(for the sake of the story ill call the stuffed animal a bear, it can be anything you want though)

Lucio was sitting in his room, he had just finished eating, while he ate there you had decided to go talk to Nadia to see what you guys were doing today. As Lucio sat there growing bored he heard a cheerful bark. Melchior bounded in, Mercedes not far behind. In his mouth the dog held a stuffed animal— it looked pretty old but in good condition. "Whatcha got there bud?" Lucio asked as he grabbed one side of the stuffed toy, Melchior took it as a sigh that Lucio wanted to play.

Melchior started tugging away, Lucio chuckled as he tightened his grip. "Ah so that's how you wanna play it!" He smiled as he started tugging rougher, Lucio no longer cared about where the toy came from only making his boy happy. Mercedes wanted in on the fun so she grabbed the side of the toy between the two of them and pulled it her way, the bear started slowly tearing between the dog's teeth and Lucio's strength.

You had just finished talking to Nadia, you had all decided to go around town and visit the shops— Maybe you could visit Asra? You were headed to the room you shared with Lucio. It always kind of baffled you that though you slept with her ex-husband that she treated you like a sibling, Your glad they came to the agreement they'd still rule over the city-state but had no relationship.

You opened the door and smiled upon seeing your boyfriend and your babies playing. That smile quickly dropped when you noticed exactly what they had torn between them. Lucio looked up at you noticing you in the doorway. "Hey!" he began happily before he saw your smile slip away to...Shock? Sadness? Anger? He couldn't quite put a finger on it. "What?" He asked, he ceased his rough tugging in fear something had happened.

"That MINE!!" You screamed pointing to the bear. Lucio's eyes widened slightly, Melchior tugged harshly making him jerk forward before he got a tight hold on the bear and pulled a lot harder than before trying to rip it from both the dog's mouths.

Lucio had pulled a lot harder then he meant to, he fell back onto the bed. The tearing noise from the bear being torn in half went through the room along with all the stuffing from it. You and Lucio gasped in shock, he looked at the half he had— the bottom— he looked at the half the dogs had. Melchior had the head and Mercedes had the upper part of the body.

Lucio stumbled over his word, he didn't know what to say in this situation. He looked at where you stood in the doorway only able to catch a glimpse of you as you stormed off.

"MC WAIT!" Lucio called after you. You stomped down the hall trying not to cry over your stuffed friend, you could hear the loud footsteps of Lucio running after you, but they quickly faded when you entered an unused guest room and slammed the door.

The amount of guilt Lucio felt at this moment made a lump of coal form in his throat. "I'm sorry MC! I didn't know it was yours! It was old and ratty I thought it was just a dog toy." Lucio said against the door. "No SHIT it's ratty! It's mine!!! I HATE YOU!" You screamed from the other side of the door, Lucio jumped back. He growled softly as he saw some of the maids stop and stare from the yelling. "You're being ridiculous!! It's just a bear I'll get you another one." Lucio snapped. "I don't want 'Another one' I want mine! But you had to be careless and rip it in half." You snapped back mocking his voice. Lucio was getting fed up, he had a short temper— granted not as short as it used to be.

"Well maybe if you took better care of your shit then it wouldn't have ripped so easily and I would have been able to tell it was yours!" Lucio yelled through the door, he snarled at it.

For once you're grateful for how thick these doors were. You weren't scared of Lucio hurting you— you know he'd never hurt you if purpose. You just didn't want to see him right now, didn't want to be around him.

"Go away..." you chocked out a sob. Lucio stood there for a moment before you heard him walk off.

Lucio walked back to the room with an annoyed gruff. He walked in and looks at the two dogs gnawing on their parts of the stuffed bear, Lucio huffed as he walked over to them and pulled the pieces from them. After grabbing the bear-halves and all the stuffing he put them in his trash can and sat on his bed looking at the two white dogs. They both laid their heads on his knees. "You guys...Always getting me in trouble, this is your fault you know..." Lucio grumbled looking down at their brown-red eyes.

Melchior barked in disagreement, Lucio groaned and flopped back onto his back with his hands on his face. The two dogs jumped onto the bed laying down on each side of him. "Yeah okay... Maybe I went too far..." Lucio mumbled as he slid his hands down his face. Mercedes whined loudly, Lucio reached over and scratched her ear. " It's fine...You guys didn't mean to— Besides they can't stay in that room forever." Lucio said as he sat up, "When she comes out we'll apologize to each other." Lucio stated before both dogs whined loudly from their places on the bed. "I'LL apologize to THEM... Better?" Lucio corrected himself and looked at his dogs who wagged their tails.

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It had been a whole week now since the fight, you hadn't budged. You stayed in your new bedroom only letting servants or Nadia in. Lucio had come to your door a few times, once to tell you how ridiculous you were being, another to say how he was sorry, and once begging you to come out. You refused to speak to him though, you wanted to make sure he knew you were livid with him and that an apology wasn't going to fix this.

Lucio was in the dining room with his head on the table, how could he fix this? He offered to get you a new bear— a better bear. Nothing. He offered to have the finest seamstress make you one identical to the one he destroyed. Nothing. "This is harder then I thought it would be when I agreed to change... I've run out of ideas!" Lucio said as he flopped back in his chair dramatically. Melchior laid beside his chair on the floor while Mercedes had her head in his lap under the table. She exhaled through her nose at him. Lucio closed his eyes for a moment, you stay in your own room made it hard for him to sleep— he blamed it on the fact you weren't in bed with him but he knew it was because he had upset you and he couldn't stop thinking about it.

"Hey, Nadia have you heard from MC? Are they still locked in their room?" Asra's voice rang through the quiet of the room, Lucio opened his eyes and looked around. "No, they won't tell me why they refuse to leave the room." Nadia sighed. They were out on the balcony, it was so quiet Lucio could hear them, he stood and made his way to the door. "I heard Lucio and MC got into a fight over the dogs. One of the maids said they were arguing through the door at the being of the week." Portia chimed in. "Those peaky dogs." Julian chuckled, "I like the dogs." Muriel mumbled.

Lucio peeked through the door, On the balcony was your group of friend. Lucio had seen them all out there many times. Each person sitting on a big fluffy colored pillow, Tea and snacks on a platter in the middle, the only face missing was yours. " It looks like someone's ears we're burning..." Asra spoke as he looked at Lucio who now stood fully in the doorway. "Why not join us? Perhaps you can give us insight into why MC Is so upset." Nadia said calmly, She offered Lucio a seat but he stayed standing.

"Well? Don't tell me that The oh so great count Lucio Isn't going to share one of his stories." Julian chuckled. "They're mad." Lucio said clearly right after Julian had barely finished his sentence. "At?" Nadia questioned, "Me..." Lucio cringed slightly as he admitted it. "Well that makes a lot of sense." Portia said everyone but Lucio nodded in agreement as they snickered.

"Hey! Stop laughing! I really need help here I've run out of ideas and they won't budge!" Lucio exclaimed as he dropped down into the pillow Nadia had given him to sit on before. "Well what'd you do this time?" Asra asked, "must have been really bad if they won't leave her room." Muriel added lowly. "That's not their room!!" Lucio yelled making Muriel narrow his eyes, "It will be if you keep acting like a child." Muriel hissed, Lucio, slouched.

"I accidentally destroyed one of their stuffed animals..." Lucio admitted as he looked down. "accidentally?" Julian asked he had a hard time believing that. "Yes, accidentally! I didn't know it was old and ratty, I didn't know it was Theirs! I just thought it was one of the dog's toys." Lucio huffed. "old and ratty? Oh God, it wasn't the bear was it...?" Asra asked wincing. Lucio nodded making Asra, Portia, and Julian all facepalm in defeat. Nadia's eyes grew wide at her ex-husband, Muriel shook his head in disappointment. "What?!" Lucio asked loudly, he felt like the only out of the loop— because he was.

"Lucio, Darling, You— as they say— royally fucked up." Nadia said with elegance. If she was saying it like that then he must have really messed up. "Whys that?" Lucio asked rather dumbly.

"Lucio, they've had that bear since they were born, it's the only thing they have left of their family." Asra sighed looking at him, Lucio felt his stomach drop. Portia walked over and grabbed Lucio's shirt roughly pulling him up until he was on just one knee, his hands grasped her wrists in shock. "YOUR SCREWED MAN!!!" Portia exclaimed as she shook him roughly. Lucio pried her hands off him and stood. "Portia please." Nadia chuckled softly as Lucio wipes off his shirt. "I know I am! I've tried offering them a new bear, I tried offering to have one made just like that bear!" Lucio grumbled at them. "You can't just buy them a new one or have one made just like it, it has sentimental value. It's important to them." Asra explained.

"Well if it was so important then why did they leave it around where the dogs could get it!?" Lucio snapped, he was honestly getting irritated by them all telling him how he messed up instead of fixing his problem for hi— helping him fix his own problem. "Lucio, hun calm down. Why not just fix the original?" Nadia suggested Lucio frowned, "It all in priced after the dogs got ahold of it." He grumbled as he dusted off his knees, "Well I'm sure the seamstress would fix it, it's the thought that counts Lucio." Nadia added with an eye roll. Lucio smiled, "Of course!" Lucio blurted in excitement before darting back into the palace.

Nadia shook her head "I really hope he fixes this." She sighed.
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Lucio ran back to his room and turned in circles, he looked through his closet and his chest at the end of the bed. "god where did I put the pieces?!" He asked himself out loud. Once his room was thoroughly a mess he remembered exactly where he put it. He ran over to his trash can expecting to see the pieces only to find that the can was empty. "Ah! Where'd it go!?  Shit!! Today is trash day!!!" Lucio yelled as he darted out his room.

He ran down the hall all disheveled from his searching through his room, he ran into a maid with a basket of clothes and sheets. Lucio grabbed their shoulder sufficiently stopping them, he panted for air for a moment before he was able to talk. "Where do they take the trash? I threw something away but I need it back!" Lucio panted out, he really didn't know where they took it or what happened to it as long as he didn't have to deal with it.

"They take all the trash to the incinerator in the dungeon." the make said clearly. The pit in Lucio's stomach grew as he turned and ran back down the hall, past his room, down the stairs. He stopped when he saw the library, he quickly followed Portia into the library who was getting Nadia a book. "What are you?" Portia asked Lucio ran over and pulled on a few books before the shelf opened. "OH MY GID THERES A SECRET ENTRANCE!?" Portia exclaimed, he paid no attention to it as he ran down the uneven first stairs.

There were many entrances into the dungeon but this was by far the fastest one, the one they used during the plague.

Lucio ran past the gate that leads deeper into the dungeon where the plague victims were held, down the long twisting tunnel was another room, one that no one hit the maids used to dump the trash if the palace. He entered the room and looked around to find the remnants of that stupid, stupid bear.

He found them, but he had to dig through some of the trash to get all the stuffing's, needless to say by the end of his pursuit he was all dirty and messy. Now he began his treck back to his room.

Lucio walked fast but not as fast. As he was running to get there before everything was turned to ash. He didn't talk to anyone instead he ignored them or gave quick answers, he stopped by where the seamstress they had worked. "hey, where's the seamstress?" Lucio asked a woman who was bringing in fabric to the small room. "Oh, they're out of town. They won't be back until tomorrow." The woman said with a kind smile. Lucio groaned agonizingly long as if to voice how done he was with all of this running around.

Lucio sighed, he stood there in thought for a moment before his eyes landed on a sewing kit on the desk, "Tomorrow is too long, I'll do it myself." He spoke with confidence as he grabbed the kit and left the room, the walk down the hall to his room wasn't far.

When he entered the room he paid no mind to the mess he had made earlier, instead, he grabbed a chair and sat down at the bedside table. He laid out all the pieces of the bears and smiled to himself. He could do this.
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Lucio had spent the good half of the day sewing your bear back together by hand, he made a few trips to the seamstress's room to grab more fabric that's somewhat resembled the bear's original fabric and more stuffing. When all was done he set the bear up on the table, It's fabric was patchy, Lucio had used white thread so where he sewed was clearly visible through the very dark and light-colored mixed fabrics. The bear slouched onto its side, it didn't really have enough stuffing in the body to hold it up.

The bear was also missing a button eye, Lucio had tried his hardest to look around his room for it but to no avail, the only thing he could think of is one of the dogs had swallowed it. Sure he could have gone back and got an eye that matched but he refused to make another trip, plus he liked the look. It reminded him on a strong bear that had battle scars from victories— but you know, a little cute versions

Lucio kind of started at the bear with pride for a moment.

He grabbed the bear and tiredly made his way to your room, he knocked on the door. You moved around the room that much he could head. "Hey um... Look MC I know why your so upset over the bear, it's not just a bear... I uh— I tried to fix it for you." Lucio said he had to pause a few times both to make sure you were listening and to think of what to say.

After a moment you cracked the door open, upon seeing the poorly made bear in his hands you opened the door more. Lucio handed you the bear which you took and examined. "I know it's not perfect..." Lucio mumbled. "Lucio..." You started, he looked at you upon hearing his name.

" It's horrible!!" You laughed out, Lucio stood there shocked by her honesty, he tried to take it from you in embarrassment but you held it against you. "I love it!!!" You cheered as your grip on the bear tightened.

Lucio felt himself smile, "You do...?" he hummed happily, and tiredly. You nodded and hugged him tightly.

Suddenly you git a whiff of him and pulled away holding your nose as you cringed. "Jesus! What'd you do, go diving in the trash? You stink!" You laughed through your pinched nose. "Well actually... Yeah." Lucio admitted with a nervous laugh. You smiled and wrapped an arm around his waist pulling him side by side with you. "C'mon let's get a bath." you smiled brightly as you began to walk, Lucio walked beside you. He felt the tension in his shoulder relax at your bright smile.

You both walked down the hall together, you commented on how he smelt like a marshland as you walked. " It's your fault, I had to go get the bear after I threw it away this week."  Lucio huffed. You just laughed at him.

You kind of faltered when you saw his incredibly messy room, you looked at Lucio asking silently what happened. Lucio rubbed the back of his neck looking back to you. "I uh... Well, I couldn't remember where I put it and I guess I was eager to fix it." Lucio explained as a blush crept onto his cheeks. You scoffed in amusement. "Go get in the bath and I'll clean the room. Then we can go to bed." You said as you pushed him towards the bathroom.

Lucio leaned down and planted a long kiss on your head, "I'm sorry.." he whispered softly before he parted with you to get cleaned up.

(A/N)
Im sorry if I accidentally used She/Her pronouns when writing them. It got a little longer then I expected.

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