[livio has seen the look on vash's face before. he saw it in march, on elsword's face, half a second before the forest took control of him and blocked everyone else from interfering.
though he knows this to be a threat, he isn't afraid. his first concern isn't even his own safety -- it's vash. vash, who suddenly lurches in what can only be pain, who instantaneously sprouts countless feathers and eyes and claws, who bleeds and bleeds and screams and of course livio can't leave him. no matter how feral vash becomes, no matter how razlo writhes under his skin like livio's own longstanding corruption-beast always waiting for an excuse to burst forth.
defend yourself, the voice that is both his own and razlo's screams in his mind. eliminate the threat. but it's vash. it's someone livio loves. he won't.
and that single moment of hesitation is all that vash-not-vash needs to dig his claws and his fangs in.]
1/2 - cw: body horror mention
though he knows this to be a threat, he isn't afraid. his first concern isn't even his own safety -- it's vash. vash, who suddenly lurches in what can only be pain, who instantaneously sprouts countless feathers and eyes and claws, who bleeds and bleeds and screams and of course livio can't leave him. no matter how feral vash becomes, no matter how razlo writhes under his skin like livio's own longstanding corruption-beast always waiting for an excuse to burst forth.
defend yourself, the voice that is both his own and razlo's screams in his mind. eliminate the threat. but it's vash. it's someone livio loves. he won't.
and that single moment of hesitation is all that vash-not-vash needs to dig his claws and his fangs in.]