Pairing: None, but if you squint really hard at two sentences you'll find some.
Warnings: Suicidal thoughts, descriptions of depression and anxiety, ambiguous ending, self-deprecation, and food mentions
Word count: 1.3k
Summary: Rage woke up knowing it was a bad day, but he still tries to function like a normal person.
A/N: This isn’t proof-read so good luck reading sldfkjsdfj
Rage woke up, not wanting to open his eyes yet. The world was just... too much. But of course, it was always too much. Having no one really acknowledge him as important, not having a voice in the mindscape, and Thomas, who would ultimately be better off without him- One of these days again? Thoughts like that were never uncommon, just somewhat unexpected. Rage turned on his bed to look at the clock.
10:30
Lazy.
Rage turned over again, facing away from the clock. He wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, he never could, but maybe laying there would give him a bit of hope for the day.
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Newsflash at almost 11, it didn't work. He decided to just get breakfast at that point. He sat up from his bed, everything in him screaming to just go back to bed. He rose into the light side's kitchen. When Thomas began accepting himself, and the dark sides, they eventually agreed to become more of a family. They agreed to that. Rage wasn't introduced to Thomas yet, and no one planned to.
Sure, Patton flashed him encouraging smiles and compliments, but they were always accompanied with concerned eyes.
Logan told him it would be beneficial to Thomas' mental health, but Rage wasn't helpful like the others were.
Roman brought him along for movie nights and expeditions. Rage knew he only did it out of pity.
Virgil supposedly knew where he was coming from, but Virgil had it so much worse, being the first dark side to be accepted.
Janus didn't try to hide his concerned expressions or to push him forward, which only made Rage feel shittier about not doing it yet.
Remus, he often helped the most, giving him a distraction for a few hours and sometimes a laugh here or there.
Nonetheless, Rage took his usual spot at the table. Logan and Roman were also at the table, from what Rage picked up, they were debating something about song lyrics. Rage's brain tuned out before he could decipher if it was about what the song lyrics said or the meaning of them, either way, Roman was singing very loudly. Rage really wasn't ready for this shit.
Janus was at the stove, cooking with Patton. The two were holding a peaceful conversation, accompanied by gentle touches and soft laughs.
Virgil and Remus were talking too, with the latter doing a majority of it. Virgil made a sour face at something he said as Remus let out a cackle.
He really didn't deserve any of them.
"Alright, who's ready for some eggcellent breakfast?" Patton cheered out, already starting to pass out some plates. Logan rolled his eyes at the pun and started eating. Rage looked at the plate given to him, eggs along with two small pancakes with smiles on them. A drink was placed in front of him as well. Rage looked up a mouthed a thank you to Janus. He silently nodded then took his seat at the table next to Patton.
The conversation was a blur to Rage, but he caught a majority of it. It was something related to a video about being yourself and ways to cope with negative emotions. Rage vaguely nodded along, mostly eating and not contributing. He shouldn't even be eating really- it was supposed to be for the sides Thomas wanted. Why would anyone want him?
"-age? Rage?" His head snapped up to Patton, the person calling his name. "Yeah?" Rage's mouth seemed dry when he said the words. God, they hate you. They'd be better off if you just ducked out. You always waste their time.
"Oh, we were talking about the video and we were wondering..." Patton let his voice grow quiet, and Janus took over. "If you'd like to be formally introduced to Thomas. I- We would understand a refusal, but we believe it would be beneficial for both of you."
Fuck.
Rage looked away from Janus and towards his plate. They always brought this up when they discussed new videos- why didn't he see this coming?
"I..." Rage ran out of excuses to use months ago. Logan and Janus could easily pick apart his arguments, and he wasn't quite comfortable knowing that.
He moved the fork around in his food. "He needs some more time. Besides, why are you always eager to talk about this?" The last part was accidentally growled out but Rage didn't have enough energy to care.
Janus narrowed his eyes but pretended to ignore Rage's tone, "It was only a suggestion but now I feel the need to ask why Thomas isn't ready. He wasn't exactly ready to face any of us, yet it was worked out in the end."
Remus piped in, "Jan's right. Oh, did you see the look on his face when I rose up? He didn't even know what was gonna hit him!" Remus' eyes sparkled at the thought.
"More like what hit me," Roman mumbled.
"That's beside the point," Janus stated. "Is it how you'll enter that concerns you?" Although Janus' eyes had a hint of concern in them, Rage knew that it was part of an act to convince him.
Rage accidentally sighed. He could rise up and speak to Thomas, but the idea made his heart jump. He felt his neck get warm- which was the most feeling he's had all day. "I'm not concerned about that."
Janus raised his eyebrows by the slightest. "You're lying."
Those words shouldn't have shocked him or increased his worries but he thought he could get away with it. And he wasn't really concerned with his entrance, he was concerned about everything. Rage honestly couldn't stand sitting at the table. He could feel everyone watching him, staying quiet, and observing him as if he was some kind of circus freak. His heart was beating in his chest so much it hurt but he couldn't draw attention to it now. Even if he could speak up about it, his mouth was parch and he didn't know where to even start.
Virgil filled in the silence, "Rage- are you?" Virgil's breathing was quickened and it panged Rage's heart to know he was the cause of it. Before Rage could make it worse he sunk out of the mindscape.
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Rage pulled at his hair, begging his brain to slow down his lungs. His body shook as he tried to breathe in normally.
1-2-3 Fuck. 1-2-3-4. 1-2. Shit.
After a few more failed attempts he finally managed to get his breathing back to normal. His heart still pounded but he didn't care. But what he noticed was someone trying to summon him.
His gut tightened at the feeling as tears left his eyes. Not now, not now. It took all his might to control his breathing and not get summoned at the same time. It hurt, but eventually, he wasn't being summoned anymore. He let out a sigh of relief, he would’ve laughed if he wasn’t so tired.
He pulled himself into bed. He knew the other sides were worrying.
You can solve that by ducking out. They can't exactly worry about no one, can they?
Rage closed his eyes, Thomas didn't need to see him today.
No one wants to see you, even at you're best you're unbearable.
Rage wished he was too tired to cry but the tears kept falling.
If you walked into the subconscious, they wouldn't even try to get you.
The thought hurt Rage as he clamped a hand over his mouth to quiet his sobbing.
None of them would miss you.
Rage couldn't take it. He was just putting the other sides down, he even directly caused Virgil to suffer. Everything in Rage told him to go to bed and fall asleep but he knew what he had to do.
He stood up and started making his way to duck out.
Warnings: Awkward situations, food, choking (from food), and I think that’s it but if you see more, let me know!
Word count: 1.5k
Summary: Rich just wanted to get some coffee and that was it, they didn’t need to gay panic too.
A/N: Woopedy woop- I am back with part two! Disclaimer that I might’ve misgendered Rich, so let me know if you see it!
(Part 1) (Part 2)
A blush found its way onto Rich’s cheeks as they quickly walked over to the table. The man with the sunglasses moved over on his seat and patted the spot next to him. Rich sat down where they were instructed to, but distracted their eyes in a search for Patton.
“Babes, you got a name?” The man next to them asked. Rich forced themself to maintain eye contact, coming off as rude was one of the last things they wanted.
“Rich,” they said. “they/them.”
“Oooh, you’re valid, I’m Remy, this bitch is Janus.” Janus gave a small wave. Rich hadn’t noticed it before, but Janus had one brown eye and one yellow. While Rich was familiar with the idea of heterochromia, they’ve never seen it in person.
“Well, it’s nice to meet you, but I’m leaving once we get our order” Remy had an unexplainable expression when the words left Rich. Frustrated? Rich knew that he didn’t seem angry, but yet again, they also didn’t know what Remy looked like when he was upset. A sense of unease crept to him as Rich shoved their hands into their jacket pockets
“C’mon babes, spill. Tell us a ‘lil about yourself.” Remy took a sip out of his coffee, holding eye contact with Rich. Although Remy made them slightly uncomfortable, there was something about him that made them want to stay.
“17. My future really isn’t much, just school at the moment.” Remy nodded along to Rich’s words. Janus glanced up from his phone.
“What school?” Janus asked. The way the two men were looking at Rich made their heart flutter and their stomach spin in circles. Although they were sure the blush was prominent on their face, they didn’t want to look like a flustered mess as a first impression.
“Uh, Pine Hills.”
Janus raised an eyebrow, “Us too, homeroom?”
“Clarkson, yours?”
“Edmunds,” Remy chimed in.
Rich looked around the room. Although they enjoyed talking to Remy and Janus, they were a little concerned about Patton’s whereabouts too.
“What’s on your mind, hun?”
Rich talked towards Remy’s direction but kept their eyes searching. “Looking for someone. He should’ve been done by now…” Rich let their voice get quiet at the last few words.
Remy took another sip of his coffee. “What’s he look like?”
“Brown hair, blue shirt, uh… jeans? I don’t know, maybe khaki. Oh yeah, glasses too.” Rich rubbed circles into their jacket pocket as their worries intensified. Maybe he already left? No- Patton would leave without them… Unless Patton was just pretending to be nice and-
“Blue shirt brown-haired bitch! Rich misses you and to me, I don’t know, that seems pretty gay!” People around the coffee shop either sent Remy glares for disrupting the quiet or looked around for the man described.
“What. The. Actual. Fuck!” Rich’s face burned from embarrassment. They would’ve usually rolled it off, or be the one to yell that out, but they didn’t exactly want to cause a scene in front of a hot- totally average guy they just met.
Within seconds, Patton walked over to their table, holding a drink in each hand. “Sorry, Rich! I was talking to this guy and- oh can I sit down?”
Janus silently scooted over, a subtle blush forming on his face.
“Thank you! Anyway- I’m Patton, and brew are?” Patton took his place next to Janus and put down the two drinks, nudging one a little closer to Rich. Rich rolled their eyes at the pun and grabbed their coffee, attempting to look casual but everything around him seemed far from that. They tried to distract themself, instead deciding to focus on Patton.
Janus looked at Patton with a look Rich could only describe as a gay panic that they’ve totally never experienced. After a few seconds of silence between the four, Janus caught onto how Patton was asking for his name.
“O- oh yeah, my name is Janus. What’s yours?” Janus realized at that moment, Patton had already answered the question just seconds before. “Actually, I’ve jussst remembered, how has your day been?”
Anyone could tell you that Janus despised small talk, but a normal conversation was too straight for him right now.
Patton attempted to hold back a giggle, but it didn’t quite work out in his favor. “I- I’m sorry, well, uh- good, it’s been pretty good. Y’know good like good- but not very good, like this isn’t the best day of my life, but this day has been pretty good.”
While Patton was good at small talk, he wasn’t a master at the feelings Janus gave him. Patton awkwardly did some finger guns, which did little to ease the tension in the situation.
“Babes-” Rich looked away from them and over to Remy, “hey uh, what’s your number?” Rich could’ve sworn that Remy was blushing, but they must’ve been seeing things- right? They pushed the thought aside, not wanting to give himself any false hope. Remy probably had a girlfriend anyway and this chat was a one-time thing.
Rich pulled out their phone and took a sip of their coffee. The dark chocolate left a bitter aftertaste, but it wasn’t horrible. Rich pulled up their contacts and slid the phone over to Remy.
“Thanks, hun.” Remy appeared to be typing his number into their phone. It suddenly dawned onto Rich, Remy wanted to talk more in the future.
Rich started coughing on their coffee, which caused Remy and the other two men to glance up.
Janus let out a dry, quiet, chuckle and Patton didn’t exactly know what to do, but Rich’s coughing sent him into a wordless worry.
“S-sorry I-” Rich was cut off by their own coughs, “I-” Rich’s coughing wasn’t put at ease by speaking. Their face turned red, but they would never tell if it was from embarrassment or the lack of constant air.
“Take it easy, hun.” Remy gently, but firmly, patted Rich’s back. Soon enough, the coughing stopped, but that definitely didn’t mean their gayness for Remy did, symbolized by the remaining red on their face. They would’ve thanked Remy, but the words never seemed to come out. Instead, they opted for drinking their coffee.
“New to coffee?”
Rich nodded. “Yeah, energy drinks are way better.” They were now aware of how Remy’s arm transitioned to their back to resting on the back of their neck. They somehow blushed more at the thought of what that could mean.
“Oh no-” Janus said quietly, looking over at Remy’s direction.
“You did not just say that.” Remy pulled down his sunglasses, narrowing his eyes at Rich. He held his coffee in front of them. “You may have picked out a shitty coffee, but you can never insult a pumpkin spice latte.”
Rich was not about to let their pride squashed by a man with bad taste. “Do you even have taste buds? Coffee isn’t easy to drink, chug, or buy in bulk. Face it, they’re superior to coffee on every level.” Where this confidence came from Rich didn’t know, but they were sure glad that it was there.
Remy laughed at the thought of that. Out of nowhere, he pulled Rich closer, making their faces only inches apart. Rich let out a small squeak at this, but Remy only smirked in response.
“Same time next week- I’ll show you what’s better than an energy drink,” Remy whispered, slightly tilting his head so Rich could hear better. Rich’s face was as red as a tomato by now. Remy sensed the unease, and slid his arm away and scooted back to his spot. They almost whined at that, already missing the contact- but Rich’s mind was occupied with thoughts of next week.
“Sound good or you busy?” Remy innocently cocked his head to the side, taking a sip of his coffee.
“T-that um- sounds good. I could probably make time for that, just to show you how stupid coffee is.”
“Sure,” Remy put his glasses back over his eyes.
“How about you? Don’t worry- Janus will come too,” Remy winked at Patton.
Patton slightly blushed but responded nonetheless, “That sounds wonder-awesome!” Patton had meant to say that the plans sounded wonderful or awesome, however, his mouth decided to betray him at that moment.
He stood up from the table, “Well uh- this has been super fun, but Rich and I gotta go do… school stuff that we’ve been procaffeinating- uh I mean procrastinating! Yep, we’ll be going now!” Between rushing his words and speaking higher and higher, he was barely coherent. Janus smirked as he covered his mouth and looked away.
Rich held back a sigh from Patton’s pun, but also stood up. “Yeah, we’re going. Seeya- or n-not I don’t really care.”
Remy seemed to deflate when Rich said that. But before they could even ask about it Remy looked away and said, “Seeya around, babes.”
Although everything in Rich’s body begged them to stay, they turned the other way and walked with Patton out of the shop.
Warnings: Food mentions, (accidental) misgendering, and I think that’s it but if you see more, let me know!
Word count: 574
Summary: Rich just wanted to get some coffee and that was it, they didn’t need to gay panic too.
A/N: Hey I’m back! Few things you need to know for this. Rage’s name is Rich and they use they/them pronouns (I might’ve misgendered them a few times :p). Also, this is set in a high school AU, enjoy!
(Part 1) (Part 2)
Rich walked into the café, they rarely stopped at places like this, but Patton was eager to go. The place had a cozy aesthetic, with its dark gray walls and mint green accents. They walked over to the counter, assuming that’s where they would order. An African American man walked over to them, with a name tag that read, ‘Caleb’. Caleb would’ve blended into any crowd if he didn't have blue tips of hair that stood out from his ordinary uniform.
“Good afternoon you lovely gents, what can I get for you today?” Caleb smiled at both of them as he pulled out a notebook and pen. Rich cringed from the masculine word applied to them but they brushed it off. Their eyes scanned the menu as Patton made his order.
“I’ll have a… Smoked Butterscotch Frappuccino, in your smallest size please,” Patton said, tapping his fingers onto the counter, which slightly jiggled his blue bracelet.
“And your name is?”
“Oh, it’s Patton.”
Caleb scribbled down the order onto the paper and looked over to Rich. “And what are you having today?”
“Well-” Rich didn’t quite plan out their order, so they chose something random from the board “-how about your Dark Chocolate Mocha.”
“Alright, the size of your drink and your lovely name?”
“Medium, and Rich”
Caleb wrote down the order, “That will be nine dollars and 43 cents, is there anything else I can get you?”
Patton shook his head and pulled out a ten-dollar bill from his pocket. Rich knew that they couldn’t debate with Patton on who was going to pay, so they let it slide.
“Alright, it’ll be right up, you can take a seat while you’re waiting.” Caleb flashed both of them a lovely smile before slipping the leftover change into Patton’s hand.
Alright, where to go? As soon as the thought entered Rich’s mind, Patton said something that slipped their attention and started walking away.
Curse their short attention span, curse it to hell.
Maybe it was to sit down? That sounds like something Patton would say. Rich looked around the room. It seemed like every table was full. Rich noticed a booth that only had 2 men in it, each sitting at different sides.
The first man wore a black leather jacket with a white shirt underneath. Even though the room wasn’t that bright, he had sunglasses on.
The person sitting across from him was wearing a black shirt that Rich couldn't see the front of. Both of the men had brown hair, but the first man's hair was a little lighter.
The man with the sunglasses looked over to Rich, but they immediately changed their view. The warm feeling of unease crept onto Rich’s neck. They focused on the wall of art that was a few feet away from them. People look at art, right? Whatever it’s a few more minutes and Patton will be back. Just a few minutes and Patton will be back, just a few more minutes, just a-
“Hey, hot stuff with the MCR shirt, wanna take a seat?” Rich looked back at the table and saw both of the men looking over to them. They pointed to themselves with a questioned expression. They didn’t want to walk over to the table to find out he was calling someone else.
Warnings: Slight bit of self doubt, I think that’s it but if you see more, let me know!
Word count: 669
Summary: Rage and Logan love each other and go on a walk together.
Request:
Rage’s knuckles rapped upon the logical side’s door, opening it up enough so he could see inside.
“Lolo~”
“Rage, you know I need to finish what I’m doing,” Logan stated, not moving his eyes away from the computer screen. Rage knew that Logan enjoyed being productive and helping out Thomas, but he was always trying to help him at the expense of free time.
“Look, I’m not gonna leave unless you come with me”
“It’s going to not gonna.-” Logan half-jokingly sneered at the word.
“What are you even doing anyway?” Rage fully walked into the room, looking at the computer that Logan was on.
“Seeing Thomas’ current disinterest into astronomy dissatisfied me. So, I decided to look more into it myself.”
Rage rested his chin onto Logan’s shoulder. “But Lo~ what about me?”
Logan slightly turned his head to see Rage, “Oh I apologize, is there something you would like assistance with?”
“Well, I was thinking, and when’s the last time we went out together?” Rage asked, looping his arms around Logan’s neck.
“Yesterday at about 8:00 we watched a movie together-”
“That- that’s not what I mean. When was the last time it was just us?” Rage’s words grew quieter at the end.
“Oh… oh-” Logan pursed his lips, “-I see what you mean now, would you uh, like to... how should I phrase this.” Logan stopped what he was saying to formulate a proper response.
“Go on a date, yes, of course, you nerd.” Rage stood up, holding his hand out to Logan. Logan gladly took his hand, a small smile forming onto his face.
“Where to first, starlight?” Rage blushed at the nickname.
“How about my room to start, then we’ll see where it goes from there.”
“That sounds wonderful,” Logan responded, rubbing his boyfriend’s knuckles.
The two walked over to Rage’s room, making small talk about whatever popped into mind. Logan’s studies, unsurprisingly, came up.
“R, how can you not adore the stars? They’re so wonderful, and as many would like to say, aesthetically pleasing to look at.”
Rage smiled, “I’ve already got my own star right here,” Rage giggled as the booped Logan’s nose.
Logan blushed, desperately attempting a proper comeback, “...Says my Mu Cephei”
“Your… what?”
Logan looked away from Rage, “Oh, oh, I’m sorry I wasn’t thinking and-”
“No, babe, you’re good. I was just a little confused, that’s all” Rage rubbed small circles onto Logan’s knuckles. “So what is this Mu Celfi?”
Logan’s eyes lit up at the opportunity to talk about his second love, astronomy. Well, “Mu Cephei, with no L, has a physical radius of 1,650 solar radii, to which a solar radius is 432,300 miles or 695,700 kilometers.”
“Hold on, we need to get one thing straight,” Rage said, his voice becoming serious, along with the smile on Rage’s face disappearing. Logan’s heart figuratively dropped at the sight.
“I wasn’t meant to be some little star. I was meant to be the sun.” Rage broke at the final words, letting his smile show again.
Logan rolled his eyes, “You are aware that Mu Cephei’s estimated radius is over 1,000 times that of the sun, right?”
The realization appeared on Rage’s face, accompanied by a blush of embarrassment.
“You- you can’t think that-” Logan doubled over laughing, letting go of Rage’s hand in the process.
“I’m- I’m sorry, it’s just that-” Logan was once again cut off by his laughter. Logan put a hand over his mouth, intending to muffle the laughter as he hunched over to not be so loud.
“Well, yeah! The sun is way fucking cooler!”
Logan paid no attention to Rage, his comment only fueling him. It took Logan a little to stand up straight again, holding back small giggles.
“How did I even manage to get with someone that doesn’t even know-,” Logan cut himself off, apparently, not done laughing at Rage’s mistake.
“Oh shut up, nerd.”
“I’ll shut up when the sun is bigger than Mu Cephei.”
Warnings: Cursing, crying, lashing out (not unsympathetic though), I think that’s it but if you see more, let me know!
Word count: 700
Summary: Rage isn’t too happy with the choice of going to a wedding. He makes a half-attempt to dealing with the anger on his own, but a deceitful side comes in right on time to help him.
A/N: Eh, it’s wack, but it exists now. This also takes place right after SvS.
Rage was pissed. Thomas decided to go to a wedding instead of a life-changing callback. A once in a lifetime opportunity, denied for some social standards?
His footsteps pounded against the hardwood floor as he paced back and forth. His nails dug into his palms leaving moon-shaped crescents behind. Rage wanted to rip something, just tear to tear apart that worthless wedding.
He silently cursed to the air, as he kept on pacing faster, but that did nothing to satisfy his anger. He jumped when he saw Logan rise into the room.
"Logic, what do you fucking want!?" He sneered at the logical side's direction.
Logan winced at his old title as he hesitantly spoke up, "Well, Rage. While I understand that it's not the best time-"
"Best time? Best time? There's not a good time at all, Logic. You- you should just leave.”
"R-"
"I said LEAVE" He moved his hand in the air and lowered it sharply, forcing the logical side to sink out of the room.
Well, that was fucking shitty.
Rage knew he shouldn't have shut Logan out, but it didn't matter now.
He fell onto his bed, the red blankets feeling harsh and rough on his skin. He clenched the blankets as hard as he could. Of course it didn't help, the last time he felt this angry must’ve been during Thomas’ teenage years. Janus rose into the room, momentarily stopping Rage’s thoughts.
"Oh wow, everyone's showing up to the pity party today," Rage groaned.
"We're here if you want to talk," Janus stated, slightly playing with one of his gloves.
"Talk about what," Rage bluntly responded, glaring at Janus in the eye with a fire that wouldn't go out soon.
"I know you love small talk, I'm obviously n- I'm talking about the call back." Rage let out a sigh of annoyance.
"Fine, I'm pissed about it, but Thomas doesn’t care about any of our opinions anyways." Rage rubbed the sides of his head from what appeared to be a headache.
Janus walked over to the side of the bed and pointed to where Rage's hands were, "May I assist you with that?"
Rage grumbled, "Fine, but don't do any of the stuff that Remus always does."
Janus barely held back a chuckle, "Oh darling, I wouldn't dream of it."
When Rage moved his hands, Janus sat down at the side of the bed, and rubbed the areas Rage did.
Rage's shoulders slightly dropped down as he continued, "It's just not fair! Thomas always does what's best for his friends, so they’ll understand him not going to this one event!"
Janus vaguely nodded along, "I agree with your concerns, but whether we like it or not, he has his principles and values just as we do."
"But that doesn't make it okay for him to always ignore us, and-" Rage's cut himself off as a sob left his body. Janus stopped rubbing Rage's head as his eyebrows knitted together into a look of concern. He slowly pulled Rage into an embrace, occasionally rubbing circles into his back.
"It's not okay, it's not okay," Janus whispered, which only made Rage cling onto Janus's capelet even more.
Rage hiccupped through his sobs as he tried to continue, "A- and I made Lo- Logan upset too." Janus would've rolled his eyes at the thought of Logan being unforgiving if Rage wasn't in his current state.
"I'm positive that he'll forgive you by tomorrow."
Rage's breathing slowed down and his cries grew quieter as he loosened his grip on Janus’ clothing.
"I'm s-sorry for making you deal with me right now"
"I’m not going to be upset at you for getting upset, I thought we both knew that was your job," Janus replied. Rage let out a small watery laugh.
“Do… do you have to be anywhere right now?” Rage hesitantly asked, looking towards the ground.
“Yes,” Janus lied.
“C-can you stay for just a little more,” Rage quietly said, hoping for a positive response from the deceitful side.
“I don’t have any problems with that,” Janus whispered back, softly playing with Rage’s hair.
Rage let out a sigh of relief as he stayed in Janus’ arms for just a few more moments.
Warnings: Verbal fight (it can come off as unsymp, but they had a lot of emotions at the time), cursing, breakdowns, sexual jokes (just nicknames and implications), making out, spoilers for the newest episode, I think that’s it but if you see more let me know!
Word count: 1.9k
Summary: Virgil and Rage have some unresolved tension between them.
A/N: Alright, so I’ve had this done for awhile now, and if I don’t post it now, I never will. (Not proofread.) Also, Rage’s name is Richard, but that only pops up a few times. And I know that I can’t write romance/kiss scenes, so don’t scream at me about it.
Rage walked downstairs into the commons room. Janus and Virgil sat at opposite ends of the couch, each holding a popcorn bowl to themselves. Even though Virgil was always hanging out the light sides, there’s no way that he would pass up a game of Mario Kart with some past friends. One of the floorboards creaked under Rage’s steps, causing Virgil’s attention to shift.
His expression dropped slightly as his world figuratively crashed in. His shoulders tensed, not daring to look away from Rage. Janus lifted an eyebrow at Rage, but nonetheless, he wanted to help Virgil get comfortable.
“Oh, uh Vee, Rage wasn’t wondering if he could join us this time.” Virgil played with the inner part of his jacket sleeves.
Rage felt his world quietly crashing down at the sight of that. It was as if Virgil was afraid of being around him. No- he was afraid of him.
Rage took in a sharp breath at the thought of that and quickly said, “I’ll understand if you want me to leave.” The words came out so rapidly that Virgil would’ve misheard him if he wasn’t paying so much attention.
“...you… you can stay.”
It took all Rage had to not go sprinting down the stairs and thank Virgil. So instead, he slowly stepped over to the couch where everyone was at. Was Rage hesitant because he didn’t want to scare off Virgil, or was he feeling just anxious himself? Nobody knew the answer to that question.
Remus barreled into the living room, wearing a dark green onesie, “Upset pants decided to join us? Oh fun!” Nobody dared to respond to Remus’ comment. Unironically, anxiety radiated off of Virgil at this point. “Y-yeah, he’s here too.”
“Oh jeez, what’s with all the sexual tension, Hot Mess?”
Virgil let out a small laugh, “That’s the best you could come up with?”
Remus’ eyebrows furrowed together in a fake anger, “Oh Virgey, I doubt you could beat that!”
The world seemed to drift off from Rage, letting the three have their moment.
The sides around him, each showing their enjoyment from the situation differently. Remus, with the loud laughs that he shared with his brother. Janus, with a slight smirk, always in the middle of an eye roll. Then Virgil- Virgil was smiling with a slight blush on his face, easily complimenting the way his hair fell onto his face. Rage wished that he would see Virgil more often.
Seemingly out of nowhere, Remus waved a hand in front of Rage’s face. “Hey, steamy trunks, you with us?” Rage’s face burned from embarrassment.
“Y-yeah, I’m here.” He internally cursed himself for the stutter, but Remus shrugged it off and walked around the couch. Virgil and Janus were both skeptical, but only the latter shrugged it off.
“So, Rage. How have you been recently?” Virgil’s neck burned with familiar anxiety, but he tried his best to ignore it.
“I’ve been alright, how’re the light sides?” As soon as it left his mouth Rage regretted every word. “I- I mean how have you been?”
Virgil wasn’t quite expecting that either. Maybe he expected an argument to start, but Rage apologizing? He didn’t quite expect that from their last interaction.
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“You can’t just fucking leave! You’ve only known those lights for 6 months. That isn’t enough time to pick favorites!” Rage roared, threatening to shake the walls with his voice.
“I- I’ll pro-promise to be back s-soon.” Virgil knew Rage would respond the worst out of everyone.
“I’m not Deceit, but I know you’re lying. I’ve seen how much you care about them.” The tremor in Rage’s voice grew, but with something deeper than anger or jealousy.
“Look if you would just look out for me for once instead of yourself, then maybe I wouldn’t want to leave in the first place!” Virgil’s voice went low at those final words.
Tears threatened to spill over Rage’s cheeks, but he refused to let them fall. Rage thought he was being secretive about it, but Virgil found out.
“Oh-oh god Rich- I d-didn’t mean to-” Virgil’s words came out fast, attempting to undo the damage to Rage’s heart. He stepped closer to pull the side in an embrace when Rage shoved him away.
“Leave.” Virgil looked at him with wide eyes.
“R, pl-please lis-”
“I’m done fucking listening. If you love the lights so much, go to them.” Rage spit out at Virgil. The salt in Rage’s voice burned Virgil’s figurative wounds. Virgil’s shoulders tensed again as he crossed his arms.
“Fine,” was the last thing he said before he sunk out. Rage’s heart had shattered upon the sight. He let go of his tears and let them spill. He pushed Virgil away, he could’ve saved something. He could’ve ended on a better note. Rage’s legs shook as he fell down into Virgil’s spot.
“God, what’s fucking wrong with me,” he found himself whispering to the cold air. He should’ve kept it under control. There’s so many things he should’ve done, but he didn’t move. He sat there, wishing for Virgil. Wishing for him to come back, for something else to be said.
He wished he wasn’t so fucking pathetic.
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“We’re- well, I’m good, and they are too,” Virgil said, avoiding Rage’s eyes at all costs.
“...Well, now that the family reunion is done, let’s play!” Remus yelled, possibly too loud as Virgil slightly covered his ears. Rage looked at the screen, already lit up with Mario Kart loaded. Janus must’ve set that up before he came down.
Remus grabbed a fourth controller from the bin next to the tv and plugged it in. After it was connected, he passed them out to everyone. When he gave one to Rage, he could’ve sworn that Remus had winked at him. As a blush crept onto his face, Janus selected the start button.
“This time you’re not going to beat me,” Janus proudly claimed, giving a determined look to Virgil.
“Oh, how cute! You think you’re a threat to me,” Virgil responded, slightly sticking his tongue out at Janus.
“It isss on!” Janus hissed out at Virgil.
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After they all played a few rounds, there was an unspoken chaotic energy vibrating in waves off of Remus. Unexpectedly, he grabbed Janus’ controller and ran to the kitchen, the cord trailing behind him. “Remus!” Janus called out as he hastily got off of the couch.
“Give that back!”
After Remus ran out of the room with Janus trailing behind him, Virgil and Rage were left alone.
“God Virgil- I’m sorry”
“Dude, don’t worry I’ve always been horrible at this game”
“No- I’m talking about…” Rage sighed out in annoyance. No matter how many times he imagined apologizing, he could never find the words that fit perfectly into what he was feeling.
“...oh,” was all that Rage heard from the anxious side. A few moments passed between the two, both finding the silence suffocating.
“I’mfuckingsorry!” Rage blurted out, closing his eyes tight, afraid of the reaction from Virgil.
“What?” Virgil asked, still tense at Rage’s outburst.
“I’m- When you said you were going to leave- I was scared, Virgil. So fucking scared. You- you were the only one who understood me. You were the only one I could actually trust and then- And then you fucking told me you didn’t want what we had anymore. That you didn’t want any part of me in your life anymore.” Rage’s eyes were filled with water, the tremors in his body offering no support.
“R, you don’t have to apologize,” Virgil quietly said, not surprised if Rage didn’t even hear him.
“No, Virgil. You don’t understand all the ways I went wrong. I pushed you away. I told you to go. I- I deserved all of it-” Rage’s voice broke at that, his whole body shaking as he tried desperately to think of the right things to say.
He pulled his knees up to his chest, letting his arms fall around, wrapping himself in a familiar embrace. However, what Rage didn’t expect was another pair of arms around him. He looked up trying to blink away the tears to help him see, and he saw purple and black arms holding him.
“N-n-no, I-I don’t d-de-deserv-” His voice broke off into another sob as he let go of himself and clung onto Virgil. Virgil accepted the embrace as he rubbed circles into Rage’s back and put his hand into Rage’s hair.
“Rich, y-you didn’t do anything wrong. I- I was scared too. I am sort of anxiety.” Virgil let out an empty chuckle, hoping it would help the side in his arms.
“And I honest to god was a bit of an ass when I left. I should’ve told you differently,” Virgil’s voice trailed off into a whisper that Rage could barely hear.
“D-don’t you dare tell me about should’ves” Rage commented, a watery laugh leaving him in the process. Virgil let out a half-smile that he knew Rage couldn’t see.
“Okay okay, but seriously, I was acting like a huge jerk to you.”
“C-c’mon we both were assholes.”
“Careful, Ree might hear you,” Virgil said as he played with Rage’s hair. Rage groaned and played the back of Virgil’s hoodie. Moments passed between the two, not daring to say anything to ruin what this fragile moment they shared.
“Vee, are you- are we okay?” Rage hesitantly asked, nuzzling into Virgil’s chest.
“Well, it would depend on what we are” Rage hummed in agreement. Things have always been strange between the two. Their fake fights were borderline flirting, and the emotional moments between the two didn’t answer any questions either side had.
“Well, it would be nice for something more” Rage mumbled, dancing around the topic in hopes Virgil would understand for him.
“Well, it would also be nice if you properly asked me” Virgil half-joked, pulling away from the side to look him in the eye. Rage’s tinted glasses were slightly askew, complimenting his messy hair and wrinkled shirt.
“God, you’ve always been difficult, haven't you” Rage teased, softly punching Virgil in the arm.
“Oh- don’t even speak about being difficult” Virgil responded, as he playfully pushed Rage to the floor.
However what Rage didn’t know is that he was still holding onto Virgil’s shirt, so he tumbled to the ground too. Virgil hovered over Rage, a deep blush slowly coming onto both of the sides. Virgil subconsciously lowered his face to be closer to Rage’s.
“May I?” The question came out as almost a whisper as Virgil’s eyes drifted to Rage’s lips and back up to his eyes. Rage couldn’t wait as he closed the gap between the two. The kiss was soft and tender, neither wanting the kiss to go far, but still wanting it to last. Rage let go of Virgil’s shirt and put it into his hair. Rage’s eyes flickered shut, moving the hair around in his hand, wishing he told Virgil he wanted this sooner. Virgil used the hand that wasn’t holding him up to cup Rage’s face, which Rage happily leaned into as he pulled away.
“Well, I’m back- woah! You two sure are getting it on aren’t ya!” Remus’ voice interrupted the scene, making Virgil clumsily scramble away from Rage. Rage grabbed the nearest pillow and threw it at Remus.
Janus entered after Remus, holding the controller in his hand, taking note of the situation. “Vee, Rage, are you guys not okay?”
“We-” Rage looked over at Virgil, who slightly nodded, “-we’re okay”
25 Dialogue Prompts for Each Color of the Rainbow (Part 2)
Red
1) “How could anyone not like me? I’m perfect.”
2) “Quick! They’re coming, how do I look? Do I have anything in my teeth? Do I smell because I need to look perfect!”
3) “Wow, have you been working out, you look great!”
4) “Oh, this old thing? I just threw this on.”
5) “You really think I’m beautiful?”
6) “I wasn’t meant to be some little star. I was meant to be the sun.”
7) “They haven’t texted me since the date and it’s been a week. What if they didn’t like me? No, that’s ridiculous, I’m wonderful. Something must’ve just happened to their phone.”
8) “I’m going to die alone aren’t I? Just me, some cats, and boxed wine. At least Real Housewives will always be there for me.”
9) “They’re obviously not looking for perfection because I’m right here.”
10) “I’m not shopping at a thrift store, that’s where poor people shop!”
11) “You had better change for the party because you’re fucking high if you think I’m going to let you stand next to me while you wear that outfit.”
12) “A gift? For me? Oh you shouldn’t have! Oh…a book…wow…thanks. You, uh, really shouldn’t have.”
13) “Please be a loser somewhere else.”
14) “I’m on a diet where I have to drink kale. If you value your life leave right now.”
15) “I want this entire box of Kit Kats.” “….the whole box.” “NOW!”
16) “It’s scary out there, I’m not coming with you to check out that noise.” “Okay.” “No! Wait, don’t actually leave me alone.”
17) “I am not a scaredy cat! I just don’t like when things pop out at me or creep around in the dark or come within ten feet of me unless they’re hot.”
18) “I would never ever fall in love with you.” “Okay, well, you’re still holding onto me.” “I just didn’t want to get lost!”
19) “Wow, you’re really strong. Like…really strong.” “If you’re that thirsty there’s a water fountain right over there.”
20) “God look at them. They look so good when they’re sweaty. Oh fuck they’re taking their jacket off.” “You’re drooling.”
21) “Give me back the honey bun or I will scratch your eyes out.” “You need to calm down.” “You need to not tell me to calm down.”
22) “Everyone keeps getting flowers and it’s so annoying. Like, we have work to do, you shouldn’t be worried about getting flowers. I hate flowers, I-” “I think there are some flowers on your desk.” “Oh my god I love flowers! They’re so pretty. Aww, I wonder who got them for me.” “
23) "I think you’re the most dramatic person I know.” “That can’t be true, I’m not dramatic.” “You literally cried yesterday when no one noticed you got your hair trimmed like a centimeter.” “It was a big difference from how it was!” “It was a centimeter!”
24) “My ideal home is one that’s small but enough to have a family in.” “They’re such a fucking liar, their ideal home has to have mirrors everywhere, a double curved staircases so they can walk down dramatically, a maze in the backyard, a fountain in the front with a circular driveway, but then the road in is lined with trees because their dramatic and when you get to the gate it has their last initial on it.” “Oh my god, you do listen to me!” “Unfortunately yes.”
25) “Are you in love with me?” “What? No, I can’t stand you.” “You remember everything about me! You pay attention to everything I say and I can be very…” “Dramatic?” “Passionate about certain things. You hate it.” “I don’t hate it.” “So you love it?” “We don’t have to put a label on what I feel.” “Yes we do. You love me!” “Fine, okay, I love you.” “Really?” “Don’t get all passionate right now.” “I’m already planning our wedding in my mind.”
Orange
1) “You’re really cool, we should hang out sometime. Maybe you could watch me skateboard.”
2) “You’re always stressing yourself out, why don’t you let me help you unwind?”
3) “It’s just you, me, and this goat you told me not to get.”
4) “You think hiding your snacks is gonna stop me from eating them? I’m like a bloodhound, I will sniff them out!”
5) “What do you think would happen if I snorted Cheeto dust?”
6) “Remember when you told me not to try to reach into the vending machine when my chips got stuck because my arm would get stuck in there. Well, the good news is I got my chips. Bad news is I wont be home for a while.”
7) “You know how Gaston ate four dozen eggs every morning to help him get large? Okay, so that’s bullshit because when I was a kid I tried to do that and I barely ate a dozen before I threw up.”
8) “Oh, I’m an idiot? Because I think I’m fucking styling in these diamond studded crocs while I ride my razor scooter!”
9) “Oh, I always get a perfect score on any test I take. Everyone always thinks I’m cheating but the doctors say I’ve got something called an photographic memory where I only look at things once and I just remember it. Anyway, wanna see how many ants I can eat?”
10) “One time I got stung by a bee on the tongue because I wanted to see what it felt like.” “Did it feel good?” “It did not.”
11) “I used to think Bronchitis meant I was growing broccoli inside my lungs.” “It doesn’t mean that. When did you find out that it didn’t mean that?” “Oh, um, like… a few days ago.” “A FEW DAYS AGO?!”
12) “So, I did something.” “What did you do?” “I should preface by saying I am not smart.” “What. Did. You. Do?”
13) “Just shaved a cat to look like a lion with a mane.” “That’s so stupid, why would you do that?” “Why don’t you look at the results first?”
14) “I beat all of Super Mario World and found every single secret.” “When’s the last time you slept?” “Last time I what?”
15) “Why are you all twitchy?” “I just mixed every energy drink from the gas station with pixie sticks.” “Jesus, we’re going to the hospital.”
16) “I know eating cheese makes you constipated and everything, but like, how much cheese? I don’t want to be constipated so what’s the maximum amount I can eat without that happening.”
17) “Don’t freak out, but I’m in jail.” “JAIL?!” “It’s all a big misunderstanding!”
18) “Can I tell you something without you getting mad?” “You always ask me this and I always get mad.” “Yeah, but like, maybe this time you could just…not get mad?”
19) “You are the human equivalent of the smiley face emoji.” “Aww! Thank you.” “It wasn’t a compliment.”
20) “You look like you eat sunshine and shit rainbows.” “Actually I eat Lucky Charms. Well, just the charms actually with like a little bit of the lucky bit.” “You’re so positive it sickens me.”
21) “I love Thanksgiving.” “Yikes. Why?” “Because I get to have dinner with all my friends and family. There’s no pressure to buy gifts or anything. We all just come together and appreciate each other.” “I could put everything you’ve ever said on a Hallmark card.”
22) “Do you know how much I love you?” “You send me every heart emoji before bed and end it with a kissy face with the words ‘I love you’ every night. I think I get it.” “I’ll start doing it every morning just to be sure.”
23) “You know how in Inside Out there’s all the different little people that represent each emotion?” “Yeah, I love that movie!” “Yeah, I think your Joy emotion person killed your Sad emotion person.” “What? No! She wouldn’t do that!” “
24) "You have to stop crying every time this scene in the movie comes up.” “He thinks she doesn’t love him!” “It’s just Shrek. You’ve seen how it ends, you can quote it for fuck’s sake!” “I know but he doesn’t know right now!” “Oh my god.”
25) “I swallowed the key to Person A’s car.” “Oh my god why would you do that?” “I thought it’d be funny but now I’m worried about it.” “Oh now you’re worried about it?”
Yellow
1) “I heard everyone survived, is that true?” “Yes, everyone’s fine.” “Pity.”
2) “If being classy means being mean to everyone who’s considered to be beneath you then I must be the classiest bitch in the whole fucking world.”
3) “I don’t think you’re beneath me, I know you are.”
4) “A piece of advice I’ll give to you for free. Stay out of my way unless you’d like to be crushed under my foot.”
5) “Hmm, I wonder which shoes I should wear to stomp on the dreams of others today.”
6) “Don’t cry on me, this jacket is worth more than your car!”
7) “Oh no, I won. Aww! And you wanted it so bad, didn’t you?”
8) “You know, in duos it’s usually one’s the beauty and one’s the brains but in our case I guess I really lucked out, didn’t I?”
9) “Don’t think for a second I’m interested in you, I’m only speaking to you because I have to.”
10) “They took something that was mine. And now I have to kill them.”
11) “I was scheduled to ruin someone’s life today, but I guess I can save that for another time. Let’s hang out!”
12) “I know that person, their significant other made my friend cry so I slept with their boyfriend/girlfriend and made them fall in love with me. I can’t wait to be there when they tell them they’re leaving them for me.”
13) “You need good friends, people who will watch out for you and help you handle your problems.”
14) “Listen here, you little shit, I’ve worked hard to get this perfect so if you fuck it up I will destroy everything you love.”
15) “Oh, how cute! You think you’re a threat to me.”
16) “Next time you try to threaten me remember who you’re dealing with. Because I don’t do threats, I make promises. And when I promised I’d ruin your life I intended to keep that promise.”
17) “Oh my god, here comes that insufferable bitc-Hi! Oh my god, I haven’t seen you in forever, you look so good!”
18) “Oh, gag me with a fucking spoon. If I have to listen to you idiots try to talk and breathe at the same time I’m going to jump in front of a fucking bus.”
19) “Move! I’ll handle it just like I handle everything, with grace and vague threats.”
20) “What do you mean they’re in love with me? Did they say that word for word? Because you know I’m in love with them so if this is a trick it’s not funny and I’ll fucking kill you. Did they say that word for word?”
21) “I only have strengths I don’t have weaknesses.”
22) “They called me heartless? I’m not heartless! I’m nice. I’m so fucking nice. I’m going to prove how fucking nice I am and then they’re going to look like an idiot for saying that!”
23) “Stop crying. You look fucking pathetic and you’re not pathetic because I don’t have pathetic friends. So keep your head up, bury your feelings, and act like the goddamn champion you are.”
24) “Don’t speak, you could make the town idiot feel like a genius.”
25) “Stop acting like a loser or you’re not allowed to stand next to me anymore.”
Green
1) “Well, look at that, we’re all alone. So, anything you wanna say to me? Anything you wanna do to me?”
2) “Of course I have sex for money, you think I’d just give all this away for free?”
3) “What do you mean I can’t wear this to the funeral? It’s my mourning crop top.”
4) “How’s my outfit?” “Hideous. You should shred it and then burn it just to be safe.”
5) “Ew, what do you want?”
6) “I’m gonna need you to not stand next to me at this party, I don’t want anyone thinking we came together.”
7) “Does this make me look slutty?” “Not at all, it’s very modest for you actually.” “Ew, okay, I’m gonna go change.”
8) “Why are you putting on glitter? We’re going to a toddler’s birthday party.” “Look, if you wanna look like that that’s your choice. I plan on looking like I hunt mythical creatures for a living.”
9) “The robbers took everything in my house.” “Yeah, but they left your clothes so what do you think that says about them?”
10) “I thought you hated the thrift store.” “I did, I thought it was a very sad little place, but then I started designing my own outfit with all the decent things they sell and so now I love the thrift store.”
11) “They broke up with you? You?! No, I don’t think so. Come with me, we’re going to fix you and you’re going to show them what they’re missing.”
12) “They might have more money than me but I’m the one who has clear skin and the ability to not look like trash.”
13) “A choker can be something that says it all. It can say 'I’m fun and I love hanging out with my friends’ but it can also say 'I only have rough sex’ you know?”
14) “You’re not my type.” “You haven’t even turned around to see me.” “Didn’t need to. I could smell that cheap cologne/perfume from a mile away.” “What is your type?” “Rich.”
15) “What are you doing?” “Eating take out and watching porn.” “What kind of porn?” “Bondage porn.” “Oh, that kind of day, huh? Should I come over?” “No, I’ll just try to sleep wit you.” “You do that even when you’re not sad.” “Okay, you can come over.”
16) “Where are you going with my keys?” “I’ve got to kill someone.” “Okay, make sure you don’t get blood on my seats.”
17) “No, highlight yellow and highlighter orange are not real colors. Okay? Are you a hunter trying not to get shot or a construction worker? No, you’re not. You’re trying to seduce someone. So lets get rid of this monstrosity and find something that’ll make your eyes look pretty.”
18) “I love you very much and it’s because I love you that I can say this. Please don’t wear that outfit or you will embarrass me.”
19) “You just kissed me.” “Yeah, I did.” “Why? Did I seem like I was drowning or that I needed mouth to mouth? Were you trying to kill a bug with your lips? Why would you kiss me?” “I like you. A lot.” “Hahaha…wait, seriously?” “Why’s that so hard to believe?” “Because I’m me, people don’t like me, they just like looking at me.” “Well, I like you. A lot. And if you like me maybe we could get some dinner later or something.” “Okay!”
20) “Oh my god, is that a skort? I think I might vomit. Skorts are for children, not adults. Once you hit eighteen you are legally banned from wearing skorts unless you play tennis or something. Do you play tennis? No. I didn’t think so. Burn that.”
21) “Camo is disgusting and if I ever catch any of you wearing it we are no longer friends.”
22) “Your shorts are a little too short.” “Yeah? You like it?” “You’re attracting a lot of attention.” “But am I attracting your attention?”
23) “Oh, wow, that’s a bright shade of yellow. Um, why don’t we try a few different outfits for fun before we decide on that one, okay?”
24) “Hey, I came as fast as I could, where’s the body?” “Actually, I called you for a–you came here prepared to hide a body with me?” “Of course I did, you’re my best friend.” “Aww!”
25) “I only have sex for free when I like someone, and for you, honey? It’ll cost triple what I normally charge.”
Blue
1) “I heard the pet store got new puppies and kittens, wanna go see them with me?”
2) “We should go ice skating!”
3) “I love having picnics with you, you always bring my favorite foods.”
4) “I love spending time with you.”
5) “I think I wanna spend the rest of my life with you.”
6) “Are you cold? You can wear my jacket if you want!”
7) “I don’t want any of that stuff. I just want you. I’ve always wanted you.”
8) “I wonder what it’s like to hug a cloud.” “Your hands would go right through it.” “Yeah, but I’ve always wanted to touch one.”
9) “Is it okay if we stay a little longer?” “We can stay until close if you’d like.” “I just really like looking at the fish.” “I know.”
10) “Could you hug me for like an hour?” “Yeah, okay, wanna watch a movie while we do that or?”
11) “We have to leave right now. The Easter Bunny is at the store up the road and they’re doing pictures.” “You’re an adult.” “Please!!!” “Fine. We can go sit on the employee dressed in a rabbit suit’s lap.” “Yay! Thank you!”
12) “You can’t eat that much cotton candy, you’ll make yourself sick.” “But it’s good!” “You’ll get a cavity.”
13) “Can we go to the fair?” “We’re not riding the toddler rides again. People gave us so many dirty looks last year.” “But what about the teacups?” “We can ride the teacups, but none of the other kid ones.”
14) “Can we shoot fireworks this year?” “You hate the ones with loud noises.” “Yeah, but I like looking at them.” “I’ll buy earmuffs for you.”
15) “Can we paint the side room.” “Sure, what color?” “I was thinking like maybe a purple or green. Maybe all the colors.” “Like a rainbow room? Why would we do the whole room?” “It’d be fun, it’d be cute for a side room or an office, maybe a baby room.” “Baby room?” “Maybe. I mean, if you like that idea.” “I think it’s a great idea.”
16) “Can we get a dog?” “You’re an adult, if you want a dog you don’t have to ask me.” “Yeah, but it’s your house too so…” “Yes, we can get a dog. We can go to the shelter tomorrow.”
17) “So, I was thinking maybe we could have our wedding during the spring or maybe the summer.” “You have bad allergies during those times.” “Yeah, but I was thinking we could get fake flowers and I could take some allergy medication and it could still look like a spring or a summer wedding.” “I’ll start looking at fake flowers.” “I’ll check venues.”
18) “Why are you up so early?” “Look outside! It’s snowing!!!” “And you woke me up so we could play in it?” “Uh huh.” “One hour and then you let me go back to sleep.” “I’ll go get my gloves!!”
19) “We have to go to the zoo.” “You hate the zoo, you said you don’t like seeing animals in cages.” “I know but the goats just gave birth to baby goats and they’re finally letting them out to be pet today!”
20) “I dream about flying all the time but I never thought I’d actually get to do it.”
21) “Thanks for tonight, I had a really great time with you. I hope we can do it again soon.”
22) “We should move in together. I mean, if you want.”
23) “I don’t want to lose you, and it took me a while to realize but I know what I want now. Will you marry me?”
24) “I wouldn’t trade you for all the gold, silver, gems, or all the most expensive things in the world.”
25) “You really are the love of my life.”
Indigo
1) “They’re obnoxious and loud and stupid and I can’t believe I’m in love with them.”
2) “You may be a star but you’ll never be as big a star as VY Canis Majoris.”
3) “The most fucked up thing I ever learned was that Luna moths don’t have mouths or a digestive tract because their sole purpose is to mate. So they live for a week and then die because they starve to death.”
4) “I think you have more outfits than you have IQ points.”
5) “Can you just stop doing…whatever it is you’re doing for like ten minutes.”
6) “God you’re so annoying, just stop breathing. Please? Just stop.”
7) “I wish I were a plant, I wouldn’t have to talk or think or do all this shit. I’d just have to soak up sunlight, soak up rain, and take in carbon dioxide. Being a plant really is the fucking dream.”
8) “Hey, I heard Person A broke up with you. That sucks. So, um, do you think I could get my Chemistry book?”
9) “Are you still upset about your break up with Person A? You shouldn’t be, I’ve seen their family members, they don’t age well. But, um, that neighbor of yours, the cute one, their family looks pretty good. And with your genes you two would have some above average looking children.” “Thank you?” “You’re welcome.”
10) “You know, you’re terrible at giving advice.” “Yeah, well, I’m not used to being around other humans.” “Maybe just say people. Calling other people humans is kind of…weird.” “Noted.”
11) “Do you want to come to a party with me tonight?” “To what? Drink, embarrass myself, have to listen to terrible music, and interact with people I don’t even like?” “Yes.” “Pass. I’d rather be here studying plants.”
12) “Would you like to go out sometime, on like a date?” “Sure, I guess. You just set up the blind date and I’ll do my best. Though, maybe you could find me someone who at least can carry on a conversation with me.” “No, I mean would you want to go out on a date with me?” “With you? Why would you want to date me? Don’t you have plenty of other options?” “I like you.” “We wouldn’t work out. You and I are too different. You are good looking and nice and deserve someone who’s like you. You don’t want someone like me anyways. Besides I’d bore you to death before the appetizers came out.”
13) “I care about you.” “You? Thought you didn’t care about anyone.” “I don’t. Usually. But I think the reason I care so much is because I like you.” “You like me?” “Yeah, it’s um… it’s a new feeling for sure.”
14) “What they said back there. You’re not a robot.” “No, I am. They’re right. It’s hard for me to be like the others. I didn’t grow up having friends so I didn’t know what it was like to care about anything other than school or projects.” “You care about me. You said you care about me. Is that true.” “Of course it’s true.” “Then you’re not a robot.”
15) “You kissed me back there. Why did you do that?” “I was testing a hypothesis.” “Oh yeah? What was your hypothesis.” “You would kiss me back if I kissed you.” “And the results?” “Well, if worked the first time. But a good scientists always checks their work to be sure, right?” “That’s correct, yes.”
16) “Have you ever kissed anyone?” “I’ve done a lot of things.” “Have you had sex?” “Yes, but it was purely for research. I wanted to know what certain things felt like and what certain things would do for others.” “Only you could manage to make sex sound so boring.”
17) “Hey, I was–are you watching porn?” “I’m researching for an experiment.” “What kind? You gonna see what happens when you put your hand down your pants to that?” “No, I was studying to see if I could tell the difference between a real orgasm and a fake one.” “If you wanted to study that you could have just asked me.”
18) “Do you think I should socialize more?” “Since when do you care what I think? You’re the one with a billion degrees.” “Well, you’re better with people than I am.”
19) “You’re hugging me.” “Yeah. It’s what friends do, they hug.” “It’s, um, nice. I think.”
20) “Yesterday I felt the urge to hug the mailman. Isn’t that weird?” “Did you hug the mailman?” “No.” “Then it’s not that weird. Probably just your body telling you it needs to be touched physically, you know?” “What?” “You crave physical touch.”
21) “I think I’m lonely.” “Yeah, I think you are too.” “Should I start dating?” “Do you want to date?” “Not particularly.” “Then maybe just try getting friends.”
22) “If I have to spend another evening with that idiot I might lose it.” “Is this because they thought photosynthesis had to do with photography?” “Don’t remind me.”
23) “We’re having dinner with my friends tonight.” “They hate me.” “They don’t hate you, you’re just smarter than all of them combined.”
24) “I can’t talk to Person A, they tried to ask me about plant cells and actually thought that I was talking about a cellphone made of plants.” “They’re not very good at Science, but they like you a lot an they’re trying to find ways to talk to you. It’s cute. You should give them a chance. Take them to a Science museum.” “Like, the ones for kids?” “Yeah. They’ll love it.” “Fine, but if it starts to go bad I’m texting you to call me and say there’s an emergency so I can get out of it.” “As long as you give it a try.”
25) “They’re in love with you, you know? Why do you ruin all your chances at love?” “Because sometimes I’m not sure I’m capable of feeling it.”
Violet
1) “You smell like desperation. That a new cologne/perfume or is that just you?”
2) “I’m not here to play nice, I’m here to protect your ass because you couldn’t follow simple instructions!”
3) “God, you are so annoying. I can’t believe I have to put up with you for six months.”
4) “Get your shit, we’re getting out of here. I’m not leaving you in this hellhole, alright? Pack your stuff, you’re coming with me.”
5) “Are we gonna be a family?” “Let’s not call it that, let’s call it I’m taking care of you for a while alright?” “For how long?” “For as long as you want me to.”
6) “Are you gonna be my mom/dad?” “WOAH! No. Absolutely not. I’ll be your guardian, okay? And it’s only temporary.”
7) “Goddamn it, kid, wake up! You can’t annoy the shit out of me for months and make me care about you just so you can die like this. I’m not allowing it. Come on, get up, kid. If you get up I’ll take you to that Funland place you wanted to go. Anywhere you wanna go. I’ll be better to you. I’ll…fuck! I’ll take care of you for the rest of your life. I’ll teach you how to ride a bike and be there for you when you do Science fairs and shit. I’ll be your mom/dad.”
8) “You’re stupid trying to save me like that. You can’t swim.” “You never taught me how to.” “Yeah, well, I’m gonna teach you when we get out of here.”
9) “You’re evil and manipulative and you’re mean and I kinda love that about you, kid. You remind me of me. If you want a place to sleep and food you don’t have to dig out of the trash you can stay with me as long as you want.”
10) “Can I get a motorcycle?” “Absolutely not, kid. As long as I’m alive the only two wheel thing you’ll be riding on is a fucking bicycle.” “Well, can I get a bicycle?” “Yeah, we can steal you one later.”
11) “You might be the most annoying person I’ve ever met in the world but I’d die for you.”
12) “If you ever come near me or my family I’ll fucking kill you. I will bury you in a shallow grave and leave you as food for the worms. Do you understand me?”
13) “You’re not going to die here because I’m gonna protect you.”
14) “Hey, you trust me don’t you?” “Yeah.” “Good, you’re going to have to disguise yourself. And whatever you do keep your head down, don’t talk, and don’t let go of me, okay?”
15) “Hey short stack.” “You came for me?” “Course I did, did you really think I’d leave you behind?”
16) “I’m coming with you.” “You’re not.” “I am and you can’t stop me.” “I can handcuff you to that bench over there and leave Person A the keys.” “…well I would appreciate if you didn’t do that.”
17) “Hey there, stranger, haven’t seen you in a while.” “What the fuck are you doing here?” “Is that really how you greet your best friend?”
18) “Out of my way.” “You’ll die if you go in there.” “And you’ll die if I don’t go in there.”
19) “I’m always gonna be here for you, you know that?
20) "Woah, what’s wrong, why are you crying?” “You’ll be leaving after this.” “Come here, I’m not leaving you after this. I’m staying here with you. Did you really think I’d leave you here all alone? You can barely make toast.”
21) “Hey, you can’t run off like that again, do you hear me?” “Yeah, whatever-” “No! No, you don’t get to whatever me about this. You could have fucking died out there. So you look me in the eye and you promise me you’re never going to do that again!” “I-I promise I’ll never do it again!”
22) “Look, I’m not your parent so I’m not going to tell you what to do, but that kid you’re hanging around is bad news. I’ve seen their arrest record, you shouldn’t be hanging around them. I know they’re nice right now but people like that take advantage of nice. I would know. I used to be like them.”
23) “I love you. More than anything in the world and that’s why I train so hard. I have to train harder because now I have to be stronger. Because now I finally have something worth fighting for.”
24) “You can’t come with me. You’re staying here.” “I want to fight!” “You’re sick. You need to stay here with Person A, take some medicine, and get some rest.”
25) “Hey, watch your mouth, no one talks like that in front of my kid!”
Remy raced up the stairs, excited to see his boyfriend for their date night. He usually wouldn’t show much energy, but the coffee he had decided to overrule that idea. Remy knocked on the door with his signature 3 knocks and waited for a response. In the few moments he had, he adjusted the red roses in the bouquet that was soon to be given to Rage. Remy hears the door unlock, and saw his boyfriend rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
“W- Rem, what are you doing here?” Rage’s hair was messy with skewed glasses, easily complimenting the confusion on his face.
Remy bit back a laugh and replied, “Oh, babe, we’re having a date night.”
Rage’s eyes lit up, “Rem, I’m so sorry I completely forgot. I’ll be ready in five, okay?”
Remy smiled down at him sweetly, “Hun, you’re perfect the way you are right now.”
He moved his body down to accompany Rage’s height and kissed him softly. Rage was comforted by the smell of fresh coffee and something that he could never put into words. Rage slowly pulled away, obviously restraining himself. His eyes gravitated towards the flowers.
“We should probably put those in a vase somewhere.” Remy nodded and went inside with Rage.
