( open + closed ) i bet you didn't know that i was dangerous

[moneyman]

CHARACTERS: Vaughn aaaaand open! (with some closed stuff too)
DATE: 1/21
WARNINGS: Vague spoilers for Tales from the Borderlands, will update if there's anything else!
SUMMARY: It's a canon update! There are a couple of open prompts and some closed ones in the comments. Also feel free to drop me a wildcard or PM/PP me at clickboom if you want something!

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[winces]

I-If you're sure...

[ where there is a definitive lack of uncertainty in vaughn's tone now, made all the more distinct considering the last time she'd heard from him wasn't more than a week ago, and the contrast is quite stark, the same can't be said of olivia's own voice, wavering somewhere between grateful and nervous. ]

I wasn't... I couldn't be sure if you still... after so long...

[ she is such a very different person from who she was a year ago, or so it feels. it didn't feel right to expect the same of him now than she did when he had been a year younger.

she gestures vaguely. ]

It seemed silly to hold you to something you agreed to a year ago, that's all.

[moneyman]

[ as hesitant as he is to keep her from getting inside even a minute sooner, he feels like a point needs to be made. so he stops abruptly, turns toward her, and brings a hand up to rest lightly on her shoulder. ]

Hey. [ he gives it a gentle squeeze. ] I'm positive, okay? I really appreciate your concern, but you don't need to worry about that stuff. Like, at all. Trust me.

[winces]

[ her feet stutter to a stop when he's suddenly in front of her, and she stiffens briefly under the gentle weight of his hand. it stems more from her surprise more than anything else, but it still takes her a moment to summon a response, too preoccupied at first in meeting his eyes. ]

I-If you're really certain...

[moneyman]

[ sensing he may have startled her (and feeling pretty bad about it), he lightens his tone with her, though he sounds no less confident. ]

I am.

[ he lets another moment pass before sliding his hand off of her, flashing a warm smile as he turns to head forward again, motioning for her to follow. then he throws up his arms enthusiastically like something awesome just occurred to him, cheerfully proceeding. ]

Besides, the cover story we came up with is genius. We can't waste that, right?

[winces]

[ if nothing else, his enthusiasm is infectious, if only because of how genuine it is. she has to actually reach up with a hand to stifle a little laugh, ducking away from his gesticulations. ]

It is a pretty good story, isn't it...? [ she smiles down at the floor, cheeks warming with a little burst of pride. ] I've done a little more thinking about it, if you'd like to hear it...

[moneyman]

Really? [ he sounds way too excited about this. he is way too excited about this. any attempts to hide it seem to have flown right out the window. whoops. ] Yeah, of course I'd love to hear it!

[winces]

[ her lips purse a little, and she merely gestures with her hand once they reach the stairs. from there, it's easy enough to lead him back up to her room, where he's already been once before. happily, saffron trots in front of them, beating them to the door by minutes.

once in, olivia invites vaughn to make himself comfortable while she excuses herself. both she and lion walk into the little bathroom where she begins to disrobe and towel both herself and saffron off in earnest. not wishing to leave him in silence for too long, though, the door is left open a few inches, and from the crack her voice filters. ]

Do you know of a man here named Sigma? He has agreed to be my brother in this story. According to him, he will be staying with his girlfriend Ramir and her "relatives" Giorno and Fugo. We've been invited for family dinners already!

[moneyman]

[ he's more than happy to follow her (and Saffron) back to her room—it feels like it's been forever, even though he knows it hasn't. it looks pretty much the same, of course, just like all the other places he's visited since coming back, but it feels a little different this time. maybe because in the back of his mind, he knows in a week or so they'll be sharing a room?

dear god.

he takes a seat carefully on the edge of her bed and waits patiently for her and her lion to emerge. ]

I don't, no. Can't say that I've met any of those people, actually, but I guess that'll be changing soon, huh? Sounds like fun! [ yes, even the concept of in-laws excites him. ] I'm glad one of us thought about that stuff, because I definitely didn't. Maybe I'll just say I'm not originally from the area or something—moved to Woodhurst for college and stayed because of you. How's that sound?

[winces]

Oh, that sounds so romantic... [ her voice carries dreamily for a few moments longer, before she seems to bring herself back down to earth. ]

—um. W-Well it's really nothing too impressive, [ she insists. ] I just thought it might help make maintaining contact with others much easier if we were to expand our relationships. You know?

[moneyman]

[ he smiles to himself, a little proudly. tee hee, he thought of something romantic. ] I thought so, too. But yeah, you're totally right. Extended family will work great for that. I feel like there are plenty of roles you can fill before people would start to wonder why your family's so huge. We're gonna be just fine.

[ you know, aside from the whole... zombie thing. ]