[whatever hangs out in the recesses of squalo's mind is a scary thought and levi isn't sure he actually wants to know, so he settles for rolling his eyes and drawing squalo's arm over his shoulder.]

Yeah well, don't get blood in it and let the neighborhood hear you or else I can think of a couple little girls that live on this street who'd love to have a giant doll to play with. It's not much farther. Just stay conscious.

[it's not like levi hasn't taken over a couple properties in the city, all in poorer neighborhoods where most criminal activity won't be snitched out to the nearest authority unless good money is involved. the adults are all trash, but levi's never had it in for the kids who didn't ask to be born and mostly just raise themselves. he was there too once. and as much as he acts intimidating around them so they don't bother him, squalo better mind his manners either way as levi leads him down a narrow alleyway to an apartment building with boards on every window.

he lets squalo down to lean on the wall by the door and takes the key out from under his shirt, unlocking the door quickly and ushering squalo inside before people start waking up to see them.]

You bleed anywhere but the bathroom and you lick it up, understood?

[he doesn't stay here that often. but like any other place levi occupies, it's both incredibly spartan and incredibly clean despite outward appearances.]