Rolivier

Rolivier is the slash ship between Roland and Olivier from the The Case Study of Vanitas fandom.

Canon
Roland and Olivier are close friends, having known each other for 10 years Despite how Roland may act without thinking a trait that frustrates the older man, Olivier is very perceptive to Roland's emotions and cares very deeply for him, while Roland looks after Olivier's well-being, even going as far to get wounded in order save him. Olivier was the one who recommended that Roland get his own unit, while prior to that, he worked under Olivier as his vice-captain.

After Roland helps Vanitas and Noé escape from the catacombs, Olivier walks up to him, asking what the explosion sound was that they caused earlier. Roland greets him nonchalantly, getting a slap in the face from the black-haired man. Frustratedly, Olivier questions him again but Roland ignores him cheerfully. Changing the subject, Roland swings his arm around Olivier's shoulder and tells him that he had made friends with a vampire. Olivier looks completely baffled and suddenly leans against the wall, shouting in exaggerated pain. Worried, he warns Roland how the other chasseurs might react if they were told this information, to which Roland smiles and recounts how "a human and a vampire were laughing together... as if they were truly enjoying themselves". He gleefully talks about his belief that both species could coexist but is stopped by Olivier, who is concerned for his friend's safety. He cautions Roland to never speak to any of the other chasseurs about this occurrence other than him.

Roland leaves Georges in charge of reporting the details to Olivier and leaves. Georges apologizes for not being able to stop Roland, but Olivier just sighs and admits that it's hard for him as well.

Olivier arrives at Mira's lab late in the night to find Roland and is greeted by Mira, who calls him "Romeo" and asks for a kiss as the entry fee. He refuses, getting called a square, unlike Roland. Olivier realizes that Roland did it, calling him an idiot. Roland perks up upon seeing Olivier, impressed that he found him. He says that he was reading through the old history books about humans and vampires, getting an agitated glare from Olivier. Roland continues recalling his experience with Noé and Vanitas with an animated face. Olivier cuts him off, spreading the papers in Roland's hands with a push. He reminds Roland of all the dangers that he & his family could face if he was determined to be dangerous.

Roland suddenly starts wondering how many paladins he could take down by himself, remarking that he would have a hard time taking down Olivier. Olivier is stunned and realizes that Roland is threatening him in reverse. Roland stoops down to gather his books and Olivier calms down as well, asking him evenly about Lord Ruthven.

Olivier and Roland walk together discussing Astolfo and the Beast of Gévaudan. Olivier makes a sarcastic remark about how Roland attracts trouble, but the blond takes that as a compliment, annoying Olivier.

Roland immediately proceeds to where Noé and Vanitas are after arriving in Gévaudan, neglecting his own unit. Olivier notices and shouts for Roland with intense anger, driving one of his fellow chasseurs to ask him to calm down. He goes off on a tirade about the annoyance of this mission, as the disappearance of Roland has pissed him off. Suddenly, a voice remarks that if Olivier was handling his weapon, Hauteclaire, too harshly. Olivier turns around to see Roland covering his back, cheerful as ever. Roland asks if Olivier would do a favor for him, to which Olivier promptly declines. Roland is undeterred and just tells Olivier to concentrate on saving lives for a good 30 minutes or so. Confused, Olivier asks him what's going on, so Roland starts expressing his true thoughts on why the church sent them to "kill all the vampires" in Gévaudan. Olivier realizes that Noé and Vanitas are there as well, just as a massive beast consisting of combined wolves start merging together behind Roland. Roland commands Georges and Maria to keep saving the residents while he and Olivier take care of the monster. Exasperated, Olivier tells his unit to follow along as well.

They work together in sync to bring down the beast, but their attacks have little to no effect on it. Olivier starts getting infuriated while Roland calms him down. When Vanitas finally saves Chloé, the beast that they are fighting dissipates and Roland sighs in relief.

Roland carries Astolfo back along with Olivier when Gano arrives and asks them for a ride back. Olivier regards him distrustfully while Roland asks after his own incident in Carcassonne.

10 days after the events of Gévaudan, Vanitas bumps into Roland and Olivier, who are having coffee together in the Paris afternoon. Roland introduces Vanitas to Olivier, calling him his colleague. Olivier makes note of how distressed Vanitas seems upon meeting him, to which Roland lies and says that Vanitas once challenged him to a drinking contest. Olivier indirectly apologizes for Roland's problematic actions and invites him to coffee as well. Though Roland protests, Olivier claims to want to know what Roland does on his off days, not caring about his status with women but instead focusing on any secretive plans Roland might have; ones that if he knew of earlier, would make less trouble for Olivier.

Roland talks about how he and Olivier were just piloting an aircraft together earlier that day, but gets no response from Vanitas. When Vanitas directs the conversation towards significant others, Olivier mentions that many women throw themselves at Roland, but they end up leaving pretty quickly. Lightheartedly, Roland retorts that it's Olivier who gets the ladies. Olivier pauses for a moment to outright state that he is handsome, after all. Suddenly, Vanitas proposes a hypothetical; an "acquaintance" of his has lately been fixated on a certain women, not seeming to be able to get her out of their mind. Both Roland and Olivier perk up at this, waiting for more. Vanitas continues on, and they end up concluding that the symptoms of "that friend" was due to love.

After Vanitas flees the table, Olivier remarks that Vanitas was the kin of the Blue Moon, to which Roland unabashedly admits it to be true. He takes a puff on his cigarette, mentioning that Roland didn't usually get attached to individuals. Roland tries to explain this by saying that he saw Vanitas as "shaky", and it made him want to protect him. Olivier neither agrees with or argues against it, but he warns Roland that the Church may send out chasseurs to capture Vanitas. Roland frowns and suddenly snatches the cigarette out of Olivier's hands, taking a puff. This gets an annoyed shouts from Olivier while Roland cheerily comments on the bad quality of the drug. Olivier just asks for it back with an irritated face.

Short
Maria and Georges go up to Olivier to ask if he had any idea of where Roland might be, as the chasseur captain had said he was going off to "get some sun" 8 hours ago. Since Olivier had been friends with Roland for a very long time, they decided to ask him for help. Olivier sighs and looks down at them with a condescending expression, saying that they didn't truly understand Roland yet. He begins a story about the last time he was asked to figure out Roland's whereabouts, beginning with the other chasseurs annoying him until he gave in. Olivier starts with the fact that there was absolutely no way Roland had ditched, so he was likely just lost. The black-haired man gives an overview of where he thought Roland might have gone, going from the Seine, to bookshelves, to drigibles. The rest of the chasseurs wow at his display of thought, and his vice-captain hands him a cup of tea. They ask for permission to go on and search for Roland, but Olivier smirks at them and says they don't know anything yet. With his head in hands, Olivier announces that Roland's thought processes could go in so many different ways, so they must be prepared by coming up with at least 10 other possible sequences. Just as his team is ready to search for the missing chasseur, Roland, in the flesh, walks through the door. The whole team is shell-shocked. In the present, Olivier bangs his head on the doorway, the thought of all the time wasted already angering him.

Quotes
"Hey Olivier! Your hair's as smooth and shiny as ever today!"

- Roland greeting Olivier, Chapter 18

"What'll I do, Olivier!? My heart just won't stop racing!"

- Roland to Olivier

"You are a chasseur. It is your duty to hunt vampires in god's name. If our superiors hear about that remark of yours, they'll determine that you're dangerous. If worst comes to worst—... your parents and siblings may even be harmed!!"

- Olivier reminding Roland of his duty, Chapter 22

Fanon
Rolivier started gaining traction even from their first few interactions due to their opposites attract trope and their close friendship in which they can banter endlessly but still have each other's backs. It parallels Vanoé in a way, as both Noé and Roland are strong, courageous people who try to help people in life, while Vanitas and Olivier are similar in the sense that they keep their respective partners in check while also being easy to anger. A popular fandom headcanon is that Roland and Olivier have "adopted" Astolfo and take care of him. Rolivier has little to no competing ships, as neither of them interact much with other characters.

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Trivia

 * Roland and Olivier have a character song together, sung by their Japanese seiyuus, called Naka mo Naki Michi (Nameless Road).
 * The song has the lyric "私は今が何よりも愛おしい" (Watashi wa ima ga naniyori mo itooshii) which directly translates to "I love you more than anything else". The lyric after that is Olivier's seiyuu asking it was true; followed by Roland's, confirming it.
 * Both Roland and Olivier are based on the Knights of Charlemagne, or more specifically, a historical epic named "The Song of Roland".
 * In it, Olivier is Roland's close friend, confidant, and advisor, and is the brother of Roland's betrothed; Aude. They die together at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
 * While Roland's portrayal in the song is usually depicted as recklessly courageous, Olivier's representation is one of more poise and wisdom.
 * Both Roland an Olivier have green eyes, though Olivier's is a more lime-green.