherubim, calliope.!! the shetheypogchamp. Calliope has a lot of her own flaws! Ignoring them in favour of keeping her as the "good" counterpart to caliborn (or even just as the good character in the story—Calliope did nothing wrong, sort of thing) is a terrible perversion of her character. Goodness, you can have a good character do terrible things! A good character can be wrong in some areas, or lacking, or just not be perfect. What makes them good isn't just that she's aligned with what's right and helps the heros win—it's also that Calliope is willing to change for the better, to learn from her mistakes and grow. That is what defines a good person.
Caliborn does not want to change, nor should he. He's a prime (and somewhat exaggerated) example of a person who is never going to change, and is perfectly content carrying out their malevolent deeds. He does not want redemption. Nor should he be given it.
That's all there really is to say on the matter.
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