Tally Marks (Thomas Sanders PolySanders/LAMP fanfiction)

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You guys should know that I love fluff okay have more faith in me (also it's not my fault it's late this time okay wattpads being difficult)

Virgil was slow on his way to lunch the day after he had turned down Patton and Logan's invitation to hang out. He hated that things were so awkward between the three of them, but he didn't know how to fix it. Maybe it was best if the three of them kept away from each other for a while. At least until Roman got back.

Virgil knew he couldn't avoid them at school though, as then it would be too obvious that he didn't want to be around them. He truly didn't want to hurt either of them-he just didn't know what to do. Everything was so weird, and he wished none of it had ever happened this way.

He sighed as he finally did make it to the cafeteria, preparing himself before walking inside. Then he tried to act as normal as possible, making his way over to their usual table with his lunch.

"Hey Virgil!" Patton smiled at him as he sat down, though it wasn't as bright as usual. He seemed to be watching for something, and Virgil felt awkward under his gaze. He sat down quietly, shrinking down in his hoodie as he nodded in Patton's direction.

"Hey, Patton." He mumbled, not meeting his eyes as he busied himself with eating. "Where's Logan? He's usually the first one here."

"I don't know," Patton shrugged. "Maybe he had to stay back in class or something. I'm sure he'll be here in a minute."

Virgil nodded, and the two of them sat in awkward silence. Patton was watching Virgil, and Virgil was only put more on edge by that. He glanced up at Patton, making him look away quickly and frowned. He turned back again, this time not seeing Patton looking at him and feeling slightly more at ease.

"Hey," Patton said after a while of the two sitting awkwardly. "You... don't have to, of course, but me and Logan were planning on staying over at my house tonight and maybe staying outside to stargaze. We know you like to do that too, so we thought... maybe you'd like to join us?"

Virgil looked up at Patton, who looked so nervous to see his answer. Virgil immediately felt guilty for how he had been avoiding them. He had only just started to, but he knew by how Patton was acting that they knew. He closed his eyes for a moment, thinking it over and realizing that he didn't want to avoid his friends forever. They didn't deserve that, and he still wanted to spend time with them, so why would he stay away?

"I... okay." He answered, sighing and pulling his hoodie sleeves over his hands. "I'll go. It sounds like fun."

"That's great!" Patton immediately seemed to cheer up, smiling a little more genuinely now. Virgil couldn't help but smile back, feeling his heart skip a beat. "I'm really glad you're going, Virgil. I don't want things to feel... weird, between us."

"I know," Virgil mumbled, looking down. "It's just... I don't really know what to do. It's... confusing. I'm sorry."

"You have nothing to be sorry for!" Patton chided, frowning. "This is confusing for all of us. None of us really know what we're doing, but one thing we all have is each other. We're your friends Virgil, and the tallies on our arms haven't changed that at all, okay? If you need us, we're here for you."

"Yeah," Virgil managed out, tears burning his eyes. "I know. Thank you... I just, I wish things were different. Easier to understand."

"I know," Patton nodded understandingly. Things went quiet between them again, and after a few minutes Logan finally arrived.

"Hello Patton, Virgil." Logan nodded to each of them, sitting down in the seat beside of Patton. "How are you today?"

"Great!" Patton said immediately, smiling over at Logan. "Virgil said he would come over to hang out with us tonight."