#i do love caleb tho

[charlottedabookworm]

I found out about your chronically sleep deprived Cor bastard child nurse student OC.

Anyway, I don't suppose you remember what the plot was supposed to be about there?

what plot?

lol but seriously i genuinely don’t think that that au ever developed a plot beyond ‘lets give prom someone in his corner and a better childhood’ and that came through with sarcastic sleep deprived nursing student caleb

I remember the uh- the reveal aus that weren’t really reveal aus cos caleb didn’t have the energy to process the fact that oh yeah cool he knows his dads name now he also has three exams and an essay due so sure whatever bye and i never wrote cors reaction so-

but yeah beyond that, despite how much i love the character, caleb really didn’t develop much of an actual au

there was maybe slightly more plot in tbe xover with my musician lc bastard? that tbh I don’t even think of as existing in a different universe he’s always caleb’s roommate to me in my head even tho he never developed a name

but there wasn’t much if there was anything at all

so yeah there was never really a plot there lol

[c-kiddo]

was worried parts of cr2 would not hold up on rewatch (especially seeing people hate the aeor arc so much) but ngl so far its either been good and fun as hell (travellercon, pirate arc) or just straight up banger after banger. like the xhorhas to angel of irons through to refjorged arc and then the cathedral.................. unrelenting slay

[sysig]

Do I know you? Do I know you? Do I know you? (Patreon)

[werewolfsonpage211]

i think i figured out why i love both the mighty nein and deep space 9 so much

every found family needs:

[sparring-spirals]

uhoh empire sib meta time.

Courtesy of that last rb by @iinfernal thinking very hard (very affectionately) about love in the form of, we are going to work to keep each other on track. Especially with Caleb and Beau. Because like. its not just about newfound acceptance, people who will give you the benefit of the doubt and help you improve, people who see your worst and love you anyway, people who will forgive you.

Like its about that! But its also about- i trust you to drag me back if i stray. i trust you to call me out, to push back. i am putting my back to you- you will protect it, and you will also pull me back if i wander.

The first big backstory reveal between Beau and Caleb was an exchange, not a kindness. it was, tell me why you are afraid of fire, and ill get you into the library. Caleb laid out some of the corners of his guilty conscience, to Nott, with all of her faith in him, (he is my boy), to Beau, with her skepticism and brusque curiosity, and it was not meant as a soft gesture. It was not a call for forgiveness, or absolution- it was an item for barter, a warning, an admission of guilt.

and Beau- still unsure, still rough around the edges and rude and defensive and angry, shell-shocked and out of her depth did not provide forgiveness, or kindness. She said something along the lines of- good god, you know thats fucked up, right? i didnt ask for this, what the fuck.

She said something like: you know what you need to do now, then, right? prevent this guy from hurting more people. This is what you've gotta do now, I think- this is what we'll do-

And Caleb gets into the library, and casts haste on Beau in a bar fight, and there is something to be said about love shaped like a willingness to disagree, to push back, to say things wrong but try to say it anyway.

Caleb, and Beau, arguing. Beau is suspicious and Caleb is ready to run, and "the problem with friends is you have to care about them". Running into old injuries and boundaries, working to learn them, to fight to communicate. Apologies that are awkward but sincere. Kindness that is misshappen but intentional.

Caleb and Beau, butting heads, poking fun, trusting the other person to be suspicious of them, when it really counts.

"Can we keep each other straight?"

Some fifty episodes apart: have faith in us, just a little bit? dont run.

follow your own advice. don't go.

Caleb, vision and hearing gone and flung out ahead, placing a hand on Beau's shoulder. Lead me well, lead me straight, bring me back if I stray. Caleb and Beau, going in circles about what to do as the world ends, ambition and magic and time and guilt, and entities at war. Worried about evil, about going wrong, needing the clear vision of someone who loves you and will not eternally forgive you.

"I'm worried I am exactly what he said I was."

"Not yet."

God just. Love as keeping each other on track. Beau and Caleb, as the only ones to get the eyes, afflicted by searching too hard for knowledge. what a horror, to have you and your tether tossed into an unknown spiral. what a comfort- if it was any of them, at least it was both. The Mighty Nein, making contingency plans, Yasha sticking close to caleb and cooing over his animal forms and ready, ready, for the worst. What a nightmare. Thank god. "Im glad it was us."

"You drove me insane."

"I hated you. You sucked."

What love. What immense care. Years on in, and it all still comes back to:

"You got my back?"

"What's the play, Beauregard?"

[deus-and-the-machina]

I definitely get being torn about TOH finale bc it was amazing in many areas and the crew worked so hard to get it all together so if there was something you didn’t like about it it’s a bit of a guilty feeling and whatnot, while also understanding that they couldn’t do all they wanted and stuff. I’m mostly just glad we can come together and celebrate this amazing show.

But I do find it annoying if someone goes “well if you didnt like this thing you just don’t get the themes and purposes” like. sometimes I do get what they were going for but it wasn’t to my liking ok. It having meaning does not mean it must be liked, and also maybe it doesn’t have a meaning, maybe it was just because Disney cut it short so they needed to wrap it up early and couldn’t elaborate. It’s ok to admit that.

Most of all I’m just so glad the crew was able to get it done after being sabotaged through everything

[wizardnuke]

YALL EVER THINK ABOUT BEAU.I SURE DO.

[bardly-working]

👀

So there was this random prompt on the kinkmeme for Avantika/Caleb…

…except it turned into this weird Fjord POV thing of him trying to figure out what the hell is going on and protect his people when Avantika unexpectedly tells him to send Caleb up after their first who’s-seducing-whom talk.

Caleb still has that confident look, but Fjord looks down and sees that his hands are twitching.  He goes over the list of Caleb’s little tics and habits, little behaviors Fjord has collected in his mind like he does with everyone he might someday impersonate, and wonders if those hands are looking to fiddle with his scarf or rub his neck or scrape his nails up and down his arms.  He wonders (not for the first time) why Caleb scratches at his arms so much. “Well that makes it even clearer then, yes?”  Caleb clears his throat. “This is an interrogation.  I doubt she will—” “A what?!” Nott shrieks. “That, that does not sound good,” Yasha whispers. “—Will be too rough, she does not want to alienate you too much. This is a show of force more than anything, as well as gathering information.” “What makes you so sure?”  Beau has a weird tone in her voice, like there’s something she’s not saying, but Fjord can’t figure it out.  There are too many missing puzzle pieces here and it’s starting to piss him off but he can’t afford to get angry, doesn’t want to be that person, not after everything he’s seen… Caleb meets Beau’s eyes and seems almost like his normal self for a moment, shoulders hunching slightly, his expression pulled down, his eyes focused instead of distant.  Fjord feels almost a jealousy for how Caleb seems to look at Beau instead of through her.  Like Beau understands things Fjord doesn’t.  Why does he never understand things?  He’s supposed to be the Captain, he’s supposed to be there for them, protect them, and he can’t even do that— “I’ve heard lines like that before, Beauregard.  For now, she wants to talk.” And what the fuck is that supposed to mean?

send me a 👀 and I’ll post a snippet from a WIP that I never got around to finishing this year.

[dandelion-roots]

[Image description: a black and white digital sketch of Caleb Jansen from the SPECTR series, a pale skinned man with long black hair, from the knees up. He’s looking off to the right suspiciously, and has his hands in his pockets. He’s wearing a jacket over a mostly-unbuttoned shirt and black ripped jeans. Next to his head is the anarchist sign. End description.]

[literalite]

Hi would you share your zoe makeover? No worries if not, have a nice day <3

hmmmmm mayyybe? i'll need to think about it some more

[triggeringtommy]

just saw a cardinal in the backyard,, that makes me feel better in a gay grieving way

[sysig]

Everything falls into place so nicely when they’re together (Patreon)

[stankycowboy]

Just throwing it out there, if you are following me as a fan of Near Dark in general and not just Severen, you can send in a meme or request directed at another member of the family. I don’t want to overburden myself with being multi-muse, but I’m happy to write for any of those hedonistic bloodsuckers.

[diabeticgirl4]

I love how Caleb uses his time to take a nice relaxing hot bath and read a good magic book, meanwhile everyone else is stealing, buying drugs, and/or committing mail fraud lmao

[sol-draws-sometimes]

Ask and you shall receive

The Barbie trailer mugshot meme but it's Adam looking Concerned and Caleb is here for the ride

ooooh YES can someone please draw this, I want to see this SO badly

[penny-anna]

no joke i genuinely do wonder how many of the Golden Guard's cause of death was 'got a hot witch girlfriend'

like. given What Happened With Caleb i feel like Belos would consider any of the Grimwalkers showing romantic interest in a witch to be a betrayal. & even tho he seems to socially isolate them, like, a lot, there's only so much he can do to prevent it - historically people generally uhh find ways to get it on even in highly unlikely circumstances.

at least a couple of them must have died for the crime of wanting to have a love and/or sex life u know