TW: Homophobia, transphobia, abuse, panic/anxiety attacks, mentions or self harm and suicide. 

Please tell me if I missed anything I will add anything if I did I'm not the best at identifying triggers.

(This is a time skip to like a week or 2 after the last chapter because I'm too lazy to write stuff to transition. )

Virgil walked into the kitchen and say Patton making pancakes with Logan sipping a cup of coffee at the table while reading a text book.

Patton: Hey there kiddo I'm making pancakes. Today's a special day after all!

Vigil sighed, today Power High was hosting a special event where all the freshman's parents came to the school. It was kinda like a parent teacher meet and greet if you turned it up to a 10. He was not excited for how loud everything was going to be and how much human interaction he would have to do. He hated people, they were too annoying. Virgil jumped in surprise when he say Roman walk down to the kitchen and open the fridge. 

Patton: Hey Roman! I thought you would be out already, you want some pancakes?

Roman: Yah.

Virgil: Why are you in such a bad mood?

Roman just ignored the question and Patton walked over to the table with the stack of pancakes and a bottle of maple sirup. Logan took a bit and looked at Patton.

Logan: These are very good Patton thank you for making them.

Patton: No problem Lo! Hey are your parents coming today?

Logan: Logan and yes my father said he would be able to come. Are your parents and/or guardians coming? 

Patton: My Grangran could but I told her not too. We live a fair bit away and I don't want her driving so much just for this. What about you Virgil?

Virgil looked up from his phone and swallowed his bite of pancakes.

Virgil: Yah my mom and dad are coming. Why does Power High even do this. They make it a big deal when it's an optional event.

Logan: Yes but Power High is a prestigious school that is always in the spot light. They need to make sure to keep their reputation and notability.

Virgil just shrugged. Patton looked over at Roman who had been uncharacteristically quiet. He had warmed up a bit after the rescue training. They still didn't see him too much but he would hang out with them when he did. He and Virgil had some rivalry but besides that he got along with everyone pretty well. 

Patton: Roman are you parents coming?

Roman tensed up at the question and took a bite from his pancake. Taking a second to swallow before answering.

Roman: I-I think my Mother is coming.

Patton: Great I can't wait to meet all your parents! What are yours like?

Roman suddenly got up and walked out of the room without an explanation fiddling with his shirt sleeves. Virgil sighed and walked out of the room shooting Patton a peace sign and putting his head phones on

Patton: Logan what are your parents like?

Logan: Well my father is a bit like you Patton. He has a similar sense of humor and affinity for calling me nick names.

Patton: He sounds great Logie! This is going to be fun. 

Logan looked over at Patton. He looked so cute when he was happy. Bouncing in his seat making his curly hair bounce on his head. He also had adorable freckles all across his cheeks and nose. He always had this feeling in his chest every time he and Patton were alone like this. What is this feeling. Logan quickly tried to distract himself from the feeling and changed the subject.

Logan: Patton the pin you like to wear it is a Pansexual pride pin if I am correct.

Patton: Oh yah! Well I'm panromantic actually but I haven't been able to find a pin so I went with this one. It's close enough. 

Logan: Oh. That is interesting. Would you mind informing me more about LGBT+ culture, I have been meaning to do more research in that area but have not been able to get very far yet.

Patton: I'd be happy to!

Here's the Panromantic asexual flag for my fell Pan aces

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deviantart.com%2Fpride-flags%2Fart%2FAsexual-Panromantic-Combo-Flag-604696541&psig=AOvVaw1RpwfMcTMRoVGLbLPxen1v&ust=1608610149921000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCLjY2_WZ3u0CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAS 

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Patton stood next to Logan while they waited for his dad to arrive. Patton looked up at Logan(Because he's a short boy who stands at his shoulder height) and smiled. Logan soon saw his dads car pull into the parking lot and lead the way to go meet him.

Logan: Salutation Father.

L. Dad: Hey Lo! How have you been. Is this is new friend. You made a friend!

Patton: Hello Mr. Frank! It's nice to meet you. I'm Patton, Logans friend.

L. Dad: I like this one Logan, he seems really nice. Your dorm mates right, where are your other friends.

Logan: I do not know where Roman is but Virgil's parents arrived a few minutes ago and they walked of.

L. Dad: Well you'll have to show me them later. Patton are your parents coming.

Patton: Oh no I told my Grangran not to come today. I was planning on hanging out with Logan all day.

L. Dad: Oh reeeeaaalllllyyy

Logans dad raised an eye brow at Logan and smiled.

Logan: Father I do not understand what you mean.

L. Dad: Don't worry about it. How about I go to meet your teachers.

Logans Dad wrapped an arm around his sons shoulders and Patton took Logans hand. Patton giggled when Logan's face ever so slightly blushed.

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Virgil was walking with Patton and Logan behind him. Their parents had to go off to talk with some of their teachers and the boys decided to walk around a bit to get away from all the big crowds. Virgil laughed as Patton continued to annoy and confuse Logan with his Dad joke's when he hear something. He motioned for the other two to be quiet and peeked around the corner.

He saw Roman, looking uncomfortable and playing with his sleeves so much they had been stretched out, being yelled at by who he assumed to be his mother. His mother looked familiar and it took Virgil a moment to realize she was Flame one of the top Battle hero's. Virgil was used to seeing Roman with a confident smile on his face not this. Roman was trying and obviously failing to hold back tears.

R. Mother: Romania I will not ask you again. What are you wearing.

Roman: M-m-mother please. M-my n-n-names

R. Mother: Stop it with that stupid stutter. You need to speak.

Roman: I-I-I'm S-sorry...

R. Mother: Romania explain... You are a disgrace for a daughter!

Virgil didn't hear whatever she said before that. "Daughter" "Romania" He quickly connected the dots and looked back at Roman. He felt Logan and Patton tense behind him as they watched Roman's mother raise her hand and smack him across the face. Roman just looked down guilty barley reacting. Virgil saw red he took a step forward. Why was he doing this, he didn't like Roman, he didn't like confrontation, so why was he helping this ass out. 

Because even he didn't deserve that. 

Virgil: Hey Roman! There you are we were looking for you.

Virgil saw Romans eye's widen when he saw Virgil, his mother turned her head and looked at Virgil. He felt like cowering away but felt Patton behind him backing him up. 

R. Mother: What did you call my daughter?

Patton: We called your son Roman. That is his name after all.

Roman shook his head in fear at his friends. They watched as Romans Mother's face went red with rage and she turned back to him. 

R. Mother: You were telling people you are a boy again aren't you! Why won't you get it through your head. You are a girl, female, that is all you'll ever be!

Patton gasped as he saw her raise her arm to hit him again and Roman brought up his arm to deflect the blow. But the hit never came. Roman looked up to see a hand with a yellow glove holding his mothers arm.

Deceit: Kindly step away from my student

Roman collapsed to the floor crying and Logan and Patton ran up to him. Virgil stood in shock as he watched Emile walk up to Roman's Mother.

Emile: Leave the premiss now or else.

Emile the teacher who always had a smile on his face and pure joy behind his eye's looked angry. All Virgil could see was hatred behind his eye's now.

R. Mother: She is MY daughter and I will not-

Emile: I will not ask you this nicely again. Leave now and do NOT come back.

They watched as Romans mother snatched her hand back and started to walk away throwing Roman a dirty look and Deceit followed her to make sure she would leave and would go to the office afterwards to explain. Emile crouched in front of Roman who was clutching Patton's shirt. 

Emile: Hey Roman. It's ok, how about we get you to my office. Can you walk?

Roman shook his head and brought his legs closer to his chest.

Emile: Can I touch you Roman. It's ok if you don't want me to.

After hesitating for a moment Roman nodded and let go of Patton's shirt. The cotton candy haired teacher lifted Roman into his arms whispering something to him. 

Emile: Can you guys come with me please. I think he's going to want his friends. And we're going to need to talk about this.

They all just nodded and followed Emile to his office. Logan opened the door and Emile placed Roman on the couch where he curled up into a ball till Virgil sat down next to him. Noticing his friend he quickly grabbed on to him and shoved his head into Virgil's stomach. 

Roman: P-p-please don't t-t-tell.

Virgil: What?

Roman: I d-don't want a-any one to k-know

Patton: About what?

Roman: A-all of it

Patton gently placed a hand on Romans back ignoring how he flinched and started rubbing slow circle into it.

Logan: It's not our place to tell Roman. We won't tell anyone unless you want us too.

Emile: Thats right. But we do need to talk about what happened today. We can wait until your ready. There's no rush.

Roman nodded and they sat in silence for a few minutes till Roman sat up and wiped his eye's. He looked at Emile and gave him a nod that meant "I'm ready"

Emile: Ok Roman. Has your mother hit you before?

Roman: Y-yes. Most times w-we were training. 

Emile: What training?

Roman: My mother's been training me since I was f-five. Ever since my power manifested.

Emile: And what was training like?

Emile spoke softly letting Roman know if he didn't want to answer he didn't need to. Roman squeezed Virgils hand before starting.

Roman: My mother or Dave would try to teach me how to use my power, or how to fight, anything that would help me become a hero. We would spar and as I got older it got harder. If I failed the consequences started getting worse too. 

Patton: What do you mean?

Roman: In the beginning there were non but... David started getting more successful and I wasn't living up to him and she would hit me or I wouldn't get food till I got it right.

Emile: What about when you weren't training?

Roman: There wasn't a lot of down time. But when I wasn't training I was studying for school mostly. I was never good enough. My older brother Davis was always perfect and I'm just a screw up.

Emile: No you are not Roman.

Patton: Yah kiddo you are far from a screw up. You're super smart, and kind, and a really good singer too.

Roman: Thanks. I would also hang out with my brother Remus.

Virgil: Right. I remember seeing you guys on the news now. 

Logan: Yes. Flame, her son Fire Mater, and you. I remember your twin Remus being in the news when you guys were pretty young but at like 5 he stopped showing up and your family never talked about him. Actually you stopped showing up in the news about 2 years ago.

Roman: Yah. My mother wanted to erase Remus from the news because he doesn't have any powers. She didn't want to have a "week" family so she hid him. And two years ago... Thats when I came out. And as you could see she really didn't like that.

Roman said the last part with a small sad chuckle. They all looked at Roman concerned.

Roman: This school was my chance. It was finally my chance to be known as a boy. When I came out at school no one called me Roman, or talked to me like a boy. Even the teachers bullied me about it. But here, no one knew me, I really was Roman. I was afraid to tell you. I though you would turn your backs on me. 

Roman looked like he was on the verge of tears and Patton hugged him tightly.

Patton: You are Roman and we love you for it.

Logan: Yes. You are our friend. We would not stop being friends for an arbitrary reason like you being transgender.

Virgil: You really are an idiot princey.

Roman smiled and hugged Patton a little tighter and placed his head on Virgils shoulder. Emile looked at the 4 boys and smiled. It was nice seeing such good friends.

Virgil looked down at Romans arm. His shirt sleeve had been stretched out from earlier and Virgil spotted something. 

Virgil: Roman. Whats that.

Roman: What.

Virgil reached forward and tugged up Roman's sleeve to reveal his arm, revealing all of his scars. Emile sat forward and gave Roman a concerned look while Patton gasped and pulled up his other sleeve. Roman yanked his arms away and pulled his sleeves back down. 

Roman: Last year was hell for me ok. I was was being yelled at everyday and Remus was the only one who accepted me. It got really bad and I... I tried it ok. I'm not going too do it again and I haven't done anything in over a year. Look I know you're all going to be concerned but I'm fine.

Emile: No your not Roman. You might not be hurting you self any more but you're not ok. And thats fine we just want to help you.

Roman: I know. I don't do it any more though. I couldn't... I promised Remus and I'm never going back on that. We only have each other and I don't know what would happen if I lost him. I'm never going to put him through that again either. 

Emile: Ok I wasn't saying you would. I believe you.

Virgil: You're not alone. You have us now too princey you got that.

Roman: Yah I do.

The four boys pilled into a large group hug. Roman thought to himself. He wasn't alone. For the first time in his life he was accepted and loved he let a single tear out but this time it's wan't because he was sad. 

 OK. I wanted to say that this was a harder chapter to write. I want to let you ALL know. you are valid and amazing and kind and sweet and perfect just the way you are. If your parents are homophobic/transphobic and deny your identity they don't deserve you. You are amazing and valid and no one is allowed to tell you otherwise. 

If you are struggling with suiside please try and get help here is a hotline I have found. 

Suiside hot line: 800-273-8255

Please remember you are amazing and I love you.

Take it easy guys, gals, and non-binary pals!