Hi!! Was a bit curious about Luce and Lazloâs relationship in game. Iâm going to be honest I only come on tumblr occasionally so sorry if I missed something already covering this topic or based my asks off wrong info.
Iâve seen the mentions with a romanced Lazlo with like incesty undertones being mentioned given he is Luceâs adopted(?) brother. Just had a couple questions in regards to this.
1. From what Iâve gathered, this *freaky* version Lazloâs romance is going to be a toggle, so does that mean that if itâs toggled off and Luce did accept Lazlo as a sibling, his romance would be blocked? Or would the incest flavor text just not be included?
2. On the flip side with a Luce who rejected Lazlo as their sibling and even hates him, I assume no incesty flavor text would be included, as at the very least Luce doesnât view him like that. But then again the rest of the world does know them as adoptive siblings (I assume) so would that entail any flavor text in that regard?
I also just had some questions on various topics (go ahead and ignore these if youâd rather not answer). Again, apologies if you already covered these previously.
3. What were Lazloâs thoughts on trans!Luce as they were growing up? I seem to recall you saying something along the lines of Lazlo essentially falling for Luce at first sight. Just was curious about his perspective on that since current Luce isnât exactly who he first fell for.
4. In regards to Dante, I believe you mentioned he becomes obsessed with Luce after the kidnapping thing? In the demo there was the whole schtick of him wanting to kiss Luceâ did Dante always have a suppressed(?) interest in Luce that really kicked into full gear after the kidnapping? Or was the whole kiss thing really just for shits n giggs and he didnât really gaf until recently?
5. My guess is no, but did Luceâs father ever know/pick up on Lazloâs feelings for Luce? When/if he did, would he approve?
6. In an alternate universe where Luceâs brother never died and life was sunshine and rainbows, would Lazlo have ever encountered Luce? It obviously wouldnât be in the way of canon as Luceâs father has no need for an heir so likely he wouldnât adopt Lazlo. But would Lazlo have joined Luceâs fatherâs mafia later? Or maybe even another mafia? If he and Luce somehow did cross paths, would he still have fallen for Luce or was it more of a circumstantial thing?
Iâm not sure how you feel about AU asks since Iâve heard differing opinions from writers, but I unfortunately am a huge sucker for them and am constantly thinking about them. Apologies for the rambling, I just wanted to pick your brain and get a deeper understanding of these characters (particularly Lazlo if you couldnât tell *cough*).
Have a wonderful day/night, your writing is fire!! Keep it up gang
Alright *cracks knuckles*
1. It means the incest flavour text wonât be included as much. It doesnât automatically mean that Luce will accept him as a brother. It just means Luce doesnât view him as one. The toggle off allows for his romance. Accepting him as a brother would come later on in the story if youâre not romancing him
2. The rest of the world kind of does view them as some sort of relatives. Thereâs some bias against adoption in Italian mafias especially when Lazlo holds a high position but it is very much âIâm not saying theyâre real siblings but they arenât strangers or friends theyâre family.â So really a Luce that doesnât see him as brother doesnât have the incest hang up, thatâs Lazlo who does
3. So he doesnât understand and technically itâs⌠immoral. But he canât equate sin with Luce no matter what. So heâs learned to think that although he doesnât get it, God is never wrong and if Luce feels this way then it must be because God willed it. And yes he did fall in love at first sight but even if Luce is another gender, they arenât less beautiful (lowkey trans people become even hotter when they transition I feel). He also loves their passion for life and just how much brightness they haveâthings that donât go away just because someone has transitioned
4. That kiss didnât mean much to him tbh. He asked a f!luce to kiss him because sheâs the closest thing to a girl friend he has. Back then he didnât talk to much girls so he asks for that kiss to get it over with, with someone he knows to be comfortable
5. He didnât but Ana the mother did and she told Antonio who was in denial about it. But deep down he knew
6. Lazlo would have never gone to work with Antonio if he had another choice and if Antonio didnât need him. They would have likely never met. Not only not through the mafia but also they run in different circles. Lazlo doesnât like the party scene and I think he likely wouldâve become a bartender or some blue collar job so they wouldnât have met in university either.
If they miraculously did cross paths he would find them gorgeous but I donât think it wouldâve gone further
I usually like the idea of AU asks. Itâs a fun exercise đ