“distorted monologue” sounds like caleb being stuck in his own head. it's tense and unresolved, like he keeps circling the same thoughts. he loves being her 哥哥 and protector, but he also can’t ignore the part of him that wants something more
If anyone still wondering when caleb get his Fallen Angel theme, this is our fallen angel themed myth actually😭
this myth is called Fallen Cosmos when we literally descended from sky, explode, and become supernova
the thing is it’s so plausible that valko’s company works with EVER, so indirectly perhaps he had a part in what happened to caleb
but people keep dressing up headcanons and then sharing them as fact and even contradicting caleb’s canon lore, seemingly in a bid to paint valko as this amazing character and further the campaign to bring him back (which, side note, i support ultimately)
but the continuous need to use other LIs and their stories to prop up his comeback just seems largely disingenuous and just ends up frustrating people 😭
canon: EVER/Lucius planned the explosion and caleb’s bionic arm—which was NOT necessarily needed to save his life
realistic headcanon: valko’s company contributes to EVER in some way (materials, money, etc), so valko had an indirect hand in what happened. or, a more direct hand as maybe his metallization evol was used
??? headcanon: valko saved caleb’s life and gave him the gift of a second chance by providing his arm because he would have otherwise died and is gods gift to caleb
like you’re making up headcanons not only about valko, but directly contradicting canon information for the LI you keep dragging in… it just makes more irritation and animosity build 😭
i've seen people claim that ♻️ was the one who saved caleb and made his bionic arm, and i genuinely don't understand where this comes from when caleb's own lore tells us otherwise. the person who retrieves caleb from the rubble is professor lucius
+if you’d actually read Caleb’s lore, you’d know the arm doesn’t bring him comfort — it brings him pain. MC gets so furious at whoever installed it against his will that she has to be restrained from going after them.
so if it’s Valko, MC would have killed him with bare hands 😘