#the calore brothers

[imjulia-andilikecats]

How would it be if Maven was the eldest brother? I'm really curious 🤔. Imagine him being crown prince but people would probably like Cal more because of his strategic mind and charismatic personality. The thing that I'm wondering is, how would Maven's personality be? How would that affect his relationship with his parents?

Jon: *moves chair 2 inches to the left*

Good question, I will now dump my mind vomit on you but in a sorta sorted kind of way.

First of all, how would Maven be the older Calore and Cal being the younger Calore play out?

In this timeline, Tiberias VI married Elara after she was selected in the Queenstrial.

Their marriage is very formal and loveless, but they don't resent each other (yet.) A year later, Maven was born. He was described as, "A small, pale child with striking blue eyes and a small tuft of dark curls sprouting at the top of his head. His face scrutched up in anger, sqealing at the hands of the midwife. The little prince only silencing once the Queen held him against her breast. "

The birth of his son brought Tiberias VI with satisfaction and relief. In addition, he could finally be with the woman he longed desired, which was Coriane of House Jacos.

It was a surprise to most of the people in court of the King's choice of consort. As Coriane was a simple beauty from a small house.

Elara did not appear upset with his choice of lover as they already have a son and heir. Seeing her as a toy for her husband to use and be bored of soon.

Coriane and Elara were rarely seen attending the same event or speaking to each other casually. Which was enough proof that neither women were fond of each other.

In less than two years, Tiberias VI and Coriane's love bloomed into a baby boy, named Cal Jacos. "Cal was a large, fat baby with cheeks as plump as apples, eyes as bright as embers and a laughter that echoed warmly through his mother's heart. The jolly child was filled with energy, his hands reaching for his father's fingers, a pround smile spread across his face."

Maven and Cal's Childhood

Crown Prince, Maven Merandus Calore, was four years old when he first meet his half-brother, Cal Jacos, who was only two years old at that time.

It was an amusing site, seeing the younger Calore follow his older brother. His chubby hands outstretched, excitedly waiting for a hug.

The young prince, awkwardly held his baby brother's hand, lightly shaking it in greeting. The awkward gesture made the young Calore chuckle in glee, wrapping his short, chubby arms around his older brother.

In response, Maven patted his head, not knowing what else to do.

Maven and Cal's childhood dynamic is something you would compare to a Leader and Follower relationship. Maven likes talking and telling people what to do and Cal was an obedient child,so he does what his older brother say, cause it makes him happy and it makes Cal happy.

Maven plans a prank on one of his teachers, he then uses Cal to do the dirty work. Since Maven was the crown prince and Cal was an adorable toddler, they only got a light tap on their wrists or no reprecussion at all.

Their relationship was not perfect but they were content.

The First Crack

As time passes, each boy started to develop their own interest. Maven under the guidance of his mother, has shown great understanding in court politics and is an eloquent speaker. Earning endless praise from his teachers and other lords and ladies in court.

Cal, although baring only his mother's name and held no royal titles, was still given the same lessons and training as Maven. Elara was not pleased with her husband's decision. Wasting time and resources on her son's little servant. Her disapproval echoed on her son, who was annoyed at his father for doing so and felt jealous that his father is more involved with Cal's education.

Cal is a fast learner. Quickly pick up the day's lesson and eagerly studying for the next. If he finds a lesson being challenging for him. He would approach his mother, his Uncle Julian and his older brother Maven for help (Maven likes being asked for answers, it makes him feel smart, but sometimes he would slam the door at Cal).

The Cracks Widen

Years past, both boys started to take on more difficult lessons, as well as physical training. With each honing their specialized skill.

Maven with his sharp wit and clever words. Could neutralize disagreements in court and set terms that were mostly favorable to him.

Cal with his strategic mind combined with his physical strength earned him praise from the other Silver elites and a satisfied nod from their instructor.

Even Prince Maven, never earned one or even a raised brow from him.

One day, Rane Arven wanted to see which was the stronger Calore. Maven insulted to be paired with someone younger and less experienced. Cal was nervous but eager, to prove himself.

Their sparing commenced, Maven taken on the offensive, throwing fireballs at Cal, nearly burning his little brother's brows in the process. Cal in turn, dodged each one with calculated steps, each move got him closer and closer to Maven, til he corned his older brother and burned his shoulder.

Maven fell to his knees with pain, his burnt suit sticking to his skin, adding to the scorching pain.

"Healer!" Prince Maven yelled to anyone.

But no one moved, even their instructor. Even Cal.

"Send me a healer! Are you deaf, Arven?" Maven hissed at his instructor, gripping his arm, covered in burns and was starting to drip blood.

"Did your little brother broke your legs as well, my prince?" Rane asked flatly

Maven fell silent. His pale cheeks turning a bright silver, as his looked somewhere else. "No."

"Then you can walk yourself to the infirmary, your highness." Their instructor motioned his hand towards the exit.

Maven stood with unsteady legs.

"Maven." Cal called out to him, his voice a laced with guilt. "Let me-"

Cal's sentence cut shot, as Maven turned towards him. Blue eyes glaring through his black curls, mouth twisting in a bitter snarl. They stared at the each other for a moment. Then Maven walked away.

"Cal Jacos." Cal looked up to his instructor.

"Yes?" His voice unsure, not knowing what to expect.

Rane Arven's usual plain face decorated with a half-smirk.

"Well done." His voice echoing through the training room. The echoes reaching Maven's ear.

Through the Years

As the Calore boys grew into their strengths. So was the distance. They barely talk to each other. Maven finding ways to prevent his brother from approaching him. Surrounding himself with his crownies from house Arven, Merandus and Samos.

Even if it was only Maven and Cal, the older Calore did little to hide his annoyance. Making snide remarks about his name, his mother and his strange uncle.

Cal, although hurt from his older brother's words, still hoped that they would still get along.

The Front

Both Calores were sent to Corvium, where they see first hand the on-going war between Norta and the Lakelands.

Maven having not much interest in war strategy, struggled in the Choke. To add insult to injury, he watched as his little brother charmed most of the soldiers and military personels with his brilliance.

His time at the Choke only made tolerable with the presence of his new found friend. Thomas.

However, due to the explosion caused by a Lakelander assassin. Prince Maven had to travel back to Whitefire palace. The king and queen, worry for their heir's safety.

Which left Cal in the front. As he grew into a fine soldier and a vital part in Norta's military strength.

Cal Jacos was given titles and medals for his contributions, but a letter was handed to him by a high ranking general.

Coriane Jacos, his mother, was gone.

The Final Straw

Consort Coriane's mysterious death cause a strong ripple of grief to those who loved her and was loved by her.

Cal stayed in his bedchamber for hours on end. Barely talking.

On the other hand, Prince Maven although was not close to the late Consort, he still visited Cal in his room. So he could talk to him, console his little brother. He knew how it felt to lose someone dear to him and that kind of grief broke him.

After so many years, they were together again, even for a moment.

A few weeks after Coriane's burial. The King held a small banquet with his family and close advicers.

Cal was seated closer to his father than the standard protocal. Which puzzled Maven and alarmed Elara.

Tiberias Calore VI, in honor to his beloved consort. The love of his life, annouced Cal Jacos' legitimacy before the small court.

In the king's drunken grief, he unknowingly severed the string he had with his older son and heir. Causing a stain in Maven's competency as future king and a power struggle between brothers.

Start of Red Queen Timeline

Over a year, since Cal becoming a legitimate son of house Calore.

The bond between brother was nearly gone. Maven shown blatant dislike towards his little brother. When they are alone together. Maven never fails to point out Cal's flaws, how gullible he is and comparing him to a lap dog who was eager to please.

In public events, Maven would pretend to be a loving and caring brother. Who under the facade of a perfect older sibling, still manage to deliver backhanded remarks that only Cal and a few of Maven's crownies would understand.

Maven's cruel words, his mother's death and his father's expectations slowly took a toll on Cal's self-esteem. Even with Cal being half a head taller than Maven and larger in built. He still moved quietly and carefully around him. Keeping his mouth shut, as he fear that he might say or do something that he might regret.

However cold Maven was, Cal never stopped hoping that they will be brothers again.

As Maven took on the role of his father's unofficial adviser. His focus gearing towards ending the growing rebel group that was slowly becoming a nuisance to the crown. His father, still in his druken grief, only cared for the war between the Lakelanders and invested more on his little brother's plans.

While Maven was busy trying to reason with their father. Cal was busy, going out at night to see the small red villages and bumping into a curious looking girl with stealthy hands.

How the First Book would play Out in this Dynamic

After Mare's shocking entrance. Mare was presented to the royal family. Tiberias wanting her dead and any footage of her erased. While Elara reasoned that Mare might be of use to them in the long run. Which spared her for now.

Maven chimed in that Cal should wed her, since he was the reason she fell in the shield in the first place. Cal only looked away, embarassed. While Mare glared at Maven for his suggestion.

In a short period, the young Prince Cal, started to develop deep feelings for Mare.

Mare felt attraction towards him as well, but knows that he can't find out that she is with the Scarlet Guard.

Maven and Elara are aware of her being part of the Scarlet Guard. Not because Maven pretended to be her friend. Elara simply read her mind and wanted to gather as much information from Mare, about the scarlet guard and newbloods.

If we are still going for a Love Triangle

Maven annoyed with his fiancée, Evangeline Samos and his father still disregarding his advices.

Prince Maven decided to take it out on his little brother, who was clearly smitten with Mare.

Maven pretended to befriend Mare, in the hopes of making his brother jealous because "he was given everything and he didn't deserve any of it."

Mare at first was cautious, given he was the son and heir to the throne and dislikes him, for his obvious resentment towards Cal.

But Maven played the stressed older brother, whose achievements gets overshadowed by his younger brother.

Mare understood the feeling all too well and they bonded over that.

Maven, overtime, started to appreciate Mare's spontaneous nature and he likes how genuine Mare is around him. He starts to see why his brother is attracted to her.

Mare and Cal got along well, and you know for a fact that they would sneak around to dance.

Mare likes Cal, enough that it made each letter, each Scarlet Guard meeting more diffucult to seat through.

Once the Scarlet Guard attacked, Mare quickly snuck away and went into hiding. After the damage done, Maven finally convinced his father into getting rid of the Scarlet Guard.

Maven would command Cal in organizing a search and arrest of Mare Barrow and other Scarlet Guard members. As well as secretly searching for newbloods like her, to turn into weapons for war.

Cal would then track down Mare, with the hopes of convincing her to leave the Scarlet Guard and come back to him.

Mare, Farley, Shade and the other newbloods manage to go as far as breaking into Corros prison where Maven held the newbloods. (No Silver Elites since Maven is the rightful heir in this timeline.)

Mare and the others manage to free most of the newbloods. However, Shade gets killed by Ptolemus and Mare gets capture, as she try to hold off the Sentinels while the others escape.

The conflict between the Calore brother rises, as the other would disagree on how their prisoner will be treated. Cal would prefer "talking" her out of being a rebel and Maven would threaten her for more information while having "tense" moments with her, since he is still attracted to her.

Mare on the other had will be stubborn and only hope that she'll get rescued soon.

#red queen #mare barrow #glass sword #war storm #king's cage #cal calore #maven calore #old meme #random #tiberias vii calore #coriane jacos #julian jacos #elara merandus #tiberias vi #the calore brothers #rane arven #evangeline samos #ptolemus samos #red queen ask

[mavenne]

“I wasn’t always this way, was I? You remember better than I do. When I was a boy, your little brother. Always trailing at your heels, eager to spend every moment I could with you. I used to ask to sleep in your room, didn’t I?”

Cal narrows his eyes. “You were afraid of the dark.”

“And then I wasn’t. Just like that.”

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#it will always break me how maven regretted at the end what he did to cal #and lied to him to set him free #he wants to be saved but doesnt think he deserves it #so he lets go of his brother #and beats elaras whispers at that moment #which makes me insane meaning he could have had a chance #red queen #maven calore #cal calore #tiberias calore #calore brothers #red queen book series

[ball-of-butter]

worst decision aveyard has ever made ever was make maven a man because can you even CONCEIVE how legit fem!maven would be can you even conceive it can you even conceptualise toxic yuri mareven omg omg you guys would never hear from me again

#imagine how that would change the dynamic maven had with EVERYONE. like keep everything the same except change mavens gender oh my godddd #cal the worshipped eldest son and maven the neglected wasted daughter #the only one who believes in her is her mother and her brother’s fiance who’s in love with her brother but maven is in love with her #toxic yuri mareven would go so crazy. feel like walter white cooking up meth just from thinking of this 💀 #and toxic merandus mommy-daughter dynamic. 7029383030 injured no survivors #maven calore #red queen #mareven #red queen series #war storm #glass sword #kings cage #mare barrow #elara merandus #tiberias vii calore #rewriting

[drewtanakagf]

[BROTHER], TELL ME HOW YOU STAND THE MURDEROUS FURY -> The Calore Brothers

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#web weave #id in alt #companion to my fic smile #maven calore #cal calore #red queen #i need to squish the calore brothers like slime #no one talk ab how much i use ada limon. please. #scheduled #calore brothers

[montfortfreak]

The tragedy of blood is men being forced to atone for the crimes of their ancestors.

#jameson hawthorne #the inheritance games #grayson hawthorne #the brothers hawthorne #xander hawthorne #avery grambs #mare barrow #red queen #tiberias vii calore #maven calore #uk #us #youtube #usher #juliette ferrars #books and reading #black and white #bookish #bookshelf #bookworm

[aerticent]

this is so Maven omg like

#everything he did was compared to Cal and even if he excelled in something it was always overshadowed by Cal’s achievements #he loved Cal more than anyone but he also hated him more than anyone #he wanted to badly to be better than him #to have something over him #He was smarter than Cal academically and he was still over shadowed #he got the throne and even with his allie’s it was clear that the majority were only with him due to their disagreement with Cal’s alliance #with the Guard #He ‘got’ Mare first and she still chose Cal in the end #everything he did was partially in an effort to be better than his older brother because for so long he was seen as worse #i’m just rambling #Maven’s deep love and resentment for Cal is so interesting because he can’t help but hate him #but at the same time Cal was the only person in his life who consistently showed him nothing but love #and even then all of his efforts to be ‘better’ than Cal he was still perceived as worse or as the last resort #Maven has multiple clear opportunities to kill Cal and yet everytime they either fail or he just can’t #these brothers man wtf #red queen #red queen series #maven calore #cal calore

[northernember]

while its in no way likely i love the idea of maven, after the events of the first book, leaving cals room completely untouched,,,

just the idea of him burning his brothers royal portraits, dragging his name and reputation through bloodied mud, hunting him like he’s some animal.

but cal’s room remains as he left it, left to gather dust and harbor the echoes of brothers laughing and chess pieces tapping against the wooden board.

and the chess board remains set up, prepared in advance for a game thats never going to come. all thats missing is the black king piece, its empty spot having gathered a layer of dust thinner than the rest.

i like to think cal leaves it too at first, avoids it like the echoes of what used to be will shatter whatever grip on himself he has left. and than, after he abdicates the throne and mare leaves for the mountains, he stands in its doorway, looking in at a room that used to belong to a boy that lies in a grave similar to his brothers. a boy that died alongside his father that day. a boy that was going to be king and sit upon a throne made from corpses and uphold the sickening legacy built by those who proceeded him. Some parts still remain of that boy, scattered throughout the craters and fractures of the man that came out the other side.

weeks later, once he finally brings himself to step past the door way and clean it out, packing away the belongings of the crown prince and tucking away pictures of two dead boys into his jacket, he closes and locks the door and never opens it again. leaving an empty room filled with nothing but dust and ghosts.

#red queen #glass sword #kings cage #war storm #broken throne #red queen series #cal calore #tiberias vii calore #maven calore #i am biting and gnawing at the bars of my enclosure #i wish we had gotten more scenes between maven and cal #i am so so emotional devastated over everything about them #the tragedy of brothers spilt and tore apart by the circumstances of their births

[stellalanelovesyou]

Lost in the sauce (The sauce is Maven and Cal rebuilding their relationship in a modern AU)

#It's something about the estranged brothers pushed apart by abuse and tragedy and coming back to eachother #It's choosing your family. But choosing the person who has always been right there. #It's the shared trauma for me #This is all over a 2 second thought on the bus about Maven coming back into contact with Cal after dissapearing for like... 5 years #and Cal asks him to forgive their father and Maven tells him he cant. and probably wont ever but he can forgive Cal and Cal can forgive him #and then Cal is the best man at Mavens wedding with Thomas #red queen #Red queen series #victoria aveyard #maven calore #cal calore #thomaven #Its the childhood trauma for me #I may just write this bitch myself

[snakerdoodlle]

It’s nearly 2 AM and I’m literally crying over Cal and Maven rn

The way Cal defended Maven and stood by him until the very end, being the only person who still loved him despite everything. Cal hanging on to any kind of hope for his brother that he could, searching desperately for someone that could possibly help him. Cal putting off the inevitable for as long as possible, never wanting to give Maven a death sentence but being forced to by the court/Scarlet Guard with so much regret behind it. Cal knowing that it’s not Maven’s fault. Cal blaming himself for years and years for never seeing what was happening to his baby brother, and for never shielding him from his mother. Cal going to Maven’s body first when finding him and Mare. Cal burying Maven on Tuck with the hopes that maybe at last, the broken, lost boy he knew could finally have peace. He promises he’ll always keep Maven with him, he’ll never let him go, never let him be forgotten in his memories. He gave Maven a proper headstone, he made sure his brother could have what little honor he was able to offer. It also basically served as Cal’s final message. Cal will always love Maven, he will always regret what happened, he will always wish he could’ve changed things, he will always have guilt weighing on his shoulders, even if it eases with time. Cal will never abandon Maven like so many others.

And then the way Maven spared Cal the final blow, letting Cal believe he was truly gone despite it being a lie. He hurt Cal just to save him the much worse pain it’d have caused him if he knew the truth. Cal would’ve done anything to try and save Maven if only he’d known, and Maven was aware and didn’t want Cal to go through that. They both knew nothing would’ve come of it, but none of that mattered to Cal ever. He would’ve been willing to do anything.

I am so unbelievably emotional over these two brothers good god

#*that* chapter in broken throne has me fucked up dude #they’re so tragic my heart is genuinely broken #tears in my eyes #and the way they’re like red and blue opposites too STOP #this is why even as a die-hard Maven stan Cal is still very important/special to me #he’s just so….. kind hearted I can’t #also just wanted to say #I looked for a long time but couldn’t find the ‘Cal goes to Maven first’ thing #but my brain Refuses to believe it didn’t happen. #so if I’m wrong please forgive me I’m going fucking insane rn LMAO #red queen series #maven calore #cal calore #calore brothers

[lilyharvord]

Please understand that in my Coriane Barrow Calore vs Maven fic (that lives rent free in my head) that Coriane is the Mirror Ball and Maven is the Archer, however those titles are not exclusive and they can exchange them between themselves.

#I just have this image of the two of them #Maven unlocks Coriane's like 3rd personality or something ridiculous like that #and she's so bad for him to be around and he's bad for her to be around #and it's literally unstoppable force (maven) meets unmovable will (coriane) #and chaos bigger than the big bang ensues #red queen #glass sword #kings cage #war storm #broken throne #post broken throne #coriane barrow calore #maven calore #it's her watching him order a family killed because they saw what his group was doing and when she tries to help one of the children escape #one of Maven's people shoots the child and it's blood sprays on her face #and she just stands there dumbfound before slowly looking over her shoulder #and Maven is just frowning at her before saying: it's a quicker end #and it haunts her #she is his ghost though #this ghost of his brother's kindness and strategic brain and Mare's cunning and stubborness #and she looks just like his brother which is just The Worst™️ #it's him pinning Coriane to a wall by her throat in the end and her managing to get enough air to say: I know it was never about my mother #and Maven going sheet white because she put it together #and I just cannot wait for her to turn on him and himto smile at her when she does #because she only loses her cool when he threatens her brother #and he just grins and says: now I know whose daughter you really are #she would scalp him in front of everyone though and chew his jugular open with her teeth after everything #and he would be like: YES YES YES you understand #and she is in my mind the only one who could beat him... #because it had to be mare and cal together

[imjulia-andilikecats]

Random Headcanon

Maven Calore has porcelain skin, like smooth and poreless. He has good genes but not perfect genes. Which is why he has a long, stupid complex skin routine, my dude follows the "10 step Korean Skin Care", so he could always have glass skin.

I just image Maven, walking/chilling around the castle wearing his silk pajamas with a face mask and eye patch mask under his eyebags. Scaring the living sh@t out of anyone who sees him.

Cal on the orher hand, has a very simple skincare routine that only consists of cleanser, toner, moisturizer and sunscreen.

Dude has baby smooth skin and if he wanted, he could EASILY grow A GLORIOUS BEARD (the one that makes Maven irritated and jealous.)

Also, if Cal lives alone, he's probably the type to wipes his whole body, face and booty with the same towel.

#red queen #glass sword #mare barrow #war storm #king's cage #cal calore #maven calore #old meme #random #tiberias vii calore #the calore brothers #elara merandus #tiberias vi #umage maven getting a pimple and losing it

[cervid-ai]

he's my pookie bear. he's a war criminal. he's lost the ability to love normally. he's obsessive. he's doomed. he's tragic. he's a boy. he's a monster. he's a malewife. he has murdered innocents. he would do it again. he's my beloved. i want him dead. i need him alive.

#this is about maven calore #fictional characters #red queen series #red queen #glass sword #kings cage #war storm #broken throne #maven calore #GOD I THINK ABOUT HIM #brothers #mare barrow #cal calore

[kacchanisalive]

Maven: *pulls out a knife*

Maven: I am a fucking threat!

Cal: *lunges forward slightly*

Maven: *trips*

#red queen #red queen incorrect quotes #maven calore #cal calore #calore brothers #tiberias calore #victoria aveyard

[ball-of-butter]

maven’s live reaction right after witnessing cal and mare’s dance scene

#cal is a nasty skank bitch fr. broke girl code 😔🙏 #if you couldnt tell was rewatching mean girls the other day lolll #red queen #maven calore #red queen series #war storm #glass sword #kings cage #mare barrow #tiberias calore vii #calore brothers #marecal #rewriting

[drewtanakagf]

IN THE END IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE MAVEN AND CAL. YOU GET IT RIGHT? IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE CAIN AND ABEL. MAVEN WAS NEVER GOING TO GET BACK AT CAL. CAL WAS NEVER GOING TO SAVE MAVEN.

MAVEN WOULD NEVER KILL CAL. CAL WOULD NEVER KILL MAVEN. THEIR HANDS ARE FREE OF THEIR BROTHER'S BLOOD FOREVER.

CAL TRIED TO SAVE HIM. BUT IT WOULD NEVER BE ENOUGH. MAVEN TRIED TO LOVE HIM. BUT IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH.

TRAPPED BY THE FUCKING NARRATIVE. THERE WAS NO WAY OUT! DON'T YOU GET IT?!?

IT WOULD NEVER BE ENOUGH!!!!!!!!

#mare being the middle man too... #she bridged the gap between two estranged brothers its only right she burnt it too. #LIKE FUCK #red queen #cal calore #maven calore #caps tw #victoria aveyard are you aware you have made me irreparably crazy insane about these two brothers. do you even know. #i can talk about cain and abel parallels all i fucking want but in the end. neither brother finishes the story in their roles. #abel (cal) still lives. cain (maven) dies. #im eating glass and sheet metal as we speak

[montfortfreak]

You were called beautiful since you were young. But you grew up and discovered that beauty was not enough

#jameson hawthorne #the inheritance games #grayson hawthorne #the brothers hawthorne #xander hawthorne #avery grambs #mare barrow #red queen #tiberias vii calore #maven calore