Author’s note: I've been thinking about these three recently so have a fun little drabble :)
Writing taglist: @iclaimedtobethebetterbard
Logan Sanders didn't like to think of himself as a hypocrite. He was Logic, after all, and giving advice that he didn’t intend to follow himself was highly illogical.
So, he always aimed to practice what he preached, so to speak. When he told Virgil to drink water instead of solely living off coffee, he would always get a glass for himself. When he reminded Roman to take breaks from his work, he would endeavour to do the same.
He tried, he really did. But things didn't always work out the way he planned.
One evening, Logan was working alone in his room. Both of his boyfriends, Remy and Virgil, had planned a movie night of cheap horror movies. Logan wasn't a fan of horror- and besides, the only films they could watch in the Mindscape were films Thomas had already seen, and Logan didn't see the point in rewatching something that was already ingrained in his memory - so he decided to spend the evening working instead. Remy and Virgil had only recently started dating each other, while Logan had been with Virgil for over two years and Remy for seven months, so it was a good idea to let them have a date night themselves and figure out their own relationship.
It was 10pm when he went to check on his boyfriends, reminding them that it was about time they started to wind down their marathon of horror movies if either of them wanted a restful night's sleep. Logically, Remy should know this already, since his entire purpose was Sleep, but he was inexplicably more determined to counteract his very function more than anyone Logan knew. Perhaps it was something to do with not being a Side, but Logan was inclined to believe Remy was just being stubborn. Not that Logan didn't love that about him.
Remy and Virgil had both promised to finish their marathon after the film they were watching, and although Logan didn't need Janus' assistance to figure out that lie, he had left them to it.
At midnight, Logan went to check on them again, and reminded them that they really should get some sleep. This time, they had acquiesced, and both curled up in Virgil’s bed.
Logan took a moment to watch the two of them, smiling at how adorable they looked, before he carefully slipped out of the room. He only had a little bit of work to do before he could go to bed himself.
"You'd better get some sleep too," Remy had called out as Logan closed the door.
When Logan got back to his own room, the first thing he did was go to close his computer down. All he needed to do was add a couple more bullet points to Thomas's to-do list, and maybe re-format the schedule.
Adding 20 minutes of exercise per day was easy enough, although he did have to spend some time rearranging things, and putting a reminder to take the bins out didn't take too long. After a last check of the week's meal plan, he decided to switch pizza night to Friday, as part of Patton's new scheme to help Thomas feel rewarded for getting through the week.
But that reminded him of the Sides' own meal plan. Although they didn't need to eat, Patton insisted on the six of them having 'family dinners' every evening, and Logan needed to check the schedule for those. He also needed to work Sunday movie nights into his own schedule...
Logan was sure he hadn't been working for very long when he heard a timid knock on his door.
By now, Virgil’s mannerisms were familiar to him, and he waved his hand to open the door for his boyfriend.
"Hey," Virgil said quietly, slinking into the room. He didn't look distressed, which meant he thankfully hadn't had a nightmare. But Virgil had gone to sleep with Remy earlier, so Logan couldn't imagine why he'd gotten up to visit him.
He was confused further when Remy followed Virgil into the room.
"Is something the matter?" Logan asked.
Remy snickered, his chin resting on Virgil’s shoulder. "Told you he wouldn't have noticed."
"Shut up," Virgil muttered affectionately, then he turned to Logan. "Lo, do you know what time it is?"
Logan shrugged. "Just after midnight, I suppose. I was just finishing this up before heading to bed," he said, gesturing to the video script he'd begun editing.
Remy raised an eyebrow at Virgil, who shrugged. "Babe, it's nearly 3am."
"No it's- oh." Logan glanced at the clock in the corner of his computer screen. "I don't suppose it's daylight savings time today and I didn't notice?"
Virgil shook his head affectionately.
"I thought you two went to sleep," Logan said, trying to turn the conversation back into his favour.
"We stayed up for a bit talking," Virgil said.
"And other things- hey!" Remy yelped as Virgil elbowed him in the side.
"Anyway," Virgil continued with a playful glare at Remy, "we started talking about you and we realised there was no way you actually went to bed when you said you would."
Logan spluttered. "What- you make it sound as if I have some kind of reputation-"
"For telling people to take care of themselves and doing the exact opposite for yourself?" Remy said. "Hate to break it to you, babe, but you kinda do."
"We just both know that you can get a little... caught up, in what you're doing," Virgil said, a little softer. "And that can be great, but you need to give yourself a break sometimes."
"I can assure you, I am perfectly fine to finish this script," Logan said, blinking to stop his vision from swaying as he turned back to his computer.
He heard Remy sigh behind him, and gentle hands were placed on his shoulders. "You need some sleep, sweetheart," Remy said in a low, calming voice, gently massaging Logan's shoulders.
Logan let his eyes slip closed, relaxing into Remy's touch, before he shook himself awake. "I told you, I am fine-"
"Yeah, no. You're going to bed," Virgil said, and he bent down to put one arm under Logan's legs and support his back with the other as he picked him up off the chair.
"You're- how are you so strong?" Logan asked breathlessly as Virgil carried him bridal style across the room.
"Fight or flight, baby," Virgil said. "Rem, could you save Logan's work and turn his computer off? Then get over here."
He dumped Logan rather unceremoniously onto the bed, but made up for it by crawling in next to him and arranging the covers snugly around the two of them.
"Is this your solution?" Logan deadpanned. "Cuddle me into submission and keep me from my work?"
"Yep," Virgil grinned against Logan's hair.
The mattress depressed on Logan's other side as Remy climbed in next to him, wrapping his arms around Logan's waist.
"I hate you both," Logan mumbled half-heartedly.
"You can't tell me this isn't working," Remy countered as Logan finally closed his eyes, and Virgil giggled.
Logan sleepily muttered something about not being able to finish his work, but relaxing in his boyfriends' arms, he couldn’t say he cared all that much.
