Sanders Sides One Shots

Movie night? - LAMP

Virgil likes being alone. But he likes being with them even more. For the prompt: "I don't care what you say, The Nightmare Before Christmas works for Christmas and Halloween"

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Sure, they have specific movie night, every Saturday around seven at night they'd gather around the sofa, piled up together, and watch all sorts of movies. However, today wasn't one of those days. The living room was empty when Virgil enters, so, taking advantage of this sits down in the middle of the sofa after turning the TV on. Seconds later the opening to one of his favourite movies was playing - The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Virgil would, of course, deny any possible connections he felt with the main character who royally fucked up the most important holidays of the year causing almost everyone to hate him. He would deny it if anyone was here and who is he to deny to himself that he's a fuck up. But he won't allow these thoughts right now, they're for another time and place, and so he directs his attention to the TV screen.

His peace doesn't last though, it never does. It starts off still as quiet but the sofa less empty. Logan sits next to him, close enough to feel him but not too close to crowd him. And for once he's not distracted by some other book or blog he's reading on his phone, instead, he stares straight ahead at the TV. Watching the movie almost as intensely as Virgil, well, maybe more so as Virgil keeps watching him out of the corner of his eye.

Roman is next. He stays silent as he enters, unusual but respectful that the other two are watching the movie. He slouches down on the floor in front of Virgil. And Virgil has a strong inclination to run his hands through his hair. But he doesn't. His attention still doesn't fully return to the movie though.

The silence is finally broken though.

"I didn't think we were having a movie night?" Patton's voice is the only sound aside from the playing of the movie. Virgil shrugs and the others give noncommittal noises. So, Patton sits on the other side of Virgil. "I don't care what you say, The Nightmare Before Christmas works for Christmas and Halloween." It's a comment to no one in particular but everyone makes a noise of agreement.

The silence stays and stretches, it's comfortable. His attention on the movie veers every so often to one of the others and Virgil doesn't mind it one bit. He's right where he wants to be, with the people he wants to be with.