Sanders Sides One Shots

A Dark, Stormy Night - Analogical

It's a dark stormy night and Virgil is in his element, at one with the storm and the darkness. His boyfriend is not so much. Okay, his boyfriend is a quivering, shaking, crying mess because he's scared of the storm, not matter how illogical it is.

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Virgil sighs, a light and content sigh, as he looks out the window at the rain and the quickly advancing storm. Smiling at the seemingly far off thunder and lightning, which he knew would soon encompass the house, and he pulls his blanket further over his shoulders. It's late, he knows this, and he knows he should go to bed, go to his boyfriend who is no doubt well asleep now – and he'll smile and cuddle closer to him, trying his best not to disrupt his sleep.

A rumble of thunder, closer now, breaks him out of the fond thoughts of Logan. He still smiles and gets up from the windowsill – which he's been told not to sit on many times before – stretches a little underneath the blanket before padding off towards the bedroom. He slowly opens the door, careful not to creak it too much and risk waking Logan, but Logan's already awake, sat up in bed. His pyjamas on, glasses off, but his eyes are red and cheeks tears stained. Obvious that he's been crying. And is still crying.

"Lo?" Virgil asks, hesitant and unsure of what Logan is crying over. Logan looks up, eyes focusing on his boyfriend in the doorway the best he can without his glasses – he's mostly a blur, the tears in his eyes not helping much, but he's here, his boyfriend is here. He tries his best to wipe his eyes, to rid them of the tears, but they just come back worse than before. And now Virgil is freaking out a little, closing the door behind himself he comes closer to the bed, kneeling atop of the covers and shuffling closer.

"What's wrong, love? Please tell me," Virgil says, voice quieter but he can still be heard over the storm. Oh. The storm. "Lo, are you..." he pauses, not wanting to seem condescending or patronising but there is no other way to say this, "are you scared of the storm?" There's a small nod from Logan, his hands go from his face and wrap around his middle, looking scarily like a small terrified child. "Lo, come here, love." Virgil ushers him closer and Logan almost flings himself into Virgil's open arms, Virgil covers them both with his blanket.

"Shush, it's okay, love, I'm here," Virgil reassures, hands rubbing Logan's back, heart breaking a little as Logan sobs into his chest. "It's okay, it's okay, I'm here," Virgil finds himself repeating, kissing Logan's head ever so often and just holding him close until his crying quietens. The rain is heavy and the thunder less regular, which is good and not as loud. "Sorry" is the first thing Logan mumbles when he pulls himself from Virgil's arms, staying close enough that they still share the blanket, he ducks his head quickly though and wipes his eyes again.

"Don't, Logan, don't apologise. You're allowed to be scared, it's normal, you know how scared I am of a lot of things, you're allowed to be scared too." Logan stills, hands falling to his thighs, and he lets Virgil card his hands through his hair in an attempt to sooth him. "Okay," Logan whispers out, a faint smile gracing his lips at how hard Virgil is trying and that it's actually working. He feels... lighter. The storm is moving past them, even though the rain stays – the rain is allowed to stay, it's calming.

"Okay?" Virgil repeats, receiving a quick nod from Logan, "okay, sleep time now." He shuffles quickly, pulling Logan with him almost as he gets under the covers and lays down, blanket coming with them. "Can you sleep, Lo?" He asks, and Logan lays down next to him, well, half on top of him. "Yeah," Logan utters, voice tired and worn out, a yawn quickly following, he's already so close to sleep. And Virgil smiles, a small, almost sad smile, at the realisation that the crying and the stress has worn his boyfriend out.

He waits for Logan to fall asleep, holding him close to him, and observing him. His messy hair, swollen, red eyes, and his lips parted, breathing peacefully. Virgil lets him fall asleep thinking of Logan, holding him so, so close, and caring for him like he could care for no one else. And maybe he prays a little for his boyfriends sake that they'll be no storms too soon.