Warnings: Sympathetic Remus, Sympathetic Deceit, Unsympathetic Roman, Unsympathetic Patton, self-deprecation, touch starvation, exclusion, crying, kidnapping (let me know if there is anything else!)
Ships: Unsympathetic Royality, Platonic Analogical, Eventual Intrulociet, Intruloceit
This is based on @strawberryjellystuffâs angst comic. I hope I did ok!
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A video or conversation he was excluded from. His favorite Disney movie watched without him. Only Virgil coming up to his room to check on him after he had taken a long work week holed up in his room. Strained smiles emerging when he entered the room.
Eventually bigger things happened.
Patton only setting the table for three because he âdidnât want to interrupt Logan while he was at workâ. Being excluded from game and movie night more and more, as his alarm had been shut off mysteriously on multiple occasions. Roman and Patton embarrassing him on camera. No longer being asked for help because someone had told Thomas that he was âtoo busyâ nowadays.
Logan knew he wasnât cared about anymore.
Sure, Virgil was still kind and open to him, but strained smiles and sharp glares from Roman and Patton kept Virgilâs mouth shut when all four were together. Which had become very rare. The only reason Logan hadnât ducked out or just locked himself in his room was that he had the slightest sliver of hope that he could be good enough for the others.
Ironic that logic felt hope.
Logically, Logan should have left a while ago, as it wouldâve rid Thomas from the restlessness he felt whenever Logan was with the others, but stupid, irrational hope stayed. Logan tried his best to push down the hope, and slowly he was. He was currently standing in front of his mirror, running through the facts in his mind. Â
âYouâre logic. Thomas doesnât need to see you to feel you. Making Patton and Roman uncomfortable and even angry only makes Thomas uncomfortable. Virgil has gotten strong enough to hold his own and would be taken care of better with Patton. His emotions would be listened to. Thomas doesnât ask for my help and has been doing fine.â Logan recited the facts, staring at himself, âThomas didnât even like the help you tried to give about lifestyle. Logic is needed but Logan is not.â Â
âLo?â Came a soft voice from the other side of his door. Logan glanced at his clock. 1:30 am. Â
âYes?â Logan replied. He walked to his door. Virgil stood in the hallway, eyes darting from side to side.
âCan I come in?â Virgil asked. After a moment of hesitation, Logan nodded and closed the door behind Virgil. Â
âNightmares?â Logan asked. Virgil shook his head. Â
âFelt more anxious than normal. You ok, Lo? You look like youâve been crying.â Virgil asked softly. Youâre keeping the others up. The thought flashed through Loganâs mind and he set a mental reminder to write down that mess up later. Â
âI can assure you, Virgil. I am fine.â Logan said calmly, wiping at his face. Had he been crying? Logic shouldnât feel emotions. Another to write down. Â
âLogan. Itâs not fair how Roman and Patton treat you.â Virgil blurted out. Logan sighed and put his hand on Virgilâs shoulder. Â
âDonât waste time worrying about me. Iâll be fine, Virge.â Logan said. Virgil opened his mouth to retort, but Logan shook his head. Â
âGo back to bed. Iâll calm down soon. I just had a bad night. We donât want Patton or Roman finding out that I kept you up.â
âI donât give a damn!â Virgil growled. Â
âVirgil, please. Iâm fine. Go back to bed.â Logan sighed, exhaustion crashing down on him.
âI need to as well,â Logan muttered. Virgil pursed his lips but nodded. He turned to leave, then whipped around and pulled Logan into a hug. Logan inhaled sharply and held back the groan that wanted to escape his mouth. The touch felt so good. Logan let himself pat Virgil on the head once.
Virgil pulled back hesitantly before exiting the room. Logan put his arms around himself to try and make some semblance of warmth. Get a grip. He grit his teeth and walked to his bed, collapsing on it and wrapping a blanket around himself. It was close enough to bodily warmth
Suddenly two pairs of arms wrapped around him and pulled him toward the floor of his room. Logan grunted in surprise as he was dragged down. He felt himself pass through the barrier that kept the Light Sides and Dark Sides apart. A blindfold was thrown around his eyes and he was pushed into a chair.
His heart rate shot up, as names of who the kidnapper was raced through his mind. Roman, Patton. He gulped and tried to calm himself down. 7-4-8. No, wait. Wasnât it 4-7-8? Yeah. Loganâs breath was ragged as he ran through the exercise.
âHeâs scared, Dee! Golly, I didnât know I could do that.â Remus giggled. Logan instantly relaxed, slipping down in his chair as low as his dignity would let him.
âI think so too Remus.â Deceit tisked, âI think it was you.â Loganâs blindfold was lifted, and he had to blink at the bright lights. Â
âDeceit. Remus. What is the meaning of this?â Logan demanded. To be honest, he was a bit afraid. While these two werenât as bad as Patton and Roman, but they could still be dangerous.
âWe wanted to rattle the Light Sides a little. You stole one of ours. Only fair we do the same! And maybe a bit more.â Remus smirked, shimmying. Deceit rolled his eyes.
âYes.â He sighed, âRemus is partially correct. We wanted you all to feel how we felt when you took Virgil from us.â Deceit snarled.
âSo you want to get revenge on the Light Sides by taking⌠me? Why not take Virgil back?â Logan asked.
âEh, too predictable. We wanted to take someone very important to the Light Sides!â Remus chittered and Logan couldnât stop himself from flinching.
âSo! How does it feel to wait for your little Light Sided friends to rescue, huh Logey??????â Remus bounced with Deceit standing behind him with a skeptical look on his face. Logan couldnât hold back the laugh. Pattonâs strained smile and Romanâs barely hidden envy and hate flashed in his mind.
âDonât even bother to wonder about it. They wonât come for me, Remus. Youâll see.â
âNonsense!!! Iâm sure theyâll come in a heartbeat!â Remus laughed, sinking out. Deceit remained, staring at Logan with a confused expression.
âYouâre not lying.â He whispered.
âThey donât love me as much as they love Virgil. Or as much as you and Remus love each other.â Logan chuckled. Deceit walked closer and leaned down to Loganâs level. Loganâs heart started to beat faster. Deceit was so close. All Logan had to do was lean forward and their foreheads would be touching. Logan could reach up and grab Deceitâs arm. Logan yearned for Deceit to move closer. He needed to be touched.
âYou must be misguided.â Deceit said with a hiss of breath, pulling away, âYou are essential to Thomas. And you donât hinder him in any way, so they donât see you as a Dark Side. They wonât panic. Just watch.â
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Days passed slowly and no one came. Remus and Deceit made sure Logan had everything a side needed, water, food, blankets, and a pillow. They had even given him books. (Though Remusâ were a bit more⌠voluptuous.) The thing was, with the silence of being in the Dark Side kitchen 24/7, Loganâs thoughts had time to run wild. Without something to write his thoughts on-. His breath sped up and panic settled in. He needed to get the thoughts out of his mind. All of them building up would harm Thomas and make him more self conscious and-.
Logan shook his head. Itâs ok. Everything will be ok. Thomas is probably doing better with me not in the Light Side area. And this distress canât get to him from here. Yeah. This is better. Logic is without emotions. Iâm still serving my purpose. Iâm doing better than normal, in fact. How long have I been here?
âA week.â Came a snarl. Logan flinched.
âI apologize, I didnât realize I spoke,â Logan muttered.
âLogan,â Remus said quietly. Logan hummed in response and looked up, glasses slightly falling down his nose. He was surprised to see tears running down Deceit and Remusâ face.
âYou are NOT going back there. EVER.â Remus growled, moving to Logan and pulling him up from his chair. Logan gasped loudly at the contact.
âIf they wonât love you, we will.â Deceit hissed, going to Loganâs other side and hugging him. Remus joined in. Logan couldnât move, he was so overwhelmed. He started to collapse, but Deceit and Remus were ready. They helped him to the floor slowly. Â
âLogan, weâre so sorry.â Deceit whispered, surprisingly soft.
âWe shouldâve kidnapped you sooner,â Remus said, burying his head into Loganâs neck. Logan sighed and let himself relax. He felt tears stream down his face. He tried to wipe them away but an arm stopped him.
âLogan. You donât have to hide anymore.â Deceit whispered. Logan started to sob. The contact felt so good. He could feel their love and anger waving off of them.
âI donât deserve-.â He tried to choke out. Â
âShhh.â Remus hushed, hand caressing Loganâs face.
âYes, you do.â Deceit smiled sadly, âThat is no lie.â
âYouâre gonna be okay. We promise.â
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