“Yeah, Princey here prefers guys who wear polos, have glasses and lots of freckles that he wants to count then kiss.”
Patton looks up at Roman, eyes wide and hope reflecting on his face.
“Do you really?” he asks.
Roman glares at Virgil for a couple seconds before focusing on Patton.
“Well yeah, padre. Why wouldn’t I?” he answers.
Patton blushes then let’s himself lean into Roman’s side causing the man to grin brightly in response.
“I feel like a real idiot,” comments Patton.
Moving so he’s standing in front of Patton, Roman cups his face with both of his hands to make him look at him as he talks.
“Hey now, you’re a lot of things but an idiot is not one of them. Looking back to when I’m assuming you first saw me with Virgil, I can see where you’d get that idea of us. You had my full attention from the moment I winked at you,” says Roman softly.
Patton tears up at Roman’s words.
“Oh Roman….”
Pushing himself up on his toes, Patton places his hands on Roman’s shoulders then kissed him – softly, gently and like how’s he always imagined kissing Roman. It didn’t Roman long to move one hand to Patton’s waist as the other found a more comfortable position on Patton’s face.
They pull away after a few moments and smile.
“This deserves Remy’s special hot chocolate to celebrate the two oblivious dorks finally working things out!” interrupts Remy.
Virgil smirks.
“I’ll drink to that,” he says.
Roman gives them the bird.
“Be nice, Roman.”
“Only for you, puffball.”
Patton pulls himself out of Roman’s grasp long enough to grab his hand and lead him over to the plush couches in the corner with Virgil following them. They make themselves comfortable on the two-seater while Virgil chooses one of the chairs.
“So, Virgil…how long have you known Roman?” asks Patton.
Virgil’s clearly important to Roman so Patton wants to get to know the other man better and he’s of the philosophy that a person can never have too many friends.
Meeting Roman’s gaze, Virgil picks up on the subtle panic his best friend is feeling then smirks. He’s gonna enjoy getting to know Patton.
“Since before we were born. Our moms met in college and became close then stayed close through out the years. It was only natural that we’d have a close bond to,” answers Virgil.
“Aww, that’s so cute!” Patton squeals, clapping his hands.
As annoyed Roman wants to be at Virgil, he can’t help smiling dopily at Patton’s reaction. He really is the personification of the sun.
“Alright babes! Hot chocolate is here! Enjoy it while it’s hot!” interrupts Remy bring over a tray with four mugs on it.
“Here are two for our love birds,” he hands over the mugs in a quick and fluid motion, “one for the Verge,” he passes one over to Virgil, “and the last one is for the coffee shop owner in town.”
Remy sets the trail down to the side then claims the other seat for himself.
Frowning slightly, Patton expected Remy to sit on his other side.
Conversation drops in favor of drinking the hot chocolate, the only sounds heard are sipping sounds.
“This is really great Remy! But then again, it always is when you make anything,” gushes Patton, shooting a bright smile at Remy.
Remy ducks his head to hide a pleased smiled.
Next to him, Virgil stares back and forth between the two men as he senses something going on.
Patton snuggles close to Roman then smiles up at him while holding the warm mug between his hands causing the other man to lean down and kiss him on the forehead. This is nice though he felt bad about wasting time over a stupid mistake. Wincing internally, he could almost feel Logan smacking him upside the head.
OH!
That’s an idea, Patton!
“Hey Roman, since I met your best friend, it’s only fair that you meet mine, well besides Remy, you already know him,” suggests Patton.
“That’s a brilliant idea, padre! I’d be delighted to,” replies Roman.
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Getting Logan to agree to meet Roman proves more challenging than Patton anticipates but he’s stubborn. He really wants his best friend and boyfriend to meet and Logan gives in eventually.
“I do not understand why you insist that I meet Roman,” Logan comments.
“Lo, you’re both super important to me,” answers Patton.
Logan tries to smother a smile at the notion of Patton thinking he’s important. It makes him feel warm, for some reason.
“Who is-who is that with Roman?” he asks trying to maintain his composure.
Patton looks at him for a moment then follows his gaze, spotting Virgil standing with Roman. Then he looks back at Logan and spots a slight blush on his cheeks.
“Virgil, he’s Roman’s best friend. I didn’t know he was coming. We can do this some other time if you’re uncomfortable, Lo.”
Shaking his head, Logan swallows twice before speaking.
“Nonsense. It’s more practical to conduct the meeting this way,” Logan responds.
Patton beams.
Three of his favorite people are spending time with him, this is gonna be great!
They walk up to Roman and Virgil, who’re chatting lightly.
“Hey Roman!” greets Patton before kissing his cheek.
“Hello love. Sorry about Virgil – he was bored so he decided to gate-crash our outing,” replies Roman.
Patton claps his hands.
“Don’t be. The more, the merrier!”
Roman smiles softly at him, pleased his boyfriend likes his best friend.
“Logan, I’d like to introduce you to Roman, my boyfriend and his best friend, Virgil,” says Patton.
Logan opens his mouth to say something but shakes his head.
“It is indeed good to meet you in person, Roman. Patton speaks highly of you,” greets Logan.
“The feeling’s mutual,” responds Roman.
“Hi! Nice to Virgil, I’m meet you,” Virgil shakes his head, “I mean, it’s nice to meet you and I’m Virgil.”
Logan smiles.
"It's a pleasure to meet you as well," he replies.
Roman raises an eyebrow at his best friend's behavior then looks over at Patton, who's watching them as well. He meets Roman's gaze and nods his head.
"Well, if you two wanna get more acquainted out here then Patton and I'll go inside if you wanna join us," comments Roman.
Logan and Virgil blush at his comment.
Taking Roman's hand before he can get punched, Patton pulls him after him into the restaurant where he gets a table for four because he knows Logan's impeccable manners wouldn't allow for him to ditch Patton and Roman even if that's what he wants.
Sliding into one side of the booth next to Patton, Roman drapes his arm across his boyfriend's shoulders lightly with a pleased smirk on his face when Virgil notices he'll be sitting close to Logan.
This should be interesting.
From the look on Virge's face, Roman knows he's gonna get shit for this later but it's so worth it; he believes his best friend deserves to be as happy as he is and by looking at Specs, Virgil could be just what he needs.
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After the first lunch together, the quartet begins to hang out regularly -- mostly at Logan and Patton's apartment.
It seems like things are working out for the best.
He steps into the coffee shop and looks around before spotting Remy wiping down a table.
"Hey Remy! It's good to see you," he says cheerfully.
Remy continues cleaning instead of giving Patton a hug like usual.
"Is it though?" he asks sardonically.
Patton frowns.
"Remy? What's wrong?"
He brushes past Patton roughly, ignoring the question entirely and leaving Patton to watch him walk away.
Patton shakes his head before heading to the counter to order his drink then finds a table so he can keep an eye out for his friend. By the time his drink is gone, Patton hasn't seen Remy once and it leaves a hollow sensation in his chest. He returns the mug to the counter before sighing and leaving the cafe.
Unknown to him, Remy watches from nearby before wiping away a tear that's fallen.
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Roman holds Patton close while Virgil and Logan sit nearby and wearing matching concerned looks on their faces ever since Patton returned to the apartment far later than he said he would be. Yet, they haven't been able to get anything out of him about the source of his unusual mood.
“How about we watch a movie?” suggests Virgil.
Logan nods approvingly, not noticing the blush on Virgil’s face.
“Brilliant idea, Virgil. While I don’t usually encourage the consumption of pizza, it is the only suitable food besides popcorn for a movie night and since we’re out of popcorn, I’ll order a pizza for us while everyone else decides on the movie,” comments Logan.
While Logan takes care of ordering the pizza and gathering beverages for everyone, Virgil takes stock of their options. His eyes land on one Disney movie in particular and smirks.
Oh, this is rather fitting.
He turns back to the duo on the couch.
“Either of you have suggestions for movies?” he asks.
Patton shakes his head then presses his face into Roman’s shoulder as his boyfriend strokes his back gently.
“Normally, I have opinions on the matter but this one time, I’ll trust you with finding a movie. I know your tastes are at least better than Remus’,” he says firmly.
Virgil snorts at the mention of Roman’s twin.
“Ain’t that the truth. I don’t think Patton’s ready for that; hell, I’ve known Remus for years and I’m not ready for that,” replies Virgil.
Roman laughs.
His brother has a rather unique taste in movies, that’s for sure.
Virgil grabs the DVD and pops into the player before setting the tv up but not starting it until Logan joins them and the pizza has arrived.
The Princess and the Frog appears on the title screen.
Roman’s jaw drops open while Virgil and Logan laugh; he knows exactly why Virgil picked this movie though its worth it when he hears Patton giggle.
The men settle in to enjoy a delightful Disney movie though none of them make it through the whole thing.
The sound of the tv shutting off wakes Patton and he looks up from where he’s cuddling Roman to see Logan holding the remote while trying his best to not wake up Virgil, asleep on his chest. He meets Logan’s gaze and grins knowingly causing Logan to shake his head really fast in response. Patton’s smile softens which Logan returns, the relief of seeing Patton smiling clear on his face.
As if knowing Patton’s awake, Roman squeezes him tightly for a few moments in his sleep.
“Go. To. Sleep,” mouths Logan.
“Only if you do too,” responds Patton softly.
Logan rolls his eyes but adjusts his position so he and Virgil are comfortable before closing his eyes.
An impromptu sleepover is just what the doctor ordered.
Maybe, tomorrow Patton will find the courage to talk about Remy’s strange behavior.
“Can you please stop messing with the radio?? Patton’s trying to get some sleep,” comments Roman from the back seat.
Logan looks back via the rearview mirror while Virgil turns his head to look at his best friend then frowns. They didn’t mean to make Patton for so long while the rest of them slept for hours. Thankfully, when Logan woke up, he made Patton pull over so he could drive and Patton could rest. The quartet shuffled around so Roman could cuddle with his boyfriend.
“Sorry Roman,” whispers Logan.
Virgil shoots him an apologetic look.
“Put on some Sleeping at Last for now then in a couple hours, we’ll stop to get something to eat and wake up Patton then you can play with the radio,” states Roman firmly.
The other couple nods their heads as they know Roman becomes fierce when it comes to Patton. Virgil does as requested then Roman smiles at him in thanks.
Roman runs a hand through Patton’s hair and smiles lovingly at him when he snuggles closer to Roman. His eyes drift up to the front in time to catch Logan kissing the back of Virgil’s hand, receiving a bright blush in return.
Things settle down in the SUV as he focuses on his boyfriend. Roman has plans for him during this trip though no one else knows. He definitely likes it and plans to make that known to the whole world.
He kisses the top of Patton’s head before falling him into dreamland while his friends’ voices mix with the music playing in the background.
Sides-tember Day #2 (“Water gun/water balloon fight”)
prompts credit - @what-is-and-isnt-a-chair
prompts - here
tagging: @notveryglittery
There’s nothing better than a warm summer’s day, in Roman’s opinion anyway. No need to be burdened with multiple layers of clothing and snow boots which all weigh a person down. Nope, summer’s better because its socially acceptable to wear as little clothing as possible. Though, in this regard…he finds he has a problem; well, not so much a problem as a really big distraction.
His boyfriend, Patton…walking around shirtless and in shorts does things to Roman, that someone would not speak of in polite company.
Sitting on the lounge chair in Patton’s backyard, Roman watches Patton tend to his garden while trying his best to not take him here and now. Roman shakes his head and tears his eyes away.
There’s a script that needs to be memorized after all.
Minutes fly by but none of the words are sticking in his mind causing Roman to sigh. He knows when he’s beat so he closes the script up then tosses it onto the other lounge chair before looking for Patton.
He sits up straight and frowns when he doesn’t see Patton.
Suddenly, he’s hit with something on his back and his shirt is wet.
It clicks right then.
Patton hit him with a water balloon, a cold-water balloon.
“Patton!”
His boyfriend appears with a grin on his face.
“I was trying to cool you down, Ro. You were looking a little hot and bothered.”
Roman jumps up from the lounge chair then grabs the nearby hose. He sprays Patton in the chest causing him to laugh. Patton grabs another balloon and throws it at Roman, hitting him in the leg.
Ditching the hose, Roman steals several balloons before chasing after Patton.
When all the balloons are used up, they collapse on the ground and laugh loudly.
“That was so much fun!” comments Patton.
“Agreed. Thank you, love,” replies Roman.
Patton kisses his cheek lightly.
“Do you think emos and nerds like water balloon fights?” asks Roman innocently.
Patton tries to look stern but giggles because he knows what his boyfriend is getting at.
“I don’t know but there’s one way to find out. For science, of course,” states Patton.
Patton loves going to the beach with his friends because the eight of them always have a blast in different ways that make them all happy.
This time though, he wants to go home.
Problem is everyone but Roman wasn’t able to come with him; this wouldn’t be an issue because he’s had a crush on Roman for ages but Roman’s hot and people notice. Patton’s lost track of how many people flirted with him already.
Patton looks over to see Roman chatting up a couple surfers.
His water bottle is empty and he knows there’s a stand where he can get some lemonade so a walk is just what he needs. He makes sure he has his phone and wallet, the only valuables he brought with him then he sets off. He’d ask Roman if he wants anything but he knows better than to interrupt when Roman’s flirting.
Getting away helps Patton control his emotions and keep him from crying.
“Hey Patton! I was wondering if I’d see you today,” comments Thomas.
“Hi Thomas! You know I come to the beach whenever I can,” he replies with a smile.
“Your usual?” Thomas asks.
Patton nods.
Turning to people watch while he waits for his drink to be ready, he smiles at the families enjoying the beach. He even laughs when a Golden Retriever runs up to him, demanding to be pet. The owner apologizes but Patton waves him off; the dog helped him a lot.
“Here you go, buddy.”
Patton pays Thomas for his drink then grabs the cold glass.
“Where are the rest of the guys?” asks Thomas.
“Most of them couldn’t come today besides…Roman.”
Thomas pats his hand while giving him a sympathetic smile.
“See you next time!”
“You better, Patton.”
They exchange smiles before Patton heads back to Roman.
