#but it's the tcf novel

[hajidumps]

Me: [finds a ongoing book] I'm sure I can't finish this

Also Me: [finishes it] god fucking damn it

#im not saying its the tcf novel #but it's the tcf novel #trash of the count's family #tcf novel #lout of the count's family #its a long ass book but why tf did i finish it #and now im left with cliffhangers #heart been broke so many times #this happened too often #reader struggles

[calethescammer]

One of my favourite brain rotting tcf ideas is Cale having some tremor disorder. Basically, he has hands that randomly tremble without any reason.

It may be genetic to him, or he developed it as Cale because of not eating his meals properly and inevitably developing some vitamin deficiency.

Now comes the best part.

Imagine Cale, perhaps in some really gruesome battle, with blood of enemies and allies mixed around him. Imagine his family seeing Cale's stoic face, wondering how a person so young can be so brave, and then they see his hands shaking under his raven coat, even as they're curled tightly into a fist.

Imagine Cale looking at Jour's portrait, admiring her beauty and her alike face with his own. But then his family sees him, his gaze fixated on his mother's image and his hands trembling slightly.

Imagine him, standing at the forefront of some battle with his shields raised, with his hands trembling uncontrollably, even though he is not straining himself. The people protected under him can only tear up at his selflessness.

Imagine Cale after attacking the enemies with a wave of firebolts, but his hands again started shaking badly, even if he has them covered under his sleeves. His family misunderstands that as Cale hiding his pain.

Imagine Cale, resting on a couch after some battle, and when Raon, On and Hong excitedly climb upon his lap, he only smiles slightly and pats them with his trembling hands. The kids then worriedly inform Ron of this and Cale recieves sweet lemon tea for a whole week.

Imagine Cale talking about territory matters with Alberu, and Alberu is once again amazed by his dongsaeng's witty and almost experienced approaches to problems like war. But then he sees Cale's hands shaking while holding the tea cup, and he realises how absolutely not normal it is to not be nervous in such a situation. (Alberu later pledges to himself to give Cale the slacker life he always wished for.)

Just imagine Cale in any situation with trembling hands and it literally creates the most hilarious misunderstandings with some really wonderful angst.

#I'm absolutely gonna write this in whole later #it also helps you realise how much Cale is used to stuff that he shouldn't be used to #and the fact that no one in his family questions it. and just. goes along with it. #its really funny till you realise how traumatised this guy is #genuinely one of my most favourite brainrots to daydream about #trash of the count's family #lout of the count’s family #cale henituse #tcf #lcf #tcf novel #tcf prompt #kim rok soo

[fictional2dcharacters]

When Cale gains a new ancient power or ability, he never tells anyone. The only way you know of his powers is if he uses them in a fight or you were there when he got it.

No one knew about Record until Cale used it trying to find the White Stars reincarnations. Heck, they still don’t know what that was.

To them, Cale just suddenly gained the ability to remember everything he read and he was also getting a fever from it, so no one knows what that was.

When he used Instant to destroy to the statues, NO ONE knew whatever THE FUCK THAT WAS—LIKE— Cale transcended time to destroy and statue, and then he looked like he took a shower in KNIVES SOMEHOW?? AND THEN HIS PLATE STARTED TO BREAK???

When Cale first used the super rock in the gorge of death no one knew a single thing about whatever the fuck was happening, but they just had to accept it

[this bit was added on later- whenever Cale used the “Blood-drenched rock” or whatever it was called while he was trying to use Embrace on the White Star, and he ended up using Embrace on one of the White Stars attacks but the button or whatever was holding it started to break so it was basically a bomb and he just ran through the castle like a mad man, and to everyone else it looked like Cale was covered in blood. Absolutely no one had any clue that he wasn’t in fact bleeding from everywhere on his body so that’s literally what they were assuming]

When Cale helped the Jungle because Arm had taken an island hostage and rigged dead mana bombs around the shore and everyone’s like

“oh no, what do we do, if we try to take it back all the hostages will die” and Cale is just like “leave it to me. I will eat all of the dead mana” LIKE SIR-💀

THAT IS NOT A NORMAL THING TO SAY.

And then they go along with the plan anyways!?! AND THEN CALE STARTS CONTROLLING THE FUCKING TREES???

AND THE ALLIES JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AND KEEP GOING WITH THE PLAN BECAUSE IF THEY DON’T EVERYTHING WOULD GO TO SHIT?

Just-

Cale:*reveals a new power in the heat of battle*

The enemies:😨

The allies:😨

#tcf #lcf #lout of the count’s family #totcf #tcf novel #tcf incorrect quotes #incorrect tcf quotes #trash of the counts family #tcf cale #tcf humor #tcf ancient powers #tcf meme #Cales allies are literally just as confused as the enemies when Cale uses a new power #and they all just have to stfu and go with it #Cale needs to learn that he CANNOT run through the whole ass palace looking like he just jumped into a blender and then just not explain

[iikisa]

choi han from this red dragon!krs au in progress

and have an unrelated red dragon krs.

#fanart #art #<3 #cale henituse #tcf cale #tcf #trash of the counts family #tcf manhwa #tcf novel #trash of the count's family #lout of the counts family fanart #lout of the count’s family #kim roksu #kim rok soo as the red dragon #kim rok soo fanart #kim roksoo #kim rok soo #red dragon krs au #red dragon cale #red dragon krs #red dragon #lcf choi han #tcf choi han #choi han #yummy au #au #alternate universe #in progress

[murasaki-cha]

The Soos embody that "childhood friends who have witnessed every embarrassing moment in each other's life and are so used to each other's bullshit they don't question any of the actions the other does anymore" energy

And I have receipts for this:

Cale: *stops the Plaza Terror Invident and coughs up blood for the first time*

Choi Jung Soo and Sui Khan: *pops party poppers* congrats to our dongsaeng he did it! Now let's cut the cake

God of Death to Choi Jung Gun: they prepared the "Congrats Cale on Fucking Up Your Slacker Life Again" banner 3 weeks ago. Cale hadn't even planned on going to the plazza yet

_______

God of Death: Lee Soo Hyuk reincarnated and Choi Jung Soo became a wanderer

Cale: of course they did I should have foreseen this

_______

Sui appears as a hawk beastman: sup

Cale: ........ damn it I thought you were gonna be a baby

Sui: missed you too <3

_______

Choi Jung Soo: *crashes from the ceiling right in front of his friends who have been looking for his fugitive ass for weeks*

Cale: oh we found him

Sui: *mild annoyance but not surprised*

Choi Jung Soo: hi guys

#the soulmateism of soos should be studied in a lab #they have reached ultimate best friends level #tcf #trash of the count's family #cale henituse #lcf #lout of the count’s family #tcf novel #choi jung soo #lee soo hyuk #kim rok soo #sui khan #soos #tcf soos #tcf incorrect quotes #incorrect tcf quotes

[theobliviousunluckybastard]

CALE HENITUSE:

A Commander wearing a black uniform.

An excellent strategist.

Can flip a whole continent over within a few hours.

Has a super smart black dragon by his side 24/7.

Many other powerful dragons follow him.

Covered in blood ... most of the time.

Mostly smiles coldly like a villain or a scamming smile.

Curses quite often.

Has committed all sorts of crimes like arson, torture, kidnapping, forgery, property destruction, looting, killing, scamming, fraud, stealing, blackmailing etc.

Will loot you dry if you're his enemy.

Lives in the middle of the forest of darkness, a forbidden region which is a habitat of the most ferocious monsters of the continent .

Has a 10,000 years old black castle in the middle of the said forest .

Often surrounded by a crazy amount of black crows(thanks to gashan).

Owns a whole flying monster skeleton brigade.

Has a whole army of dark elves, necromancer, wolves, tigers, swordsmasters, powerful mages, dragons, assasins, torture, and poison experts by his side living at his home with him.

Uses a strong ruling aura as well as an aura that reminds you of blood and death.

Can basically control nature at this point with the number of ancient powers he has.

Has a whole mine that produces dead mana magic stones.

Okay, if one doesn't know who Cale is and has no idea about the context, I swear Cale would seem like an extremely scary final boss villain with this list of descriptions to them!! 🤣🤣

#lcf #tcf #lcf cale #lout of the count’s family #lcf novel #cale henituse #trash of the count's family #lcf raon #lcf dragons #op cale #commander cale

[zharaely]

Cale when it comes to stabbing his heart:

Cale when he seals a god:

Cale when it comes to the Hunters:

Cale, when he found out he was looted by his uncle: “MOTHERFUCKER MY RETIREMENT FUNDS!!!”

#trash of the count's family #lout of the counts family #tcf #tcf cale #tcf novel #cale henituse #he has his priorities damn straight #of course he also gets knocked out by a book immediately after #what kind of uncle visits you for a family reunion then LOOTS YOU

[echoelena-ing]

Did we as a fandom collectively realize that both Alberu and Cale are going to live hella long. Like, Alberu is 25% dark elf and Cale has the vitality of the hearth. And I imagine Alberu does not want to be the Emperor for his whole life, so let's say ha passes on the mantel to someone else in his 60s. And now you have the ex-emperor and ex-commander who still look like they are in their 20s with nothing to do but bother each other in one of Cale's many properties. So at some point, out of boredom, a prank war is declared. And 'because they are both sneaky motherfucker's they get bored with pranking each other very quickly. So they, once again out of boredom, escalate the prank war. But this time they team up against everyone else just to see what they can do. 10 years later the prank war is nationwide, their companions saw through them pretty quickly so they had to escalate it again. 20 years later, the war has spread through the both continents. And I imagine that they found a way to do all of this without moving out of one of the mansions too much. They just sit and eat cookies while watching everything through the communication devices like it's reality TV.

#alberu crossman #cale henituse #totcf #tcf #lcf #tcf novel #trash of the count's family #lout of the count’s family #albecale #alcale #cale x alberu

[slut-for-plot]

So, I’ve been reading quite a few TCF reaction fics lately and something I’ve noticed about all of these tics is that they all say Cale managed to take the war against the white star from 20 to 2 years and you know what? They’re wrong.

Cale had 2 years to prepare for the war with the north and as he’s running around he finds out a bit about arm and what they’re doing but not their purpose. This man finds out about the crazy stuff the white radish and the sealed b*tch have been doing only after the war with the northern alliance happens. You know how long it takes him to deal with all that?

A YEAR! One mother f*ck*ng year! Raon isn’t even 7 yet! This man Thales 20 years of war and terror and pain and suffering and deals with the problem in one f*ck*ng year. Sure he collected most of his allies and strengths in those first 2 years but Cale was still pretty much working blind when it came to the white radish and his plots.

People, you think 2 years is impressive? This man really did most of it in one and our beloved fool was in an entirely different dimension for 3 months of that year. Cale is legitimately terrifying and these fics are not giving him enough credit.

#tcf novel #cale henituse #going crazy #tcf humor #tcf cale

[alicehattera03]

Cale being genuinely kind and wanting what is best for himself and for the people he cherishes as friends, family and loved ones, but I want him to unleash hell on those that are his enemies. Let him hunt them down callously, sending hounds after them for they are not worthy of being a dragon's prey- and let them witness their last moments alive by promising to hand deliver their remains to their families.

In the end, he doesn't even keep that promise of his. They shouldn't have dared to trust him.

Leaning his cheek on the palm of his hand, he watches them breathe their last and whispers low and sweet in their ears, "I changed my mind. What better gift to give your family, than the bright hope that you may still be alive somewhere? Let them wait... until they forget."

He keeps watch over them as they claw desperately in the dirt, tears spilling over, cursing him as blood-filled spittle runs down their chin before failing to move again. "You shouldn't have crossed paths with me. I don't enjoy doing this, but people like you never learn, so I always have to do this the hard way."

#lcf novel #lcf cale #lcf #lcf spoilers #lcf fic #lcf manhwa #kim rok soo #lout of the count’s family #lout of count’s family #cale henituse #tcf cale henituse #tcf cale #tcf novel #tcf manhwa #trash of the counts family #trash of the count's family #kakaopage #kakaowebtoon #isekai manhwa #korean manhwa #manhwa #ridibooks #korean novel #korean webnovel #korean webcomic #korean webtoon #the trash of the count's family

[wonx2]

More tcf memes i made after reading part 1:

#tcf meme #tcf manhwa #tcf #lcf #tcf cale #cale henituse #lcf cale #trash of the count's family #trash of the duke's family #tcf novel

[calethescammer]

What if Cale had a habit of wandering to high balconies or roof tops and just sitting there whenever he was stressed/sad?

See it this way: Kim Rok Soo had the habit of roaming around destroyed buildings and finding a high spot and just sitting there? Perhaps he liked seeing the horizon. Or maybe he wanted to see how far the destroyed area stretched to. Or maybe he thought of it as his responsibility to look out for anyone injured, who may still be looking for help. Either way, it brought him peace, some sort of serenity and quietness.

So anyways, as Cale, after the conflicts with White Star started, his habit involuntarily reappeared. He would frequently go on roof tops, sometimes a tall tree or just sit upon the balustrade of his balcony. His feet hanging, his heart quiet and his gaze fixated on nothingness.

And now imagine someone, maybe Raon or Ron, catching him sitting on the edge of the balcony with a blank face. Then the panic, the chaos, and maybe Cale lost his footing because of the startling shout, and he fell down before balancing himself mid-air thanks to the wind ap.

Now imagine him trying to explain that it was just on a whim, that he has no intentions of hurting himself, but the children keep on sobbing and his family hang their heads down with despairing eyes, and now Cale feels helpless.

And maybe he feels a pang of guilt, because sometimes, just sometimes, he had a fleeting thought, a nonsensical urge to jump off, not to hurt himself, like he hated pain more than anything, and of course, living was the best, but there was the curiosity to see how it would feel, first the amazement, then the numbness, and finally the quietness of his Records.

It's only a thought, he convinced himself. But that didn't stop his habit, the worrying gazes of his family and their watchful eyes on Cale, and the relentless explanations that would follow, with Cale always failing to convince them that he is fine.

#and the fact that he seemed hesitant in his explanations worried his fam further #that hesitation was because he felt as if he was lying #he tries to shake off such thoughts but Record makes it worse #AHHHHH I want to write this so bad 😭😭😭 #personally love those misunderstandings where they aren't really misunderstandings but still are #trash of the count's family #lout of the count’s family #tcf #lcf #cale henituse #tcf prompt #lcf prompt #tcf angst #kim rok soo #tcf novel #writing

[fictional2dcharacters]

Choi Han:*just entering a room* Hey… guys why are Mary and Cale-nim just hugging in the hallway?

Eruhaben: have you not noticed?

Choi Han: Noticed what?

Rosalyn:Well, recently Mary has been approaching Cale-nim at random times and just started hugging him.

Choi Han:*looks back in the hallway to see if they’re still there* But… why are they just standing there?

Eruhaben: We think he’s just frozen in confusion and worry, he doesn’t dare disengage the hug.

Choi Han: What’s the longest they’ve hugged somewhere before?

Rosalyn: I think at least like 25 minutes.

Choi Han:…

Eruhaben: I think he’s genuinely worried about her.

Choi Han: And why is Mary doing this?

Rosalyn: I think it’s her attempt at a “joke”

Eruhaben: Well, I for one find it incredibly amusing.

Rosalyn:… Same. I’m a bit tempted to start doing it myself to be honest…

#lcf #tcf #totcf #lout of the count’s family #tcf novel #tcf incorrect quotes #incorrect tcf quotes #trash of the counts family #tcf cale #tcf humor #tcf rosalyn #tcf mary #tcf choi han #tcf eruhaben

[samberrybay]

I saw someone talking about Cale not being innocent with relationships, which i agree with, so wanna also add my personal opinion on this rather interesting matter+a bit on his trauma!

Cale loved reading novels and comics, so he probably read some romance or smut among the way too. As we know, he is a quite curious person, thus i doubt he wouldn't be interested in it at least for a bit.

He also recognizes relationship stuff overall! Like for example in Korean arc with Kim Min Ah and Bae Puh Rum. They weren't a couple yet, however Cale noticed vibes around them so there is also a comment about them looking good together. Even if it was more of a "Ah, they were lovely-dovely since then", it is still a realization.

As a result, if we push back the idea of Cale being aroace, he isn't innocent! Cale knows enough to understand romance, sex, flirting and all that jazz on a basic level.

Here is the thing, right?

When literally anything relared to emotions or relationships, both platonic and romantic, includes HIM in the equations, Cale suddenly becomes a fool.

An obvious, absolutely traumatized and with little to no self-awareness fool.

Cale literally degrades himself and his feelings or emotions on a daily basis, guys, i don't think this depressed man is able to comprehend that people actually just enjoy his sole presence alone.

Again, the problem here not in Cale not realizing/recognizing that kind of stuff (what basically innocence implies), but in Cale not thinking that someone can like him or be into him.

People don't give enough credit to how severe his self-hatred, that was builded for tens of years and supported by hearing others hate him, is.

It absolutely distorted Cale's view of himself.

As Kim Rok Soo? Well, he was always average looking, the scars made him look even worse.

As Cale? Well, he might look better now, but his personality still trash, he is selfish and not emotional overall.

If nothing above works? Well, his self made inner image of a "Bad person" always does!

He wouldn't ever believe that someone can love him romanticly.

Because why? Why him?

He is absolutely disoriented when people show their care for him nowadays. In the novel it plays of as the silly moments of obvious Cale, but if you think about that?

It just Cale honestly not understanding why they care for HIM.

This is not about innocence. Not at all.

It is about a man who cannot love himself and as a result doubting everyone's love for him.

#i saw some twitter post abt Cale not being innocent and wanted to talk about my own vision #no hate to the op tho i respect their opinion as well #but like #Cale Henituse holds so much trauma #this is actually insane and so fucked up #i can deep dive into his trauma read a lot of different opinions and there is always gonna be something more to it #this man's sanity hold on pure spite atp #tcf #trash of the count's family #lcf #lout of the count’s family #cale henituse #tcf cale #lcf cale #kim rok soo #kim roksu #tcf novel #lcf novel

[murasaki-cha]

So a few days ago Kakaopage released this small interview with Cale on twitter. And I'm bringing it to you (prepare tissues some of these answers hit hard lemme tell you)

Q1: happy memories vs 1 billion

Cale: Happy memories. I have no choice but to choose this.

Q2: If you were to go to a desert island, what three things would you take with you?

Cale: Ron, Beacrox, Raon. Actually, just Ron is fine.

Q3. Being forgotten by everyone vs losing my memory of everyone

Cale: To be forgotten by everyone. Of course the former. It is possible to be a slacker in seclusion.

Q4: What do you think is your biggest strength?

Cale: Face. I'm handsome, after all.

#tcf #trash of the count's family #cale henituse #lcf #lout of the count’s family #tcf novel

[theobliviousunluckybastard]

Eyes of every other lcf/tcf characters in the manhwa (black pupils) :

Vs. Cale's eyes in the manhwa (white pupils) :

Sooo, Cale seems to be the only character here whose pupils are consistently drawn white or (at least the center of them is white??).

Foreshadowing record, perhaps??🤔🤔👀👀

(( I might be reading too much into this... Was this possibly mentioned in the novel that his pupils look white??? I only thought his eyes were supposed to look cold because of record !!! 👀👀))

#lcf #tcf #lcf cale #lcf novel #lout of the count’s family #trash of the count's family #record ability #lcf manhwa #tcf manhwa #cale henituse #cale's abilities #kim rok soo