#skyhaven

Nero became Viper (do we ever see Nero after seeing Viper? I just remember him from early in the main story), who is the next love interest.

the biggest reason this couldn't happen is that we saw Caleb interact with Viper. But Caleb has known Zayne since they were kids; he's always doing the forbidden knowledge and fourth wall break stuff. (I'm also pretty certain that Caleb is leading X-02 and A-01 to their promise land but that's another thing).

in the beginning of the main story update, there was a mysterious figure who I REALLY hoped was the next LI... but he seemed pretty cyborg coded and could totally be Viper. I also expected Nero to be a major character, and the meaning of his name so far has not matched up to his appearance (besides black like his hair, the name means strong, vigorous, stern).

Nero was infatuated with technology, with dangerous things that would scare most people — a high-resolution memory drawing pen, the Wanderers that it's meant to draw, and the eye that MC drew for him to look at.

I can totally see Nero wanting to be modeled after MC as well. Letting himself be modified in her image.

and since Caleb is named after someone who safely led people to the biblical promised land (his name meaning faithful, bold, whole-heartedly, brave, steadfast companion, dog), I decided to look into the Roman emperor Nero.

I've just been skimming the Wikipedia page, but it's interesting that Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus

Philostratus caught my eye. Lucius Flavius Philostratus wrote poorly of Nero, but wrote of others considering him fondly.

Nero becoming Viper, being born of Professor Lucius...

I know extremely little about Roman history, and have got to revisit source material of lads w this theory in mind — so please add anything to this if you have thoughts.

more interesting things from Nero's Wikipedia page:

"Nero lost all sense of right and wrong and listened to flattery with total credulity".

plot predictions ahead?

The Great Fire of Rome: "fanned to catastrophic proportions by the winds". Skyhaven is windy, and I wonder if it's also prone to fires... (thinking about the lucid dream myth armory stuff)

Also fascinating how Nero was found innocent for the fire, since he was elsewhere, and he returned to organize a relief effort from his own funds, clearing debris and delivering food. Even opened his palaces for homeless shelters. but ☝️ then he blamed Christians for starting the fire, and they were thrown to beasts (Wanderers?), crucified and burned alive. This wasn't for a sense of justice but a desire for cruelty.

idk if anything more is relevant, but the mix combined generosity and cruelty feels like Viper to me. this article is long and giving me a headache so I'm tapping out for now.

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When You are Stressed out

Hi hi! This is my first fanfic in years and my first Love and Deepspace fanfic 😆 I hope its to your liking and yes this will be about Caleb, he is my main and so I understand him the most so far. Im not confident I understand the other Li’s and Im kinda worried I’ll do a poor job with Caleb so please bear with me and forgive me if I get his characterisation wrong.

Anyway enjoy!!

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All of this was stressing you out. It sounds silly in retrospect but what can you do? Having to juggle requests and a constant back and forth of “how about this” and “Nah I can’t do that” it was getting really tiring.

“Pipsqueak are you okay?” You finally snapped out of this sudden intense spiral, looking at the direction of the voice and grounding yourself back into reality.

“Caleb..” you responded. You relaxed subconsciously as he sat down next to you on the sofa. You were visiting Skyhaven again for a simple mission and thankfully Caleb was going to be in skyhaven during your stay. “No.. the girls and I are trying to meet up but.” You paused as you leaned your head on his right shoulder trying to find some comfort. “Its just turning into a hassle, our schedules just aren’t aligning and I’d rather we do something simple.”

His right arm wraps your back before his thump starts going back and forth. A small motion to comfort you.

“Ahh I see pip-squeak.” He spoke nodding before turning his head to face you.

“If you feel like this getting too much then just leave your phone for a bit, let’s eat something and enjoy ourselves what matters is that you feel okay.”

“But the girls-”

“The girls can wait for you, stay with me for now” he interrupted, “plus maybe a break might help you figure out a solution or maybe I could help later.”

He grinned and you moved even closer.

The soft rain outside as the city night lights began to light up set a soft cozy mood inside Caleb’s home. Hearing the soft pitter patter of the rain and the gentle thuds of Caleb’s heartbeat made whatever noise in your mind disappear.

It was okay now. Being pulled away from that spiral made you appreciate the bigger picture. This really wasn’t that serious but you weren’t ever dismissed for your feelings either. Caleb understood that this meant a lot to you but made sure you were put first and that it’ll all be okay. You knew that too, that with Caleb around it will be okay.

You started to giggle on his shoulder before moving up and kissing his cheek,

“Thank you Caleb.”

And he just froze at your sudden affection before melting into a bashful smile blushing ear to ear.

Later once you had fallen into a small evening nap. Caleb wrapped you with a weighted blanket laying you down on the sofa and headed to the kitchen to make spicy curry noodles. He knew these were your comfort food and made sure it tasted just right before waking you up to this meal.

Caleb would do anything for you unconditionally especially if it meant saving you from lifes minor inconveniences. His love runs deep and he truly feels calm breezes in his heart when he sees that you are smiling and are okay.

"Skyhaven" Residence, Ghouma, Libanon,

SPOILERS AHEAD!