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[livlaughlove]

livio

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Powers nerfed & gained

Self-healing: Nerfed on arrival from near-instant to delayed by a few minutes. Think 5-10.

Superhuman strength: Nerfed on arrival. Still super strong, but not to the same extent.

Dragon Blessing - Strength: Makes up for original nerf. Plus dual sets of horns, one pair curved down to frame his face, one pair curved back and up. Sharp and harshly angled, like his sunburst tattoos.

Dragon Blessing - Balance: Thick, alligator-like tail.

Deaths & Resurrection prices

Death - August 2024: Killed by a Corrupted Vash.
Price: Marksmanship skill. Can no longer aim a gun worth a damn.

Other permanent changes

Memory Loss - February 2024: In Razlo's heartspace, his memory of Chapel defending him to the other Masters was destroyed. He still recalls having been fiercely loyal to Chapel, but not why.

Scarring - March 2024: Scars in an enormous jaw pattern spanning from his thighs to upper arm, with teeth marks along both his chest and back.

Temporary changes

Hydra form - May 2025: from Event/TDM 24. A bunch of fungi made LR into some fun guys.

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weasel's note: livio's handwriting is extremely neat and uncannily consistent. every letter is always the same exact size and shape. as if simply writing perfectly in times new roman was a humanly possible thing.

livio can commonly be found where he lives at vash's house or looking after the school.

plotting contact: PM // discord @ fuckweasel

Comments

I am in your walls also mid-lateish month u kno why I’m here

[lupusxylem]

[A couple of days pass after Wolfwood’s conversation with Vash. He very well could have gone to find him that same day, but as it stands he had no idea he needed some time to chew on it until the aftermath hit, so. It’s still kindof hard for him to believe that Vash would be okay with this, but…he believes him. If there’s anyone he’d believe isn’t lying to him, it’s Vash.

Though, what he doesn’t want to admit to himself is that he’s nervous. Even though the two alluded to the idea when they were under the influence of the chocolates, it’s just as easily possible that Livio didn’t really mean that. It’s hard to say, especially when they didn’t really…talk about it further beyond that one moment in passing.

But he has to talk to him. He wants to.

Wolfwood decides to wait until he knows Livio will be in his room. Best to be someplace like that than catching him outside or at the school.

Livio will hear a soft thump at his door.]

Liv? It’s me.

[livlaughlove]

[it's still chilly enough that livio would much rather be in his inn room than a drafty schoolhouse, so... he sure is in here! wolfwood will hear the soft thunk of an object dropped on a mattress, followed by liv's hurried footsteps toward the door. it's true his footfalls are usually surprisingly light, but... hey, he knows it's nick at the door, so pardon him for being eager.

he does try to restrain himself before he opens the door, though. just a little.]

Hey, Wolfwood -- everythin' alright?

[lupusxylem]

[He shakes his head a little, leaning sideways into the doorframe.]

Yeah. I just wanted to talk to you. Are you busy?

[Who knows maybe Livio is talking to someone on the netbook or was sleeping or doing literally anything else maybe he should just leave this was a dumb idea—

All of that fortunately stays in Wolfwood’s brain. He’s fine.]

[livlaughlove]

[just talk? well, that's -- both intimidating and relieving. nothing is wrong, but he has to be A Person.

it's fine, he's got this.]

No, not at all. Was just lookin' at some o' those recipes. C'mon in.

[... he still doesn't have a chair or anything. so, it's just the two floor mattresses sorry.]

[lupusxylem]

[Oh Livio. Honey.

Wolfwood steps inside and pulls the door shut behind him, sort of eyeballing Livio’s set up here before he has a seat on one of the mattresses, just sitting there cross legged like he belongs there. He does at least kick his shoes off before he does this.]

…yaknow you really gotta just ask Heimr for a bigger bed.

[livlaughlove]

[liv just plops next to wolfwood and blinks at him.]

Why would I do that? This works just fine.

[lupusxylem]

How comfortable is sleeping on mattresses on the floor though? When you could have an actual bed?

[He knows they’re both used to camping on sand by necessity, so it’s not like it’s an ISSUE, but it’s like…why would you choose this, love yourself-

He’s getting. Briefly distracted but this is important.]

[livlaughlove]

This is an actual bed?

[he's so confused why this is even a point of contention. the last time he had a bed this nice was, uh, well... hopeland??]

[lupusxylem]

It’s two mattresses, on the floor-

[He starts to argue, and genuinely he could just derail like this forever and he wouldn’t be mad about it, but.

He came here to talk. Like talk talk. He can only get away with stalling for so long.]

Never mind. We can talk about that later. [Livio you’ll get a third mattress at the house when you start living there dwbi-] I…I uh. Actually…

[Fuck. He knows he’s going to blow at this. Vash is good with the emotional stuff, he isn’t. So trying to even start is a challenge on its own.]

How…have you been doin’ since the whole…everything. That’s been happening. Seeing peoples memories and shit, and all that.

[livlaughlove]

[it's... weird to hear nick stumble over his words. livio's smile falls as he forgets the silly mattress argument in favor of fretting over wolfwood.

ah... did vash tell nick about their... experience?

did nick tell vash about raz?]

... Just trying to get back to normal, I guess. Are you okay?

[lupusxylem]

I’m fine.

[He said while he was not fine, but he’s pushing through the nerves trying to settle into his frame regardless.

He’ll opt to not start with “I just need to talk to you about something” because that’s just going to make Livio anxious for no reason. He needs to not beat around the bush.]

I was talkin’ with Vash about it the other day. And you came up.

[He looks at his hands now held loose between his knees, wishing suddenly he had something to chew on.]

Wasn’t bad or nothin’, before you start to fret. Was actually, uh…

[…]

Do…you remember what I said to you, when we were sitting on the inn couch?

[livlaughlove]

[joke's on wolfwood, livio is already anxious for no reason. even before nick clarifies that it's nothing bad.

but knowing vash and nick did talk about him... livio feels oddly humiliated. he should have left that whole thing alone and not commented on it. what must vash think of him right now?]

We talked a lot. Which part?

[lupusxylem]

…where I said being with you felt right. That part.

You remember it?

[livlaughlove]

[oh, god. what the hell is happening.]

Nick -- tell me you didn't... [didn't what? he isn't sure. wolfwood isn't the type of person to hurt someone without thinking it through, not someone he cares about. but liv can't see how this could possibly be a positive thing. his breathing gets quicker, shallow.]

[lupusxylem]

…Didn’t?

[For better or worse, Wolfwood is just as confused. His expression turns from serious to genuinely confused as he looks up and realizes that Livio looks like he’s got stage fright suddenly. What the fuck-

But then Wolfwood stops and actually thinks about what he just said. And what they’d been talking about, and what Livio said to him…

His gaze narrows.]

Liv. Vash came to me to talk. Not the other way around. He…

[His hands flex on his knees.]

…was talking about how you’re a good person. Not like I didn’t already know that.

[livlaughlove]

[how. how the hell is he a good person? is this the kind of thing a good person does?]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you -- for him to feel... I shouldn't have said anything.

[hey wolfwood sorry neither one your guys can hear a goddamn word you say when they're panicking.]

[lupusxylem]

[Wolfwood looks back over at Livio now, realizing that what he just said went in one ear and out the other.]

Sorry? What do you-

[And then he stops. Backpedals, mentally.]

…what do you think I’m trying to tell you, Livio?

[livlaughlove]

[... sorry, right now livio is just looking up at wolfwood with those stupid fucking puppy eyes all tearing up and everything.]

I --

I'm sorry. I'm... listening.

[best rip the bandaid off, after all, and all that.]

[lupusxylem]

[Wolfwood’s expression, for what it’s worth, does soften a bit. He only has an inkling of what the fuck might be going on in that giant head of his, after all. It can’t be anything good, given he looks like he’s about to burst into tears.]

He told me how good of a person you were. And that you deserved to be happy. Which…he’s right. You do.

I don’t really know how else to say this, but. Vash…he. He suggested that our relationship be open.

[He’s trying so hard not to look away, but now he feels like his whole body is on fire.]

He gave me permission to…be with you. And him. Both of you.

Only. If you wanted that.

[livlaughlove]

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Huh?!

[lupusxylem]

[DON’T LOOK AT HIM LIKE THAT

LIKE HE GETS IT BUT DONT—]

Yeah. That’s what I said.

Look, I get if you don’t. I just.

[…]

I love you just as much as I love him, okay? You both fill parts of me that have been broken…and. Empty. For a long time.

Even if you don’t want nothin’ to do with any of it, I want you to know that much at least.

[livlaughlove]

[livio's brain is just... having a Time trying to process all of this. it was one thing for wolfwood to call him handsome, hot even. those were... superficial things. not that livio thinks he meant them that way, but... love? the kind of love wolfwood has with vash? the kissing and living together and emotional and physical intimacy kind of love? the kind of love that makes him feel... less broken?

he's on the verge of crying or overheating or possibly both. his voice comes out choked.]

Me, Nick? Me? ... We're not kids anymore. Please don't tease me.