"Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare."

[sharktrash]

Who: Squalo and (what's left of) MANTICORE, possibly others later
What: catch-all. Half his band is gone and he's not taking it too well.
When: May 4th-ish
Where: MANTICORE penthouse, possibly others later
Warnings: language, violence, Squalo

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[variaboss]

[ The insult comes and without even thinking about it, Xanxus lashes out. It's not a soft hit either. It's as hard as he can. There might even be some heat behind it. ] Don't you ever fucking call my mother a bitch. [ Yeah. That's what he's angry about. Not about the Carnies, who he adores, but the fact that Squalo insulted his mom. ] And while I'm at it, if you fucking think of hurting Luci or Yuffie, I will murder your ass right here and right now.

I don't want the spotlight that fucking badly. Shit. I don't even know if I want to be here anymore. If it wasn't for them, I'd bail and take care of our daughter.

[sharktrash]

[ Holy shit. ]

[ Squalo actually tumbles over the backrest from the impact and crashes into the floor. Nice, guess his fucking face bruise is gonna be twice bigger and have a real deep shade now. Fuck. ]

[ He sits up and wipes blood off his chin, grinning at Xanxus in some kind of particularly dark way. ]

Yeah? I'm already thinking it. Why don't you go ahead, then. I won't let any trash take my righteous place by your side, no matter how fucking precious to you they might be.

[ Well, whoops. There go the last bits of sanity and health that were still in this relationship. ]

Look at that, you actually understand. Then you also know there's nobody else keeping me here right now.

[ Except you. ]

[variaboss]

[ Good. He hopes he broke your face a little. He doesn't even care what Aramat might think about this. Squalo fucking deserved that. More than that. He really wants to hurt the man. He wants to make Squalo suffer for daring to insult and threaten.

He won't repeat that he couldn't leave because he made promises. He knows Squalo knows that. So long as he keeps hold of his promises, he'll never go. Even if he starts phoning it in. Even if he wants to be somewhere else. Even if every single fiber of his being screams that he's VARIA before he was a Carnie. ]

No one, huh? Not even your precious 'cello mom'. [ Now is not the time to point out he's been banging her. ]

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[ Maybe he should give into that want, then. At least that's what the daring, deranged grin on Squalo's face seems to suggest. It's almost as if he's enjoying this, though he's also checking his nose to see if it's not broken. ]

[ He cants his head to the side, watching Xanxus intently, the smirk still playing at the corner of his lips. ]

[ Oh, he could say a lot about this. How she's not really his mother figure or even his teacher, how he does still like her quite a lot, and how despite that he wouldn't think twice about killing her or anyone, if Xanxus wanted him to. ]

[ But he doesn't owe this dickskin any fucking explanations. ]

No one.

[variaboss]

I'll be sure to tell her that then, next time I bang her.

[ Yeah, he's that angry and off. He normally doesn't kiss and tell, but there he is, just putting it out there. Because he really doesn't care. He actually WANTS to hurt Squalo. ]

But I will say this to you now, if you dare touch Luci or Yuffie, it will be the last thing you ever do. Whatever they did to you, it will be nothing compared to what I will do to you.

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It's a deal, then. I kill them and you go all out on me. Always wanted to see that.

[ Did you seriously think threatening him would work, Xanxus? You really don't know him very well, do you? He doesn't even want to hurt Luci, he likes her, but you're really making sure he takes it as a challenge and tries. ]

[ But then the other thing he said finally sinks in, and he's up in Xanxus' face, growling, teeth bare and face suddenly pale(r than usual) with rage. ]

You're doing what to her?

[variaboss]

[ Probably not but he's still going to do it, just like he's going to be that petty asshole and just kiss and tell. He's just that angry that he's not really thinking before he's speaking. Because Squalo threatened his family and Xanxus, in his own ways, is actually very protective and possessive of them. No one gets to hurt his family by him, damnit.

He reaches out to poke Squalo in the forehead, hard. ]

Coke make you go deaf? You heard me. And guess what, it shouldn't even matter to you if I am. Because you already said it. There's no one here (but him) that matters. So what? It's a little fun on the side. When I get bored of her, I'll stop.

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You made me quit!! [ He takes a step back. Yeah, Xanxus may have a point, but this wasn't even about caring. There just were some things that you didn't do, thanks to common sense or courtesy. One of them was not fucking the parents/siblings/exes of the person you fucking dated. ] I can't fucking believe you'd do this to me! You said we'd do it right this time!! THIS IS NOT FUCKING IT!

[variaboss]

BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO FUCKING RUIN YOU, TRASH! [ The unstated undertone was that Xanxus wanted to be the only thing that fucked him up. He's being angry and possessive now that they are fighting. He doesn't even care that this is about him fucking someone now because he doesn't have that sort of courtesy.

He's tempted to just slap Squalo. Backhand him like the bitch he is. He swings without hesitation. It feels...normal. ]

My fucking her as nothing to do with you. Just like my banging Ryouta has jack shit to do with you. Stop acting like a jealous whore.

[ Yeah, he just went there. ]

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THE HELL DO YOU KNOW?!

[ A respectable wish, really. One he's clearly determined to make a reality right here and now. The slap comes a surprise, though really, Squalo can't say he wasn't expecting something like it. ]

[ He sways, taking a step back from the sheer force of the impact, slowly raising his good hand to touch his cheek, as if disbelieving this just fucking happened. He doesn't feel his own fingertips, but he does feel heat rising, a bruise probably forming, and he just stares at Xanxus, actually quiet for a moment. ]

[ Yeah right. ]

You still don't fucking get it?!! She fucking raised me!! [ No she didn't, but that part of the brainwashing still feels very natural to him. ] And you, you absolute asshole, you fucked me and her at the same fucking time! [ He's gradually getting angrier now, his voice getting louder, reaching its peak when he's compared to a motherfucking whore and then he just loses his shit. ] I WON'T BE A LAUGHING STOCK!! I'M FUCKING DONE!!!

[ He throws whatever nearest breakable piece of decorum he can reach under Xanxus' feet, just a little bit placated by the sound of it crashing and shattering into little pieces, then abruptly turns and starts storming off. ]

[ Xanxus could, of course, manhandle him, but I leave it to your comfort. ]