A day passed. More dead. Caleb hadn't had time to enter town during the day, only deeming it necessary to be there for the vote again. He wasn't responsible for this town's rights or wrongs, he didn't owe them help, so he just observed. Intending to leave as soon as possible.
But after the vote he got into pleasant conversation with another townsmember. An actor. Luca Calloway. He invited the other for some fishing and he had accepted. And... they had a really enjoyable time. Though they didn't catch any fish, conversation was pleasant and warm..
They talked well into the night, and by then it would be too dangerous for Luca to walk back to his own house alone. So Caleb offered for him to stay over in the spare bed he had on board. In a few short hours, Caleb had grown fond of Luca in a way he hadn't been for anyone in years.
[Luca Calloway is the in game character of the lovely @lucalunx :)]
[first part]
The yaoi begins... somewhat coincidentally, nearly all of the people killed by the vampires thus far were one side of a couple, so they were essentially creating doomed yaoi and yuri lol. And they continued with this treck for quite some time, so even though Caleb and Luca were just friends until the end, we still felt very much in danger even this early on ':)
hi its cc ramble time yayayyy! anyway the differences and parallels (haha) between the two duels in parallel life are honestly so interesting to me (pickle vs. scott in ep 3 and withersun in ep 4)
mind you im mainly gonna talk about pickle's pov in this so go watch that
so they both have that level of intensity to them - a red name showing interest in wanting to kill a green/yellow, and then both parties settling on a fair fight. and again in both scenarios, it's a red risking their season just for that kill to satiate their bloodlust, without their soulmate's say in it at all - in fact, emerald even points out the fact that pickle didn't give him any say in that
now i will say a minor difference with pickle and scott's fight is that it wasn't downright "oh lets fight just axes and diamond gear" - which it probably couldve been if scott hadn't initiated combat first, since pickle's idea was like "oh i'll walk you home and then we fight!" but instead scott starts the fight in the middle of the forest during night
but i think the biggest difference between these two fights and their impacts is because of how the red in both situations were seen at the moment. ghostfoam was seen as an almost server-wide enemy, especially at the time of the duel because it's when even tibby and ghost are pretending to hate each other. meanwhile pickle is more of a server-wide friend. him and emerald wanted to be seen as the friendly reds so that they could backstab later and even before the fight he's talking to scott being like "well i'm not quite allies but im basically allies with the whisps... and charlie... and the polycule" BASICALLY naming off nearly the whole server to scott, explaining how scott can't really "help him get a kill on someone else" because he's friends with too many people.
the funny thing about this is besides having different impacts and stuff, it still follows the same basic building blocks or storyline - a red says they wanna kill a non-red (specifically in front of other people. in pickle's case, one yellows and two reds - luca, haunting, & emerald. in ghost's case, one yellow and one red - tibby & crow), the non-red agrees as long as it's an actual 1v1 battle. the red is victorious in both scenarios, and after the battle the other person comes back and the two talk about helping each other. now this is where it differs again, as scott begins asking pickle for help since all of the polycule wants ghost dead (i think scott uses specifically ezra and middy as examples?), whereas after the withersun fight it's less of requesting help and moreso ghost telling e that they have to stick to the deal that was made. (queerbait yaoi hooray!)
honestly this ramble was a little smaller than i wanted it to be, mainly because i took a nap in the middle of writing it and completely lost my train of thought... 😭 (i also didnt read over this after writing it so some might be a but messily explained sorryyyy)
and i know i could totally just be reaching with some of this comparing stuff but parallel life has taken over my brain i cant help it
i might add to this depending on what pickle's ep 4 looks like when it gets posted since it's not out, but for now this is what i have for you!! big fumbs bup 👍 (blame robin for that being put in my vocabulary)
Every moment he was awake(and most he was asleep), he was terrified.
Terrified of losing Luca...
He hated every moment that they were still in danger. He's put everything on the line for a chance of saving him. Put himself on the line. The guilt gnawed at him, told him he wasnt doing good enough. Then how could he do that to Luca? Dare try to take his happyness away by putting himself in danger after he'd promised to take him with him.
Then Luca puthimself in danger when he brought out the evidence for one of the few remaining vampires. He was so proud of him but also wanted nothing more than to take him away, hide from any danger.
But nothing had felt worse than the day Caleb couldn't be at the vote. He knew his leg had been protesting from the beginning, the pain gradually increasing the more days he spent moving about on land. Then it finally reached a point where he just couldn't get up.
He did manage to limp his way there eventually, and then suddenly it was... over. They won.. Luca, Star and another rather reclusive townsmember, Olive had narrowed it down to the 4 of them. And they were all humans. They won.... But the town used to be full of life. and now there were 4. It didn't feel like a win...
Caleb tried not to think about it. Instead he was keeping Luca company while the other packed. [the thought of being alone right now made him feel ill.] They were going to sail together. Caleb got a chuckle out of Luca still not getting what that meant to him. For how oblivious the other was being, he didn't exactly want to admit it either though.
Then in a split second decision he wanted to make Luca realise. Realise just how much he cared about him.
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Caleb: "Pfft. You're an idiot." He was smiling looking at him
(the scene itself:)
(Caleb called Luca 'Love' the day before, and Luca thought it was "just a sailor thing")
Luca: “…okay wait so how was I supposed to take that??? I’m.. actually really lost now.” He scratched the back of his neck confused.
Caleb: "Take it as.. i want to spend the rest of my life with you. You make me happy." he was genuine
Luca: “Oh I mean I want to spend the rest of my life with you too! I mean, that’s why I agreed to go sailing with you.” Luca smiled, a cheerful tone in his voice
Caleb: Caleb burst out giggling, talking to hilself between breaths, though loud enough Luca could hear. "I cant believe you're gonna make me say it."
Luca: Luca couldn’t help but laugh himself, though very much confused. Caleb’s laugh was infectious. “Make you say what????” He spoke in between giggles nearly doubling over in laughter.
Caleb: "Oh my lordddd, whyyy" Still to himself, now with his face buried in his hands out of embarrassment. He managed to calm down and take a moment to think how to answer. He looked at Luca affectionately. "... You know what, its fine. Lets just. Get going once you're done."
Luca: “No no no wait, say what??? You can’t just say that and then NOT say something!!!” He stood up straight, speaking very loud per usual, but this seemed a little different. He was curious.
Caleb: Caleb saw the opportunity and took it. He stood up wordlessly, walked straight up to Luca and gave him a small kiss on the cheek.
