Patton X Virgil In A Nutshell

Patton X Virgil in a nutshell

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Angsty Logan! Requested by anonymous

SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE NEW SANDERS SIDES VIDEO

This is gonna be a long post. I have a lot of thoughts about this episode. There is going to be some serious talk about my own personal experiences with violent intrusive thoughts and also me just appreciating this amazing episode. 

I was one of the people that was convinced it was going to be about depression. I am so glad it wasn’t. A lot of people have talked about depression, but no one, at least as far as I know, have really touched upon intrusive thoughts. I had the exact same dilemma as Thomas last year where I thought I was going insane because I couldn’t control my own brain and I had a horrible mental breakdown and I was convinced I was a horrible person because of my intrusive thoughts. I cried and talked to people about it and through doing so it was made clear to me that these intrusive thoughts were just that, thoughts. Nothing more. They hold nothing over me. I still suffer from them, but now I know what they are.

I was also certain there wasn’t going to be another side introduced. It’s been a year since Deceit was introduced, we’ve only just gotten to know Deceit a little better, there won’t be another side. BOY WAS I WRONG

The episode starts with Thomas, Virgil and Patton trying not to think about the intrusive thoughts he was having that kept him awake. I have intrusive thoughts like that all the time. I vividly imagine my family members dying, or even myself dying. I vividly imagine someone breaking into the house and killing me. My brain does what Virgil and Patton do, freak out and try to think about something else. This video has made me realise how much I repress thoughts like that.

My anxiety also makes me have intrusive thoughts. Whenever I have an anxiety attack I vividly imagine myself killing myself in gory detail because I’ve gotten into this cycle of hating myself whenever I have an attack. I get scared, what if I lose control one day and these thoughts become reality?

I love how the audio became muffled and the intrusive thought creeped in. I like to think of the mind like a radio, tuning in and out of different frequencies, and sometimes, or most of the time like for me, you can’t control the frequencies it jumps to. And suddenly you’re imagining your loved one being killed or dying.

I SCREAMED BLOODY MURDER WHEN THOSE HANDS CREEPED OUT

I WAS NOT EXPECTING A NEW SIDE AT ALL

I WAS SO TERRIFIED

HOLY SHIT THAT CHARACTER DESIGN I AM IN LOVE STRAIGHT AWAY 

BUT AAAAAAAA WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHAT THE HELL

When he smacked Roman in the head and knocked him out I was so shook, this Sanders Sides has stepped into totally new territory

LOOK AT HIM OMG HE HAS A MOUSTACHE I WASN’T EXPECTING A NEW SIDE TO HAVE FACIAL HAIR HOLY SHIT 

THE DUKE

HIS VOICE

HE HAS A DIFFERENT VOICE

THERE IS NO ENDING TO THOMAS’ TALENT

The way the song starts is eVeRyThInG

THESE EFFECTS I CAN’T DEAL AAAAAAAAA

I FUCKING SCREAMED

HIS SIX ARMS I LOVE IT REMUS’ SASSY STANCE I AM LIVING FOR IT

If you shared those musings with your friends, I doubt they would forgive you.

Gosh. I relate to this too much. I was so scared that I would somehow reveal these bad thoughts to people and they would hate me and everyone would hate me and think I was an awful person.

Even though everybody sins, everybody dies.

FAVOURITE PART OF THE SONG HANDS DOWN THOMAS’ VOICE IS AMAZING AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Why deny yourself knowledge, say, knowledge of yourself!

These lyrics are amazing. They encapsulating what I was thinking when I had really bad intrusive thoughts. I still have them, but when I first started noticing I had them I spiralled so far down. “What if this is who I am…what if I’m not the nice person I think I am?”

hELP I LOVE HIM BUT I HATE HIM BUT I LOVE HIM

I always love the villain. I hate everything they’ve done and don’t condone any of it, but I absolutely love them, especially if they are as fabulous as the Duke Remus.

These sorts of things are only thought in the mind of a man whose soul is truly rotten.

Oof. I relate to that thought process.

So let all your hopes of heaven be forgotten, ‘cause your head’s not in the gutter, pal, it’s in hell!

I wasn’t expecting religious imagery. I really love that. I don’t relate to the religious ideas brought up in this episode as I am not religious, but I do love the fact that he talked about them. Also, when Deceit said, “Wow, Thomas, it seems that your moral compass is pointed south, towards hell!” that was definitely foreshadowing for Thomas to spiral into this. That’s why Patton reacted so viscerally to that comment.

Remus: Juicy butthole!

Me:

Me:

Me: what…what is happening in this Sanders Sides

THIS FACE I LOVE IT

THE JAZZ HANDS AND THE HIGH VOICE AAAAAA WHY DO I LOVE HIM AND HATE HIM

Patton did a real good job!

Oh my goodness, this precious boi.

How about…DEMENTED?

I  C H O K E D

What is my deal? Um, bitch? What is YOUR deal?

My exact thought process. “Am I actually a horrible person because I’m having such awful thoughts like this, there’s definitely something wrong with me…but I can’t stop it…”

Oh no….oh no!

My heart broke at the horror and sadness that washes over Thomas’ and Patton’s face.

another good remus screenshot

Oh my goodness, the way he tortures Logan throughout the episode was awful for me to watch cause MY BABY LOGAN, but I love how Logan doesn’t react. I love Logan’s determination.

You bastard.

IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING HELL YES VIRGIL

I’d love to see the bloopers for this bit, oh my gosh.

Ooh! How fun! You know who could help us with that?

AWW MAN YOU GOT MY HOPES UP XDD

That’s what repression is!?

I love Patton’s reaction, cause I had the same reaction. Repression is so easy to do cause you often don’t know you are doing it.

This is not about me wanting to be listened to. You all are not listening to Thomas.

THIS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OH MY GOSH

Virgil: But what if he’s lying?

Logan: I can assure you, he’s not. You’re just para- expressing an unhealthy amount of concern. Thank you for being on guard. But for now, you must listen.

I love this part so much. It calls back to when Roman almost called Virgil paranoid, but then switched it to vigilant. Logan realised he was getting too worked up and angry and so stopped himself. This is great development from when he lashed out at Roman in Learning New Things About Ourselves. Calling Virgil “paranoid” is destructive and will make Virgil not feel listened to. He is aware of that. He is making sure Virgil still feels like he’s a valued part of Thomas’ mind.

another good remus screenshot

THAT IS WHY I SAY IT!

GOSH I LOVE LOGAN SO MUCH YES LOGAN GO OFF

I love being given two d’s at once!

Me:

Me:

Me: …again what is happening

When Logan revealed that the problem was within Patton and Virgil, my heart dropped. I wasn’t expecting that.

Record scratch!?

I LOVE HIM AAAAA

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AM I COOL DOES THIS MAKE ME COOL

OMG PRECIOUS BOI AAAA

I WAS SO SHOOK WHEN HE SAID HIS NAME JUST LIKE THAT

ALSO THAT SLY DIG AT VIRGIL AAAAA

oof. this sad boi. :”(

Oh shut up, Nerdy Wolverine!

OMG I JUST REALISED THIS IS WHAT ROMAN SAYS AT THE END AAAAA

I  S C R E A M E D

we just witnessed a side die guys

the angst fanfiction is coming to life

The Duke only has power over you because Virgil and Patton believe that he does.

Hit me hard. I’ve never related more to a Sanders Sides episode.

This. THIS. So poignant and brilliant! This is how it feels!

good logan screenshot

Virgil was right. Not all thoughts are meaningful.

This idea is what helped me better deal with intrusive thoughts. Your brain just fires random thoughts at you, they don’t necessarily mean anything.

I mean, look at him now! He barely got any rest due in large part to you two chastising him all night!

I love how Logan tells them off. UGH I LOVE HIM

And that is why the Duke feels like such a threat, in part, at least. The feeling that you may be a bad person who doesn’t have control over yourself or your destiny, causes you to fear that you may actually act on these thoughts.

Gosh this episode is hitting me hard. 

It’s okay.

Everything is okay.

Logan’s soft voice as he said that made me emotional. His whole speech here is so lovely and helpful. It is okay to have these thoughts cross your mind. You are not a horrible person.

His talk about going to therapy is amazing too. It’s so inspiring. It has encouraged me to want to go back to the therapy because of my recent increase in violent intrusive thoughts.

Oh my goodness, Patton’s realisation and development. This is lovely. 

You tickle me, emo!

…was that a tickle me elmo reference

Good seeing you again, Virgil! It was just like old times!

Me:

Me:

Me: wAIT A MINUTE–

Oh shut up, Nerdy Wolverine! NO! Ugh…I mean…I’m sorry, Logan. I didn’t mean that.

THERE’S SO MUCH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN THIS EPISODE I CAN’T DEAL

Thomas: You’re really…cool.

Logan: …heh.

Me: ACTUALLY SOBBING

THESE TWIN BROTHERS OH MY GOODNESS YES

It shows you…everything you don’t want to be.

There are some really hard hitting lines in this episode.

I’m a little disappointed in myself.

The others. I thought I knew how to handle them.

Yeah, but, I should know better.

Because I was one of them.

Virgil being insecure about his power and how much he can protect Thomas almost makes me cry. That last line…oh my goodness. Thomas and his team really know how to write a narrative. It seems that we’re gonna get some lore and backstory at some point after all.

Thomas and his team have done such a good job with this episode. It is my favourite Sanders Sides by far because of the fact that this topic has not really been talked about much, and they talked about it and showed what it’s like so brilliantly. I respect Thomas so much for pushing the boundaries of his channel to talk about this. Thank you, Thomas. I and and so many people needed this.

I realise that I need to go back to therapy. Thank you, Logan for encouraging me.

To the Beat of our Hearts

Pairing: Analogical Word Count: 2k General Summary: Virgil was salted caramel ice cream. Virgil was the smell of freshly-cut grass. Virgil was double-knotted shoelaces, so he wouldn’t trip over them when he danced his way into Logan’s heart, twisting and twirling until Logan was positively loopy with love. Warnings: fluff fluff fluff fluff fluff A/N: So, I wrote this in short chunks after being struck with sudden inspiration during a conversation with a lovely friend of mine, in which we were discussing the concept of Virgil loving to dance. But, uh… this was basically the second fic I’d ever written, and I threw it online without any editing. As much as I’d like to edit it now before posting, I think that I’d like to be able to look back on my older fics and see how much I’ve improved in the future, so instead… no editing. Here we go. Hopefully, the story itself is still enjoyable enough :P

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Logically speaking, Logan knew that he did not have two left feet. He had one right foot and one left foot — no abundance of any one particular foot — and to say otherwise would simply be ridiculous. Not to mention that even if both feet were oriented towards the left, there would still be a right and left. Truthfully, he’d never been fond of figures of speech such as that one — they were absurd phrases that held no reasoning behind their strangeness.

But after he tripped and fell over seemingly nothing for the nineteenth time that morning, he had to admit that he was starting to understand that a situation such as this one called for a term that was a little more expressive than “bad at dancing”.

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Trivia

Pairings: Pre-established Analogical, implied Royality

Summary: Logan challenges Virgil to trivia game that begins the next step in their relationship.

Warnings: Sleep deprivation mentions (Tell me if I need to add anything else!)

Author’s note: After five months in the making, I finally finished and I’m very proud. This is a continuation of my other fic, Moonlight Cuddles. It isn’t necessary to ready before this one but I do recommend it. The link will be the first comment on this post since Tumblr is stupid, enjoy!

Word count: 4,250

***

The aroma of cookies baking filled the air and Patton was watching a movie curled up next to Roman. Patton was barely paying attention to the movie they were watching, too busy enjoying Roman playing with his hair. That is, until Patton’s phone went off, scaring both of them off the couch and onto the floor. Patton grabbed his phone and answered it, rubbing his hand over where the floor came in contact with his head. Patton exhaled through clenched teeth, before responding in the happiest tone he could, “Hello?”

“Greetings Patton-” Logan’s voice was cut off when Patton perked up immediately and shouted ‘Logan!’ into the microphone, and almost destroying Logan’s eardrums in the process.

“Yes Patton, it’s nice to hear from you too, even though it’s been two days since we’ve last conversed.” Patton laughed nervously, glancing over at Roman, who was quirking an eyebrow at Patton with an amused smile on his face, “Does Roman happen to be with you currently? I am in need of both of your help, since you two are more… Fluent in this type of situation than I am.”

Patton raised an eyebrow at the phone but responded with a, “Yeah he’s here, I’ll put him on speaker.” and set the phone on the table, hitting the speaker button and motioned Roman over, who obliged.

“What’s up Calculator? You need somethin’?” Roman questioned, leaning backwards so his back was resting against the cushion, and placed an arm around Patton’s shoulders. Patton looked at Roman and gave him a small smile, before turning his attention back to the phone, but still leaned into the touch.

“Well, um-” Logan sounded slightly embarrassed, before coughing to clear his throat, “Before Virgil fell asleep last week, I asked him, accidentally mind you, why I hadn’t married him yet. He responded with I should soon, mind you he was very exhausted, and I agreed. So now I am planning on proposing to him. I have the ring already, but I have no idea as to how I’m going to do that, so I am asking for your help.”

The excited squealing from Patton was so loud, Logan had to put the phone as far from his ear as his arms let him. Once Patton stopped destroying Logan’s eardrums, Roman grabbed the phone and moved it closer to him, giving Patton a look, which was answered with a shrug and a sheepish grin.

“I have been awaiting this call, Pocket Watch-”

“-How do you possibly come up with all these nicknames?-”

“-Don’t question it Microsoft Nerd! I have multiple ways to propose to that Emo Nightmare of yours!” Roman’s voice was booming through the speaker, and Logan had to move the phone further away from his ear to prevent further hearing damage.

From the other end of the line, Logan heard two sets of shuffling, before a small ‘Aha!’ that sounded like it came from Patton, before the two returned to the phone.

“Alright, so me and Roman have basically been planning your relationship from the sidelines as soon as you two were placed in the same dorm, yes, I know we’re weird, but hear us out-“ Patton was cut off by a very flamboyant and peppy Roman,

“So we’ve been planning multiple proposal methods that would work for either of you when whichever person decided to man up and take a knee!”

“Uh- Yeah what Roman said!”

Logan sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, before speaking again, “Alright then, disregarding the fact that you guys have been trying to mingle in my personal life, I would appreciate some help in the matter. I guess I’m not getting out of this without using one of them, am I correct in my theory?”

“Correct! So, how does this first one sound. You put sticky notes all over the house, saying things you like most about him, and the last one asks him to turn around, and there you’ll be, on one knee, proposing!” Roman sounded way too excited for him to have not imagined these methods at least five times.

“No, I’m not fond of that one, Virgil would have no way of knowing which note goes first, and many more things could go wrong with that plan, when looking at it objectively. What’s the next one?” This conversation went on for hours, Roman suggesting an idea, and Logan pointing out how that would never work for him and Virgil. At this point, Roman was reaching his limit and steam was practically rolling out of his ears, so Patton decided to give one last idea.

“What about Trivia! You ask Virgil about moments in your relationship which were milestones! And at the end you can say, ‘Will you marry me?’! It would be low stakes and it would help you guys remember how far you’ve come!” Logan made a sound of contemplation before responding with a short, ‘yes that would suffice, thank you for your help’ and then he hung up before the two could respond.

Once Logan ended the phone call, he just laid on the bed for a moment, before looking at the box in his right hand, that was laying on his chest. He flipped the box open with one hand and looked at the ring inside. It was rather plain, but that was how he and Virgil liked it anyways. The ring itself was pure silver, with five small purple sapphires on it (He and Virgil knew the diamond industry was very unethical). Logan gently took the ring out of its box, and looked at it. The light from the lamp next to the bed caught the ring in just the right angle for the purple sapphires to look almost violet. Logan let a small smile appear on his lips and he rubbed the ring in his fingers.

The sound of the front door opening and closing startled Logan, who rushed to put the ring into the box and then hide the box before Virgil came in and saw. Logan tumbled off the bed, and threw the box into the corner then threw a blanket over it, just to make sure it was fairly covered, before getting off the floor, and exiting the room, glancing at the corner just to make sure it was hidden. Logan walked down the stairs, and looked towards the kitchen, where Virgil was placing the takeout on the counter. The smell of Chinese wafted through the air, and met Logan’s nose, and he let out a hum of delight.

“It’s been a while since we’ve had takeout, hasn’t it?” Logan walked into the kitchen, and wrapped his arms around Virgil’s waist, placing his head into the crook of the other’s neck, and swayed slightly. Virgil chuckled, and raised a hand to place on Logan’s cheek, and placed a kiss to his temple since he wasn’t tall enough to reach the top of Logan’s head.

“Yup,” Virgil responded, removing his hand from Logan’s face and laughing at his small whine of protest, “I learned to cook so we didn’t die from a lack of nutrients, which you constantly complained about but didn’t do anything, right?” Logan huffed, slightly tightening his arms around the others waist. “You’re not denying it.”

Logan made a shushing noise, and lead Virgil to the table, barely letting him grab the containers on the counter. Logan plopped into a chair, and pulled Virgil into his lap, before realizing that this was the worst idea he ever made. Virgil laughed at Logan’s sudden face of realization, and started to tease him, “I guess you aren’t eating…” He trailed off as Logan reached around him, grabbed his box of food, leaned backwards and began to eat. Logan met Virgil’s confused gaze, and Logan just gave him a look that meant ‘I’m stubborn’.

After dinner, Virgil headed towards his little room to finish a sketch he was working on before he went to get food, but was stopped as Logan gently grabbed his wrist. Virgil turned around to face Logan, just find Logan’s face a foot from his. A playful smirk was on Logan’s face, and he leaned in a bit, then asked, “May I?” Virgil’s face tinged slightly red, before nodding.

Logan pressed his lips to Virgil’s lightly. He cupped his face, and held it there for what could have been a minute, but was probably just 10 seconds. They pulled away, and pressed their foreheads together, and just stared at each other for a moment. Virgil broke the comfortable silence first by saying, “Love ya, you sap.”

“I would hardly call myself a sap, Virge. If anyone was a sap, it would, objectively, be Roman. He does know one of the languages of love, and tends to daydream about fancy and utterly nonsensical gifts for Patton. I am simply feeling a bit more affectionate as of late, and wished to show a romantic gesture towards you. That aside, I love you too, my Star.” Logan stopped his tangent, and smiled at Virgil, before leaving Virgil to his own devices. Virgil stood there for a second, trying to comprehend what Logan just said, before shaking his head and walking towards the room again, a smile on his face again.

~~~

Virgil was transfixed on the painting he was working on, barely noticing the sounds of the room around him. His paintbrush busy with adding small stars to the background. He didn’t notice when he got paint on his arm, or when he dipped his paintbrush into his drinking water and not his paint water. He set the paintbrush down, and reached for his water, still looking at the painting for more detail to add. As he brought the glass near his lips, Logan’s voice almost made him jump out of his skin, literally.

“I would not advise for you to drink that, since you just dipped your paintbrush in it,” Virgil gave Logan a playful glare over his shoulder before setting the glass down. Logan walked over to Virgil and sat down, resting his face on his knees and looking at Virgil with a soft and rare smile.

Virgil made a sound before speaking, leaning into Logan, “Bleh, I’ve drank plenty of paint water in college, I’m pretty sure my stomach is lined in rainbows by now-” he had a thought mid sentence, “Wait, that means my stomach is gayer than me, it’s probably gayer than Roman, unless that boneheaded thespian ate an eyeshadow pallet.” Logan laughed softly, giving Virgil a fond look before rolling his eyes.

“Based on knowing both of you, you cannot possibly be ‘out-gayed’ by your stomach, or Roman’s stomach since I’m sure Patton wouldn’t let Roman consume any eyeshadow and I will not let you drink anymore paint water.”

“Lo, honey, Patton has literally eaten Play Dough in front of us in college, remember? ‘M pretty sure Roman would be taking care of Patton more, but go off I guess-”

“Regardless, I did not come in here just because I have some sort of metaphorical ‘spidey sense’ for when you are about to drink paint water. I actually wished to know if you would like to go on a date with me tomorrow? If you’re available that day, that is.” Logan inquired, eager to change the topic of the conversation. Virgil rose an eyebrow, but smiled.

“Sure, I’m down. ‘S been a while since our last one, right?” Logan nodded, then slowly got up, much to Virgil’s disappointment. Logan extended a hand to Virgil, who begrudgingly took it, and pulled him up. Not letting go, he began to lead Virgil back to their room, and responded.

“It has been a long time, a few months if I remember correctly, this will be quite fun” Virgil nodded, and they entered the bedroom and almost immediately climbed into the bed and passed out.

~~~

Virgil’s eyes fluttered open, taking a moment to adjust to the soft rays of sunshine peeking around the cracks in the curtains, giving the room an almost ethereal glow. The smell of food was wafting from downstairs, which got Virgil out of bed and down the hallway.

Virgil made it to the bottom of the stairs, and made an audible sound of confusion. He expected Logan to be making the food, but what he heard was definitely not Logan. Logan would not be belting out a Disney song, Logan would not be giggling at the singing either. And Logan would definitely not be in two places at once, even though that one was rather obvious. The one in the living room had to be Roman, since no other human being would be belting the lyrics to Let It Go at the top of his lungs at like, nine in the morning. The other had to be Patton. If Princey was here, Patton usually wasn’t too far behind.

Roman had a very loud chest voice, so it wasn’t uncommon for him to not hear you come up behind him if he’s singing a Disney song, but how Roman didn’t see Virgil walking up behind him was odd. Patton noticed him as soon as Virgil got to the bottom of the stairs, but tried to stay quiet as Virgil slowly started to sneakily get behind Roman. Virgil raised his hands and quickly tapped both of Roman’s shoulders. The sound that practically tore from his throat was very high pitched and Virgil was quickly on the floor, kneeling from laughing too hard and trying to catch his breath. Patton was struggling too, the rapid and uneven rise and fall of his shoulders and the soft sounds coming from his nose gave it away.

“You jerk!” Roman huffed out, trying to pull a pout but quickly failing after taking a look at the wheezing Patton. Roman let out a small chuckle of his own, pulling Virgil to his feet. His shoulders were heaving and you could hear his wheezing, Roman rolled his eyes and patted Virgil’s back, “Don’t die now padre, you don’t want Logan coming back and finding you dead.” Virgil’s wheezes died off a bit, just enough that he didn’t fall into another fit.

Virgil looked up to see Patton setting food on the table, Patton gave him a big grin before sitting down and waiting patiently for him and Roman to join him. Roman quickly walked over to the dining room table and practically threw himself into the chair next to Patton. Virgil chuckled softly and seated himself.

~~~

Virgil ran his plate under the warm water from the sink, getting rid of the excess syrup from the pancakes he just had. He finished up and walked out to the living room, sitting down in his chair.

“Not that I don’t mind your company, but why are you here? Shouldn’t you guys be at home?” Virgil questioned, leaning towards the two slightly. Roman smirked, exaggeratingly leaning towards Virgil.

“Logan asked us to! Roman’s gonna pick out your outfit and I was asked to make breakfast!” Patton responded cheerfully, a big smile on his face. Roman gave Patton a fond smile and saw Virgil smirk at him out of the corner of his eye.

“C’mon Sunshine, I have a lot of work to do and we’re starting now! Seize the day!” Roman quickly got out of his chair and and grabbed Virgil’s wrist, dragging him to the bathroom. Virgil let out a startled squeak before the bathroom door closed. Patton took a moment to figure out what just happened before laughing softly and turning his attention to the movie on the tv.

~~~

It was nearly two o’clock when Logan came home.

Virgil sat on the couch, trying his best to not mess with his outfit. He kicked his legs back and forth, hitting his other leg occasionally. He bit the insides of he is cheeks slightly. This was not anything new to him, he was always nervous, especially if he was going on a date with Logan. Despite being together for almost five years and who knows how long they knew each other before, but was still nervous. He could feel that today was going to be different. He took a deep breath before letting it out, he felt slightly better but repeated it a few more times. In then out. In then out. In then out.

He heard the sound of the front door opening and he shot up out of his chair, nearly falling over in the process. He was faintly aware of Roman’s laughter behind him but he didn’t care, all he could focus on was Logan. Sure, it wasn’t unusual for Logan to wear casual clothing, it’s happened before and it will probably happen again, but that wasn’t what Virgil was taken aback by. Logan was wearing makeup.

His cheekbones were more defined than usual, and his eyes almost seemed bigger. If Virgil’s jaw could hit the floor, it would be right now. Logan looked at him and Virgil’s face grew red, ”I see Roman actually did what I asked of him,” Roman made one of his trademark offended Princey noises, Logan continued, smirking slightly, “I’m assuming that you can watch over the house while me and Virgil are out and about?”

Patton nodded repeatedly, smiling and saying, “Yup! You two go have fun! I can take it from here!” Virgil glanced at Roman, who was currently trying to pout while Patton was poking his cheeks, he was failing miserably. He felt Logan intertwine their hands and he looked up. Logan gave him a soft smile and started leading him towards the door.

“Are you ready to go, my Star?” Virgil nodded and followed Logan out the door, locking it behind him.

~~~

Logan exhaled, seeing his breath leave him in a faint cloud before dispersing into the air around it. He pulled his jacket closer to his body, looking over at Virgil, who looked very happy.

“I hope you’re ready for the next part of our date?” Virgil looked at him, slightly shocked.

“Wait, you mean the aquarium wasn’t the only thing we were doing today?” Logan didn’t respond, but did smile. He led Virgil to a park that was oddly empty for this time of night. They walked down multiple paths until they made their way to a clearing that had a blanket set down at the center. They made their way over to the blanket, setting down the bag that had items they bought at the aquarium.

Virgil looked up for a second before being enraptured by the view of the sky. The stars were oddly bright, how he hadn’t noticed this before was a mystery, but he had an idea.

Virgil’s eyes flickered around the sky, searching for something that he didn’t know consciously, but his subconscious just kept telling him the same thing on repeat, ‘Look for the sideways W.’ So that’s what he did.

Until he found it. Logan’s voice seemed to echo throughout his mind at that moment, “Do you see that cluster of stars that looks like a sideways W? That Cassiopeia, right next to it is where you’ll find Cepheus, Cassiopeia’s husband. Cassiopeia was thrown into the sky by Hera for being vain, and her husband asked Zeus to throw him up there to be with her for forever. Which I find quite fascinating, why would you wish to be with someone that was punished for being vain?”

Virgil chuckled softly to himself, admiring the sight for just a little longer before turning and sitting down on the blanket next to Logan. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Logan messing with something in his pocket, but Logan stopped as soon as Virgil took notice, who brushed it off rather quickly.

“Virgil?”

“Hmm?”

“Can I interest you in a small game of trivia? Instead of questions that are about the world around us, the questions would be about milestones in our relationship? Patton suggested that it would be a good idea to look back and remember our metaphorical ‘roots’ after so long” Virgil took a moment to think about it, agreeing quickly after it.

Logan smiled, taking a deep breath before starting, “Okay, I guess I’ll go first, when did we first meet?”

“High school, but we didn’t actually get to know each other until we were assigned a room together in college.”

“That’s correct, what is your question for me?”

“Uh, what did we bond over?”

“Astronomy. I brought it up in a conversation and we spent most of the day talking about it, I could never forget that,” Logan looked down at his side, pulling the black box slightly out of his pocket for a second before shoving it back into his pocket, “When did we actually become an…” He trails off for second, trying to recall something before continuing again, “An ‘item’ as Roman would say?”

Virgil makes a small noise in the back of his throat that sounds like a laugh, looking over at Logan with a look of amusement, “Really? You used the word ‘item’?” Logan responds with a shrug, making Virgil actually laugh this time. After a few seconds of Virgil attempting to compose himself, he manages to respond, “Right after finals in our junior year. For once, sleep deprivation worked in our favor.”

Logan chuckles and nods in agreement, “It did, didn’t it? Regardless, what is your question?”

“When did we have our first kiss?”

“The night after we went on our first date, I felt it would only be appropriate to do it then,” Logan replied, messing with the box in his pocket, “When was the first time I told you ‘I love you’?”

“Like, five months in. You thought I was asleep and just kinda whispered it in my ear. I think this was around the time you convinced me to sleep in just a shirt and no hoodie.” Virgil closed his eyes, as if reliving that moment, “You were very shook when I responded.”

“‘Shook’? Is this a new term I need to learn?”

“Lo, I love you, but how do you not know what being shook is?” Virgil gave Logan a look that could be translated as ‘are you serious’, which Logan doesn’t answer directly and kinda shrugs the question off.

“It’s your turn Virgil, do you have a question or can I call this a win on my part?”

“When we get home, you’d bet we’re gonna continue this conversation. Anyways, where was our first date?”

“In a park near our campus. I took you stargazing and I got you a book on dealing with anxiety.” Logan takes a deep breath, collecting himself and trying to slow his heartbeat that is currently going very fast. He grips the velvety black box in his hand, slowly pulling it out of his pocket and trying to keep it hidden, “My turn I guess…”

He takes one more deep breath before continuing, “Virgil, I adore you and every inch of stardust you are, and I have a very important question to ask you,” Virgil quirks an eyebrow in curiosity, shifting from his position so he’s sitting on the balls of his feet.

Logan brings the box to his lap, holding on with both hands now. He opens the lid and turns it to Virgil, looking at him directly in the eyes and trying with all his might to not stutter, “After thinking this over, I feel like we should move forward in our relationship, so I might be able to have you in my life for the rest of my days. So, Virgil Quinn, will you do me the highest honor of marrying me?”

Virgil recoiled slightly out of shock, tears starting to form in his eyes, before nodding his head vigorously, “Yes, yes, yes! Oh my god, Lo! Of course!”

Logan quickly, and with shaky hands, pulls the ring out of the box and slipped it on Virgil’s ring finger. Virgil practically launches himself at Logan, knocking both of them down, and just laughs with such joy. Logan soon started laughing, pulling Virgil in for a kiss, smiling more than he had in a long while.

They pressed their foreheads together, tears making their way down both of their faces. Logan takes in a shaky breath, “That went much better than I planned, I honestly thought I would mess up.”

“I didn’t expect that, oh my god, Lo! I’m so happy right now-“

Logan smiled up at him, “Did I do well?”

Virgil nods, wiping the tears from his eyes, “Yeah, you did good, nerd. You did good.” Logan could only nod happily and bring Virgil in for another kiss.

Later, they would return home, tear tracks still visible on their faces. Patton and Roman would flip out and fawn over the couple. Patton would bring Virgil in for a bone crushing hug, and Logan would receive a strong pat on the back and a, “I’m proud of you, Microsoft Nerd” from Roman.

They would curl up on the couch, put on a movie, and whisper to each other for the next few hours before turning in for the night. They would fall asleep holding each other as close as possible to their chests as possible.

But that would be later, for now, they were content with just laying on the blanket on the hill, crying and laughing with each other. Content with just holding each other close, and making promises of the future.

Yeah, that would be enough for them.

This is what happens when i look at screenshots of episodes.