Thomas Sanders One Shots

Fireworks

Warning: Panic attack

Fireworks sparkled outside causing flashes of coloured light and elongated shadows to spread out from behind the closed curtains before quickly disappearing. So far, they were all quite far away. The novelty of watching them from the window had worn off around an hour ago. Someone yawned.

There was another bang. But this one was closer. It could have been right outside but none of them could be bothered to check. Patton slowly moved towards the kitchen, muttering something about baking with Thomas, and Roman followed to make sure that he didn't burn the kitchen down. That left Logan and Virgil. Another bang, even closer. Virgil lifted his head slightly, lowering one side of his headphones when he noticed Logan, who was sitting stiffly, staring at the scrunched-up, half-marked piece of paper that his hand wouldn't let go of. His shaking was obvious, even from across the room. "Hey, Lo? You okay?" No response.

Another loud bang and Logan flinched, his breathing quickening as he buried his hand deeper into the crumpled paper. His knees moved up to his chest from his previously cross-legged position, his forehead resting on them. Virgil watched intently, removing his headphones and throwing them behind him. "Hey..." He lowered his voice, attempting to calm Logan down. Another bang echoed through the room and the curled up teacher whimpered, lifting one hand to clutch at his hair and letting the other hang from his knee, still holding the paper. Virgil approached him slowly and crouched silently in front of Lo.

He tried to slowly remove the paper ball from his friend's hand, eventually managing to, revealing multiple paper cuts. At that moment, Patton strolled back through the doorway, dropping his smile at the sight before him. "Pat, can you grab some bandages or something?" Virgil asked quietly. Pat nodded and pulled a roll of bandages out of the first aid kit in the kitchen. As he passed it to Virgil, he tried to get a glimpse of Logan's face from behind the teachers knees, running his hand through Logan's hair.

"Hey, guys? Thomas is acting weird... What's up with Nintendo BS?"

"Roman! Language!"

"I think it's the fireworks." Virgil finished wrapping the bandage around Logan's hand and turned to Patton. Pat whispered something to Roman and the prince clicked his fingers, making multiple foam-like sheets appear in his hand. He clicked his fingers again and they plastered themselves across the wall and window.

The sound of the fireworks was muffled through the foam. Logan lifted his head slightly and, seeing his three friends looking concerned around him, relaxed. He put his head against the back of the chair, closing his eyes and straightening his glasses. "You alright?" Lo looked at Pat, nodding.

A quiet beep sounded from the kitchen and Patton sighed. "The cookies are done... I guess we should go sort them out and check on thomas. We'll be right back, okay?" Roman hesitantly followed him into the kitchen. Virgil sat back on the sofa, picking up his discarded headphones. Logan had returned to marking (what was left of) the papers which had been previously strewn across the floor. He watched the logical side for a moment before patting the seat next to him as a silent offer. He then smiled, watching as Logan hesitantly stood up, making his way over and sitting down.

Virgil slowly slid closer, sensing the other's embarrassment. Neither of them were any good with emotions or consolation but he'd picked a few things up from Pat. He apprehensively placed his arm across Logan's shoulders, drawing circles in Lo's arm with his thumb. The logical side looked over at him, looking slightly more relaxed.

"I'm sorry."

Virgil lowered his headphones.

"For what? Having an attack? You couldn't help that."

"For making you worry. I know how it... affects you."

Logan's eyes sparkled, honest and innocent. At a loss of what to say, Virgil pulled him into a hug. It was stiff at first but soon relaxed into a more comfortable position, Logan marking the last of the papers on his knee while Virgil watched YouTube videos. Logan listened to Virgil's heartbeat as his head rested on the emo's chest. Mesmerised by the slow, steady breathing, he eventually fell asleep.

The muffled fireworks were forgotten as the pen fell from his hand and the last sheet of paper slowly slid onto the floor.

Roman and Patton returned to the room, followed by Thomas, smiling as they saw how relaxed the teacher looked, snuggled into Virgil's jacket. Roman conjured a blanket which he draped over them, earning a sleepy smile from Virgil. They then escaped to their own rooms, whispering a 'goodnight'.