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slackerlifewhere · 6 months ago
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TCF is all about healing
- This is a review about the novel.
There's possible SPOILERS for readers who haven't finished reading the first volume.
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When I first picked up the novel, I didn't have high expectations. After reading a lot of stories that end up disappointing me because of how the author eventually adds romance or harems into the story because their main character apparently needs a romantic relationship to feel good about themselves, I thought that Trash of the Count's Family will be the same thing further down the line.
But damn, did the author prove me wrong.
In the first few chapters, the novel's entire vibe was almost unnoticeable. Sure, there were some small details like him not being used to extravagant clothes or finding a simple meal delicious, but it wasn't obvious. It made me raise my eyebrow but I simply thought that he's a simple salaryman or something.
The first lines about him not having anyone who would miss him if he's gone in his previous world can be excused as him having no lingering attachments. And honestly, some transmigration/isekai stories do have their main characters having no attachments in their previous world. So it makes sense and it didn't alert me of what could've possibly happened to Cale, former Kim Rok Soo, for him to be so aloof and calm at the forced transmigration.
And then...he thought about poverty and pity when interacting with On and Hong. That was the first sign that he may have left a few lines out of his introduction.
It steadily got worse when he was talking to Choi Han about him being used to the cruelty of people like Venion. And then, at the first meeting with Raon, he appeared as if he understood the hopelessness of a child under an abusive adult's hand.
That's when I finally thought that TCF is a story about healing. And I was pleasantly surprised.
Sure, there's action, drama, and comedy, but TCF is mainly about moving on or healing from past hurts. There are moments when it can be called "cliche" but TCF is unique in the way it portrays Cale and his relationships. There's the found family trope that I love but what I love the most about the story is how these characters who have lost something or were about to lose something if OG Cale didn't make the deal with God of Death to have KRS replace him, is slowly understanding that they're not alone and that they can improve as a person if given the chance.
It's heart-warming and completely unexpected. I didn't read the first chapter expecting this fantasy-themed action novel to be about this.
OG Cale, Choi Han, Raon, On and Hong, Lock, Taylor and Cage, Alberu, the Dark Elves, Mary, and so many characters paved the way for me to completely fall in love with this novel.
If I sound like I'm exaggerating, then I don't care because this novel is just beautiful.
What completely blew my mind is the final reveal of Cale's past as Kim Rok Soo.
Listen, I have a love-hate relationship with KR survival novels involving monsters and dungeons and the freaking apocalypse. I love some of them and I can't stand the others. But I did not expect that Kim Rok Soo was in a world trying to survive from the effects of the apocalypse.
My first reaction was "What the actual fuck" because I 100% did not expect for the story to go that way. And my second thought was "So that's why!" Because it finally explains why he hates "papercuts"! This guy is so good at making big things about himself sound so small that it left me stunned when the big reveal happened!
I wanna slap him and hug him at the same time.
It explains why he's so good at being a commander. It explains why he's used to getting hurt or why he hates the thought of his friends and family dying with him as the survivor (I believe he has a survivor's guilt?). It explains everything.
He may be in a new world but he's still stuck in his past no matter how much he says about not thinking about what-ifs and his past. The time he spends in this new world is him slowly realizing that he's not alone and he doesn't have to be so scared.
And when I finally thought that I'm done being surprised, OG Cale appears and flips everything I knew about the character. They talk about how content they are with their new identities. They smile. They're happy. And that proves why this novel is about healing and not the simple transmigration novel full of action and comedy. Instead of getting angry at Kim Rok Soo, former Cale Henituse, for the deal with God of Death, he's just happy for the man and for himself. I just love how the author doesn't forget about Kim Rok Soo's sacrifices and rewards him with a happy life with his mother.
It's so hard not to finish the novel within weeks because of how good it is. It can be fast in some parts for the action, which makes sense since everything is happening at once. But there are also slow emotional moments that keep reminding me why I love this novel.
So yeah, this is my review about TCF. It's not a perfect novel but it's a good novel about healing and family. And I'm waiting for the second volume to be done so I can finally read the rest.
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teriri-sayes · 3 months ago
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Reactions to The Incomprehensible's Chapter 332
Brief summary: Cale and Alberu talks about the game. CH thinks about the ancient power he got from Syrem. Cotton invites Cale to the Demon Realm.
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Poor Alberu. He was trying to be calm and serious, but Cale kept doing things that drove him crazy. 😂😂😂 He also explained about the Eight Evils in the game, and how players have yet to defeat any of its mid-bosses.
BTW, I'll be calling the game as RPOG now, short for Raising my Precious Omnipotent God. This is to follow EAP's translation of "omnipotent god" rather than my own's "absolute god".
Alberu was hesitant about becoming a hero because he preferred the emperor route. However, On said that it would be to their advantage if Alberu was both the emperor and the hero. She also said some stuff about how this would help them crush their enemies, though Cale and Alberu were disturbed by her vicious-sounding words. 😂😂😂
With Neo gone, Eden Miru would become the next Great Dragon, the final boss of the 7th Evil. But Vicious Dark Bear would be the acting final boss for now, and he would hide Eden's existence, in case the hunters investigate Neo's death.
There was some stuff about the 1st Evil dungeon, and how it was suspected to be made of hunters too. Dark Bear had said that he stole the NPC registration device from there, before creating a copy that the 7th Evil dungeon was using now.
Light Alberu and Shadow Cale. That was the plan the two agreed on for the game world. Alberu would be the light, the hero who walked the royal road. Cale would be the shadow, the mastermind behind the scenes who would control the Eight Evils.
And they also plan to bring in their allies from multiple worlds because New World was their enemy's home turf. They would need all the help they could get. Oooh, so are we going to see HD in the game world too? 😍😍😍
CH seemed to have raised a red flag today. Remember the ancient power he got from Syrem called "Abandoning Your Life"? Because the game world was unaffected by the laws of the worlds and the Oath of Death of GoD, CH could use that ability now. In fact, it even appeared in his status window as a one-of-a-kind unique skill.
But how would the ability work as a skill in the game? Would he lose HP every time he uses the skill? The oath of death CH made to Cale to not use the ability does not work in the game world, so CH would not lose someone precious if he used it in the game.
And finally, CJS and LSH appeared after a few months! CJS was busy with Cotton, and they managed to set a meeting with Cotton's demon boss. LSH and the Past attribute dragon Zopf managed to find some clues in the basement of the God of Chaos's temple.
Thus, Cale's next destination was not Roan, Earth 3, or RPOG, but the Demon Realm... 😂😂😂 Ah yes, Alberu. You told Cale to return quickly just a few paragraphs ago, but Cale seems to be going on a detour... 🤣🤣🤣
Ending Remarks Cale is going to the Demon Realm next? 😂 I guess we'll finally meet the real CJG soon. But what about Cale's talk with the Molans? Is that going to be delayed again? 😑
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unluckycactus · 6 months ago
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Acquaint Fate bonus scene
Rosalyn, Alberu & Choi Han tell Cale about HeniRoksoo's shenanigans in the destroyed world
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After Cale busts the meetings in Beacrox's kitchen and confronts everyone, thus making HeniRoksoo no longer a taboo topic, there's this moment—
In-between their plan to drag HeniRoksoo to their world, an unlikely scenario occurs.
It’s late at night. The kids are asleep, so are most adults at the villa.
In a room far away enough to not disrupt anyone, Rosalyn, Alberu and Cale gather. They’re tipsy as fuck (we all know Cale is sober), laughing quite loudly.
Choi Han is there as well, sitting on the far end of the sofa Alberu and Cale sit at as well, looking at a spoon in his hand as if it held the meaning of life.
Rosalyn cackles madly, hitting the armrest of her individual seat as she says:
“Remember when he made the Orsena go bankrupt?"
Alberu's groan says he knows exactly what she's talking about.
"That was nasty."
Rosalyn giggles, swirling her cup of wine.
"Oh, please. You loved it."
"For political reasons, I can't deny nor confirm that statement." They lock eyes, and Alberu breaks character. “Oh, who am I kidding?”
Cale raises an eyebrow, but waits until his friends are done laughing. He knows they will fill him soon enough.
"The late Duke was into gambling." As per usual, Alberu doesn’t betray expectations.
Cale takes a sharp breath, already anticipating the outcome.
"... He did not."
"That punk faked a losing streak and lured the Duke into betting everything he had— and I mean everything, not even the clothes on the Duke's back were left to his name after Kim Rok Soo was done with him."
"Shut up." Contrary to his words, Cale’s tone carries sheer elation and the underlying message of how offended he will be if Alberu dares cut the tale short here.
"But he didn't stop at that. He gave the Duke a grace period to pay the debt and they signed a contract."
"— what did that punk ask for as collateral?"
Alberu’s smile twitched, and Rosalyn was shedding tears, so Cale leaned back expecting something great:
"The Duke's main residence."
"... he made them homeless?" Wow, now he wants to go on a looting spree with Kim Rok Soo. That guy sounded like a lot of fun.
"It gets better." Rosalyn assured.
Alberu nursed his drink and asked mirthfully:
"So, the Duke was forced to ask for a loan— Cale, whose family do you think is one of the major shareholders of the Royal Roan Bank, hm? Who do you think has enough sway to convince them of lending that amount of money in such a short notice?"
Wheeze.
"He didn't stop at that." Rosalyn interjected. "Lady Orsena, that bitch–"
"Gasp!" Cale mock-gasped.
"You know she's a bitch. Anyways, back then, she wasn't quite the successor of House of Orsena yet."
Alberu, always privy to his own kingdom’s political gossip, added on.
“Lady Orsena needed an accomplishment to prove herself in front of the vassals. Eventually, she got word of a land that was up for auction in the south; various intel sources assured it contained high-grade mana stones.”
Cale’s lips twitched.
"He spread that intel.” It wasn’t a question.
“Uh-huh.”
Kim Rok Soo, that bastard—
“... he didn’t make it a cheap investment, did he?”
Alberu threw his head back and barked out a laugh, so Rosalyn took over telling the story.
“Oh no, Rok Soo pulled a you and made Lady Orsena’s pocket bleed, until she won the auction—”
“— only to realize it was money that her family did not have.”
“The mine promised to solve all of their economic problems, but payment was due in a week, so….” Alberu and Cale locked eyes. “Lady Orsena took a loan, and became the new owner of a salt mine.”
Cale’s own eyes started to tear up. This domino-effect level of screwing someone over was just glorious.
“Then Rok Soo waltzed into their main residence a week after that, contracts in hand, and kicked the Orsena out. The Duke’s debt, his own loan and his eldest daughter’s loan had accumulated astronomical interest by then.”
Alberu sounded way too thrilled for someone whose kingdom had a whole dukedom befall into ruin.
“Their contracts had a clause stipulating that, if the Orsena failed to repay at least twenty percent of the debt in half a month, the bank would put their properties up for sale until the entire debt was paid off.”
The three bursted into laughter yet again.
The whole thing was so over-the-top and petty, and yet so satisfying.
“Wait.” Cale suddenly sobered up. “He brought Raon to the casino–?”
Raon normally helped Cale by providing information about his surroundings. He also played an important role in his scams.
Therefore, Cale kinda expected for Rok Soo to make a similar use of the little dragon.
“No, he didn’t let Raon tag along." Everyone turned towards Choi Han, who finally joined their conversation. “Rok Soo-ssi is very good at mathematics. I don’t understand, but the basics is that he kept track of the cards and calculated all the possible hands he could get; the same applied for the other games, he made his bets based on probability.”
Alberu low-whistled.
“... look at that punk go.” Snorted Cale.
“Right? Right?!” Rosalyn looked quite proud.
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blueteller · 2 years ago
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"I was the one that ended up capturing and killing the White Star in our world."
From the corner of his eye Alberu can see Commander Choi Han and Sir Lock exchanging incredulous glances at the idea of this weak-looking guy killing the enemy they can both barely touch. Commander Rosalyn meanwhile is squinting at Cale like he's some logic puzzle she can reason her way through, and Count Henituse has elegantly raised a single, incredulous eyebrow.
"I also ended up doing something similar to another version during the Sealed God's Test of Wrath."
Alberu is going to need some clarification on that.
"Oh, you got that guy? I had Adin." The younger Choi Han says before glancing at Cale sharply, "Wait you didn't kill the fake one the way you killed the real one did you?" The swordmaster suddenly looks even more agitated than when Cale had told him earlier this morning that he wasn't taking Choi Han with him into the Forest of Darkness.
"No. I hit him with a rock instead of stabbing him with a stick."
—Chapter 16 of "Third Time's the Charm" by divisiblebyfour
I really like this fic. It's definitely worth a read, for that last line alone 😂
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jlmasaysmoneyisbest · 3 months ago
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Teenage Parent Rasheel and Saint Kim
Kim Rok Soo death's son
Raised in korea secretly by Death
Then When he needed
Teleported him to a book he last read
Not the birth of a hero
The World of Villains
where everyone is basically a different kind of villain
This story includes
16 year old Rasheel as a overpowered Teenage Parent who is also WS younger brother trained by gods an experiment and a child soldier
Multiple Saints like Cale Alberu Fredo Eruhabim
Immortal Olliene
Fredo and Eruhabim fighting each other 24/7
Jack with a demon brother who possesses from time to time
Twin gods Chaos and Insanity who make monsters to protect(kill) anyone who come near Alberu
Step-Dad The God of Balance
Street Vendor Adin
King of Bullying Valentino
Demons who just want to know whats going on
Multiple Children who Rasheel accidently adopts including Eruhabim and Fredo
White Star who just wants to start a library and be with his two children red dragon and DHB
Bad Heart DHB and heart doner Red dragon
Sayeru and Dorph toy and mostly doll shop owner
A siren Paeston
and More that ain't even half of it but since im still writing the storyline and the characters
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hajidumps · 2 years ago
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Jung Soo: you deserve a reward for putting up with us
Soo Hyuk: We are rowdy aren't we?
Rok Soo: You guys are my rewards in life [trying hard to hide his embarassment]
*meanwhile*
og!Cale: you deserve a reward for putting up with us
og!Choi Han: those collateral damages costs you a lot...
og!Alberu: [very much tired from paperwork] No shit. You guys drain me of energy in all aspects and most of the times it's not even the fun one!
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chuunicalesimp · 3 years ago
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LCF–ORV–S class
"So what is your relationship with the significant other"
Yoohyun: He is my hyung
Alberu: i am his hyung
Yoo jonghyuk: we are companion in life and death
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Yoojin:i am his hyung
Cale: he asks me to call him hyung whenever he feels like it but he gives me money so I don't mind calling him that
Yoojin: oh my brother gives me money too
Kim dokja: we are companion in life and death. also he tries to kill me every chance he gets
Cale: they?? Try to kill you??
Kim dokja: from time to time yeah
Yoojin: what the hell is wrong with them??
"Do they have this tendency of always sacrificing themselves or getting hurt?"
Yoohyun: always
Alberu: He coughs up blood and faints a lot
Yoo jonghyuk: i can't even remember the number of times kim dokja has died
Alberu: like dead dead?
Yoo jonghyuk: DEAD DEAD! I even had to drag him back from the underworld once
Yoohyun: damn!
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Yoojin: self sacrificing? Pfft- never
Cale: i would never do that for anyone. I am a trash after all
Kim dokja: I don't remember any self sacrificing?? But I have gotten stabbed to death by my companions
Cale: seriously what the hell is wrong with your companions
Kim dokja: no no they are good people, its just sometimes they go to extreme because they think i am going to "throw myself in danger" pfft- whats that all about
Cale: .. yeah i can relate
Yoojin: yeah me too
"Do they have one or more pet animals or creature always with them"
Yoohyun: peace is a little annoying but he protects hyung so its alright but the others- they just keep increasing
Alberu: raon- nim, on and hong are like family to him
Yoo jonghyuk: yes he does and istg that little floating ball of fur just resembles kim dokja more and more each day and not in a good way
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Yoojin: our peace and chirpy are cute
Cale: they are not pet
Kim dokja: my biyoo is cute too
"Do they also have the tendency to not notice the love they actually receive from people around them and don't realize how much pain they cause others around them when they get hurt?"
Yoohyuh: YES
Alberu: TOTALLY
Yoo jonghyuk: ITS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT
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Yoojin, cale, kim dokja: what do you mean?
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calehenituse-brainrot · 2 years ago
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okay, idea time! I was thinking of a Reader who ships BL, their favorite book had been the Birth of a Hero, Reader read it right before Kim Rok Soo did, but fate decided that Kim Rok Soo was more important in saving the world than Reader was, and...
"I hate you... So... Much..."
Cale sighed, looking at the ceiling like he was Done with all of Reader's BS. Which, he was, but survival was more important than her OTP getting together, okay?
"Choi Han and Alberu just had that homoerotic chemistry together, you know?! THE SEXUAL TENSION WAS SUPER HIGH IN THE SCENE WHERE-"
Cale knows. He KNOWS. He REMEMBERS. You've talked about it almost all the time in your previous life.
He doesn't want to hear it again.
"BUT NOW?" Instead of a tear-streaked face and more whining of your OTP not getting together, Reader grins, "Choi Han and Alberu are definitely gay for you, Love!"
Cale choked.
"What?"
Reader nods. "There are so many people who have potential to be your love interest-"
"I think we're forgetting that the genre of this book is literally hurt/no comfort and adventure... Right?"
"Darling, this is the real world now! Chances for Romance is now very flexible without an author to limit the romantic scenes based on the capacity of their imagination!"
True... But Cale's not giving up on his definitely-not found family and hurt/comfort with hints of fluff genre change, "Choi Han's relationship with Alberu was just a Prince and his trusted knight, though?"
"And now, Choi Han is your trusted knight, and the Prince has a deeper relationship with you! Heck, a whole bunch of characters seem to have a significant relationship with you! Beacrox seems closer to you lately as well, you know?"
I'm sorry, WHAT?!
Reader nods, a proud grin on your face. "My dear Cale~ Such a charmer~ I don't mind you gathering a harem as long as I get to see all the pretty ti-"
"Haaaaaaaa..." You were driving Cale nuts.
......
"Hey Cale?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you think those tentacles exist here too?"
You were driving Cale VERY. NUTS. And he feels he needs to apologize to Alberu.
.....
God forbid you see Adin.
"Oh my god, he's HOT. HE'S DEFINITELY THE TOP WHILE VALENTINO'S THE BOTTOM! MY OTHER FAVORITE SHIP STILL EXISTS, THANK GOD-"
Cale sighs. He's so tired. Raon taps his knee.
"Human, is that Adin-bastard strong? Is that why he's on top?"
Cale is more tired now.
.....
Valentino is now on Cale's side.
Reader nods in pride. "My love, your Harem grows!"
.....
Reader also had a sudden realization.
You look at Cale with sparkling eyes. "You don't have your bulging muscles anymore..."
Cale raises a brow. "Yeah? So?"
Reader places a hand on Cale's shoulder. "It means that you're breedable!"
Huh?
"YOU'RE A TWINK!"
"I AM NOT!"
"A BOTTOM!"
"I CAN STILL DOMINATE! AND YOU KNOW THAT VERY WELL!"
A gleeful squeal from Reader. "A POWER BOTTOM!"
THE WAY I WOULD BOTHER HIM ENDLESSLY ??? SCREAMING
hopefully he'd show me how he is able to dominate HUEHUEHUE
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clara-licht · 3 years ago
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Dreamlike Reality (Alberu Crossman x Reader) [2/2]
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Had it not been for his love and loyalty towards the people of Roan Kingdom, Alberu was sure he’d have ditched this position a long time ago. Alas, Alberu Crossman was a Crown Prince whose heart and life belonged to the people. It sure didn’t prepare him for the headaches that his sworn brother caused, though. He was exhausted and he needed rest, pronto.
or;
Through the exhaustion of his duties, Alberu found haven in his lover. He could deal with the paperworks (that Cale caused) later.
Character(s): Alberu Crossman, Cale Henituse (minor), Choi Han (minor), Raon Miru (minor), Eruhaben (minor)
Word Count: 5k+
Warning: SMUT
Note: I know I said I’d update in a week, and the only excuse I have is that writing smut is so hard! The last time I wrote smut was years ago and it was terrible, so this was a challenge for me. It took me several short writing sessions to get this done. I also had to read some smut to get an idea of some scenes lol. There were a couple of ideas that didn’t get into here though, like the term “royal knickers” that some lovely people came up with on Discord. Maybe I’ll use it next time. Anyway, this is the second and last part of this fic. Enjoy!
Title Inspo: BTS - Heartbeat
Part 1 | Masterlist | Sequel
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“What’s on your mind?” She whispered, eyes gazing straight into his.
Alberu smiled.
“You.”
(Y/n) couldn’t hold back the small giggle that escaped her lips.
“That’s so cheesy even for you, Your Highness,” she said amidst her giggles that made Alberu’s heart flutter.
“Don’t call me that,” Alberu said, still smiling.
“What? Your Highness?”
“Mhm.”
A small frown made its way to (y/n)’s expression. “That’s what I call you everyday though?” (Y/n) asked. “I can’t call your name in front of the nobles so casually now, can I?”
The Crown Prince let out a rather undignified snort at her words. “Not if I have my way…” He muttered underneath his breath. “But that’s not what I meant. It’s just the two of us here right now.”
(Y/n) grinned teasingly, “Oh yeah? What do you want me to call you then?”
Alberu raised an eyebrow. “Really?” He asked, amused.
“Yeah. What do you want me to call you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince?”
Alberu was silent for a moment as he took in the grinning young lady in front of him. There she was, the lady of his dreams, someone who knew him outside and inside, the one person who he longed to spend his entire life with.
The slight twinkle of mischief in her eyes, the curve of her grin, the strands of hair falling over her forehead and cheek…
They were all so devastatingly beautiful.
Most would say he was exaggerating, but what else could he say? He was madly in love, after all.
And it wasn’t just for her looks, oh no. Alberu would argue that she was the most beautiful lady in his life, but even her physical appearance pale in comparison to her mind and personality.
Many people had complimented Alberu for his talent as a Prince. They were in awe of his capabilities and his quick, nearly flawless strategies. The brightest scholar and administrative officer couldn’t keep up with his thoughts most of the time. The way Alberu thought was quick and they kept changing.
But (y/n) could keep up with him. She could even find the flaws and space for improvements in his ideas.
Of course, the only other person who could keep up with him was his sworn brother, Cale Henituse. But that guy was a mystery (despite Alberu knowing a lot of his secrets now) and Alberu wasn’t sure if he was ready to unpack… that.
The Young Master Silver Shield Cale Henituse, A Kind of Hero Who Will Never Be Seen in the World Again was the source of his headaches, after all.
‘I truly am lucky, aren’t I?’ Alberu thought to himself. ‘To have not one, but two people who are truly compatible with me.’
Alberu chuckled before moving closer once again to press his lips against his lover’s.
However, unlike the previous soft and gentle kiss, this one was deeper.
His hand that was holding her slightly cold cheek moved to her back as he held her even closer. He could feel the warmth of her every curve; the way her soft breasts pushed against his own hard chest. The short nightgown she wore had slightly ridden up her thighs. He could feel her bare legs slowly moving against his pants-clothed thigh.
(Y/n) silently gasped when his hand moved lower to squeeze her behind. Alberu took the chance of her parted lips to slip his tongue inside.
As the kiss grew deeper and messier, (y/n)’s fingers latched onto the front of Alberu’s sleep shirt, gripping it so tightly Alberu could feel her nails slightly scratching him through the cloth.
Alberu quickly rolled their bodies until he was situated right on top of (y/n), their lips never leaving each other. He had to put a hand beside her head to stop his body from crushing her.
His other hand reached down and slipped under her nightgown, feeling the soft skin of her bare thigh. His thumb drew circles on her inner thigh while squeezing. Just a little higher and his fingers would find the edges of her underwear.
“Alberu…”
Alberu chuckled, finally moving back a little. A thin string of saliva connected their tongues for a moment before breaking and disappearing. “There it is,” he said with a grin.
(Y/n) glared at him. Alberu would normally be worried when his lover glared at him, but not this time. Not when there was a cute little pout on her swollen lips and she had blushed so heavily but not from the cold. The makeout session had more than heated them up.
Alberu shrugged off the blanket on his back, exposing them to the cool night air. It did little to cool down their heated skin.
“You could’ve just answered me, you know,” (y/n) huffed. Her arms went around Alberu’s neck, betraying her mock angered look.
“Where’s the fun in that?” Alberu answered lightly. He was still squeezing and drawing circles on her thigh.
(Y/n) huffed again.
Neither of them said anything for a while, only staring into each other’s eyes. The silence was comfortable and didn’t feel awkward at all. It wasn’t like this was their first time in bed together.
“Aren’t you tired?” (Y/n) broke the silence with a whisper.
She had come to his room to drag him to bed and make him rest, knowing that he would be exhausted from his work. But forget being tired, the look in his eyes told her that he had no intention to sleep right now.
“Hm… I was tired earlier…” Alberu murmured as a sly grin took over. “But how can I sleep when such a gorgeous lady is with me in bed wearing only this thin little thing?” He asked, playing with the short sleeve before slightly pushing it down her shoulder.
(Y/n) rolled her eyes. “This isn’t the first time I slept here with you, Beru.” She said, the familiar nickname rolling off her tongue.
“It’s not,” Alberu hummed. His eyes that were staring into hers moved lower to her exposed collarbone, the smooth skin practically inviting his lips to come explore her entire body.
And explore he did.
Alberu leaned his head down and started peppering soft kisses on her neck down to the edges of her nightgown necklines. It wouldn’t take much effort to pull the neckline down and expose the top of her breasts, but Alberu liked to take his time.
His fingers began moving again. The skirt of her nightgown, which had already ridden up earlier, was swept away and Alberu’s fingers returned to their place on her thigh. This time, though, he didn’t hesitate to toy with the bands on her underwear. He couldn’t see the little garment, but from the feel of it, he was sure that (y/n) had worn one of his favorites to bed.
“You little tease,” he chuckled against his skin.
“What?” (Y/n) asked, a little breathless from the anticipation.
“Can I take this off?” He tugged at the nightgown lightly. Forget taking his time, he wanted to see her already!
“Mm,” (y/n) only mumbled before sitting up and letting Alberu pull her nightgown off her, revealing the red lace panties that drove Alberu crazy every time he saw it on her. The pink buds on the tip of her breasts stiffened immediately, drawing Alberu’s attention.
(Y/n) shuddered when Alberu’s cold fingers ghosted over them.
“You little tease,” Alberu repeated his words as his eyes glanced at the only garment left on his lover’s body.
(Y/n) followed his eyes down her body.
“Oh,” (y/n) blinked, “I don’t even remember I’m wearing this right now.”
“I’m lucky then,” was all Alberu said before he dived down and took a nipple into his mouth, startling (y/n).
(Y/n) let Alberu pushed her back down, one of her hands already found their way into his hair while the other found purchase on the sheets.
“Beru!” She gasped out loud when Alberu pinched the other nipple while placing little bites on the underside of her breast.
“You’ll alarm the guards if you’re too loud, love,” Alberu teased. “Not that I mind. Wake them all up.”
“Beru!” (Y/n) said once again, but with an annoyed tone this time.
“What?” He grinned, looking up to her face.
(Y/n) huffed, “You’re unbelievable.”
“Am I now?”
Alberu kissed her once more. Unlike before when he had to brace himself to not crush her, this time he pressed his body into hers; hips grinding into each other in a slow, languid pace, driving (y/n) crazy with need for more.
“Do something already,” she grumbled amidst the kiss.
“Like what?” Alberu asked, their lips still touching. “I won’t know unless you tell me.”
(Y/n) squinted at him, but said nothing.
‘Two can play this game, Alberu Crossman,’ she thought before suddenly flipping their positions around.
Alberu could only look up in surprise as he found himself lying on the bed with (y/n) straddling his lap.
“Quite unfair that you’re still fully clothed while I’m bare already, don’t you think?” (Y/n) hummed, her fingers already making work of Alberu’s top’s buttons.
Once the top was fully unbuttoned and Alberu’s hard, sculpted chest and abs were on view (such a shame Beru always hides them, (y/n) thought to herself), (y/n) placed her hands on his chest to brace herself and pressed her lips onto his neck; kissing, nibbling, and sucking on the soft skin. The red marks blossoming on his skin satisfied and irked her at the same time.
She loved marking him, obviously. They felt like her brand. She knew Alberu would go a few days with high-collared suits to hide it, but it wasn’t like he rarely wore high collars anyway. It’d be like a little secret that only they knew. (except for the undercover Dark Elves who totally noticed them after they sparred together)
It irked her, however, because she also knew that her marks were only visible due to his light skin. They wouldn’t be as apparent on his natural dark skin. 
It made her feel like she was the only naked one here. (and she technically was, since Alberu still had his pants on, but that was beside the point)
“Can I remove this?” She whispered as she lightly pulled on the necklace around Alberu’s neck with her teeth.
The necklace from his mother. Removing it could only mean one thing.
Alberu smiled, “Go for it.”
(Y/n) shot him a grateful look before gently removing the necklace and putting it on the bedside drawer. She couldn’t stop herself from marveling at the way his hair, eyes, and skin darkened.
Alberu’s golden hair and blue eyes disguise was very handsome indeed, but the real Alberu was just… hot. Sexy, even.
(Y/n) could feel herself heating up just by the sight of this fine man under her.
“Like what you see?” Alberu asked with a smirk when he noticed (y/n) eyeing him up without saying anything.
“You know I do,” (Y/n) scoffed before leaning down and started kissing every inch of his skin that she could find again.
This time, fueled by the heat pooling on the bottom half of her body, she sucked and bit even harder, determined to leave a mark that could be seen in this form. Her hips grinded down on his crotch where she could feel him hardened through his pants.
One of her hands sneaked down and slipped into the bands of his pajama pants, cupping and lightly stroking his hard cock, making Alberu hissed out. (Y/n) then repeated Alberu’s action earlier and nipped on his chest.
(Y/n)’s touch felt heavenly, but the soft and airy touch left him craving for more.
“You’re teasing me, aren’t you.”
“Am I now?” Alberu couldn’t really see her face, but he could feel her lips quirking up into a smirk against his skin.
He sighed, amused. “What can I do to make you do something?” He asked.
(Y/n) lifted her head up and surely enough there was a smirk on his face. “Do what? I won’t know unless you tell me.” She repeated his words.
Alberu laughed.
“Okay, fine, you got me.”
Alberu gently rolled their bodies again until he was on top once more. He shrugged off the top and removed the pants, revealing his thick girth.
Again, it wasn’t their first time in bed together, but the sight of his hard cock standing proudly still made (y/n) squirmed in anticipation. She’d felt him before and she could certainly say that Alberu knew his way in bed. The Crown Prince really had to be perfect in every aspect, didn’t he?
Alberu’s touch on her underwear brought her attention back. “Can I take this off?” He asked.
Even in this situation, he still made sure to ask. ‘How lucky am I to have such a man for myself?’ (Y/n) mused to herself before nodding.
Alberu laid down and lifted one of her legs to his shoulder, kissing her inner thigh. Despite having (y/n)’s consent, he didn’t remove the undergarment immediately. Instead, he began pressing feather-like kisses on her clothed mound, sending shivers down her spine
Her fingers weaved through Alberu’s hair and pulled when she felt his tongue swiping through the fabric. She could feel his hot breath even through the cloth.
Alberu swept the underwear aside without taking it off, revealing just the slightest bit of her wet core before swiping his tongue up to her clit.
“B-Beru-” (Y/n) gasped.
“You’re so wet,” he hummed. He finally pulled the fabric off her legs and dived in.
His tongue slid across her once more before his lips closed around her clit, sucking it while his fingers ghosted around her opening. (Y/n) bit her lip, trying to quieten down when she felt one of his fingers pushed into her.
Alberu curled his finger, rubbing against her walls. He entered a second finger before starting to stretch her. While this wasn’t their first time, Alberu was aware that his size was above average (most probably due to his Dark Elf genes) and he didn’t want to hurt her.
(Y/n) couldn’t hold back her moan when Alberu started to thrust his fingers in along with stretching her. His tongue swept through her clit, licking around her folds. The combination of his tongue and fingers brought her close to the edge real quick.
“Ah-” (y/n) gasped out when he took his fingers out. She felt the emptiness immediately and was going to beg Alberu for more when he moved lower and replaced his fingers with his tongue.
The feel of the fleshy and wet flesh was so different from his long fingers.
“O-Oh, Beru, that’s-!”
Alberu’s finger found her clit and he started drawing quick circles. (Y/n)’s moan grew louder and her hips started thrusting up from the stimulation. Alberu had to press down on her hips and thighs to stop her from crushing his head.
(Y/n) could feel her high approaching. Her body was trembling from the relentless pleasure shocks that Alberu gave her. It didn’t take long before the heat pooling on her stomach exploded. A few more thrusts from Alberu’s tongue and she had come undone with a long moan of his name.
Alberu was sure the guards stationed near his room could hear them.
(Y/n) laid on the bed limply, struggling to catch her breath as she came down from her high. Alberu pressed a few kisses on her inner thigh, tactfully avoiding her swollen clit. He knew from past experiences how sensitive she would be right now.
Normally he would tease her into a few more orgasms, but Alberu was aware that both of them had a long day and she might not be able to take it right now.
“Are you okay?” He asked.
(Y/n) let out a breathless laugh. “More than okay, I’d say,” she answered with a smile. Her hands reached out for him and he complied, knowing what she wanted.
Their lips met in a soft kiss that grew deeper in no time. Their tongues slid against each other messily and (y/n) couldn’t stop the throaty moan that escaped her.
Their bodies were pressed together and she could feel his cock brushing her sensitive folds. The feeling of his hard shaft brought back the heat and lust into her. The emptiness she felt in her core was hard to ignore.
But before that…
“Alberu,” she sighed against his lips, “will you let me taste you?”
Alberu was never really one to deny such a sweet request, but not tonight.
“If I let you go down on me,” he mumbled, humping her slick folds and shuddering at the warmth he felt on his cock, “I won’t last long.”
He was embarrassingly quite close to the edge already. Nothing got him going more than pleasuring his lover; after all, Alberu always loved taking care of his beloved. He always got harder while going down on her. After the long and tiring day he had, he wasn’t sure if he could last much longer.
There was no way he would go to bed without being inside her first, though.
Alberu tapped on her thigh, silently asking her to open up before settling in between her thighs.
“Is this okay?” He asked again.
(Y/n) said nothing, instead reaching down to align him with her entrance. She breathed out a soft moan as she felt the tip of his cock brushed against her opening.
Alberu took his cues from her and started pushing in.
He made sure to stretch her properly earlier, but she was still so tight. It’d been quite a while since they were intimate, after all.
Alberu grunted as he bottomed out, his pelvis meeting hers with a smack. (Y/n) let out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding with a strangled moan.
Alberu stayed still for a moment, letting her adjust to him. It was a very tight fit. If he didn’t give her some time then he wasn’t sure if he could even pull back.
(Y/n) didn’t know if she had ever felt so full before. Maybe it was due to the long period of abstinence, but he felt so much bigger than before. The stretch had been a bit painful, but it was drowned in absolute pleasure when she finally got him in.
(Y/n) reached towards Alberu and pulled him into a kiss, arms circling around his neck. “Move, please,” she murmured against his lips.
Alberu complied with her request and pulled back a little before pushing back in. The warm walls holding him were slowly driving him crazy.
With a snap, he unconsciously bucked into her, drawing a startled moan.
“(Y/n)...” Alberu muttered through gritted teeth. “I don’t think I can hold back.”
“Then don’t.”
The affirmation was all Alberu needed before he drilled into her.
The pace he set was fast and frantic. His bedroom was filled with the sound of their hips meeting accompanied by (y/n)’s moans, while his bed started making ricketing sounds from how hard he was going. He would’ve worried about hurting her if it weren’t for her moans and begging for him to not stop.
“A-Alberu, I- ah!” One of (y/n)’s hands gripped his shoulder. Alberu took both of her hands and pushed them beside her head, interlocking their fingers together.
“Look at me,” he asked breathlessly.
(Y/n) opened her slightly teary eyes and looked into Alberu’s warm brown eyes.
She could feel every veins on his cock as he thrusted into her. He was in so deep; with every thrust the tip of his cock would brush against her cervix. Alberu changed his thrust angle a little and suddenly he had hit the right spot, reducing her into a moaning mess.
“Oh, God,” (y/n) moaned. “D-Don’t stop, Beru, don’t stop-”
“You feel so good,” Alberu grunted out. “I won’t last much longer.”
“I want it, Beru, please, I want it!” She cried out, head thrashing against the pillow.
Alberu slipped his hand underneath her body, easily manhandling her until she was seated on top of him. He buried his face between her breasts, licking and biting the soft flesh, while his hands grasped her bottom to help her move up and down.
(Y/n) had to hold both of Alberu’s shoulders to steady herself. The waves of pleasure grew more intense when he started thrusting up, meeting her own movements.
“I’m close,” (y/n) cried, “I’m close, please let me come, Alberu, please! Please!” She started sobbing.
Alberu reached down to her clit and flicked, making her thighs quiver. “Come for me, love,” he whispered to her ear, an arm pressing her to his body while his other hand toyed with her clit.
With a cry, (y/n) felt the band inside her snapped and she came for the second time that night. The orgasm was so intense her vision was filled with white spots. Her body trembled in Alberu’s arms.
Alberu was close to his own high and thrusted through her orgasm, once again reducing her to a moaning mess. (Y/n) felt so sensitive from the overstimulation that she was about to come again.
“Beru, I can’t-”
“One more,” Alberu murmured, “give me one more.”
“I can’t- I’m too- Ah-” Her words were cut off when he gave a particularly hard thrust.
“You can do it. Please, love? For me?” He murmured against her ear before kissing the skin between her neck and shoulder. He gave her a few of his own marks.
Tears started streaming down her cheeks. (Y/n)’s shaky arms held onto Alberu and she pressed her face against his neck, nodding slightly.
“Good girl.”
Alberu played with her clit again as his hips kept moving. (Y/n)’s frantic moans filled his ears. With one more hard thrust, (y/n) had unraveled once again, crying out as she held him tight.
Alberu wasn’t far behind. Just a couple more thrust and he too cried out her name as he spilled into-
“Your Highness, there’s something I need to-”
The familiar voice snapped him out of the waves of pleasure and his instincts took over.
Alberu quickly rotated their bodies and pushed (y/n) into the bed before grabbing the blanket and covering both of them.
“Goldie gramps! Why are you closing my eyes? And why does it smell so weird?”
The childlike voice was the one that brought (y/n)’s attention to reality and she stiffened up.
‘Oh God please tell me this is NOT happening!’ (Y/n) screamed in her mind, completely mortified.
“I- Y-Your Highness, I-”
For the first time since his transmigration, Cale Henituse truly did not know what to say.
He had found very important information that his hyung-nim needed to hear, so he asked Eruhaben to teleport them to the Palace. Eruhaben, of course, teleported them to the coordinates that they always used whenever they visited the Crown Prince.
The coordinates being Alberu’s bedroom.
It wasn’t their first time coming to Alberu’s bedroom unannounced in the middle of the night, but Alberu had always been alone.
That certainly wasn’t the case tonight.
Eruhaben was the first to notice that something wasn’t quite… right. It was probably his instincts from his nearly 1,000 years of life. He immediately stood in front of Raon and shielded his views. He even held Raon and put a hand over his eyes, just in case.
Choi Han didn’t have such luxury. He froze and stared at Alberu’s bed, face beet red. He might be older than he actually looked, but he was also inexperienced in this particular… field. 
Honestly, it was lucky that (y/n) was facing Alberu when they arrived. At least they didn’t get to see more than they already had. Choi Han would’ve fainted if that wasn’t the case.
Silence filled the room for a few moments.
“Cale Henituse.”
“...Yes, Your Highness?”
“Can you leave?”
“Uh, sir… I really need to tell you something…”
“...”
“...”
Silence ensued once more.
Eruhaben broke it with a sigh. “It can wait until tomorrow. Let’s just go-”
“No!”
Surprisingly, it was (y/n) who cut off Eruhaben’s sentence. Their eyes went to the (h/c) haired lady who was still shielded by the blanket and Alberu’s body. Her head was the only thing visible.
“It must be important. Just give us a few minutes, His Highness will be with you in a moment.” (Y/n) said quickly.
“(Y/n)-” Alberu started to protest.
“It’s okay. Hear them out.” She shot him a smile.
Alberu stared at her for a moment before sighing heavily.
“Wait outside,” he told the invading group.
Cale quickly nodded and dragged Choi Han, who was still frozen, with him. Eruhaben followed him behind with Raon and they exited the room.
Once the door was closed, Alberu dropped his head to (y/n)’s shoulder.
“I almost had a heart attack,” he complained.
(Y/n) laughed. “And you think I didn’t?”
Both of them were aware that Alberu was still in her. Alberu could only be grateful that his beloved sworn brother barged in right after he had come and not before, so at least he wasn’t left hanging. He began to pull out slowly, both of them hissing at the contact. Alberu was left mesmerized as he watched his seed slowly seeped out from her.
“I should go,” (y/n) hummed.
“Why did you tell them to stay?” Alberu asked. “They can just come back tomorrow and we can have the entire night.”
No, Alberu wasn’t whining. He definitely wasn’t.
(Y/n) smiled at him and pecked his lips. “You know young master Cale, Beru. If he rushed in here, in the middle of the night like this, then it must be very important.”
Alberu groaned.
“Now come on, we need to get dressed. You shouldn’t keep your guests waiting for too long.”
“...and they shouldn’t be uninvited guests,” Alberu grumbled, but he let (y/n) stood up and got dressed. Alberu grabbed his necklace from the bedside drawer and wore it immediately; his skin, hair, and eyes starting to lighten.
Cale, Raon, Choi Han, and Eruhaben were already aware of his true heritage, but he still didn’t feel too comfortable revealing himself to people other than his family, lover, and sworn brother.
Before (y/n) reached the door, Alberu pulled her into an embrace and kissed her deeply, fingers weaving through her tousled hair.
“I love you,” he mumbled. “I’m sorry our time is cut short. Will you come again tomorrow?”
“I love you too, Beru,” she smiled against his lips. “I’ll be here. Don’t worry.”
“Okay. Rest well.”
(Y/n) smiled at him once again before leaving the room.
Cale, Raon, Choi Han, and Eruhaben were waiting outside. Cale was talking to the Wind Elementals (scolding them for not telling him that his hyung-nim was busy but it wasn’t really their fault, was it?) and the rest of them had enhanced hearing, so they had heard Alberu and (y/n)’s conversation. The Elementals had told Cale as well.
It didn’t escape their notice how (y/n) had lovingly called the future Emperor with a nickname and their exchange of I love you’s. There was definitely something going on between the two.
When (y/n) came out from Alberu’s bedroom, she had bowed to them without saying anything before leaving immediately.
The guards standing a bit further away from them looked away, pretending they didn’t see what was happening. Not that it mattered much since all of them were undercover Dark Elves who knew about Alberu’s relationships anyway.
With a sigh, Cale knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Cale winced. Alberu’s voice did not sound happy.
They entered and found Alberu sitting on the edge of his bed, fully clothed and in his human disguise. He was glaring at them.
“Your Highness, the brightest shining star of our Roan Kingdom, the one and only sun sent from the Heavens who will lead this Kingdom into a renowned and outstanding Empire-”
“Enough.”
“Yes, sorry.”
There was silence.
None of them knew what to say. Alberu, for one, was pissed off. Had he been a lesser man, he would’ve started cussing out the red haired man for having no tact.
Cale wasn’t sure what to say in this situation. The information he had to tell Alberu was important indeed, but he knew he was at fault here. Maybe he should apologize?
…but who was that lady?
Cale didn’t know that Alberu had a lover. Even The Birth of a Hero never said that the Crown Prince had a lady beside him. She did seem familiar, though.
Flipping through his Records, he finally remembered that he had seen her around the Palace.
‘One of the assistants, I think?’
Choi Han was still feeling awkward. His status as Alberu’s instructor never lessened his respect for the Crown Prince, and he certainly never expected to see him in such a… vulnerable state. This whole situation was messing with his mind.
Eruhaben could only sigh and shake his head.
“Crown Prince! Who was that lady?”
Raon was blissfully unaware of what had transpired. He heard the Crown Prince and his lady saying they love each other, but that was it. The child was naturally curious.
Alberu sighed and ruffled his already tousled hair. He plastered a smile that made Cale flinched.
“She’s the lady I’m currently courting, Raon-nim,” he answered the young Dragon.
Cale blinked in surprise. He hadn’t expected Alberu to answer straightforwardly. But then again, Alberu never really lied to him, didn’t he?
“She’s really pretty! She suits you, Crown Prince!”
“Thank you, Raon-nim. I think so too.”
Bless the child for breaking the cold atmosphere.
Cale coughed into his fist. “So, hyung-nim-”
“Call me Your Highness.”
“Ah, yes, Your Highness…” Cale stopped as he received a cold glare from Alberu. Gosh, he was really angry, wasn’t he?
“So what is so important you had to barge into my room in the middle of the night, hm?” Alberu asked with a blinding smile.
Cale gulped and started talking.
Needless to say, Cale made a note to never barge into Alberu’s room uninvited late at night again.
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aw-fuck-its-pluto · 2 years ago
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So we all know that without the White Star deciding to fuck around and find out, a lot of the first part of TCF would have never happened.
So, fanfic idea where White Star doesn't fuck around and find out. So that's means Kim Rok Soo would have been born in the BoaH world instead of his soul being passed out into a different world due to the White Thing's reincarnations.
So imagine all the what if scenarios that the other world deals with. Somehow and someway, Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo definitely meet and become friends.
They are living their dreams, Choi Jung Soo does stuff idk, Lee Soo Hyuk is a reasonably famous actor, but why do they feel as if their missing something in their life? As if their lives are missing someone who should be there.
Kim Rok Soo in the BoaH world is enjoying his slacker life, being perfectly normal in this murim-fantasy-esc world, though I'd assume he has no concept of normal and is actually a bit of a monster himself.
Cale Henituse still has his mother in this world, since there is no need for her to break her plate, maybe she got injured from the accident and struggles to walk for long or something. Maybe he's adopted Basen as a dongsaeng. Idk maybe Lily is reborn as his full-blooded younger sister.
Raon and his red dragon sibling were born and raised in the White Castle. Friends and rivals with the dragon slayer family, sparring each other and growing strong.
Maybe Choi Han was never isekai'd and is enjoying his normal life as a martial art instructor or something.
Maybe Alberu Crossman becomes friends with Cale Henituse, maybe he meets Kim Rok Soo. Maybe he learns that his existence is natural, maybe he doesn't and continues to believe that the prophecy is about his dark mana attribute and that he is a unnatural existence of a cursed bloodline.
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mortiferumsomnum · 2 years ago
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TCF IDEA 5!!!
Cale’s Journey to Graduating College!!!!
Based on this post!!
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- Now that Cale had lived his Fantasy/Adventure AU, Slice of Life and peace times follows along the continents. 
- Cale spent his time with small-scale farming, taking care of his kids (including the wolf children, because Beacrox put his foot down and told him to do his fucking job as a caretaker), he ate, he slept, and the cycle kept going.
- One day, as On and Hong were talking about how they visited Lily, and how Lily described to them how her home-schooling went, Cale wondered if his kids wanted to go to school. But they voiced how they were fine with how they were learning, and that they were better than Cale in terms of social interaction.
- But then, Cale began remembering how he had been a 20 year old Kim Rok Soo, working part-time jobs and preparing for college entrance exams. He couldn’t remember what kind of Bachelor’s Degree he wanted to pursue, but it probably had something to do with landing himself a job that would give him lots of money and an early retirement.
- He pushes this thought away and lets himself slack for the rest of the day.
- But a week passes, and Cale finds himself bored. For the first time since he began living his slacker life to his heart’s content, he felt bored and looking for something to do.
- And that’s when the thought of attending college passed his mind.
- He subtly asked Ron to gather information on the nearby Universities and various Programs they were offering, which wasn’t subtle at all with how Ron was raising an amused brow at him. But, the old butler bows and does his job.
- It seems Higher Education in this world took less than three years to complete, unlike the usual four-year degree programs in the modern society.
- Now that Cale didn’t need to get a Bachelor’s Degree Program that will get him into instant riches after graduation, he began looking for programs that offer courses of interest. Getting into Business Administration would just make people assume he’s trying to take over as Territory Lord. Anything related to Healthcare was a big NO, especially when it make people praise him more. He could get into Law since he could memorize almost anything easily, but debates and defending people’s rights are just something he finds draining, especially if he’s going to be debating the rights of an obvious criminal no matter how much he’s going to get paid. He doesn’t need to get into agriculture, since he has a great and mighty dragon named Mila who’s happy to help him understand where’s he’s going wrong...
- It’s so hard to choose! Especially when he doesn’t need any of these! But he guesses a small part of him kind of want to walk up to the stage and receive a diploma, have some pictures with his family...
- Thinking of family, he takes a look at the kids. They’re playing, laughing, and eating snacks. It’s peaceful to look at. 
- And... there are even more kids who have no home...
- But he doesn’t want to be responsible for them...
- But now he can’t stop thinking about it.
- Cale takes a ballpen that he had Mueller make for him in bulk, and encircles Social Work. 
- (And then, he to build an orphanage in Rain City, and then Huiss City, and goes assigns trusty people to work and care for the children because he can, but then his wishes to create an orphanage in any of the cities were rejected, even by his own father, because apparently, even if he was a hero, in order to have an orphanage built, he NEEDS a License in Social Work. 
- (And the reason why there are barely any orphanages in the whole Roan Kingdom is because NO NOBLE wants to pursue a degree made for COMMONERS, and the degree was EXPENSIVE, so only commoners on SCHOLARSHIPS could pursue it, but not many commoners want that degree because they can’t get RICH from it, and those who do want that degree are TOO POOR, so there’s barely anyone WITH POWER who wants to put up orphanages for children, and Alberu isn’t Emperor yet so Cale can’t do what he wants---) 
- He’s going to get his diploma.
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- Before he could apply for the Roan Academy for Higher Education (”Just call it a University,” he grumbled to himself, but one of the professors heard it, who is also one of the closest friends of the Academy President, and a month later, it is renamed “Roan University”), Cale needs to show two kinds of certificates: one that shows he passed Primary Education of for Basic Studies, and another that shows he passed Secondary Education with Specialized Studies. Original Cale stopped studying at the age of 8, so he doesn’t have any of those certificates.
- He was then directed to have at least 3 letters of recommendation to take a specialized exam. The letter must come from people who have achieved great academic feats. 
- Cale knows two: Alberu and Rosalyn, who happily signs for him. 
- And then, he goes to his father, Deruth, for advice one who could be for the final one. 
- Deruth tells Cale to get the last one from Basen, since his brother had apparently been very dedicated to his studies despite being homeschooled. He’s apparently submitted so many research papers of his own regarding business administration, which is regarded an academic feat despite not having attended Higher Education. 
- Basen is very happy to write a letter of recommendation for his Hyung, Cale having to remind Basen to be very objective in his letter and not make it too flowery. Basen, of course, half-listens to him and hands Cale his letter, sealed within an envelope.
- Once Cale submitted the letters, he waited a day to get a reply. The whole week next week will be when he takes multiple exams from multiple subjects. All he needs to do is score above 50% on every subject. Every exam will be 200 items minimum and answered within 2 hours, but Cale prefers this. It’s way better than fighting an annoying bastard with a god-complex.
- Cale does his best to study both Lily and Basen’s old books, memorizing first before understanding them in case there are essay questions. He finds Math to be the easiest subject (surprisingly) and language to be his worst (shockingly). Science (which is very... primitive) is separated from Magic, but you only learn magic as a specialized subject, so they won’t be in the exams (thankfully). 
- Basen does his best to give Cale a crash course on language and subject-verb agreement, but Roanese (”Oppa, that’s not what our language is called!” laughs Lily) is just so different from Korean, Cale honestly forgot that the language easily translated in his brain because he was in Original Cale’s body.
- But Cale manages to get at least 60% in Basen’s mock-exams related to anything language; he’s honestly impressed with himself.
- “Just make sure you DON’T openly offend people on paper, Hyung!” reminded Basen. “If you want to insult people, just remember the polite translations I offered.”
- “Where did you learn them?” asked Cale, genuinely curious, because it reminded him of the office talk and insults that Kim Rok Soo often heard his colleagues use when they hate their boss.
- Basen’s mouth twitched. “Father is very good at being passive-aggressive.”
- Cale pauses, squinting his eyes and wondering if Basen was comfortable enough to joke with him. But no, Basen wasn’t joking. “Father can be passive-aggressive?” he asks.
- Basen nods, amused. “You’ve never seen it, have you, Hyung?”
- Cale can’t even imagine it. Deruth? The man known to be very rich but average? Could have more than a peaceful yet protective personality?? Huh. The more you know, he guesses.
.... ... ...
- The week for the exams come, and Cale couldn’t believe the nervousness he had in his chest. He has three ballpens ready despite the quills and ink bottles provided by the examinee. He even had five pencils sharpened. There are snacks prepared by Beacrox in Cale’s tiny spatial bag, a lunch box, a thermos of soup, 2 bottles of water, and a bottle of lemonade that Cale decided to drink in the afternoon as an energy drink. He had to make sure to eat all of these, with “promises to share some with friends if he ever meets any” as said by Raon. And this is just the first day of examination.
- Cale realizes that Basen might have been some kind of Spartan Tutor or something, because the language exams seemed suspiciously easy, Cale wonders if he’ll get a zero or something. Math had also been suspiciously easy, as was Science and other subjects like History and Social Studies.
- The week of exams passes, and Cale wonders if he’s failed. Everything was too easy. Why was everything easy? Was Roan just that primitive in Education? But wasn’t that better? No, it’s worse! Cale doesn’t want to be regarded as a genius!!
- Alberu gapes at Cale when his dongsaeng decided to confide in him his worries. 
- “You thought that the theory of Plaramon was easy to understand?!”
- Cale shrugged. “That was called the Pythagorean Theorem in my world, and to be honest, the Pythagorean Theorem was easier to understand than Plaramon’s Theory of the Long Triangle Line, because it used less time and got straight to the point of finding the answer. To be honest, the Pythagorean Theorem isn’t even that hard!! People in this world seems to think the longer the equation, the fancier, but that’s just stupid. In my old world, it was all about speed...”
- Alberu’s head was aching. He thought he escaped Math ages ago; he thought that math was dreadful. But here was Cale Henituse talking all about how Math is the easiest subject he came across in the exams. 
- “Aigoo... You’re driving me nuts!!”
.... ... ...
- Got his letter of congratulations for passing, and his two certificates via mail to the Henituse Estate in Huiss City. Cale immediately went to Roan Academy for Higher Education to enroll into The Bachalor’s Program for Social Work. 
- The professors and other authoritative figures there tried changing his mind, as that course is “for commoners!” and “very unpopular among commoners as well!” and that “it wouldn’t benefit you at all, young master-nim!”
- Cale ignores them. He has money, and he can loot more bad guys if he’s running out. He enrolls for Social Work. 
- there’s no entrance exam, just an assessment test, and then a quick interview with the program chair. The Program Chair is a noble of lower class, passionate about social work, and wasn’t scared to have Cale quit if his heart wasn’t in it. He ended up liking this professor, especially when the professor openly cursed how if he wasn’t so bad at handling money, he could have been successful with the orphanage that he set up years before. When the orphanage closed, the children were offered to train at the temple of the god of death, which wasn’t bad... but it wasn’t good either.
- Cale offered to lend the professor an investment, while also offering to give the professor people who could work under him, both in handling money and in handling children. The sooner an orphanage was up, the better, Cale thought. The professor, along with the other professors teaching social work courses, just needs to report to Cale every two weeks. They were even allowed an allowance.
- “This doesn’t mean we’re going easy on you in school, young master-nim.”
- “Please, from now on I’m your student. Call me Cale.”
..... ... ..
- The Academic Year starts the next week.
- Cale was given a list of school supplies that he’ll need, as well as the kinds of books that he’ll have as reference. He takes the kids with him to go shopping, the younger kids picking up the cutest and/or coolest looking items they could find. The older kids try to convince the children that the plain items were more practical. Cale just shrugs and buys both, because he can.
- The kids also bring Cale into clothing stores and boutiques to find attires that he could wear when “going to school”, even when he has plenty of clothes back home that he hasn’t even worn yet. He does a mini fashion show in the changing booths, and all the children claps to how beautiful the young master-nim looks!
- The books he buys are all second-hand since he’ll just be memorizing them anyways. (False, he bought all these books from students because they looked like they needed the money. Cale even paid them excessively.)
- The day ends with hot chocolate and cookies from Beacrox, and wishes for good luck from the children.
.... ... ...
- And so begins his Slice of Life/Fantasy/College AU.
- There are a total of 10 students, all commoners that’s going to struggle through a scholarship and double degrees. But the professors whisper that the scholarship students always drops this program by the end of the semester. They always do.
- Cale looks around and finds them all determined to stay within it. He takes note of which students he could invest in to become one of his future accomplice---- future partners in running his orphanages.
- He sits back in his seat, and realizes that this scene is completely mundane. He’s seated at the back, to which he changes his seat to the front because everyone knows that the back seat by the window is for protagonists... WHICH CALE ISN’T. Sure, the classroom is a university-style room, with tables and seats like stairs, BUT STILL! He’s not risking it. He’ll be that one character that has just one description, and people will forget about him wondering why he was even mentioned in the first place when he won’t be mentioned again. Yes.
- But of course, it’s not that easy. There are some out-going people within the small group of students. Interaction cannot be avoided, especially when Cale wants to make them his servants--- Associates in the future.
- [ Insert how the academic year goes by with Cale helping the struggling students and stuff, a culture festival, a sports festival, a field trip near the Ubarr Territory now that they could ACTUALLY MAKE THEIR PLACE A TOURIST SPOT, the students realizing that Cale is the ex-commander despite being their age, Cale teaching them how to scam and loot bad guys, the students trying to wrap their heads around Cale actually being associated to so many strong people...]
- [Insert bonding moments and backstories being unlocked in their second and final year. Cale being confessed to by almost every girl and guy in the campus. Cale rejecting them all because he has no intentions of being married, and if he does end up liking someone, they need to be approved by his children and family first, which his classmates still couldn’t wrap their heads around Cale being a single father!!!]
- [Insert classroom fights and Cale being misunderstood on a hurtful level, because he’s both a 40 year old man and a 22 year old young master. He’s seen as mature, and yet he’s experiencing so many developments only emerging adults experience, that he finds himself acting like some kind of teenager when he shouldn’t... his identity becomes confusing for a while, and it’s affecting his relationships. But then, there are healing apologies from both sides (no, Cale doesn’t reveal his secret, but he’s relieved that they decided to drop it and help each other work around it). And they all support each other in trying to figure themselves out. ]
.... ....
- Finally, all two years passed by. They finished with their dreadful research paper (And Cale HATES RESEARCH PAPERS WITH A PASSION. WHAT DO YOU MEAN HIS STATISTICAL TOOL ISN’T ACCEPTED FOR MEASURING SURVEYS?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN SURVEYS CAN’T BE TRUSTED?!?! PEOPLE USED THESE IN THE MODERN WORLD ALL THE TIME! AND THEY’RE EASIER THAN YOUR SUPPOSED QUALITATIVE STUDIES! NUMBERS! YOU NEED TO TRUST NUMBERS!!!!!!), and submitted all requirements. 
- Finally, it was time for Cale to be called to the podium. 
- It felt surreal. In his previous life as Kim Rok Soo, getting a diploma had only been a distant dream. When he received his diploma, the audience clapped, but his family had been the loudest. 
- The smile on his face had the widest and the most honest grin he’d ever made in years.
- And when the program was over, Raon and the other children took pictures of Cale with his Diploma, then pictures of Cale with his family, then they had to ask someone to take pictures of Cale with his whole family (does it end up becoming a painting in Cale’s Villa? Yes. Yes it Does. Even in the Henituse Territory.)
- (Cale asked Mueller and Rosalyn months ago to create a camera, which is similar to the recording device but it takes still images instead. Mueller had a blast making it. Rosalyn had a blast adding additional features to it.)
- Cale was smiling widely in these pictures too. 
.... ... ...
- Along with his new associates, they manage to build successful orphanages for children, with an additional added public school accepted by the Roan Department of Education that is open to all children and sponsored both by the Henituse Family and the Roan Government.
- There are less children in the streets now. 
- Homeless people are next, and Cale finds himself creating jobs for them as well. Mostly labor under Mueller, who seems to have grown as a great leader under Violan’s guidance during the war. 
- There are also more than the homeless and orphans that he needed to pay attention to, but he knows that his associates (and dare he say it friends) got it all handled. He’ll handle what he could. And if they need his help, he’ll offer what he can.
- Cale’s new routine in his slacker life now includes running 7 different orphanages across the kingdom, as temples who didn’t need the extra children to train were dumped into his “capable hands”. 
- Life goes on...
- Well, until Cale gets bored again, of course. 
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weirdsht · 3 years ago
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kahalangdon . 4
a/n: idk which one is longer this chapter or chapter 2
Warnings: hints of abuse, trauma, and ptsd
English isn’t my first language so there will be grammatical errors
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kahalangdon
(means dignity in deep tagalog)
Parental figure Cale Henituse, Parental Figure Alberu Crossman, Reincarnated child Reader
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Cale, no Kim Rok Soo is the type of person that just adjusts and goes along with whatever’s happening. He's someone that’s rarely shaken no matter what life throws at him. But this was just too much.
‘I’m going to smack that God of Death later and have Cage curse him’
But no matter how flexible one is, living beings will always come face to face with disadvantageous things. That thing has now come face to face with Cale.
Ever since he saw the kid’s face that’s residing in his sworn brother’s arms, he knew in his soul who that kid is. How could he forget the very last person that slipped away from his hold before transmigrating as Cale Henituse. She may have been reincarnated but she looks and sounds the same as the kid Cale knew and cared for back on Earth, and when she slowly muttered “Rok Soo-hyung” his heart leaped.
Cale still needs to stay vigilant, no matter what his heart and soul tells me, he must put logic above first. Maybe it was him being in disbelief, maybe in denial, no matter Cale thinks that he made a sound decision. Thus why he decided to first sit and observe.
“Ahem I may be someone who’s been confined for a long time but I am not that naive. I think I have an idea on why I am brought here and I’m willing to cooperate. Just please don't expect too much from me as they also tell me, a kid, pretty much nothing.”
‘I see she’s still sharp and witty. Although she’s speaking as though she wasn’t admiring the setting and the characters of the novel this came from a few minutes ago’
He couldn’t help and suppress a chuckle as he listened to what this cute kid had to say. Cale wouldn’t usually describe something as cute, but he thinks this one time is warranted since she’s acting based on how he taught her before.
[Human, this baby dragon is also great and mighty! Too bad we already decided that she’ll be under the kind crown prince’s care]
Raon’s words felt like a bucket of iced water to Cale. Due to the longing he was trying to suppress, he nearly forgot about the deal that went on before they met the child. Nevertheless Cale is good at suppressing so the conversation went smoothly.
Questions after questions came, some easy to answer, some she didn't even know existed. Still, the brave little girl in front of Cale tried to answer all the questions they had.
Things went on for longer than they had taught but all now they had more information that could help them. The group was about to leave the room and let the exhausted child rest when Cale pulled them aside.
“I need to talk to her alone, all of you can go on ahead”
“Are you sure Cale-nim?”
“Yes, you too Raon. Maybe you can get some sweets for her, she likes those.”
Choi Han may have his nephew’s memories but he wasn’t with them when they first met the girl. That’s why he has doubts, but decided to trust Cale and his decisions.
“Just promise that you’ll give us an explanation later. I’m going to be the child’s guardian after all so I at least should know this things”
With that the group left to give the two privacy.
For the first time today, Cale took a good look at the child sitting down on the bed the palace workers had prepared. Signs of abuse and malnutrition were visible on her body. Her features and voice may be the same, but at the same time she looks different from the girl Cale and his closest friends from earth raised.
“I.. let me introduce myself to you. I’m Cale Henituse, eldest child and trash of Count, no it’s Duke now, Henituse. Before that, I.. I was first KIm Rok Soo. I was first on earth, I first watched the world turn upside down, I first fought for my survival, and I first brought in a kid that me and two other guys raised not long after I went under Lee Soo Hyuk’s company team.”
There was an uncharacteristic vulnerability in his voice as he spoke. Cale knew who this kid was and he knew that she would understand his words, but that didn’t stop the anxiety from creeping in. The anxiety and guilt that has been gnawing Cale inside-out only seem to worsen as he saw the child look at him with teary eyes.
He knows more than anyone else in this world just how brave this child is. He knows more than anyone the hardships she has gone through back on earth, especially before he met her and took her in. More than anyone in the world, and most especially in this castle he knew what this girl is like. Thus why he also knows just how innocent and vulnerable she really is.
“I- Are you really my hyung? You’re not lying right? You don’t have to mind reading magic or something like that right?”
“It’s me, it’s really me. The one that took you in and the one who introduced you to books.
This is the hyung you used to call lazy as he seem to just read books but still join him on reading until you fell asleep.
The hyung that read the first three volumes of Birth of a Hero with you and laughed as you complain about why isn’t there someone like the protagonist Choi Han to beat up all the monsters back on earth.
It’s me one of older brothers that you refer to as hyung just because it had a nice ring to it
And this hyung is sorry for leaving you to go through all that alone but I promise that you won’t go through that ever again, not on my watch.”
By the time he finished speaking the kid had flung her weak body on him and was sobbing. Incoherent sobs and wailing were probably heard outside the room but neither of them cared.
Soon tears dried up and the conversation continued with the polymorphed girl’s eyes swollen red. Cale listened as she shared everything that happened to her ever since she was born in this world.
How she was scared when she woke up after clearly dying in a new world
How a man who strangely looked like him insisted that he was her father, or at the very least her guardian.
How she was almost deceived and trusted the man
How she learned the cruel reality, and suffered for years under the White Stars watch.
How bad she wanted to cry and almost gave up but remembered what her hyungs taught her
Eyes that were already swollen were filled to brim with tears once more. The years that Cale has missed in his child’s life were explained in detail. In turn, Cale also shared his experience of what happened to him throughout the years they were apart.
What happened to him after she died
What books he read and continued in her stead
What he did instead of grieving as that was a luxury in their world
What are his goals
What he did right after learning he was now Cale Henituse
What mess he committed to achieve his slacker life dreams
What trashy actions he committed in front of the nobles
Everything, just everything that came to his mind he told her. Like that the two of them caught up with each other. Wounds weren’t healed but they stopped stinging for the time being.
The moment that Cale said to his group turned into minutes. Minutes turned into hours and just like that two of them fell asleep with no regard whatsoever to the world.
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illusionsofdreaming · 3 years ago
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This is my first time asking,but may I please have imagines about the TCF boys (Cale,Choi Han,Alberu and Beacroix) accidentally imagining you in a wedding gown because reader was wearing a white dress for a festival or for a ball?.(I'm so lonely and desperately need hope for the week.I love you're writing and rarely see any fics about Trash count that's an xreader,so to find your account is the greatest thing that happened to me this week!)
Notes: I know you’ve been waiting for this for a while so I hope I did it justice. Writing this gave me cavities I’ll never recover from.
Ft: Cale, Choi Han, Alberu, Beacrox
Female reader
Cale Henituse
The sound of the ballroom was muted behind glass-paned doors of the thankfully empty balcony as Cale leaned against the railings, tugging on his collar to release the first few buttons with a tired sigh. Socialising really wasn’t his forte, but even he couldn’t afford to avoid an event held within the Henituse territory. An event that celebrated the opening of the kingdom’s first community school and the duchy’s first step in a long term project to reimage and repurpose the once uninhabitable Forest of Darkness.
The concept of an all-inclusive school regardless of one’s station or species had not been taken well by most of the nobility class, however, what once was the Henituse county was now the Henituse duchy. And with the kingdom’s Silver Shield Hero personally backing the project, not even the nobility was willing to risk ending on Henituse’s bad side.
He attended as a leader, an ally and a threat all wrapped in one. Though Duchess Violan and Basen were there to divert most conversations from him, there was still too much attention on him. He couldn’t stop the growing sense of dread that he’d never escape from this pit of responsibilities that only seemed to grow deeper each passing day. Thankfully, though his attendance was required to make a statement, no one said he had to stay indoors the entire time.
He wondered how much time had passed when the balcony doors opened once more.
“So that’s where you are.”
It was a smart move of yours to dress simply to show your family’s support as supposed to dressing extravagantly which would’ve gone against the purpose of the school itself.
You wore a slim, form-hugging white dress that fanned out towards the bottom. Free of excessive gems and accessories, the lack of decorative arrangements drew everyone’s attention towards your natural beauty accompanied and enhanced by the light makeup you wore.
Cale was never one to wax poetics, but even he could not deny that with the warm lights of the ballroom framing your back like a gentle halo and muted waltz music playing in the background, he was absolutely spellbound.
“My, how much did you drink tonight already?” You clicked your tongue as you joined him by the railings.
He glanced at the untouched glass of wine in his hands. “Not much.”
He would’ve taken offence at your disbelieving hum but found himself watching you as you swirled your glass of champagne.
You were close enough that he could feel the heat of your arm just inches away, tantalisingly close and yet still so far away. Your eyes closed as the fall breeze blew past and played with a strand of hair that had strayed from the delicate bun plait you had on tonight. Underneath the stars, a rare moment of peace shared with you, he found himself suddenly envisioning a future-
-white chapel halls and high arches. Rows and rows of benches and tables filled with many of the world’s delicacies. Surrounded by familiar faces and laughter. It was chaotic and noisy, a combination that would’ve surely irked him but somehow he found it bearable. His focus was drawn to the beautiful ring on your finger, of your hand tightly woven with his and your smile, so lovely and mesmerising, just for him.
A formidable lump seemed to have formed in his throat as his throat dried. His fingers clutched the thin stem of his glass as he raised the wine to his mouth.
“Take a break,” your hand covered the top of his glass before it reached his lips and took the cup from his hands. “Can’t have the hero of the party looking like a drunkard can we?” Tipping the drink into the ferns below.
What a waste of good wine. He had only a moment’s time to mourn for its loss when he flinched against the sudden feeling of your hand on his forehead, only slightly cool from the night air, yet freezing against his skin.
“You’re getting really red.” You frowned in concern.
“It’s…” he blinked at you, the after images of his daydream swam vividly in his mind and made it infinitely harder for him to gather his wits. “…I’ll be fine.” He guided your hand away from his face, turning his gaze outward as his heartbeat pounded by his ears. “..I just need a little air.”
He could see that you were suspicious but he was thankfully saved from further questioning as the muffled sound of someone calling your name was heard through the glass doors. For a moment you looked torn between two ways, but a decision was made when your name was called for once more.
“Don’t stay out here too long.” You moved towards the doors but paused as you cast a glance back over your shoulder.
“You still owe me a dance.”
The glass panes closed behind you with a resounding click, leaving Cale behind running a tired hand down his face, head filled with complicated thoughts.
The shape of a tiny square box digging into the side of his thigh never felt heavier in his pocket.
Choi Han
“Choi Han did you hear?” You must have ran a fair bit for you to be flushed and panting this early in the morning. Instantly he was alert, his training sword lowered as he turned, “_________?” concern lined his voice.
You grasped his hand in excitement, eyes wide and shining so bright it took him by surprise. “The spring fair is here! Let’s go together!”
.❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。  .❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。  .❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。  .❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。  .❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。
Lately, you’ve been worrying about him overworking and not taking enough time for himself to rest, so to you news of the fair came at just the right time as you took it upon yourself to encourage Choi Han to let loose and have fun.
With his hand captive in yours as you dragged him around the fair, Choi Han didn’t have the heart to tell you that no matter how tired he might’ve felt, any sense of exhaustion would be washed away by simply being in your presence.
It’s been a while since he attended public events and even now, the crowds and people can be overwhelming. But your excitement was infectious, melting his wariness as you dragged him from stall to stall. You tried every kind of snacks from sweet to savoury and made it your mission to find souvenirs for everyone back home. You bought flower crowns from a little girl selling handpicked flora and happily crowned both you and him in daisies and forget-me-nots. A passing grandma’s sincere compliment of you being adorable couples sent blood rushing to his face.
Though hesitant at first, at your insistence, he tried the game booths and within a matter of moments, racked up an impressive pile of stuffed toys and gifts. The most he did was hurl plastic rings at a target with deadly accuracy, yet for some reason, the other booths suddenly seemed to have developed a fear of his approach, some even began begging for mercy.
“Was that not what I was supposed to do?” he queried with concern, looking back at the sobbing booth owner now emptied of gifts.
You only laughed in response and ushered him to the next area after you have returned half the prizes back to the booth owner and donated the rest to the children around the area.
He never thought himself a spontaneous person, but when it came to you he found that he didn’t mind. Even when it meant being dragged to dance in the middle of the city to the hearty beat of a festive dance.
There was no order to the dance and Choi Han was surprised to find how incredibly addictive it was to be led by the beat of the rowdy music and let his body take the lead. As the music built up to a high, he lifted you up by the waist, your white sundress fanned out as he spun you and you burst out laughing with thrill. The image of you against blue skies, your beautiful white dress accompanied by a crown of flowers and your cheerful laughter was burned in his mind. He was hit with the strongest urge to hold you close and never let go. A deep and primal longing he’d been always careful not to prod was now exposed and he shuddered at the weight of just how much he felt. He had never craved something so much like this moment with you. He needed this. He realised. He needed you.
“Choi Han?” you asked still breathless from laughing so much, “the song ended, you can release me now.”
For a moment, his arm tightened in resistance, “I… “ he faltered as his heart thudded against his ribcage. “Yes..” he lets you go, like a spell’s release, his arms dropped back down by his side. You moved on to peruse the other activities of the festival, blissfully unaware of the hero behind glancing at the jewellery store just by the side.
Alberu Crossman
He suspected that your dress was designed with your family crest, Lily of the Valley, in mind. Bright accents of spring green weaved into sheer fabric and white silk that curved around your shape just perfectly. It’s a design that’s a refreshing breath of air in a ballroom filled with heavy colors and weighted gazes.
As he pulled you in for a twirl, his hand supported your weight easily and his fingers smoothed down the soft material.
“You look beautiful tonight.” Absolutely breathtaking.
And he couldn’t keep his eyes off you.
Your smile was knowing as you tipped your head back, revelling in the searing gaze he traced against the line of your neck. “So you’ve told me, several times this night.”
He guided you back upright and held your hand as you switched places with practiced steps. “You seem to doubt my words?” He hummed with a smile.
“Your tongue is washed with honey your majesty,” and your smile widened at the amused chuckle that slipped past his lips. “forgive me if I don’t swoon like a fragile maiden.”
“I’ll try my best not to take offence.” he replied smoothly, pulling you close as he lost himself in the depths of your eyes.
The ballroom was packed with nobles and opportunists, all vying for even a second of his attention. But they might as well have been invisible, for Alberu had been hopelessly and willingly bewitched by you from the moment you entered the hall in that gorgeous white dress. He followed the sway of your body and his fingers twitched by your waist, wanting to follow the trail of embroidered patterns of your dress and only just holding himself back.
Your dress was simple, basic even, but perhaps it was the atmosphere or having you so close he could feel the heat of your body through the thin layer of fabric that threatened to destroy every semblance of sobriety he’d gathered up. He was hopelessly smitten, enraptured by the spell you held over him.
He can’t help but think that you would look amazing in white and gold too.
As the music faded out, you both took a step back and bowed however, before you could leave he’d captured your hand in his.
Your confused expression was adorable even as you allowed him to pull you close.
“Would milady be interested in joining me for another dance?”
“Again?” You sighed, exasperated, like you’ve somehow expected this. “This would be our third dance.”
“And hopefully not our last?”
“You’re not planning on taking all my dances tonight are you?” Your suspicion was charming and very correct, not that he would admit it aloud. He only flashed an innocent smile at your tired sigh.
“Have anyone told you that you’ve quite the nasty personality?” You whispered even as you took his hand for your third dance.
“No one would believe it.” He whispered back and something in his chest filled with warmth at the laughter it prompted from you.
“You’re unbelievable.”
“And you’re beautiful.” He returned with a grin.
Though you scoffed with exasperation, he was thankful you’re willing to entertain his selfish desires to keep you close.
He just can’t stand the thought of you being in anyone’s arms but his tonight.
Beacrox Molan
He had returned to the mansion late at night after finishing a reconnaissance mission for the Young Master when movement by the corner of his eyes alerted him. Instantly, his hand pressed against the hidden weapons on his person as he turned to search for potential intruders until he happened across the strangest sights.
Of everything that he'd expected to find, you dancing under moonlight surrounded by fireflies was not one of them.
“___________?” he couldn’t keep the incredulity from his tone as he stepped forward.
You didn’t stop dancing even as you were alerted to his presence, dressed in your nightgown as you swayed to music only you could hear.
“Oh, I couldn’t sleep, there’s a song stuck in my head and I just had to get it out.” you chuckled. “I must look quite silly.” you smiled but it was not said in shyness, you were never one who cared about the judgement of others.
The moment was rather… surreal. “Not at all.” his voice was low. “You look..” his voice faltered. How does he tell you that when he first spotted you, for an incredulous moment, the flash of white amongst the dark colors of the garden, he thought he spotted a fairy.
You had your hair down from your usual up-do, makeup-free and yet still the prettiest person he’s ever seen. He’s suddenly reminded of a dream of his, one that’s been reoccurring more and more often lately, where you held his hands to join in matrimony.
You hummed softly, “Join me?” you requested so gently, so oblivious to the desires that pooled within him. Daring to reach out to take his hands which had inflicted pain and suffering on so many others. He glanced down at your delicate wrists as morbid thoughts crossed unbidden past his mind. He knew exactly which tendon to press to cause the most pain, which vein to slit to bleed a person dry, these hands of his could easily break yours- yet, he was pliant, boneless as he followed, so easily led.
He stumbled through the first few steps, “I…” he started, “don’t know how to dance.” he admitted, feeling his hands burn as you placed them on your waist.
“It’s alright.” you smiled, “I’m not great at it either.”
Liar. He thought as he frowned. Surely, you know what you’re doing to him. Your smile and every sway of your hips stole the very breath from his lungs, luring him like a siren’s call to wade into a depthless ocean at night. Evoking feelings a person in his line of work shouldn’t harbour at all.
“You’re very quiet tonight.” you remarked.
Beacrox grunted in reply, glad that the night was dark enough that you probably couldn’t see that the tips of his ears were burning.
Thankfully, you’re used to him being sparse with words so you didn’t take offence, instead, filled the air between you by humming a tune. You pulled him along in your imaginary dance and he’s a puppet helplessly drawn along to your directing, every sense of his attuned to you.
He didn’t know how long it lasted, dancing with only the moon and stars as witnesses, his dreams and reality overlapping. It could’ve been a few minutes but it might as well have lasted an eternity.
His eyes traced the shape of your face, noted the subtle flush of your cheeks and serene smile as you enjoyed yourself. His gaze trailed lower to your exposed shoulders, wondering how you’re not feeling chilled by the autumn air- all too suddenly did he remember what you were wearing. Instantly, he pulled you in tight, holding you to his front firmly as his gaze sharpened.
“What were you thinking, coming out alone to the gardens so late and in nothing but your nightwear?”
You let out a breath of surprise at the sudden movement but didn’t seem too alarmed as you pulled back slightly to raise your eyebrow in face of his sudden grouchiness. “I told you, I couldn’t sleep and I was getting ready for bed, what else would I be wearing if not my nightwear?”
“Others could’ve seen you.” A muscle underneath his eye twitched at the unpleasant thought.
You rolled your eyes, “No one comes to the gardens at this time of night.”
“I did.”
“..except you.” you corrected, huffing lightly through your nose. You pushed against his hold and he released you easily, despite the irritation on his face.
“You can relax Bea, I was only out for a little while.“
“Yet, long enough to feel the chill of the wind.” he said, having noticed the gooseflesh that rose against your skin. He shrugged off his coat and dropped it over your shoulders. “Take it.” he frowned, “Return it later.”
You looked at the coat on your shoulder, fingers touching the material before looking up at him through your lashes, knowing smile on your face. “Jealousy is unbecoming on you.”
He felt his expression darken and instead of responding to your teasing, he closed the front of his coat. “You shouldn’t wear white.”
This seemed to surprise you as your eyebrows lifted and you glanced down your front. “Oh.. does it not suit me?”
His hands tightened against the jacket around you and in one swift movement, he pulled you close, leaning down to breathe by your ear.
“It suits you too well.”
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phantom-thiefx · 3 years ago
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Tcf incorrect quotes part 6=
♡♡
Cale: "On a scale from one to ten, how bad do you think it would be if-"
Alberu: "At least twenty."
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*Dorph interrogation scene*
Dorph: "fuck you"
Dorph: *spits blood*
Cale: "What the fuck dude? Nobody's even hit you yet. Where did you get all that blood from?"
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Cale: "That's it! I am going on a three years marathon nap."
Choi Han: "Cale-nim that's called going into a coma."
Cale: *raises eyebrow*
Cale: "And your point is?"
♡♡
Rosalyn: "This is such a bad idea."
Hannah: "Then why are you coming along?"
Rosalyn: "One of us needs to be able to talk young master Cale out of yelling at us when this inevitably goes wrong."
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Alberu: "On the count of three, lets apologize to each other."
Cale: "Sounds okay to me."
Alberu: " Then One, two, three."
Cale: ...
Alberu: ...
Alberu: '...Now i am disappointed in both of us."
♡♡
Witira: "We are leaving to go see young master Cale. Are you guys prepared?"
Paseton: "I MOST CERTAINLY AM NOT!!"
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The Crossover Family Tree's
Dion x Medea
-Benjamin
-Leilin
-Lucas
-Kaira
-Eun Lee
The way to protect the female leads older brother/Your throne/I have become the hero's rival/Today the villainess has fun again/Who made me a princess/Actually I was the real one/Princess of doom
Jeremy x Jeanette
-Carina
-Axion
-Bianca
-Joseph
-Florentina
The way to protect the female leads older brother/Who made me a princess/Limited time extra/Untouchable lady/Marriage business/Actually I was the real one/I'll master this family
Rezef x Psyche
-Leticia
-Isis
-Athanasia
-Luca
-Eril
The villainess is a marionette/Your throne/The way to protect the lovable you/Into the light once again/Who made me a princess/I will change the genre/Matchmaking baby princess
Izeck x Marcia
-Kalia
-Fiona
-Kallisto
-Amy
How to get my husband on my side/The perfect ending plan of the villain in a fairytale/The baby is not yours/I have become the male leads wife/Death is the only ending for the villainess/My sister picked up the male lead
Killian x Marianne
-Dokja
-Kyla
-Eustaph
-Yurisien
Villainess Maker/Demonic contract/Omnisent reader point of view/Let's hide my younger brother first/Recording hall/Blacked haired princess
Ian x Melissa
-Rosalette
-Ruth
-Ijekiel
Finding Camila/Beware of the villainess/If you touch my little brother you're all dead/Under the oak tree/Who made me a princess
Eros x Claudia
-Luciphella
-Hikan
-Jeremy
Your throne/I have become the hero's rival/The way that knight lives as a lady/The strongest characters in the world are obsessed with me/The way to protect the female leads older brother
Arwin x Latte
-Arista
-Ariadna
-Fiyord
Miss not-so-sidekick/Abandoned empress/Daughter of the emeror/My mother get's married again
Abel x Charlize
-Ayesha
-Maribelle
-Ian
-Felix
-Claudia
I have become the wife of the male lead/I tamed a tyrant and ran away/I married the male leads dad/The villainess needs a tyrant/Finding Camila/I have become the hero's rival
Thenstheon x Cassia
-Euredian
-Juvelian
-Hikka
I became the wife of the monstrous crown prince/Honey I'm going on a strike/I seduced the villains father/Father, I don't want to get married/The reason raeliana ended up at the dukes mansion
Lithera
-Reynold
-Penelope
-Astair
-Lili
Another typical fantasy romance/Death is the only ending of the villainess/Let's hide my younger brother first/An unseemly lady
Kallisto x Cayena
-Roxanne
-Alberu
-Beatrice
-Arez
-Hailynn
Death is the only ending for the villainess/The villainess is a marionette/The way to protect the female leads older brother/The reason raeliana ended up at the dukes mansion/Trash of the counts family/Actually I was the real one/Am I your daughter
Helio x Elizabeth
-Killian
-Yona
-Nadricka
-Erich
-Hari
-Leon
Your throne/The emperor reverses time/Here comes the golden spoon/Beware of the villainess/I fell into the world of a reverse harem game/Beware of the brothers/In this life I will raise you well your highness
Felix x Juvelian
-Dahlia
-Aisha
-Ethel
-Artemis
I have become the hero's rival/ Father, I don't want to get married/The strongest characters in the world are obsessed with me/Into the light once again/The villainess is a marionette/Choose your tyrant daddy
Lucas x Athanasia
-Charlotte
-Kara
Who made me a princess/Cheerful countess sister's
Cale x Leilin
-Perion
-Karen
-Adelaide
-Leticia
-Elena
-Leonia
Trash of the counts family/Today the villainess has fun again/Your throne/Resetting lady/Say ah the silver spoon is entering/My secretly hot husband/My observational diary of elena evoy/I have become the male leads adopted daughter
Siegren x Penelope
-Rosica
-Yerenica
-Casia
-Aira
-Anastasia
I have become the hero's wife/Death is the only ending for the villainess/Doubled faced princess/I seduced the villains father/The princess doll shop/Becoming the villains family/The villainous princess wants to live in a gingerbread house
Reynold x Shuli
-Carnelia
-Herman
-Vivian
-Aylet
-Adel
Death is the only ending for the villainess/Stepmother's Märchen/Survive as the hero's wife/The precious little sister of the villain grand duke/It was a mistake grab duke/A transmigratior privilege/Baby Empress
Clevian x Navier
-Luminas
-Aria
-Vincent
-Ancia
I shall master this family/Remarried empress/Into the light once again/The villainess reverses the hourglass/Becoming the villains family/I became the wife of the monstrous crown prince
Felix x Livia
-Cale
-Eleanor
-Maximilian
-Karyuel
Who made me a princess/I became the wife of the male lead/Trash of the counts family/I didn't mean to seduce the male lead/Under the oak tree/Black haired princess
Ludwig x Rashta
-Lucas
-Rosenitte
-Anet
-Christian
-Cossete
Actually I was the real one/Remarried empress/I have Become the hero's rival/The princess imprints the traitor/The trash princess second life/Actually I was the real one/Into the light once again
Claude x Diana
-Rudbeckia
-Heinry
-Cayena
-Rezef
-Joshua
Who made me a princess/How to get my husband on my side/Remarried empress/The villainess is a marionette/An unseemly lady
Heinry x Renesha
-Samona
-Elzay
-Alicia
-Leon
-Olivia
-Ran
-Ethan
Remarried empress/A false confession/Lady baby/The villains savior/The tyrant's sister/The emperor reverses time/The villainess is a marionette/The recording hall/Please don't eat me
Perion x Olivia
-Rosalia
-Kate
-Raeliana
-Priscilla
Your throne/The villainess is a marionette/I became the villains mom/The detective of muiella/The reason raeliana ended up at the dukes mansion/Priscillas marriage request
Cassis x Lillian
-Stan
-Melissa
-Irene
The way to protect the female leads older brother/Who made me a princess/This is obviously a fraudulent marriage/Beware of the villainess/I have become the hero's rival
Anastasius x Penelope
-Aseph
-Meldenik
-Rubert
-Jeanette
Who made me a princess/The villain's saviour/Please don’t come to the villainess stationery store/Your majesty, please don't kill me again/Who made me a princess
Erudian x Elvia
-Izeck
-Ellen
-Livia
-Girono
-Neveah
-Blake
-Brisney
I seduced the villains father/I fell into a reverse harem game/How to get my husband on my side/I became the wife of the male lead/Strange love rivals increased/Can we become a family/I became the wife of the monstrous crown prince/I seduced the villains father
Noah x Yona
-Leslie
-Larissa
-Ian
-Cecil
The reason why realiana ended up at the duke mansion/Beware of the villainess/The monstrous duke adopted daughter/A perfect ending plan of the villain in the fairy tale/Survive as the hero's wife
Gallahan x Camila
-Noah
-Izana
-Dietrich
-Noel
-Llyod
-Lae
-Aria
I shall master this family/The precious little sister of the villainous grand duke/The reason raeliana ended up at the dukes mansion/Virtues of the villainess/The precious little sister of the villainous grand duke/Why are you doing this duke?/Becoming the villains family/How to be a dark hero's daughter/The reason raeliana ended up at the dukes mansion
Rayburn x Maximilian
-Mariette
-Oscar
-Arabella
-Elphinny
-Ashtarte
I'm stanning the prince/Under the Oak tree/I am the sister of the possed female lead/The villainess reverses the hourglass/Actually I was the real one/Lady baby/Ashtrate
Zachary x Rosentine
-Louis
-Camellia
-Camellius
-Kairos
The marriage business/Secret lady/Prince Maker/Finding camellia/The bountique at 97th street
Camellius x Rudbeckia
-Yuri
-Chris
-Larissa
-Etoile
-Yvonne
Finding camellia/How to get my husband on my side/Beware of the villainess/Doctor Elise:the royal lady with the lamp/Marilyn loves larissa too much/I stole the male leads first night/Please bully me miss villainess
Therdeo x Camellia
-Bethrion
-Claire
-Zekehart
-Lotilucia
My in-laws are obsessed with me/Finding camellia/The monstrous duke adopted daughter/Why are you doing this duke?/Actually I was the real one/Monster duke's daughter
Damian x Cecilia
-Adalicia
-Penia
-Calliope
-Damien
-Abel
-Lapel
-Mu
Monster duke's daughter/Strange love rivals increased/The strongest characters in the world are obsessed with me/Lady baby/Lucia/I married the male leads dad/I found a husband when I picked up the male lead/I raised a black dragon
Eith x Leyrin
-Theor
-Rafael
-Rayed
-Decald
-Irene
-Dellin
I'm the soldier's ex-girlfriend/This is an obvious fraudulent marriage/How to hide the emperor's child/This is an obvious fraudulent marriage
Hiika x Rubia
-Raelle
-Libertia
-Ariel
-Charlotte
-Helena
-Ciel
-Leona
-Vivian
The reason why realiana ended up at the dukes mansion/The lady wants to rest/Villainess in love/When the villainess loves/The lady's butler/The princess is bored again today/Saving the villain who was abandoned by the female lead/The princess is evil/The land lord baby retires
Edwin x Irene
-Linden
-Hillise
-Theo
-Lorraine
-Trail
-Anissa
-Lousie
I was born a second daughter/I have become the hero's rival/I became the villainess in an anticlimactic novel/Untouchable lady/I was born a second daughter/The precious little sister of the villainous grand duke/I only came to find my dad
Max x Beatrice
-Elise
-Maise
-Perez
-Robel
-Lorraine
-Alpen
-Arien
-Arjen
-Joshua
-Stella
Father I don't want to get married/The reason why realiana ended up at the dukes mansion/Doctor Elise:the royal lady with the lamp/I'm the soldier's ex-girlfriend/I shall master this family/Lady baby/I shall master this family/Actually I was the real one/The tyrant's guardian is an evil witch/The twin siblings new life/I'm the soldier's ex-girlfriend
Regis x Leatrice
-Vinter
-Veronica
-Yuric
-Eunice
-Louise
-Asterias
Father I don't want to get married/The precious little sister of the villainous grand duke/Death is the only ending for the villainess/The precious little sister of the villainous grand duke/I became the male leads wife/The male leads girlfriend/Lady baby
Raquel x Ariel
-Lilian
-Shannon
-Johannes
Daughter of the archmage/I was born a second daughter/I'll do that marriage/Villainous Princess/Beware of the brothers
Sedrick x Ash
-Buttercup
-Freya
-Rona
-Ursch
Death is the only ending for the villainess/Surviving as a maid/Disobey the duke if you dare/Please throw me away/How to get my husband on my side/The villainess wants to marry a commoner!!
Benjamin x Ariel
-Dabian
-Sisley
-Freya
-Arielle
-Iset
-Arisa
I have become the hero's rival/Charming and the beast/I will break this marriage/Don’t pick up the trash you threw away/How to get my husband on my side/I fell into the world of a reverse harem game/The tyrants older sister/I became pregnant with the tyrant's child
Raymond x Roxanne
-Kaira
-Helga
-Karl
-Karina
-Enisha
The princess jewels/The way to protect the fenale leads older brother/It's useless to hang on/The real daughter is back/I only came to find my dad/Youngest princess
Ariadne
-Eris
-Anastasha
Sister in this life i'm the queen/Kill the villainess/Surviving as a illegitimate princess
Ayesha
-Laritte
-Luca
I married the male leads dad/When the count illegitimate daughter married/An unseemly lady
Ines
-Pierta
-Mikhail
The broken ring: this marriage will fail anyway/Tricked into becoming the heroine's stepmother/Writing my male leads happily ever after
Raya x Adele
-Sena
-Allendis
-Rachel
Surviving the heros wife/Please throw me away/Lady chef royal/The abandoned empress/I became the younger sister of a regretful obsessive male lead
Stan x Artizea
-Julius
-Gillieu
-Mairon
-Jay
This is an obvious fraudulent marriage/The villainess lives twice/A way to protect the loveable you/I shall master this family/I was born a second daughter
Astair x Kyla
-Vivi
-Dylan
-Regina
-Erden
-Prinz
-Blance
Let's hide my younger brother first/The symbiotic relationship between a panther and a rabbit/I tamed a tyrant and ran away/Second life of a trash princess/My husband hides his beauty/A transmigrator's privilege/I'm only a stepmother but my daughter is just too cute
Aseph x Illyana
-Elena
-Rubia
-Noelle
-Benjamin
-Yurenia
-Lisandro
The villains saviour/The breast tamed by the villainess/Shadow queen/The lady wants to rest/Say ah the golden spoon is entering/I'm worried that my brother is too gentle/She's the sister of the obsessive male lead
Dylan x Meldenik
-Ares
-Eiji
-Leon
-Dorothea
-Rachel
-Diana
-Bliss
I tamed a tyrant and ran away/Please don't come to the villainess stationary store/The tyrant's sister/The tyrant's wants a better life/The twin siblings new life/A stepmother's märchen/I became the wife of the monstrous crown prince/The villainess reverses the hourglass
Heinrich x Cossete
-Veronica
-Marianne
The villainess is a marionette/Actually I was the real one/Becoming the villain's family/Into the light once again
Philio x Hillise
-Cass
-Eloise
-Rena
-Abelle
-Ian
-Clara
I became the male leads adopted daughter/Untouchable lady/I'm a fake saintess but the gods are obsessed/The grand duchess of the north was secretly a villainess/Regina rena: to the unforgiven/She came back and opened a dessert shop/I was born a second daughter/Lady isabella's path to happiness
Christian x Diana
-Raymond
-Mia
-Iris
-Cordelia
Untouchable lady/For my abandoned love/A divorced evil lady bakes cake/Isn't being a wicked woman much better/Today the villainess has fun again/The villain's precious daughter
Bayel x Rosalyn
-Lobelia
-Edward
-Deborah
The villainess is a marionette/Trash of the counts family/How to survive sleeping with the emperor/I'm a villainess but I picked up the male lead/Isn't being a wicked woman much better
Ijekiel x Keira
-Sigrid
-Edina
-Ardmund
-Jeremy
-Elena
Who made me a princess/Actually i was the real one/Sigrid/I'm a villainess but I picked up the male lead/Don't do this your majesty/I raised the villain previously/I will stand next to the main character
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nin-deer · 3 years ago
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Day 3 - Fine Print
Fandom:
Trash of the Count's Family (TCF)
A/N:
writing this one made me realize how much i love writing shenanigans lol
and me? actually following the prompt and character? It's a miracle!!!!
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“This wasn’t part of the contract!”
Cale lazily glanced up at Alberu, currently lounging on the bed in his room. He raised an eyebrow at the prince. “Yes it was. Did you read the fine print?”
Alberu sputtered, taking out their contract. “The- The what?!”
The two had previously signed a contract, as Alberu wanted to deploy Cale on a mission. Cale had the brains and the brawns, so sending Cale meant he needed to send less people. Alberu would give him money, as normal, and Cale would go on the mission. But here the man in question was, looking as if he just woke up from a long nap. (He probably did just that.)
“The fine print, Your Highness,” Cale waved his hand, motioning vaguely at the piece of paper Alberu was holding. “It says, ‘Cale Heintuse will only participate if necessary.’ Or something like that. I do not remember the exact wording.”
Alberu squinted at the paper, and he noticed something written tiniliy at the bottom of the page right before the signatures, stating exactly what Cale had just told him. How was anyone supposed to notice that?! 
“Since Rosalyn was available, I asked her if she wanted to go. She was quite excited to be sent on this mission. Why didn’t you ask her first? Kind of counter-productive if you ask me.”
“You- No one could notice this at first glance! How is this fair?!”
Cale clicked his tongue, wagging his finger at the prince. “Hyung, this is rule number one in contracts: always read the fine print. You need to make sure the contractor isn’t exploiting you since they can put anything in the contract.”
It just so happened Cale was the contractor. He insisted on creating it, and Alberu saw no problem with it then. Alberu sighed, rubbing his temples. Did he really get scammed by Cale? Again?
“Speaking of the contract,” Cale held out one of his hands. “Rosalyn comes back today. Where’s my golden plaque?”
Alberu sighed again, grabbing Cale’s reward per the contract. This scamming bastard.
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