Sanders' Sides Oneshots

Soulmates Part 2 (Prince x Anxiety)

I haven't even gotten out of bed yet today but two people requested one with Roman and Virgil and I had an idea so yeah here we go haha

Soulmates.

Everybody had them, and Roman personally loved the idea of them. He often fantasized about finding his own soulmate, imagined how he might look, how things would go when they realized how their powers were made for each other. How Roman would ask them to marry him when the time was right, and how their life together would be. Everyone knew Roman was a hopeless romantic.

Virgil was the opposite. He didn't like the idea of being forced to spend his life with someone just because the universe told them to. He thought soulmates were a horrible idea-shouldn't you be free to date and learn and gradually fall in love with someone? Why should people have a soulmate made for them? Love shouldn't be this perfect thing. Love should be about working things out when they go wrong, and helping each other to see things they wouldn't have thought of before.

Love wasn't as simple as find each other, fall in love, and live the rest of your life with no troubles. That's how everyone treated soulmates, and that's why Virgil never wanted one.

The two of them met under strange circumstances.

Roman had found Virgil hiding in the school bathroom, crying and shaking. Roman, always trying to be the hero, rushed over to him to ask what was wrong and how he could help.

"It-its nothing." Virgil shook his head, pushing him away. "Don't worry about it." He hated bothering other people with his problems.

"Clearly it isn't nothing." Roman frowned, not trying to get closer again but not leaving either. "If you don't want to talk about it that's fine, but if you need someone to help you calm down... I can help you."

Virgil didn't say anything. He didn't want to be rude-if he was being honest he wouldn't mind having someone sit with him and help-but he didn't want to admit he needed someone's help. He sighed, looking down and shrugging his shoulders. Roman took this as an invitation to sit back next to him, silently holding his hand.

Not long after Virgil felt himself calming down. Not completely, he was still nervous, but he felt safe. Protected. Virgil looked down at Roman's hand holding his, and then back up to his face. "How did you do that?"

"I can help calm anxiety with my ability. It's not a cure, obviously, but it makes it a little better." Roman flashed him a grin, and Virgil couldn't help but smile back.

"That's cool." He said, taking a deep breath and leaning back against the wall. He still hadn't let go of Roman's hand. "Thanks. That really helped."

"It's not a problem," Roman looked over at him, still smiling. "My name's Roman, by the way."

"Virgil." He looked back over at Roman. "Roman is a cool name."

"Virgil fits you." Roman nodded thoughtfully. The two of them sat in silence for a while, still holding each other's hands.

"Don't you need to be in class, Roman?" Virgil asked after a while, and Roman shrugged.

"Don't you?" He fired back.

"Already late. What's the point?" He shrugged as well. Silence fell again, both of them not knowing what to say or do now.

"So, I have a question." Roman broke the silence this time.

"Shoot."

"Well, you know my ability now. What's yours? You don't have to answer unless you want to, I'm just curious." Roman added nervously, not wanting to seem rude.