A/N: tw: drowning

(Virgil's POV)

I shoved Roman playfully. He shoved back a little harder than intended. I let out a surprised yelp and fell into the water.

It was deep and cold. I started to sink, I mistakingly gasped in some of the water and tried to swim back up to get in a breath. I couldn't swim though.

I started flailing my arms around desperately, still sinking, trying to swim back up. I was panicking, trying to breathe, but instead started gasping for air only to get water logged.

I closed my mouth and quickly swallowed all of the water I had in me. I desperately needed air.

I couldn't breathe. I was afraid. I was out of air. I opened my mouth again in a pathetic attempt to gasp for any sort of air.

The pain was agonizing, my chest hurt. I was drowning, suffocating, I knew I was.

I was scared. We all know what happens when a side dies. They regenerate, with no memories. It'll be like I would be freshly generated, never knowing any of the light sides.

My eyes closed and I was only aware of the coldness that surrounded me as I curled into myself and blacked out, my salty tears mixing with the dark blue water as I sank deep.

(Roman's POV)

"VIRGIL!!!" I screamed to the top of my lungs. I threw my shirt and jacket off, drew in a deep breath, and dove off of the dock and into the deep cold water.

I payed no mind to anything else as I swam down into the freezing water.

All of my focus was on Virgil. It was so dark, I couldn't see anything under here. Panic over came me when I was quickly running out of air. I swam back up and gasped for air. I conjured up a phone and had no time to panic over panicking. I clicked the closest number and called.

"Hello? Stinky trash man speaking." I  had no time to groan over Remus. "R-rem-mus I ne-ed your help!!" I gasped out weakly, still getting air back into my lungs.

(3rd person POV)

Remus became slightly worried at his brother's evident panic in his voice. "Wh-" he began to ask, but quickly was cut off by Roman's sobbing voice.

"I-I pushed Virgil into the deep end of the lake in the imagination! I need you to help! He's been down there a solid couple minutes!"

Roman heard his brother through the phone falling off of-out of? something.

"ARE YOU INSANE?!?" Remus's voice rung through Roman's ear. "DO YOU NOT KNOW HE CAN'T SWIM?!? IMAGINE WHAT JANUS WILL- I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE" Remus hung up quickly and sunk down to the imagination.

He ran up to Roman and backhanded him. "I was in the bath!" Remus said angrily. He wasn't taking a bath, he was sitting naked in an empty bathtub.

Remus jumped into the water and swam down, Roman following. He used a random flashlight that Roman could only assume he pulled out of his butthole, to look for Virgil.

He saw a figure slowly drifting away towards the bottom of the lake.

His eyes widened and signaled at Roman to Virgil. Roman quickly swam over to him and grabbed him, using all the force in his body to swim up to the dock.

He got there and jumped onto it, Remus following. He set an unconscious Virgil into his lap and called Logan.

"Hello?" Logan moaned out.
"PATTON! I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH THAT PART OF MY NECK!" Logan yelled in embarrassment and surprise.

"Sorry Logie!" He heard Patton giggle.

"Guys! I kind of pushed Virgil into the lake in the imagination! He was under the water for a long time and Remus helped me save him!" Roman sobbed out, "he was drowning! I don't know what to do, I'm almost home!" Roman hung up, already hearing Patton screaming about his son.

"Why the hell didn't you conjure away the lake?!" Logan asked.

"Oh yeah..I forgot I could do that.." Roman chuckled.

Roman sunk down to the living room of the mind palace and set Virgil on the couch.

Logan quickly started chest compressions, ordering Roman to get towels for the three wet men, (a/n: know I could've worded that better but idc lol) and clean cloths for Virgil.

When Roman got back, Logan ordered him to do CPR. Roman quickly put his mouth to Virgil's. His lips were cold and wet, but he didn't care. He did That to him.

He started to breathe into his mouth, and give him air. Logan kept doing chest compressions while Patton sobbed into Remus's chest.

Until..Virgil started to cough up and sputter water. A river of water flowed from his mouth.

He puked up a lot of water. He started crying a little because of the shock of almost dying.

Roman tried to pull Virgil closer but he whimpered and said quietly, "P-Patton.."

Patton's heart broke at Virgil's weak voice. He whispered out, "my poor son.."

Patton looked at Roman for a explanation while Virgil cuddled into Patton for warmth and comfort as he fell asleep in his arms.

"We were on our date. It was going well. We talked while walking around the lake. We got to the dock to look at the moonlit lake, when I did something cute that made him blush and she shoved my arm slightly. But he's a weak noodle and I shoved him back and he fell into the lake because he's so Smol and skinny and weak. Then I tried to save him and failed and then I called Remus and he came and we found him and you know the rest."

"What a detailed explanation." Remus said, rolling his eyes. Virgil stirred a little before Logan could scold Roman.

Virgil whimpered and shivered. "D-d-dad?" He said, pressing into him further.

"Yes, Kiddo?" He whispered back in
reply.

"M'cold..." Virgil muttered into his chest.

"Then let's get you changed kiddo!"

Patton brought Virgil in another room to help Virgil change and let him take a warm bath.

He put Virgil into the tub and ran the water to a warm temperature.

He left Virgil there and went back downstairs to Roman and Logan yelling at each other, while Remus sat there with popcorn, angrily munching on it while saying, "you could've killed my best friend!"

'Oh boy..' Patton thought.