Characters: Virgil Sanders, Logan Sanders, Envy!Patton, Roman Sanders
Pairing: Analogical
Warnings: None that I can think
Summary: Virgil and Envy made a bet, but now Virgil doesn’t think he’ll win. Luckily, Logan’s there to help, with a nudge from someone else.
Let me know if I need to add any warnings.
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Virgil stares at the screen in disbelief. He had been so close. Victory had been at hand and then been taken away from him. He could almost cry.
He is so focused on the screen that he doesn’t notice Logan walk in. “Virgil? Is something wrong?”
Virgil jumps and quickly looks at Logan. “No, nothing important anyway.”
Logan frowns. “What has happened?”
“I was playing this video game. Envy bet me that I couldn’t finish this game in two weeks. My deadline is tonight at midnight and I’m almost there! I just.... I can’t beat this final level.”
Logan sits next to Virgil, gazing at the screen curiously. “And what did you bet?”
“I bet my jacket. If I lose I have to give him my jacket. But if I win, he has to go without his glasses for a day!”
Logan raises an eyebrow. “That does not seem like a fair trade. Anyway, I would like to help you accomplish your goal. Is this a multiplayer game? And would my assistance break any rules you have with your bet?”
Virgil shakes his head. “No. Envy didn’t say I had to do it alone. The game is multiplayer, too, but I know you’re probably busy. I don’t want to bother you.”
“It isn’t a bother. Most of these games are actually very simple to beat once you know the pattern, so it should be no trouble for the two of us to complete it.”
“Uh, alright.” Still a bit confused, Virgil grabs another control and gets Logan logged is as the second player. The game reloads, revealing the final boss. “We have three lives each. If we lose those lives, it’s game over and we have to restart. Ready?”
Logan nods and Virgil clicks start.
For the next five minutes, all that can be heard is the sounds of the game and the clicking of buttons as they work together to defeat the boss. Logan gets the pattern down quickly, only losing one life in the process. Virgil goes more by instinct, jumping and dodging.
With the two of them working together, the boss is defeated, finishing up the whole game. Virgil cheers and hugs Logan.
“Thank you! I never would have been able to do it without you.”
Logan blinks rapidly, eyes wide. “O-of course, Virgil. I know how much your jacket means to you.” He clears his throat as Virgil pulls away. “However, I did very much enjoy doing this activity with you. Would you be amendable to partaking in other such activities?”
Virgil rolls his eyes. “Did you really just ask me out using nerd speak?” Before Logan can defend himself, Virgil adds, “Yes, I would like that.”
Logan breathes a sigh of relief. “Great. That’s great. “ He clears his throat again, readjusting his glasses.
Virgil grins and takes a picture of the victory screen that had come up. “I need to go find Envy, but I’ll see you later, okay?” He sinks out before Logan can respond. Logan leans back in his chair, a grin spreading across his face. That wasn’t a complete disaster. Proud of himself, he sinks back out to his own room.
*****
Envy knocks on Roman’s door and enters without waiting for an answer. Roman is sitting on his bed, writing something down. He looks up when Envy enters.
Roman gestures for Envy to close the door, and once Envy does so, Roman asks, “Well? Did it work?”
Envy nods. “Yes. Logan went in to help Virgil with the last level and then asked him out. Virgil has just informed me that he won the bet.”
Roman grins. “Excellent. It’s about time those two got together.”
“Indeed,” Envy agrees. “If you don’t mind me asking, how did you put this all together?”
“It was one of my better schemes,” Roman admits. “I got you to place a bet with Virgil. I knew that eventually Virgil would get frustrated by the game or be stumped by it. When that happened, I mentioned to Logan that Virgil was getting upset, banking on the fact that Logan would be concerned. I was correct.”
“How did you know Logan was gonna ask him out?”
Roman shrugs. “That was pure luck. I knew the two would at least be a bit closer and I hoped something would happen. I didn’t really do anything about that, I just set them up.”
“You’re a great friend. The two probably would have danced around each other for years.”
Roman nods. “I know. It was so obvious they liked each other, I just had to do something about it.”
“Well, it worked. And now I have to go without my glasses for a day.”
“It’s worth it to see those two stop pining over each other.”
Envy rolls his eyes, muttering something about Roman doing the bet next time. He doesn’t say much more, leaving just as quickly as he’d arrived.
And when he sees (blurrily) Logan and Virgil holding hands and smiling at each other later, well, he has to agree that the whole thing had been worth it.
