Virgil and Roman we're having a huge fight. Not your average "which Disney prince is better" fight. This fight was the kind of fight that led to divorce and drove people away. And they were going at it and neither of them backed down. Even though deep down they didn't want this fight to happen.

They were fighting in Romans room. They had just had a nice day together and now this was happening.

They don't know how it got so out of hand.
One minute it was playful banter and the next it was screaming bloody murder at each other. After a while of this conflict Roman suddenly screeched out "I HATE YOU!"

Virgil didn't even take a second to think when he said "I HATE ME TOO!" And ran out of the room crying.

Roman immediately regretted the whole fight and every mean word that had ever come out of his mouth towards Virgil. He had tears in his eyes as he ran to Virgil's door and banged on it. "Virgil please, I didn't mean what I said! It was the heat of the moment! I don't hate you! I promise! Can we just... talk this out?" Roman sobbed as he tried to open the door but could only hear sobs coming from the other side of the door. He sat against the door and cried. Virgil was sitting just like that on the other side of the door. Knees to their chests and hands in their hair. Virgil cried harder and Roman could hear every noise he made.

They stayed like that for a while. Just pressed up against the door. On the third day Virgil tried to ignore Roman, he went about his day, summoning what little he needed. He didn't come out to eat. And Roman didn't move to go to the commons either. Patton would bring them both food but when he would snap it into Virgil's room, Virgil would snap it back with a sticky note that said something along the lines of "I'm not hungry".

Roman was begging Virgil to come out by the fourth day. Roman looked a mess, he smelled like crap, his eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep. He was in a horrible mindset.

"Virgil, I know your in there, but please- please don't- please don't shut me out." Roman sobbed through the whole sentence. It crushed Virgil to hear Roman like that. He didn't know what Roman looked like at that point but he guessed that Roman went and made himself pretty because he didn't care about him, no one should, I mean what is he good for anyways? He's just a bundle of anxiety. Virgil started crying and sat against the door.

"Virgil?"

"Roman" Virgil said exhaling as he did. He sounded so weak and broken.

Roman turned to face the door.

"Virgil please- I'm begging you- please don't lock yourself in your room any longer. I can't- I can't stand you sounding so- so broken.I'm so sorry and I-I-I love you," Roman sobbed for a while, "I love you so much. So please. Come and let me see you and talk this out. Let me fix my massive, dumbass, horrible mistake," roman said.

"God I'm so stupid." Roman said with a sob. "It's fine if you hate me now too, I mean who wouldn't after the stunt I pulled. I'm just so stupid and I don't know why you would love me anyways." Roman said as he sobbed, he tried to get up, but his body wouldn't let him move.

He felt the door start to open and he slowly looked up at Virgil.

Virgil felt his heart shatter when he saw Roman. Tear stained cheeks, red puffy eyes, messy hair, and disheveled clothes. He was wearing one of Virgil's old hoodies and had on some long red pajama pants.

Virgil leaned down and hugged Roman, but Roman didn't hug back. He sat there and cried.
"You don't-you don't have to do this. You don't have to pretend you-you love me." Roman sobbed into Virgil's shoulder.

"Roman I'm so sorry I don't hate you-"

"No I'm sorry and you should hate me, you have every right and I'm so sorry I made you feel that way. I'm just so stu-"

Virgil cut Roman off by kissing him. Roman took a little while to kiss back. He forgot how much he missed that feeling. They kissed until they had to breathe.

"I love you so much Roman. And you aren't stupid. It was the heat of the moment. You did nothing wrong. If anything I did by shutting you out." Virgil said as he looked to the ground.
Roman grabbed his chin so he was looking him in the eyes. "No, you didn't do anything wrong."

"Yes I did-"

"If I didn't do anything wrong then you didn't do anything wrong either."

Virgil was silent for a moment.

Roman started rambling on about how beautiful Virgil was and how much he missed his face and voice and touch.

"Just shut up and kiss me." Virgil finally said.
And so he did.

Let's just say they haven't had this kind of argument ever since.

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(November 30, 2019)