AU

Virgil shivered, pulling his hoodie closer around him as he tried to walk faster. The snow was coming down quickly, and if he didn't get home soon he would probably freeze.

It had been pretty, at first. Watching the snowflakes slowly fall to the ground, decorating the streets, parked cars, and roofs in white. He had paused to watch it, even looking to the sky and letting a snowflake land on his tongue. Soon though, it started falling faster, and even though Virgil did have his hoodie on-because when did he not-the cold was still getting to him.

As it got colder, Virgil started to realize just how far away his apartment was. He definitely wasn't going to be able to make it that far, not when the snow was already making it hard to see ahead of him. He scanned the streets, figuring out where he was and trying to think of anyone nearby he could ask to stay with until the snow stopped. He groaned as he realized that the only person anywhere near here was Roman-he did not want to stay with him.

Roman was the only person in his friend group he wasn't very close to. They knew each other through Patton, Logan being their other friend. Virgil liked Patton, he always included him and he was a really sweet guy. He also got along well with Logan, and he would consider both of them his best friends. (I just... the card..... I reminded myself of the card, it was so sweet ohmygod) Roman, on the other hand, was loud and obnoxious, and took every chance he got to make fun of Virgil. Of course, Virgil did get him back, but it was usually Roman's fault when the two started arguing.

Virgil did not want to argue with him that day, but the snow falling fast around him reminded him that he didn't have any other options. Other than freezing to death, and he would be lying if he said he didn't consider it. With a sigh Virgil gave in and started making his way to Roman's place.

When he arrived it took him a moment to work up the courage to actually knock. He wondered if Roman would even let him stay-it was incredibly random. Maybe he should have texted him first to be sure. Shaking his head, Virgil knocked on the door before he could change his mind and stepped back to wait for him to open it.

"Hello?" Roman called as the door swung open, seeing Virgil standing in front of him. "Oh. Hello, Virgil. What are you doing over here? Did you walk-it's snowing a lot, I would hope not."

"Actually, uh... yeah. I got caught out in the snow, and you're the only person nearby... If you don't mind, could I stay until it stops?" He asked, tugging the sleeves of his small jacket over his hands.

"Well I can't just leave you out in the cold, can I?" Roman asked, grinning as he opened the door wider for Virgil to enter. His grin turned to a soft smile, trying to reassure Virgil. "Of course I don't mind. We argue, yes, but you are my friend. You're welcome to stay as long as you'd like."

"Th-thanks.." Virgil mumbled, quickly scurrying inside so Roman could close the door. He watched as Roman walked over to the couch, sitting down and looking up to see Virgil standing.

"You're allowed to sit down, you know." He laughed, Virgil's cheeks heating up as he moved to sit on the opposite side of the couch from Roman. Roman shot him another small smile, Virgil forcing a nervous one back and looking down at his hands in his lap. An awkward silence filled the room, neither of them sure of what to say.

"This is strange, isn't it?" Roman commented at last. "I don't think the two of us have ever hung out without Patton and Logan."

"Yeah... And when we're with them, we don't usually talk unless it's to argue." Virgil shrugged, still not looking up and Roman frowned.

"You're right." He started. "We've never talked much... I guess we have that opportunity now though, don't we?"

Virgil looked up at Roman, seeming surprised that he actually wanted to talk to him. "Y-yeah, guess so."

Roman smiled at him again, and after he asked a question conversation came naturally. They learned more about each other, joking and getting along for the first time since Patton introduced them to each other. At one point, after the two had been talking about their favorite movies, Roman suggested that the two of them watched one. They decided on The Nightmare Before Christmas, one that both of them liked a lot.

Roman asked Virgil to put in the movie while he left to get some other things, returning soon with a bowl of popcorn, drinks, and a large blanket. He set the food and drinks on the coffee table, sitting down next to Virgil and wrapping the warm blanket around the two of them. Virgil hadn't realized how cold he still was until he had the blanket, sighing and pulling it closer around himself. The movie played, and both of them were lost to the world.

Neither of them were sure when they had ended up curled against each other on the couch, and it was only when the movie had ended that they even realized this. Both of their faces burnt bright red, but they didn't make any move to sit up. Roman, glancing around awkwardly for something to say or do, happened to take a glance out of the window. The sun had begun to slowly set despite it seeming way too early for that. The snow outside was still falling just as hard, and he pointed this out to Virgil.

"Doesn't look like you'll be able to get home tonight..." he gestured to the window, Virgil looking himself and frowning.

"Shit," he muttered to himself, teeth tugging at his bottom lip anxiously. His mind was racing, worrying about too many things for them to even really register in his mind. He could tell he was going to start panicking soon, and drew in a shaky breath to try and calm himself down. Roman seemed to take notice of his nerves, gently putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Hey... You can stay here tonight. I'm sure it will be better tomorrow, and then you can get home safely. Don't worry about it for now." He told him, smiling over at Virgil. Virgil looked back at him, still nervously biting his lip.

"Are you sure you don't mind...?" He worried.

"Of course not. Where would you go if you weren't here anyways?" He asked, raising a brow. Virgil opened his mouth, then closed it again, realizing he had no answer. He frowned more, shrugging his shoulders as Roman smiled wider.

"Exactly. I'm not gonna let my friend go out and freeze to death! I could never forgive myself if that were to happen!" He said, and Virgil rolled his eyes at his dramatics. Roman caught this, smirking at him.

"Really, though... we could stay up and watch as many movies as you'd like. Doesn't that sound like fun?" He raised an eyebrow, and Virgil nodded with a sigh.

"Yeah. It does." He admitted, hiding his frown as Roman moved away from him to stand.

"Excellent!" He exclaimed, moving to get another movie the two of them enjoyed. Their plan to watch a lot of movies didn't work out, however, as halfway through only the second movie the two of them couldn't seem to keep their eyes open. They had gone back to leaning against each other, blanket wrapped tightly around them as they both finally stopped resisting. Their eyelids slipped shut as the two drifted off, both of them feeling happy for the weather outside.

"The next oneshot should be up soon" I said. "I promise I'll be in bed by one" And here I am. 3 in the morning(with no plans to sleep tonight), updating 7 hours after the other oneshot. I'm so great at keeping promises, aren't I? Also sorry this isn't the best-I meant to do something different but this is what it ended up being so hope it's okay.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'm sorry I'm sad and grumpy. My mood earlier was okay, I was happy, but then of course that doesn't ever last with me.

(Asdhjlljs ignore me I'm sad and just need a place to vent my feelings bc I'm annoying)

I just, don't understand??? What could I have possibly done to deserve all this bullshit? Am I a bad friend? Is it my fault? Why does everyone leave me?

I've barely had any friends my entire life, at least people I really trusted and talked to. And every one... every single one was either using me, or just found a replacement for me. I'm not sure which ones worse??? At least when someone is just a bad person I'm kinda good at seeing through that and cutting them off, but when it's someone who pretends to still care when really they just don't wanna deal with me anymore.... that fucking sucks.

I just don't understand... why I'm not ever good enough I guess. Of course, I know I'm not completely alone.. I do have some people. But it just, It's the worst feeling ever when someone you trusted hurts you. I've experienced this so much, and people wonder why I hate people and don't have many friends

(Well okay... that's also my fault tho... I'm just awkward and stupid and can't talk to people. Which I hate myself for, but is a completely different problem...)

I'm just, really freaking hurt. And I feel like I can't talk to anyone, cause maybe I'm just a burden to everyone. I know, logically, this is stupid. Surely someone cares about me. But how do I know who to trust anymore? When the majority of my friends in the past have hurt me so bad I felt worthless, how do I know it won't happen again with any new friends? I know this is unfair to some people... I know not everyone is going to be like that, I know I should be able to trust people again, but.... it's so hard. Does that make me bad? Am I a bad person for not opening up to people bc I'm afraid and think they might hurt me?

Gahhhhh I don't know. I don't know anything. I'm tired, I'm sad, and I'm just going to keep writing to distract myself bc I can't stand feeling this worthless again. I just wanna stop existing for a while.

Sorry. For venting and being annoying. But, I've literally been keeping this in for a couple months now. I'm so tired of it. I just, needed to get it out somewhere I suppose. Feel free to ignore, I hope that you enjoyed the oneshot.

Thanks for reading. *when the ball drops at midnight it opens and thousands of ring pops spill out for everyone*

Thank you for the suggestion. Sorry if I really do spam you with updates tonight. Take care of yourselves. I love you guys, and you all mean a lot to me. Bye-Bob