  We present a first-principles many-body analysis of multi-orbital lattice
susceptibilities in the metallic phase of the quasi-twodimensional compound
LiVS$_2$. We base this on advanced correlated electronic structure methods for
the $t_{2g}$-shell to reveal a highly entangled spin-orbital hexagonal ordering
(SOHO) bringing about an inherently intersite order parameter for the
trimerization transition, which eventually leads to an intriguing insulating
phase at low temperature.
