The Prince, The Gangster, The Teacher, And The Poet (Sander Sides Fanfic)

Chapter Thirty Seven-The Names

TW: this chapter is sPICY, especially at the end. Nothing I don't think would change the rating, but it's teasing, and nicknames, and overall really adorable. Mention of sexual positions, use of terms like bottom and top, Virgil is a bottom, honestly, they're just really really cute.

The group learned fairly quickly about Roman's fondness for pet names. After their conversation the day before, the awkwardness had melted into general affection, and Roman had brought it out full force, using a different set of names for each person so you knew exactly who he was talking to.

Logan's was the easiest to recognize. Roman had seemed to assign him the pet names of Starlight, or Moonlight. It never failed to make Logan blush, but for some reason, Virgil didn't feel the need to copy Roman. They were allowed to have their own things, and he could just enjoy the aftermath. The stuttering for a few moments before Logan pulled himself together, the way his eyes would widen no matter how much Roman would say it, the way he would look away, only to accidentally look at one of his other boyfriends, and bite his lip, a glimpse into the awkward interior he would hide.

The group hadn't been aware that Roman could speak Spanish, so when, the night before, he had slipped up after Patton had fallen into a giggling fit at a joke Roman made, saying, "Eres tan lindo pequeño lobo," everyone was surprised. 

"I didn't know you spoke Spanish?" Logan said in awe. Roman rubbed the back of his neck.

"We all had language tutors as kids, Remus chose to learn German because of the amount of swear words he could learn." He explained quickly.

"That was so pretty! What did you say?" Patton leaned forward, and Roman glanced away.

"I... I uh..." He trailed off.

"Aww, he's blushing." Virgil pointed out, as smug as he could.

"Shush, emo nightmare." Roman folded his arms before sighing. "I said, you are so cute, little wolf."

"Aww, Roman!" Patton put a hand to his heart. "That's adorable!" And thus, Roman started calling Patton, among other pet names like sweetheart or honey (Though those were rarer), Pequeño lobo.

"Now I need a nickname for you!" Roman announced as they walked on the path the next day, turning his head to Virgil. Virgil laughed.

"Uh, no. I'm good, thank you." Roman paused, and for a moment, Virgil wondered if he had actually put Roman off. He thought it was adorable, the nicknames for the others, but Virgil would rather be caught dead than to admit that he wanted one too. He was about to take back his statement before Roman perked up again.

"I know, how about Charlie Frown?" Virgil couldn't help but laugh.

"First, my name isn't Charlie, second, really? That's the best you could come up with?" 

"It's sort of cute." Darius mused, and Virgil rolled his eyes again.

"Oh shut up, Mr. I-Only-Pop-Up-When-I-Have-A-Funny-Comment." Virgil thought at Darius and was pulled out of his thoughts once again by Roman's voice.

"Help me out here, Hot Topic! What can I nickname you with?" He put an arm around Virgil's shoulders.

"Is this really needed? You can just use my name. Or the thousands of other names you call me." Virgil fake-grumbled, folding his arms.

"Come on, kids, play nice." Patton laughed, bumping the pair. Logan looked up with a soft smile.

"You do not need to baby them, Patton. I'm sure whatever they are doing is just some banter. If any feelings are hurt, I'm sure there will be some sort of communication." Patton seemed to relax a bit, but he was still watching the pair carefully.