⋆˚꩜.ᐟ : including — cutesy hcs, avg fluff, implied marriage! [౨ৎ] synopsis: random domestic things the lads!men do [♡₊˚ ♕]: her highness's decree: Don't know what I'm gonna post after this lol, we might do a freaked out multi poll but summer themed or sum idk

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SYLUS

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ🐇་༘࿐ puts his hand over sharp table corners when you walk past them; He does it so naturally you almost miss it. Whenever you walk past sharp table corners or low hanging edges, his hand is already there before you even register it. His warm palm pressed against the edge, cushioning it so you don’t bump into it. Most of the time, you don’t even realize it’s happened until you feel it—Sylus's hand brushing lightly against the side of your head instead of wood.

And when you finally do notice, it’s always the same.

You pause, turning your head slightly to look at him, caught between confusion and that soft, familiar flutter in your chest.

Sylus doesn’t look at you right away. Only after a moment does his gaze flick toward you, calm and gentle, but softer when it meets your eyes. "Careful there, sweetie," he says, a teasing lilt threading through his voice.

"Wouldn't want an injured kitten on our hands, would we?"

-> soft yandere caleb hcs:

1. “you’re mine. you said so.” you get busy—miss a call, forget a text—and when you finally answer, his voice is calm, too calm. “i waited. for hours.” you apologize, sweetly, teasingly even, but he doesn’t laugh. “you promised you’d always be there, remember? don’t break your promises. i… don’t handle that well.” and later, when he holds you close, you feel the way his hands tremble slightly against your waist like he’s afraid you’ll disappear if he lets go.

2. his name in your phone has a lock emoji. -> he changed it himself. he also disabled the option to delete his contact. “just in case someone thinks they can slide into your messages,” he said, pressing a soft kiss to your cheek, “they’ll know who you belong to.”

3. he tracks you. -> not in a creepy way (okay maybe a little), but he has your location always. and when he sees you’re somewhere unexpected, he texts immediately: “what are you doing there?” ……you ask how he knew. “because you’re mine pipsqueak, and i need to know you’re safe. that’s not too much to ask, is it?” and the look in his eyes? he’d burn the whole galaxy just to get you back home.

4. he doesn’t like you being friends with your ex-> at all. he doesn’t raise his voice. doesn’t tell you not to. he just shuts down emotionally, turns icy and unreadable. it’s bound with his actions though… he would probably still do everything acts of service wise. but he wants you to understand something is wrong, wants you to probe… and when you confront him, he finally murmurs, “i don’t want to be second choice to anyone. i want to be your only. and if that’s too much—” you cut him off with a kiss. you have to. because his voice was starting to sound a little unhinged and a little too honest.

5. he locks the door when you argue.-> not to trap you essentially (which he thinks he isn’t doing…) just to make sure you don’t leave. “we’re not going to sleep angry pips,” he says, softly. “you don’t walk away from me. not when we love each other this much baby.” and when you calm down, he pulls you into his lap, arms like iron around you, and whispers again and again, “mine. mine. mine.”

6. he doesn’t like you dressing up for anyone but him.-> you put on a new outfit, stunning, radiant—and his jaw clenches. why are you so breath-taking my gorgeous he thinks… no wonder he wants a world with just the two of you. “who’s that for?” / “me,” you say, innocent. but he steps closer, cups your jaw gently, possessively. “next time, wear it only when we’re alone. i don’t want anyone else seeing what’s mine. or~ you’d hate how i become and say something like i killed your old caleb.”

7. his anger is unpredictable.->when someone flirts with you in front of him, he doesn’t start a fight. but sometimes the look in his eyes speaks more than words ever could. maybe he will break their bones when you leave, maybe he will let it slide. who knows what caleb’s mood dictates him to do. sometimes, he just smiles. and later, when you’re home, he pins you softly to the bed, hands on either side of your head.“do you want them?” he asks, voice flat. “because i can make sure they never speak to you again.” and you— you tell him it’s just him. it’s always been him. like a prayer, like a chanting to balm his rage. and he finally kisses you like a starved man, whispering “good girl.”

8. he deletes numbers from your phone.->you’ll never notice. he’s too smooth. but people you used to talk to? stop replying. and when you ask caleb, he just shrugs with a soft smirk, “maybe they realized they could never compete with me.” and then changes the subject with a kiss and that dangerous look in his eyes again…. this isn’t out of sheer possessiveness though its just out of trust issues.

9. he doesn’t like letting you sleep mad at him.-> you try to turn away in bed, still upset. away from him… back on his face like an iron wall. but he slides his arms around you from behind, strong and unyielding.“no. you don’t get to walk away from me in your sleep, either.” and you can feel how serious he is. “we fix this now, angel. i’ll do anything. but you don’t leave.”

Caleb getting a period cramp simulator when his little Mei mei gets her period for the first time so he can understand how insane it is for you & tend to you accordingly.

Caleb who does your laundry without a fuss if you accidentally stain them and smiles softly at you when you crib about it. “Hey, relaaaax! It’s alright Pipsqueak, it’s not something to be embarrassed about.” He does raise you exceptionally well what can I say.

Caleb who makes you spicy wontons, chicken salad, meatballs, (Yes yes the voiceline reference), and even learns to bake part time for you to satiate your period cravings.

Caleb who studies the phases of your cycle to better understand your mood changes, you entering womanhood. “No, baby. We are not going to watch a sad movie because you already are in your Luteal phase and I don’t want to make you cry?” He hugs you with a purr. Caleb taught you the phases of your cycle btw. :3

Caleb who brings the cutest heating pads for you, they always have your favorite plushies on them. Your favorite is the green apple 🍏 plushie heating bag. It does wonders because it’s drenched with Gege’s warmth too. <3

Caleb who gently massages your sore back and pelvis, cooing at how strong you are for dealing with something like this. Reads you bed time stories and agrees to nap with you whenever you want. (Let’s be real here he always does.) :P

A/N: Might be a little short cuz I did this while tired. And Xavi may be a little OOC. I'm not really familiar with his character

CW: Car Accidents, hurt/comfort

Rafayel x gn!reader, Xavier x gn!reader, Zayne x gn!reader, Sylus x gn!reader, caleb x gn!reader

Xavier

generally a calm, cool, and collected guy

Seriously, not much phases him. But he did panic a little internally when he heard about the accident. But given you're the one who called him, it's mild at worst.

He absolutely drops everything to come make sure you're alright

Once the cops are done with the scene, he drives you home

The two of you get some tea, cuddle on the couch while he (subtly) checks you over for any injuries you might not be openly disclosing, and the two of you take a much needed nap

thinking about expert cook caleb, who doesn't have a single complaint when all you want to eat is the same meal for weeks.

caleb, who will cook the same bland food because it's all your upset stomach can handle right now, and praising you religiously and proudly even if all you can handle is a few bites.

caleb, who used to take the train to linkon when you were still in college. still in his pilot's uniform, sweaty from the day but smiling as he delivers you a lunchbox for your night classes. (the note he left inside is covered in his signature doodles and airplane stickers, the cute dork.)

caleb, who stocks your fridge with easy to make, ready to go meal kits with fresh ingredients every time he stops by.

caleb, who leaves little sticky notes in your kitchen, gentle encouragement to take bites of snacks when you need something in your stomach. maybe an occasional recipe with a few simple steps.

caleb, who knows your favorite gatorade flavor and has it on a scheduled delivery every two weeks (he would never get the wrong blue).

caleb, who puts a fresh sleeve of saltine crackers in your bedside drawer like clockwork every weekend, because he would never allow you to nibble on stale ones when you wake in the middle of the night with an empty stomach.

caleb, who keeps extras of all your anti-nausea remedies, from acupressure wristbands to motion sickness patches to peppermint tea bags, always on him 24/7 whenever you're out somewhere.

caleb, who's grinning when you ask for something a bit different to eat that night, and tries not to get emotional over how excited you are that you're not as nauseous and you can actually enjoy the meal.

caleb, who never gets upset if you can't eat something. doesn't matter how long it took to make it, he's packing it away for another day and making you some toast in your favorite way.

caleb, who loves to take care of you, no matter what.

disclaimer: this isn't to 'yuck anyone's yum', but to rather offer an informative perspective on why this phrase is expected to feel uncomfortable to the average partner (aka your MC's role in love and deepspace). for the sake of accuracy, i will be comparing JP, CN and EN versions and why 'meimei' drastically differs from 'baby sister'. this is particularly targeted towards non-asian language speakers to allow you to formulate a better idea of what 'baby sister' implies, because some things are not up for individual subjective interpretation. // alternative title- pi shoots herself in the foot: the sequel // not directed towards creators who provide warnings and approach this topic with depth

please check out @/jellyelle's reblog before discussing !

p.s edits have been made as a result of feedback to better articulate my point due to prior mistakes of my own. i apologise deeply for that. edits can be found in para 16, 'glamorise' in bold.

let's start from the root of this belief: morality.

the oxford dictionary defines morality as the principles concerning right and wrong or good and bad behavior. It refers to the standards of conduct that a society, group, or individual considers to be acceptable and virtuous. [1] morality is distinct from ethics [1], where the former is developed as society evolves over time. the earliest roots of morality go back to far before organised religion, indicating some topics were always considered taboo. without generalising, we will explore the specific phenomena of being inclined towards psuedo-incest-- being okay with, attracted, or even 'getting off' to Caleb calling MC "baby sister". not 'meimei', baby sister. we will first lay the foundation of Caleb and MC's relationship. around the age of 7~8 and 11~12, they were adopted by Grandma Josephine. it is important to note that in the main story, every server of LaDs except the EN server featured the formal dissolvence of Caleb and MC's adoptive sibling bond before Homecoming Wings. In the EN server, Caleb and MC were positioned as childhood friends/kids-who-grew-up-together from the get-go, so there was little to no implication of incestuous relations between them. coming back to little Caleb and MC, we can assume that Caleb has been gege and MC has been meimei for as long as they knew each other, from before they were adopted as siblings. here's why. in south & east asian culture, language exhibits several degrees of formality. oftentimes, you are required to call a person older, younger or of similar age to you by a specific title instead of their first name. the first name is only to be used when you are in close relation and of similar age, such as for similar-aged friends. gege (CN) is synonymous to oppa (KR), where it is used in both familial context and in close-guy-slightly-older-than-me context-- and of course, the boyfriend context. meimei holds a similar position, such as didi, which translated to EN means younger brother. in other asian languages, different iterations of this title can be bhaiya (BD/HNS), kuya (PHL), phi (THA) and anh (VN).* we must understand that the English translation does not have the same nuance as the east asian languages. when we refer to somebody as a younger brother, it is taken in a literal sense. it means that that male is younger and biologically related to you-- and that if not, you perceive him in the same light as you would perceive a biological younger brother. this is where it gets... as the kids say, problematic. when infold has Caleb say 'meimei', it is a cute and affectionate nickname for the special girl who is close to but younger than him. when that is translated to 'baby sister', Caleb acknowledges that MC is younger (baby) and that MC is a sibling-esque presence in his life (sister). caleb is a fictional love interest. romantic, affectionate, an absolute gem for MC. you combine these two concepts to find the one word that's been bouncing off the walls of ladsblr lately: incest. more specifically, psuedo-incest. this comes about due to the acknowledgement of CalebMC's roles in each others lives despite them not being biologically related. moving on from language, we need to understand the anthropological aspect of why this is happening here. this takes us to this interesting little concept known as transcendal sociality.

As argued elsewhere by Bloch (2008), among humans the social is fundamentally different from what it is among other primates. In the case of the latter, social roles are only perceived as existing in the here and now, and only so long as the individuals who fill them are capable of maintaining their position. Among humans, by contrast, social roles have a kind of imaginary existence that extends beyond the here and now: roles survive their incumbents; they extend beyond the life cycle, the frailty, the shortcomings of any one individual that inhabits them. In other words, they are experienced as having transcendental permanence (see also Rakoczy, 2008; Wyman and Rakoczy, 2011, for a cognate point). [2]

what we take away from this is that there is a permanent established system of kinship in society. it is transcendal, as it remains throughout generations, beyond life and death. the prospect of incest is considered wrong simply because it threatens this principle of kinship from its foundation. siblings hold a role within society in a manner that is distinct to lovers. i'd recommend the links above for further reading! hoping that the core pillar of this taboo has been established, I will now define incest in a generalised manner.

incest: sexual and/or romantic relations between two people of close biological relations (eg. siblings, first cousins etc.)

William A. Layman defines pseudo incest as a psychophysiologic defense mechanism observed in certain cases of sexual dysfunction, such as impotence or frigidity, where the sexual act is unconsciously perceived as incestuous [4]. For the sake of this essay, I will bypass the general definition to avoid yet another in-depth explanation, and instead put the concept of pseudo-cest through a prism to pick on one distinct shade that will appear.

psuedo-incest: romantic and/or sexual inclinations towards a person who is biologically unrelated to the subject but percieved by the subject to be playing biological roles/relations (eg. sibling figures, mother figures etc.)

these roles are often played by real biological figures, or taken over by those who perform its duty despite not falling under the biological 'obligation'. these roles also contain a sense of sanctity and intimacy— each distinct in how they perform and shape your lives. within this distinction are boundaries and invisible lines that the subject and the person in-role are expected to stay within. in that logic, psuedo-incest is a variation of treason to the familiar haven built within that dynamic, where lines are blurred and the nature of the relationship spirals into something out of control. one of the reasons for this is because familial kinship oftentimes is the subtitle to an existing power dynamic. i believe i do not need to expand on this further.

when Caleb calls MC 'baby sister'— not 'meimei', baby sister— the implication is far beyond affectionate familiarity. it implies years of bonding and relation to culminate into Caleb overstepping his role as an older brother and comfortably settling into the taboo line between brother and lover. 'baby sister' acknowledges the incestuous nature of his love and lust— both emotions which were supposed to be distinct from each other and not present in the same dynamic. this places him in the perilous position of being attracted to MC not simply because she is MC but also because she is his sister. however, we can safely assume non-myth main game Caleb was carefully positioned to avoid dense psuedo-incestuous themes by a thread. so let's forget about him for now, because an in-game character is not the issue here: the issue is the audience.

to preface what I say next, I love Caleb. he is a well-rounded character full of depth and symbolises home to me. he is cozy, protective and kind— a pillar holding up the stormy skies your MC's life had accumulated to. i do not endorse hate to any Caleb mains. you may have a neutral belief. maybe no strong feelings at all. but that is not who this essay is for. for the target audience, i encourage that you look deeper within to understand why you feel the need to glamorise and encourage being called 'baby sister'— and why you immediately feel defensive at that belief being challenged when you post about it on your public blog.

remember: your choices do not exist in a vacuum. the phrase "just a bunch of pixels" is often used to make light of this Infold situation. I will not say Caleb situation, because ultimately he is curated for the enjoyment of LaDs players. as a preface, I would like to emphasise that storybased videogames can generally give way to moral and sociological development, partially caused by the degree of immersion we feel when we play as our particular character[5]. the reason most of us plays LaDs is because it provides us the depth and companionship we have craved— it fulfills needs that were not met to the fullest in the physical world. digitally, these 'perfect' men satiate this sense of lack that we are victim to. these 'bunch of pixels' construct various emotions within you, from happiness to longing to sheer despair. they do not hold the lack of influence over you that you would like to pretend they do. these pixels are your prized possessions, interwoven into your daily life, pulsing through the very neurons of your brain. they matter. Caleb is important to you. you are influenced. and for LaDs creators in particular, you, in turn, influence.

LaDs has an impressionable and (arguably) young audience. despite consisting mostly of adults, our frontal lobes are not as developed as we would like to believe they are. the brain's prefrontal cortex keeps developing until roughly 32 [3], which is far off from majority of players active in LaDsblr. as a result, your neuroplasticity allows you to either progress or regress with existing changes in society for the betterment or good of you and your environment. understand that openly liking incestuous themes does not fall simply under freedom of expression, but rather under encouragement of that particular phenomenon in the broader lens. 'you are what you eat' is backed by years of developmental psychology studies. it can be that deep.

oftentimes psuedo-incest is followed by a a level self-awareness associated with shame, much like the various (-)philias associated with taboos. you can be aware that you like it and still acknowledge that it is harmful to the psyche. there are several instances of situations in ones' childhood that can shape you to find attraction and even comfort in psuedo-incest themes. there is no shame in what you cannot control. but be aware of what you promote and influence by choice as a result of what you feel. be aware of your intentions when you defend glamorisation of this to be 'fine'. exploring dark themes is not sinful, nor is speaking of it or enjoying it. i will reiterate: it is the encouragement of psuedo-incest as a whole— the glamorisation of it in a positive light that one is expected to account for. this statement is distinct from the various step-brother tropes dense in fanfiction, by the way. there is never an intentional sincere acknowledgment of the female lead being a sister. it is this familial perception that changes everything.

know who you are, what you say, what your words imply and how it affects people especially if you have an audience. know why you will recieve backlash, criticism and even hatemail. be aware of the core value of what you are standing for.

be aware that your choices do not exist in a vacuum.

bibliography:

[1] https://www.oxfordcollege.ac/news/ethics-versus-morals/

[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4332309/

[3] https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/five-ages-human-brain

[4] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0010440X72900090

[5]https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382757867_To_What_Extent_Does_Storytelling_in_Video_Games_Help_Students_with_Their_Moral_Learning_Development

a/n: also! there is nothing cool or edgy about going 'haha fuck them caleb haters im calebs #1 baby sister!' because here, you forget the foundation of why this is a concern: no one is hating on caleb. they are hating on the principle infold has based EN caleb's affection for you to be upon— implied by the EN translation. there is a lot of detail on lots of concepts here i could've touched upon, but decided not to simply due to word count and because i believe that LaDsblr consists of users that practice media literacy. my sources are linked. you can do your own reading.

*my apologies if any of these translations are wrong. please feel free to correct me in comments.

DO NOT SEND HATE TO CALEB MAINS.

DO NOT HATE CALEB. HE IS NOT REAL.

hate asks and attacks divide the community when we should rather fall into a productive discussion on why these are the beliefs we choose to act upon. be constructive. when you want change, make sure you act on where it matters. this post is not to attack but to rather inform. i care about you all. especially my moots and everyone who has made LaDsblr worth being in so far.

please share, reblog and most importantly discuss. I'll reply to everything.

You and Caleb have been friends since preschool, and to you, it has always been platonic. Yes, maybe sometimes your heartbeat goes crazy every time you'd see him laugh or when you see him in a basketball match, but that's a super normal feeling you can have towards your best friend.. isn't it!? And yes, maybe you guys are way too close to be seen as only friends, but no big deal, right? It's not like you both had someone else.

You both have this group of friends where you'd all hangout on weekends all the time. One weekend, Caleb asked you if you'd like to see a movie at the cinema. Of course you said yes immediately. You start texting all your friends and ask them to come along, but all of them bailed, which was weird because usually everybody is down to go anywhere and anytime. You asked Caleb if it's weird and he just shrugged it off, saying something along the lines of “maybe they have something else to do.” But all of them?? Isn't that a bit weird? But you went to the movies anyways.

Not realizing that it was Caleb's plan all along. He had deliberately begged the gang to bail on you, it's the only way he can ask you out without actually asking you out and freaking you out!!