A/N:
Hehe... fluff... enjoy it while it lasts...

TW: Talks about nightmares, just... Gay Disaster™ Roman and Virgil

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Virgil relaxed against Roman's chest, falling asleep after one last thought.

I have a crush on Roman|

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After a week of the nightmares and flashbacks continuing, Virgil considered not even trying to get any sleep and finding a way to run off of caffeine patches. That night, as Virgil lay on his bed staring at the ceiling, his train of thought was interrupted by a knock on his door.

Turning his head to look at his clock, he saw that it was just after 1 am.

"Come in," Virgil said, rolling onto his side and turning on his lamp as the person outside his room entered.

Once his eyes had adjusted to the light from the lamp, Virgil saw that it was Roman who was visiting.

"What are you doing up?" Virgil asked, confused as to why Roman was here yet also flustered. "We're filming tomorrow. Thomas is gonna need you to not be tired.

"I could say the same for you," Roman said, walking over to Virgil's bed. "You look like you weren't even trying to fall asleep."

At that, Virgil glanced at what he was wearing, remembering that he was still wearing his jeans and hoodie.

"So what if I wasn't trying to sleep," Virgil said with a slight shrug, sitting up as he did so. "I'm just gonna be woken up in three hours because of a nightmare and then not be able to sleep because of a flashback."

Virgil's eyes widened when he realized what he said, scared about how Roman would react. Looking at Roman, he saw the princely trait's expression soften as he sat next to Virgil.

"Are you still having nightmares?" Roman asked, sitting next to Virgil.

"Every night," Virgil whispered with a slight nod. "Before you came I was thinking about whether it would be possible to run off of caffeine patches."

"Virgil," Roman murmured, taking one of Virgil's hands in his, causing him to start screaming internally. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to worry," Virgil said under his breath, looking away from Roman. He tried pulling his hand away from Roman's, but Roman just held his hand tighter, causing Virgil to blush.

"Virgil," Roman said gently, lifting Virgil's chin gently with his hand so that he was looking at him. "I worry about you no matter what. I always have, and I always will, because that's what people do when they love someone."

Hearing Roman say that made Virgil freeze.

"That's what people do when they love someone."

Roman must have realized what he said as well because his eyes went wide and his face paled before turning red.

"I- um... gosh," Roman stuttered, blushing slightly. "I guess I overshare when I'm tired. I hadn't meant to let that slip."

"What, that you love me?" Virgil asked nonchalantly, even though he was very much freaking out inside.

"Yeah," Roman said, looking around Virgil's room before laughing. "But I guess my feelings are now out in the open."

Virgil coughed, one hand flying to his chest as he tried not to choke in disbelief. "Wait, you're serious?!"

"Yeah," Roman whispered, glancing back at Virgil before looking away again. "I've had feelings for you for a while now. Since before I first talked to you about your nightmare."

Virgil was silent for a moment before speaking, daring to say what he had kept secret for the past week. "Would it make you feel better if I said that I return your feelings?"

"What?" Roman asked, his head jerking up to look at Virgil. "Y-you return my feelings?"

"That's what I said, you doofus," Virgil said with a smirk, lacing the fingers of the hand that Roman was holding through Roman's. "I realized it after the whole thing with the coffee."

"Then would you like to be gay together?" Roman asked with a smile.

"Yes," Virgil breathed, before pulling Roman into a hug.

Virgil buried his face in Roman's chest, feeling safe from his nightmares with the knowledge that Roman would be there to help.

"You should really try to sleep," Roman whispered after a while, pulling back from the hug slightly.

Virgil opened his mouth, trying to find words to express that he truly didn't want to sleep out of fear of the nightmares. Instead, he just hid his face in the crook of Roman's neck.

"I don't wanna," Virgil mumbled, his face still hidden.

"Are you worried about having a nightmare?" Roman asked, and Virgil nodded, still not lifting his head. "If you would like, I could stay with you for the rest of the night."

"That'd be nice," Virgil whispered, lifting his head to smile at Roman.

Roman smiled back, shifting the two of them so that they were lying down. Virgil rested his head on Roman's chest, listening to his steady heartbeats and feeling the rise and fall of him breathing.

"Try and sleep, Virgil," Roman whispered, running a hand through Virgil's hair. "I will be here if there's a nightmare.

Virgil nodded his head slightly, his eyes slipping shut as the feeling of Roman playing with his hair lulled him to sleep.

A/N:
Hnnnngggggg, so much flufffffffffff. This just makes me miss my bf even more. I haven't seen him in over a month 'cause he's at college, and I miss him so much.

Until next time,

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

~death_by_fanfic