Warnings : Angstttttt, lmk if I should tag anything else!

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Remus was vaguely aware of the arms wrapping around him, pulling him into a chest. He was trembling and he knew he was in pain, but he couldn't feel it. All Remus could feel was numbness as he looked up at everyone else's shocked and horrified expressions.

Remus knows he's crying though, his cheeks and nose and eyes all redder than they normally would have been. His cheeks are very irritated from his constant rubbing in an attempt to dry the tears. The princely outfit feels wrong on his body, the sword at his side instead of the mourning star was unsettling for him. And yet, he didn't regret it.

As much as holding up this appearance hurt, Remus refused to let it fall.

"Remus, what are you doing to yourself?" Roman whispered, holding his brother close. Remus was breathing heavy, and Roman couldn't tell if he was falling ill or not.

Remus doesn't look to Roman, just meets the eyes of everyone around him. "Will you finally accept me like Virgil?"

He slips unconscious after that, slumping into Roman's chest. Roman curses under his breath, using his own control of the Imagination to force Remus out of this state. Back into his normal clothes, back to how he once was.

"Roman, I-"

"Everyone go practice their apologies, because if Remus doesn't hear any from you directly I swear to every creature he's ever created you won't have a good time." Roman glared up at the others, who took a step back at Roman's threat. "Well?"

He forced them from the Imagination when it became clear they weren't leaving on their own. Remus was turning a sickly yellow, curling further into Roman. Roman whispered something, brushing Remus's bangs from his face as he lied Remus down.

Remus groaned as Roman left him, and Roman was back moments later. "Hey, hey. I'm here," he whispered, grabbing Remus's hand tightly. "You're going to be alright, okay? Just rest for now." The barely there consciousness left Remus and he slipped back into the darkness of his mind.

Roman hugged Remus close, whispering reassurances despite knowing Remus couldn't hear him.