We are all Clowns here

Do not use the website called Sci-Hub!

It lets people access scientific articles for free. This is dangerous. It helps the free flow of knowledge and reduces the competitive edge of all the people who worked really hard to have been born into a wealth.

Like, it’s literally a website where you can type in the DOI of an article and read it, without ever having to pay the publisher who exploited the author.

Like if you want to read basically any physics, math, or CS paper, arXiv.org will have you covered, because everyone uploads their papers there before submitting to a journal (and generally updates it after peer review). I know all of my papers are on there. This is such common practice that journals have it baked into their licensing agreements that authors retain the right to upload their work to these places.

His plan was "these two actually have plenty in common and their personalities seem quite compatible. They both could use another friend. And then I'll have more time for myself." Which, he meant for them to exrcise and go out together and invite each other to their outdoor activities instead of himself.

And he was right. Too right.

Instead of the friendly platonic bond he expected them to form, they form a very much not platonic whatever that makes the air around them all pink and sweet whenever they lock eyes. It's disgusting. Why is Alberu eating his cousin with his eyes? (He was staring at his face, pinning. OgCale also does that. Rok Soo is just biased) This is the worst. (They would beg to differ)

He keeps cockblocking them because no one is allowed to creep on his cousin, not even Alberu. (He wasn't creeping on him. Rok Soo is just too protective)

Rok Soo: why are you taking my cousin to the movies?

Alberu: I thought you wanted us to hangout?

Rok Soo: Yes. So you two would annoy each other and let me slack— not so you would put your tongue down my cousin's throat!

Alberu: Well, your cousin has a really beautiful throat! Not that the rest of him isn't beautiful in any way. Especially when he laughs. Have you seen how his eyes narrow a little and his irises beam? *Sighs*

Rok Soo: Ugh. You fucking— *covers his face with cushion*

OgCale, just arriving: *smiles* Al, I'm ready *notices Rok Soo* what's up with him?

Alberu, with zero remorse: beats me. *Offers OgCale a hand* shall we?

OgCale: *giggles* You're so sweet.

Eventually Rok Soo gets over it, but he still almost chases Alberu through the halls when he catches them shamelessly making out (they were just kissing) behind a tree (they really were just kissing, but they wanted privacy. Alberu is a reserved person and OgCale can be a bit shy sometimes).

He fully accepts one of his scam buddies and his most kind cousin (again, he is biased) are dating when he realizes Alberu is an effective creep deterrent. The seemingly kind and charismatic crown prince popping out of nowhere to glare at anyone who dares to make unsavory comments about Cale The Lout is more scary than it should be. Maybe because Alberu generally is seen with a polite smile in public no matter what.

On another note, after realizing how often people say stuff about OgCale that by all means should count as sexually harassment, a group of students adopt him as one of them. They're usually really chill, but it all happens so fast that OgCale himself is confused at how, why or when this happened. The answer is: a pair of them get really worked up about harassment and checking on OgCale was the fastest way prevent them from potentially committing a crime, then they ended up liking him so they just decided he was their friend now, no takebacks.

me when I get home:

me the entire weekend:

It's horrible, yes, both the before and after. The fact that they could've got out, the fact that they knew they would've never chosen that option. It's tragic, it's doomed, and they know it's doomed. And Kim Rok Soo just standing stumped in between. Kim Rok Soo who still remembers the exact expression on both of their faces at that moment.

But like, the scene after is unique, it's entirely separate. They knew they were all headed to their deaths, but then it just, happens. There's something so quiet about that part for me. After the last time those two met their dongsaeng's gaze. After the 'I leave it to you'. It's very, you know, muted. The horror, the inevitability. It's like a report. It is a report, because that's how Rok Soo portrayed it.

And through this whole part I felt like I was holding my breath but then. Then this one line just destroys me.

'It's too late.'

And like, the impact is there. But i think the fact that the person saying this is Kim Rok Soo is what ultimately made it so devastating.

He's a strategist. He's the type to crawl his way out of his own grave just to spite the world. It's not that he's ambitious or has some 'never give up' motto. It's just the way he has survived, the idea of getting out alive being the only priority for him. He's not prideful or conceited he's simply a man who wants to rest and is adamant on pushing through anything to achieve that.

CJG would be exasperated. Saying, GoD fking dammit KRS! I wrote so many things in detail so you'll survive in that world! (Granted he made the guidebook for CJS but still—!) And you napped before you finished it? You didn't know about the final boss? You're gonna get yourself killed!

Then he sees KRS as Cale vibin, powering through everything, smashing things left and right like a shounen protagonist.

CJG:

CJS and LSH would chuckle, pat their senior's back and introduce him to their crazy punk of a dongsaeng. Maybe they have coffee while telling about their time in the company.

NOTP: the opposite of an OTP (One True Pairing). It is a ship a fan strongly dislikes. The word is a portmanteau of ‘no’ and ‘OTP’ and thus is not a contraction of any particular phrase.

Squick: anything that is a deep-seated, visceral turn-off. Squicks may be shared by many fans or be specific to one; one person’s kink may be another person’s squick.

YKINMKATO, or kink-tomato: Your Kink Is Not My Kink, And That’s Okay: used to indicate support for fannish diversity and to distinguish between disapproval or kink shaming and simply having different taste.

DLDR: Don’t Like, Don’t Read: a phrase used to warn against complaints about an aspect of fic or meta. A “live and let live” philosophy of fandom, which places the responsability for avoiding content one doesn’t want to see on the side of the fanwork consumer, rather that on the creator’s.

SALS: Ship And Let Ship: similar to the above specifically about shipping tastes.

YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary: a phrase used to acknowledge that any given individual’s personal opinion on the topic at hand may differ due to their own tastes, standards, values, experiences, etc.

As the OP points out, all of these crucially imply no moral judgment of what they’re designing.

This came to me because even though its obvious he wouldn't bother about pride considering the life he has led, its still kind of...unique. He's the type to say 'does honor serve you two meals a day?' He's the type who wouldn't hesitate to act as a servant or roll around in mud (literally) in front of anyone if it serves his purpose.

And i think that's such a captivating part of his personality to those who've only heard of his 'noble' image (Choi Han and everyone else).

The only thing he cares about is peace. Peace of everyone who lives under him, which (indirectly) means his own peace. And to those who know nothing about his non-existent self-worth, Cale would only appear as a saint, a person so humble and devoted to peace that it feels too good to be true.

But then they see him saying 'run away if you see a strong enemy'. They see him not caring about how he looks, rolling through dirt and all sorts of mess, having no shame in ordering them again and again to just run away from the battle.

Considering these actions, i think it's hard not to absolutely cherish and respect this man. A man who only cares about 'life', the lives of everyone under him, and their peace.