Patton hummed but it was in that moment that Roman came out with two plates of steak. “Dinner is served!” He announced, placing them on the dining table.
Virgil came over and scooped both humans up, bringing them over to the table.
“Ah...thank you.” Logan nodded, walking over towards the middle.
“Thanks!” Patton did the same and followed Logan, looking at the food. “Wow! This looks so good!” He complimented.
Roman grinned. “Why thank you Patton! We worked hard on it!” Roman took his seat.
“How much do you guys eat?” Virgil asked, ready with a knife.
“Ah, not much.” Logan informed him, taking a healthy step back from the weapon.
Virgil nodded, cutting off two chunks and handing them to Patton and Logan respectively.
Patton took his happily and wasted no time in biting into it. He hummed at the flavor, ignoring how some juices got all over his face and a bit on his shirt. “So good.”
Roman grinned at Patton’s reaction and took his own bite. “Glad you like it Pat.”
“Indeed, well done.” Logan commented, despite the fact the meat itself was much more rare. He was more cautious in his eating habits, trying to once again not make a mess.
Virgil smiled slightly at both human’s praises, cautiously eating away at his own.
Roman ate his portion quickly and then cleared his throat to gain everyone’s attention. He shared a look with Virgil. “Look there is...something we have to tell you.” Roman said.
Patton perked up. So Roman must have decided to tell Logan! Great!
“...right.” Virgil braced himself, trying to figure out how to word this correctly. “You see...the thing is…”
“Let me guess:” Logan cut him off. “The two of you have bonded to us.”
Roman’s eyes widened. “Wait...how did you know?!” Roman was actually shocked.
Patton was confused. “Wait, both of you are bonded to both of us? But Roman told me he was just bonded to Logan!” Roman winced at that.
“Yeah...that changed pretty quickly.” The bond hadn’t been instant but it was pretty darn close.
“You told Patton already?” Virgil felt only slightly betrayed as he looked at Roman.
“That was before I found out you bonded with them as well! And before I bonded with Patton.” Roman explained, hating the look on Virgil’s face.
Patton could only blink in shock. “...Oh.”
“I could tell something was off.” Logan explained. “Your behaviors deviated too far from ‘typical’ wolf behavior. It was easy to tell, what with the way Roman dropped everything to help me and Virgil was anti-humans one night and pro-Patton the next.”
“I wasn’t completely anti-human…” Virgil muttered, now starting to hate the memories of how he originally treated Logan.
“We’re sorry if this seems...sudden.” Roman started. “But that’s just how werewolf bonds are.” Roman shrugged. “Are you, like, I mean, is this okay?” Roman stuttered over his words, nervous just as much as Virgil about all this.
Patton thought for a moment. “Well, I don’t know a ton about how all this works and stuff but I like the sound of it! I already considered you guys my friends the moment you helped me and Logan out!”
“...Logan?” Virgil leaned forwards slightly, anxious for the other human’s response.
“Well I suppose expectations need to be set.” Logan realized. “I understand that the whole ‘bonding’ thing is instinctual, but at the same time it’s quite odd in this scenario given it is one-sided. What exactly would you expect of us, given that we’re not wolves?”
“Well, we were hoping that maybe...you would move in with us? Like, I mean, the whole packmate thing isn’t too different from like, a roommate situation. Just with...more feelings.” Roman tried his best to explain the bond.
Patton’s eyes widened. “Move...in?” Patton should have expected that but really, he hadn’t.
“You could move into my room, Pat.” Virgil’s ears perked up, his tail already wagging. “I mean, if you want.”
“I-I mean that would be a...a big move.” Patton’s lips twitched up. “Pun intended.” He sighed though and looked down.
“I mean, it sounds nice, like I said, you two are my friends! But...Logan?” Patton turned to Logan to see what he thought.
“I don’t think a life of isolation would be ideal for you, Patton.” Logan admitted. “Humans need human companionship. And while I myself may be ostracized by the village, you are not. You have friends there.”
“He has friends here, too.” Virgil let out a slight growl of jealousy.
“Well, I mean, it’s not like we can never go back, right? I mean, it didn’t take the two of you very long to go there and come back. A trip to town a few times a week doesn’t seem out of the question.” Patton said and then looked up at the giants. “Right?”
Roman grinned, happy to see Patton wanting this. “We wouldn’t be able to get too close to the village but yes! We can most certainly do that if you want to visit.”
“Well, I’ll need all my lab equipment, as well as the rest of our belongings.” Logan brought up another issue.
“We can help you grab those tomorrow.” Virgil offered.
“Yes, it will be no problem. I mean, if you really want, we can take your whole house with us.” Roman laughed.
Patton’s eyes widened at the thought. “Talk about packing everything up.”
“I feel like that’s a bad plan, but I honestly cannot think of a solid reason to refute it…” Logan mused.
“Uh, how about the fact someone will see us?” Virgil’s eyes widened at his pack’s stupidity.
“Oh, right.” Roman said sheepishly. “But we can definitely help you with everything inside the house.” Roman grinned.
“We could move it at night, no one would need to know.” Logan suggested, still excited by the idea of trying to move the entire house.
“No house-moving.” Virgil insisted, frowning down at Logan.
Roman rolled his eyes fondly at Virgil but sent Logan a wink to let him know they would definitely try it.
“Wait...so does that mean we’re doing this?” Patton asked and Roman frowned.
“Uh, well, it’s up to the two of you.” Roman turned to Logan.
“I mean…” Logan paused, noticing the way the wolves seemed to lean in to hear his every word. “I would certainly be open to the idea, although I feel the need to inform you that my experimentations tend to get quite dangerous.”
“We’re giant werewolves.” Virgil glanced at Roman. “I think we’ll be fine.”
“In fact, it might even be better for you to do your experiments here. There’s more room and less things you can explode.” Roman said with a grin.
Patton couldn’t help but match it. “We’re moving in!” He shouted with joy.
“Oh thank god.” Virgil collapsed onto the tabletop, looking exhausted. “That was ridiculously stressful.”
“Why?” Logan tilted his head. “I mean, I know a positive outcome is optimal, but you could have just kept us here anyways.”
Roman’s ears folded back against his head. “We would never do that! A-A bond involves everyone.” Roman looked down. “If you truly did not want to be here, we would be crushed, but we would not stop you from leaving.”
“Roman, I apologize.” Logan winced, noticing how offended and heartbroken Roman seemed to get. “I didn’t mean any offence.”
“It’s fine.” Virgil shrugged, looking slightly down as well. “It was a fair question.”
“We don’t have to worry about it either way.” Patton said, trying to cheer everyone up. “Because we are definitely going through with this.” Patton grinned.
Roman perked up, tail wagging once more. “Yes! Oh, we have to start preparing. Logan! You can stay in my room!”
“Satisfactory.” Logan nodded, looking pleased with this result.
“Pat, you’re with me then.” Virgil paused. “I mean, if you want that is.”
“That sounds great Virge!” Patton exclaimed. Not that he didn’t like Roman but he was glad he got to be with Virgil.
“Wonderful! Then it is all settled!” Roman grinned and stood up in his excitement. “Welcome to your new home!”
