#cactiwritings

I’m disappointed in the shortage of Noble Boarding School AUs, so my brain just birthed one.

Quick note: Cale here stands for og!Cale.

Now, picture this: instead of waiting for years to start acting out, Cale Henituse age eleven convinces Deruth to send him to a noble boarding school. Violan is pregnant with Lily so the timing is just right, Cale wants to create the narrative that he’s getting kicked out.

Deruth is unsure, but Cale convinces him by throwing a fake tantrum after fake tantrum. He’s sick of being stuck at home all day, he says; he needs friends, yadda yadda. Cale relentlessly pushes and pushes and pushes, until Deruth finally gives up.

Cale has a plan! He’s going to become the worst troublemaker this school has, tarnish his reputation to the point his family is ashamed of him and the vassals can’t plead his case any longer, then make a huge mess to get expelled in a couple of years.

—except, Cale’s plan ends obliterated when he accidentally becomes the first year’s valedictorian.

"No, I was not standing up for the students! I was just complaining!", "I didn't intend to expose the staff corruption, I was trying to start trouble!" "I was trying to start a riot, not to form an student council!"

Who’s here:

Alberu — Reason: scammed the Queen.

Basically, she wanted to get rid of him to cement her children’s positions in the palace without his interference and tried to send him abroad.

Alberu is no fool and recognizes this is a good opportunity for networking: however, he won’t let his enemies peacefully get rid of him. He says ‘hell, no’ and pulls a Perez (In This Life, I Will Be The Lord/I Shall Master This Family) making the Queen pay him out of her own pocket to get rid of him.

Rosalyn — Reason: fooled her parents.

Our gal just wanted to study magic and the academy has a magic program, she basically lives a double life and her family has no idea.

Taylor Stan (uncrippled) — Reason: buying himself some time away from his crazy family to network in peace.

Eric Wheelsman & Gilbert — Reason: I just want them there.

I wouldn’t include Amiru because I’d like Amiru to focus in her own territory, therefore being homeschooled.

The reason why I’d add Gilbert is because, well, if the school has a magic program why not a knight program as well? Yes, it is just an excuse so I can add Choi Han as well.

What if Kim Rok Soo did have a brother old enough to take care of him after his parents passed? However, said brother originally ended up in a coma because of the same accident that took their parents lives, and got disconnected bc no one could/wanted to pay for life support.

Enters OG!Cale.

Cale, now KRS' older brother, wakes up before being disconnected and speed runs his rehabilitation to take KRS away from their shitty uncle.

And KRS gets the childhood he deserves.

It's the third time today I have to reassure a reader that I'm not going to inflict such an amount of pain on them

Kim Soohyun

He's 10 yrs older than his younger brother because their parents had him right away without being ready

Was born on December 23

His name shares the hangul character for "Soo" in KRS' name

Lives up to his name and was top of his class every year without fail

He's said to be so handsome that it makes people mad because they can't curse his face

He was the sole survivor of his parents' accident, but was in a coma for a couple of months. Then, he needed about a year and half of physical therapy and rehabilitation before being discharged

College dropout (due to the accident) however, it is worth to note that he got a full-ride scholarship to one of the top universities of the country

It is noted (by Kim Rok Soo and a few others) that he smells like "spicy caramel vanilla" which weirds out people at first, but they come to agree that it suits Soohyun's personality after getting to know him

He has a mole under his right eye

1) glasses

2) braid

3) fox spirit/youkai make up

Oh god, that's such an interesting question. Thank you‼️

I would say it kind of depends on which state OgCale's body is. Like. Whether or not it is in the build/shape it originally was before KRS!Cale turned it into this willowy, frail-looking and androgynous man.

I will answer based on both scenarios 💕 and elaborate on why below.

Preview:

Cale watched both men with rapt attention.

Normally, it would be expected that the one of lower rank would greet his superior, yet Kim Rok Soo kept looking ahead unbothered. He clearly ignored the director.

“Kim Rok Soo.” Apparently, the man couldn’t stand it so he spoke first. “It looks like you enjoyed your day off, good thing it wasn’t enough to use up all your PTO this time.”

Cale glanced at the troublemaker in question and— ah.

Wow.

When Rok Soo turned around, he had a smile oozing with charm.

Somehow, it was scarier than Ron’s benign smile.

“The director sure pays close attention to my private matters. As a subordinate, that makes me happy.”

Suddenly, Ho Chan-Yeol’s words flowed through Cale’s mind: ‘Kim Rok Soo only speaks politely when shit is about to go down.’ 

Preview:

Crossing Cale Henituse had always been unthinkable, for he was heavily protected by his family’s wealth and power. This was the misconception of prey who didn’t understand their own ecosystem.

Everyone thought they were the ones letting things slide, blissfully unaware that Cale was the benevolent party all along.

He was like an indifferent predator who let the small parasitic life-forms cling to him. They were far too insignificant to actually harm him, and he saw certain benefits to their actions. It was mutually beneficial even if they had no clue about this themselves.

Count Deruth would take care of anyone who wronged his son, without a doubt.