Unstable || Prinxiety

Chapter 10

(Thomas's POV)

"The Little Mermaid? Isn't that for babies? Plus since it's Valentines Day today, I'd have thought we'd be watching someone more, well... sappy." Virgil mumbled unhappily from his curled-up spot in the corner of the couch. Roman had conveniently been overcome with a mysterious sickness, leaving Virgil and me alone. Virgil had initially freaked out, saying that it was 'against the rules' for Roman to leave, but Roman insisted that 'what Logan didn't know wouldn't hurt him' or something. I wonder why he was in such a hurry to leave?

"Uh, have you even watched it? It's like the best movie ever!" I looked at Virgil with my eyebrows raised - how could someone that's literally my personality diss The Little Mermaid? It shouldn't be possible. "Plus I didn't take you for one to get into Valentines day."

Virgil blushed slightly before responding. "Actually no I haven't. Something about singing crabs doesn't really appeal to me."

"Well prepare to be singing Under The Sea for the next week," I teased, smiling widely. He rolled his eyes and grabbed the remote to play the movie. Snuggling up to the couch even more, we got ourselves comfortable and emerged ourselves into the movie.

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(Virgil's POV)

"See? I told you it was a good movie!"
Thomas looked at me and smiled.

"I guess it does have a certain charm," I admitted sheepishly. We had just finished the movie, and I've got to say it was good to get some bonding time with Thomas. Something about him really makes me feel at ease, and for the first time in a while, I finally was able to be myself around somebody else.

"Thomas, can I talk to you?" I mumbled, suddenly shy.

"What's up, Virge?" Thomas looked at me with a gentle gaze full of curiosity and warmth. That alone gave me the courage to speak my mind, so I told him everything that was going on. I told him about people saying that I'm Unstable, I told him about Roman being forced to follow me around - everything. By the time I'd finished, I wasn't upset, but I was crying. Crying out of pure relief that I'd spilled my mind to someone else, it was such a step for me.

"Wow Virge, I had no idea..." Thomas whispered, obviously feeling for me. "You can always come to me if you have a problem, alright?"

"I will, for real this time. Thanks, Thomas," I smiled, feeling better than I had in a while. Maybe I don't need to act emotionless for people to know I'm not Unstable. Thomas seems to like me for who I am, anyway. "I should get going though, Roman will probably be getting worried," I said, reluctantly sinking down.

"Bye Virgil," Thomas waved, "I need you, you know that. We all do," he added as a second thought. I nodded, still shocked that I'd opened up to someone like that. Did I make a mistake? No. I scolded myself. You need to stop overthinking things.

I walked into my room, embarrassingly humming the tune to 'Part of Your World', and was surprised to see Roman sitting on my bed.

"Have fun?" He asked in a cheery, flamboyant tone so like him. "You're actually smiling - I guess you really did then, Hot Topic." He teased, his mouth caught between a smirk and a smile. He's adorable.

Sitting next to him on the bed, I wrapped one of my arms around his shoulder in a half-hug. I could feel every nerve in my body light up as if on fire, and my whole body felt energized. Screw it, I thought and rested my head on his shoulder. I'm sick of crying.

"Happy Valentines Day," I sighed into his arm, feeling content for the first time that I could remember.

Happy Valentines Day guys! 💜❤💕💗💜