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does anyone have any caleb fic recs where reader isn't mc? or maybe cn caleb fic recs?

i love him but fics that describe him as merely a 'childhood friend' feels minimizing of their whole... thing. yet i absolutely can not read fics where he's her adopted brother in the western sense of it with the... forbidden relationship trope

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trying to show and explain love and deepspace to my elder brother without showing him any of the romance is so hard 😞 but his reactions are so funny:

"so you can customize your character but can't make them a guy?" "the target audience is women." "why?" "it's also a romance game." "......" (< i think he chose to ignore me saying that)

"how old is he?" "24" "...and how old in mermaid years? what if 24 human years is like 5 years old for a mermaid.."

"how old is your character?" "21-22" "and he's dating you after making you his bodyguard?? actually- why not hire someone experienced instead of a new huntress? what does he need protection from? is he trying to manipulate you?"

"..... you're his bodyguard and doing an investigation..? why would you even accept being his bodyguard?"

"sea god? so he's the prime mermaid... you know that mermaids are evil, right? he's probably evil."

"why is the artist your only leveled up fighting partner?" "well, the cards and lore...." (< i say without elaborating on what goes on in the cards)

"oh a doctor, that's cool. he has a nice car.. you know what type it is?" "audi a6. what do you think of him?" "i don't get why he's cursed but he seems okay"

"this light guy is bossy. is he evil?" (< i was showing him the story from the very beginning before xavier becomes our partner)

"i don't like light sword guy's clothes" "...okay."

"so the evil guy has... shadow powers?" "it's energy" "shadow energy? i mean it's red and black so... but i like his fight style. would be even better if you had him levelled up."

"the gravity power is cool. i like that guy" (< i haven't unlocked him as a love interest yet so he thinks they're genuinely just normal adopted siblings. i certainly won't explain the truth 🫣)

"can you rank them from your favorite to least?" "the guy with the red shirt (rafayel), caleb, shadow guy (sylus), ice surgeon (zayne), light sword guy (xavier)" "why did you only remember caleb's name?" "...we met him at grandma's house. he's memorable."

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You are always...

the same in my eyes.

No matter the lifetime.

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gotta mix my interests sometimes- really liked the halftime performance

guess who just unlocked the photobooth 🤗

bonus under the cut >

bonus closeup of my mc's makeup + the really pretty effects behind our dear sea god (who is currently taking pictures of mc crying on the ground because she forgot her earrings [i only have 1 pair and they didn't match the outfit 😔]):

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trying to speedrun the game to unlock sylus and caleb without skipping story and i just got to right before caleb "dies" in the story... i am not ready.

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guess who just unlocked the photobooth 🤗

bonus under the cut >

bonus closeup of my mc's makeup + the really pretty effects behind our dear sea god (who is currently taking pictures of mc crying on the ground because she forgot her earrings [i only have 1 pair and they didn't match the outfit 😔]):

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🍬 — 🫧 , SUNDAY (HSR) TUMBLR LAYOUT . — REQUESTED BY ﹕ @jayelves .

🫧 — 🍬 PSD USED ﹕ X

🍬 — 🫧 , @ ME OR REBLOG WHEN IN USE .

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some things i'm assuming about you based on your favorite l&ds love interest based on what i, as a rafayel and xavier girl, like about them or things that i think fit their vibe:

xavier / shěn xīnghuí:

you like saeran from mystic messenger

you like space

you like cuddly things

you like to sleep

you're the introverted friend

sylus / qín chè:

you like gilbert beilschmidt (prussia) from hetalia

you like dragons

you like nightlife

you're the extroverted friend

rafayel / qí yù:

you like yoosung or saeyoung (707) from mystic messenger

you like kaveh from genshin impact

you like the ocean and ocean creatures

you like creative things

you're the youngest in your friend group

caleb / xià yǐzhòu:

you like friends to lovers trope

you like uniforms

you give good advice

you say the wildest things and pretend it's normal

edit: you like tadashi hamada from big hero 6

zayne / lí shēn:

you like jumin han

you like cold characters that can warm up to their loved ones

you like winter

you're the eldest in your friend group

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Credits artist @sakon

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THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS SO FUNNY

MC looks like her outfit comes straight from infinity nikki, meanwhile the guys........

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starting love and deepspace right before cny was such a good idea because i leveled up super quickly without playing the main story much (i'm at the... third time we meet xavier). and i got to play through an entire myth (abysswalker rafayel). and i got like 4 five star memories.

only downside is that i couldn't play sylus and caleb's new years stories since i don't have them 😔

sylus was my fave before i started the game, and then zayne for a week... now i absolutely adore rafayel. and xavier is my second fave. i don't know enough about caleb.. but so far he's probably third bc i like his evol and eng voice

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Honestly? It would make sense if Infold doesn't view the banner drop as a Valentine's Day event when they have one at a different time with different meaning

https://www.lingoace.com/blog/chinese-valentines-day-qixi-traditions/

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Now thinking of it.

How many times have we sat here, not considering Eastern countries don't celebrate the same holidays on the same day Western countries do? And we just assume countries like China would do Western holiday banners because they have Western players?

We do need to step back and remember If we're living outside of China; we are not entitled to have all of our holidays made into the game. If they do great! But it shouldn't be expected or demanded.

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ngl anyone complaining abt the catch-22 banner being "too spicy" for valentines day clearly doesn't know that this game is made in china. valentines day is a western holiday. obviously we're not getting a valentines day banner. you're getting sex. lol bye

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DUDE WHAT THE FUCK???? FERAL CALEB IS SO REAL THE MULLET, THE WAY HE'S BITING THE NECKLACE OH MY GOD WE WON

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The new lads banner is so good when you don't have a bitch in your ear whining about how bad it is or how it's not valentines themed

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Catch-22: (n.) a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules or limitations