In which Roman convinces Virgil to go on the ferris wheel with him, only for them to get stuck at the top.
“I promise it’ll be fine!” Roman tried to drag Virgil by the arm, but he stayed planted where he stood. Roman, Virgil, Logan and Patton had spent the day at the fair and there was just enough time left for one last ride. Roman immediately had suggested the ferris wheel. He had tried to go on it all day but the others always wanted to ride something else. He tried to ask Virgil, but he absolutely did not want to go.
“Can’t you get Logan or Patton to go with you?” He groaned.
“Patton wanted Logan to go on the carousel with him.” Roman responded. Virgil rolled his eyes.
“Then wait for them to get done!”
“I can’t, there’s only enough time left for one more ride and then we gotta get going before the fair closes! Come on, it’s been going all day without any incidents, nothing’s going to happen!” Virgil bit his lip, looking up at Roman.
“What if the cart breaks?”
“If a cart were going to break, it would’ve already done it by now.”
“Even if we did, we wouldn’t be hurt.” Virgil sighed.
“Fine. But if anything happens.....”
“I would never put you in danger, Virgil.” Roman assured the other. “Now let’s go!” He grabbed Virgil’s arm once again, taking off with him towards the ferris wheel. Since it was close to closing they were the only pair in line, so they’d have the whole ride to themselves.
“Just in time for the last ride of the night.” The employee commented as she took their tickets. Roman beamed as he and Virgil got settled into their seat and buckled in.
Virgil tensed up as the ride started to move. Roman grabbed his hand, making him jump.
“What?” Roman asked. “Just trying to calm you down.” Virgil relaxed and nodded his head a bit.
“Well....thanks.” He accepted Roman’s hand. They stayed silent for a bit, watching the view of the emptying fair as they sailed up and down again.
Until the ride stopped right at the top.
“Don’t panic, it’s fine, I’m right here.” Roman looked over the edge of the cart down at the ride controls. The employee that let them on looked up.
“Sorry, guys! There’s a malfunction in the controls, you’ll have to hang tight until I can get the repair man here!” She yelled up. Virgil groaned, putting his head in his hands.
“What are we going to do?” He asked.
“It’s perfectly fine, we just have to stay still until they get it fixed.”
“But who knows how long it could take? And what if they don’t get it fixed? What if we end up having to jump because-”
“Sorry.” Roman put out his hand again. Virgil took it once more, this time without a word.
“Hey look, there’s Logan and Patton.” Roman pointed out. Sure enough, they were standing at the bottom of the ferris wheel, looking up confused at Virgil and Roman. Virgil went to look down at them and immediately regretted it. He shut his eyes tight.
“Oooh, should not have done that.”
“Hey, it’s alright. Don’t look down again, just focus on what’s right in this cart. Don’t think about what’s below.” Virgil nodded, taking deep breaths and keeping his eyes closed while Roman yelled below to let Logan and Patton know they were going to be here a while.
Roman started rambling to Virgil to try and keep him distracted and calm. He talked about his favorite musicals, ones he’s seen and ones he wants to see, his favorite movies and ones he thought deserved better. He talked about projects he had been working on lately. Virgil didn’t respond, but he listened, focusing on Roman’s voice rather than the situation they were currently in.
At some point Virgil had scooted right next to Roman, leaning against him. Roman had been too busy talking to notice, but absentmindedly put his arm around the other to hold him close while he continued talking. Virgil’s eyes snapped open at that but he decided not to comment.
“What about you?” Roman asked.
“What about me?” Virgil responded, confused.
“What are some of your favorite things? Your passions?” Virgil looked up at Roman.
“You’re actually asking? You want to hear?”
“Of course, Virgil. Go ahead and tell me about it all, I’ll listen just like you did for me.” Virgil looked hesitant but decided to trust Roman.
He talked about his favorite bands and movies, his favorite places to go when he felt down or anxious. He opened up about things he had never told the group before, like things that make him really upset and the things he does to cope with them. Roman listened carefully to every word but didn’t interrupt. When Virgil stopped talking, Roman squeezed the hand he was holding.
“That was a lot to tell. Thank you for trusting me.”
“Yeah, well.... don’t let it go to your head, princey.” Roman chuckled.
“No but seriously. Thank you for trusting me. Not just with that but, you trusted me to bring you on the ferris wheel. And even though we ended up stuck up here you still trusted me enough to open up like that. I appreciate it, Virgil.” Virgil didn’t know what to say. He stared up at Roman for a few minutes, just admiring him. He opened his mouth to speak but right at that moment the ride kicked in again. They settled themselves back in their original position as they sailed down to the bottom. They got out of the cart and stretched their legs, looking around.
“I think Logan and Patton already went to the car to wait on us.” Roman said. Virgil nodded, turning to look at him. He had thought about it while they were stuck up there, after Roman had made a big deal about his trust or whatever, and he couldn’t believe he was actually still considering it, but it was now or never.
Virgil grabbed Roman’s face and quickly kissed him, pulling away just as fast as if he realized what he was doing. Roman looked shocked, his face was red as a tomato and he stuttered over his words.
“If you had done that on the ferris wheel it would’ve been the perfect moment!” Roman finally said. Virgil rolled his eyes and pushed Roman’s arm before burying his face in his sleeves.
“And make it totally cliche? Not a chance.” Virgil said in a muffled voice.
“I like cliches.” Virgil groaned.
“Just forget it, we can never talk about this again-”
“Virgil, look at me.” Virgil slowly took his hands away from his face.
“Do over?” Roman asked. Virgil wanted to bury his face again but mustered up his courage and nodded. Roman slowly leaned in, kissing Virgil for real this time. And this time, it was truly magical. The lights from the ferris wheel were still in the background and for just those few seconds they forgot about what had happened and where they were.
“Were you guys going to tell us about this??” The two of them jumped and pulled away at Patton’s voice, turning to see him and Logan standing nearby at the ticket stand.
“I thought you guys went out to the car!” Virgil said, embarrassed.
“We did, but we came back to see if you guys were able to get down yet. I see you were.” Logan responded. Roman and Virgil’s faces were both red and blushy, and Patton was beaming.
“I’m so happy for you guys! You have to tell me all about what happened-”
“Actually, Patton, we all need to get going. The fair is closing now and we need to get home.” Logan interrupted. Virgil made a mental note to thank Logan for getting him out of that one later. The four walked out to the parking lot, Roman and Virgil trailing behind the others, their hands intertwined and small grins on their faces. They stayed that way the whole way home.
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