Thomas Sanders Sides One-shots

What's In The Box?

Trigger Warnings: mentions of panic attacks, violence, blood and injuries, it may appear fluffy to begin with but there's lots of angst. 

"Hey, let's go for a day trip to the imagination now you're finished fixing it!"

"that's a great idea Patton! We can have a picnic during the day and watch the stars at night!"

"Does this trip really require us all to come?"

"Yeah, can't I just stay in my room for this?"

"Now I know you two aren't keen on the imagination but think of how much fun you'll have! Logan you can point out the constellations and stuff to us! And Virgil you know we'll end up doing something you're sure to enjoy!" Patton was bright and enthusiastic.

Logan and Virgil exchanged looks of reluctance before sighing and giving in. Neither of them wanted to be the cause of Pattons smile fading.

The four set off into the imagination and it didn't take long for them to find somewhere Patton thought would be good for a picnic.

"We can sit under the trees there and still be close enough to the lake that we can watch the different creatures!" Patton was saying as he conjured a blanket for them to sit on.

Logan frowned "Surely you'd be worried about any insects that might be around."

Patton shook his head with a beaming grin. "That's the best part about the imagination! There are no bugs or pests of any kinds unless you conjure them. Which means this is the optimal picnic spot!"

Whatever Logan had been about to respond with immediately died in his throat at Pattons use of the word optimal.

Virgil had already let out a huff and sat with his back to the tree trunk so nothing could creep up behind him. That was a habit he'd picked up after all the time with Deceit and The Others.

Patton sat down and started to unpack the food with a grin as Logan sat down rather heavily next to him.

Roman remained standing, his eyes scanning the surrounding area with an odd glint in them.

"Roman?" Patton called, jolting Roman out of his thoughts.

"Yes Patton?"

"Do you want a sandwich?" Patton asked gesturing to the sandwiches he'd unpacked.

"yes, as long as they're not cheese." Roman said, finally taking a seat.

There was a few seconds of silence as everyone ate but Logan finally broke it after looking around in confusion.

"So what exactly happened last week that broke the imagination? You never told us and it doesn't seem as if anythings that different."

Romans lips twitched up into a slight smirk for a split second before his expression smoothed out into a casually disinterested one. "Just a monster that got out of hand which I had trouble defeating. Everything is back the way it should be now though."

Logan and Patton nodded and started talking about something else but Virgil remained silent, frowning slightly as he looked at Roman carefully.

He was sure he'd seen something odd on Romans face for half a second but it had gone before he even really knew what he'd seen.

Roman must have felt Virgil watching him because he sent him the usual smile but there was something else. Something... Off about it.

"What do you think Virgil?"

"huh?" Virgil tore his eyes away from Roman to look at Patton who quickly repeated his question. "I said we could go swim in the lake after we've eaten. Although we should wait twenty minutes after eating."