The next day, when Logan was driving Patton to a therapist, Patton got many texts from Virgil.

Virgey 💜🍝: patton

Virgey 💜🍝: patton patton patton

Virgey 💜🍝: patton

Virgey 💜🍝: patt

Virgey 💜🍝: pattio spaghettio

Virgey 💜🍝: pattoooooooooon

Patton: hiiiiiiiii

Virgey 💜🍝: guess what the author is doing instead of moving the plot forward even more bc she's a piece of shit

Virgey 💜🍝: she's writing a cute friendship scene

Virgey 💜🍝: anyway

Virgey 💜🍝: how are you???

Patton: meh

Virgey 💜🍝: wuu2?

Patton: logan's driving me to a therapy appointment

Virgey 💜🍝: that sucks :(

Virgey 💜🍝: holy shit i forgot about my therapy appointment today ooPs

Patton: o

Virgey 💜🍝: how has life been treating you?

Patton: well I'm depressed way more than I used to be and I had a really bad nightmare that Logan hated me last night

Virgey 💜🍝: was it like one of those nightmares i had in high school?

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Patton: ..yea. I just noticed

Virgey 💜🍝: oh boy

Virgey 💜🍝: im sorry i can't be there to help you :(

Patton: it's not your fault so dw!!

Virgey 💜🍝: but you always helped me whenever i had them but now we're not even near each other and i can't help you and i feel horrible

Patton: Logan's been helping me ♥ I'll be fine but thx

Virgey 💜🍝: ok 💓 but don't even think about hiding your emotions from me

Virgey 💜🍝: text/call me for literally anything you need

Virgey 💜🍝: i'll always be here

Virgey 💜🍝: like you were for me

Virgey 💜🍝: you're such an amazing person and i miss you a lot

Virgey 💜🍝: and when we meet up someday im bringing 50 chocolate chip cookies for you

Virgey 💜🍝: im so platonically in love with you

Patton: back at ya 😂💞

Patton: anyway, I'm here now so I gtg

Virgey 💜🍝: ttyl dad :)

Patton: ttyl my dark strange son 💞💞

That conversation completely changed Patton's day. When he walked in, the therapist wondered if Patton actually needed therapy, since most people who made appointments would walk in sobbing or literally any negative feeling displayed on their face.

Patton was grinning because of the talk with Virgil, but that smile faded away when talking to the therapist.

Logan waited patiently in the room next door for Patton to return after the session.

The therapist's name was... Brianna Mann.

Patton gasped when he read her name tag and finally realized why her face looked so familiar.

"What?" Brianna asked, looking around. "Why did you gasp?"

"Are you Brianna? From high school? We were both in its production of Heathers the musical?"

A look of realization flashed on Brianna's face. "Oh my goodness! Yes! That's why you looked so familiar! I thought it was just another guy named Patton. Your eye bags and paler skin threw me off. No offense."

"None taken. I mean, this is kind of awkward. Like, the guy you knew as someone who was always happy in high school is now telling you how fucked up he is."

Brianna gaped at him. "You swore!"

"...yeah, I've changed a bit."

"And that's completely fine," she said. "But there was one thing you said. About being happy all the time? You expect people to think you're happy all the time?"

Patton hesitated and then nodded.

"Nobody can be happy all the time. You need to open up more. Tell me, are you still dating Logan Decker?"

He nodded.

"Awww! Yay! But, like, you probably open up to him a lot, right?"

He nodded again.

"Well, are there still things you want to talk about to him? Anything you're still keeping from him?"

He sighed and nodded once more.

"Are you going to?"

He shook his head quickly.

"And why is that?"

"I, well, I guess I don't want him worrying. Because I already made him worry a lot and obviously, I love him, but I feel like if I keep talking about myself, he'll get sick of me."

Brianna gave him a sympathetic look. "What are the most recent things that have been bothering you?"

♥

Patton stepped out of the room and Logan basically jumped out of his chair to hug him.

"Now, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Logan asked quietly.

Patton shook his head with a slight smile.