Sanders Sides One-shots

We Meet Again (OTP - Prinxiety) [1/2]

Ship: Prinxiety (cause I kinda made you guys hate Roman in the previous fic, haha)

TW (edited cause I forgot it): Several swear words.

AU where Roman and Virgil used to date but broke up. This is set several years after that.

Note is at the bottom!

~Virgil POV~

It was a boring, routine day for me. Wait, come to think of it, what day was it? Everyday just felt the same to me. Nothing exciting happened, nothing went wrong, nothing happened. All the seconds that passed by melded together to form one mass that I couldn't bother differentiating between. A simple check of my phone told me that it was Saturday. Thank god for that.

Weekends were when I worked at the library, the best place in the world, at least in my opinion. I mean, books. Do I even need to continue? Books are like blank canvases, words being the paint that flourished on the surface and created a new world for people to see. Not a single story was exactly the same, each artwork having its own special twist or style to it. Books were an escape from this bullshit called reality. They were an escape from a world I didn't belong in.

Despite the fact that libraries were just ordinary buildings with shelves filled with books, there was something different about them. Their atmosphere contrasted from the fast-paced world outside. In the building, time was finally able to slow down and take a break. The air was cool and fresh and the silence was welcoming. Overall, libraries were calming, full stop.

I hate people and interacting with them but being a librarian was a job I loved, unlike other ones that I hated with every fibre of my being. And the people in libraries were actually nice. They respected the 'no noise' rule and even from afar, you could see the passionate flame that was ignited when someone immersed themselves in a good book. Kids were a bit tougher to handle and considerably rowdy, but when you see a kid's imagination run wild or they look up to a book character, it all seems worth it.

Books brought people together too. They succeeded in getting several people to connect through their chatter about a certain book (series), sometimes even leading to book clubs being formed. Fandoms as well, if they were popular enough. I would know, I'd been on tumblr for long enough.

Books. Just a few hundreds of pages with strange shapes printed in ink onto them and a fancy cover from a distance. But dive in and you realise they are heartbroken couples, a purposeful adventure, a mysterious case. They were my solace and my source of happiness. And here I was, surrounded by them. Paradise at its finest.

~timeskip to about an hour later~

The automatic doors slid open and a person walked in, but I hadn't bothered to take my eyes off my page. It wasn't rude or anything, considering that most people just went straight for the shelves to look for books.

And I was right. The person didn't even seem to notice me, considering the way they walked past confidently and the fact that I didn't feel any eyes on me. Thank god. Now, time to give this story my full attention. I wonder how the protagonist is gonna survive the blood loss, but guess we'll have to see.

It was almost half an hour later when I heard someone approach the desk. Thankfully, I had gotten to the end of the chapter and it was a good stopping point. I looked up to see...

"...Roman?" I whispered hesitantly. I gulped, feeling a lump in my throat grow and a familiar stinging at the back of my eyes that I knew were from restrained tears.

"V-Virgil. It's been a while, huh? Um, I just wanted to borrow this..." He awkwardly handed his book to me, which I checked out for him whilst on autopilot. I was in stunned silence, unable to take my eyes off the man in front of me.

He'd changed a lot in the 3 years we'd separated. He'd dyed part of his hair purple and replaced his old clothing with a more fancy version of it. His build looked bulkier, but stronger. His height hadn't changed significantly, but I could tell he was still taller than me.

I could tell by the way his eyes moved to observe me that he was taking in what I looked like as well. I suddenly felt self-conscious about myself and wrapped my hoodie around myself tighter. This seemed to have snapped Roman out of it and shot me an apologetic glance.

"Sorry. You've just... really changed."

"No shit Sherlock. It's been 3 years since..." I winced, trying to shut back both the memories and the tears that were bound to come if I continued.

Roman nodded sadly, his eyes never leaving mine. We stared at each other for a while, soaking up the remorse and regret in each other's eyes.

About a minute passed maybe, though it felt like so much longer. I tried reading the story behind Roman's eyes but got nowhere. I furrowed my brow and tried again, but to no avail.

Gently, Roman's hand crept towards mine and he took my cold hand into his warm one.

"Listen, Virgil. There's a café across the road and I'm willing to wait until your shift ends. We need to talk," I opened my mouth to protest was all complaints died on my tongue when I heard the pleading tone in his next words.

"Please Virgil."

Unable to deny the desire to at least get some closure from the past, I nodded once.

"My shift ends in 30. I'll meet you there."

"Understood."

~timeskip to 30 minutes later and Virgil gets to the café, btw my Snapchat is heathers-trash. I'm putting it here cause I'm certain you'll see it~

I slipped into the spare seat that was across from Roman's and saw the thoughtful look plastered to his face. I sipped quietly on the hot chocolate I had in my hand, enjoying the sweetness and lightness of the whipped cream mixing with the creamy, rich taste of the chocolate.

I fidgeted underneath the table, my foot tapping and my free hand tapping on my shin as well. I did my best to keep my composure but I knew far too well that I was doing a crap job of it.

I didn't want the silence, no matter how awkward it was, to be broken. I hated it when things became broken. Too many things in my life had, like silence, my happiness and... my heart.

I finished this last night but wasn't able to update it cause the WiFi was switch off. So yes, this update is incredibly late. This will be going on for a while, cause it's the last week of school.

BUT IN THE HOLIDAYS, DAILY UPDATES ARE LIKELY SO LOOK OUT FOR THOSE.

Part 2 coming up soon! I have it planned out so you don't need to worry about my writer's block.

There's probably gonna be some typos cause I was writing this on my phone.

You may have noticed the book cover change as well. I just felt that the old one was outdated, so I changed it.

Again, my Snapchat is heathers-trash, so add me!

Okay, I've gotta eat breakfast and revise for an exam.

Till next time!

~Corynn