all the world's a stage // prinxiety ✔

♡ 26 - not to do ♡

It was weird. Virgil had cried and binge eaten ice cream while ranting about Declan in front of Roman. But now, Virgil was ignoring his texts for a full week and it was an understatement to say Roman was worried.

He knew he seemed clingy and desperate, but that was just the Roman nature...

Roman's list of things not to do:

- Be late. (Unless you're fashionably late, of course.)

- Skip your skincare routine.

- Have a crush on your dead not-quite-enemy-(?)-but-not-friend's ex boyfriend.

Well, shit. One of those things is not like the other. This wasn't a shitty young adult romance where he'd save his damsel in distress. He knew he had to keep his distance.

Wouldn't it be a little weird for Virgil to date his friend after his boyfriend died?

Yeah.

All Roman really wanted to do was help him, though. As big of a cliche as it was, he liked the idea of being the knight in shining armor.

He groaned and buried his face into his pillow and ruffled his hair.

Virgil was stubborn and told Roman he'd rather forget about the whole thing than talk to him about it, but Roman knew that wasn't true.

His phone started ringing and he picked up. "Hey, Rem."

"Roman! Okay, so I know the whole thing with Virgil is really complicated, but all you have to do is get in his pants and he'll trust you forever!" Remy sounded extremely drunk.

"That's a terrible idea." Roman sighed. "You're drunk, go home."

"Do you wanna deal with drunk me? Because we're roommates, if ya forgot."

"Go hook up with one of your band members or something."

"Absolutely." And then he hung up.

Roman rolled his eyes and he tried calling Virgil again, but it went straight to voicemail. Then he tried texting Patton, who thankfully replied almost instantly.

Roman: Hey Patton

Patton: Hey! What's up?

Roman: Virgil's spoken to you since.. you know. Right?

Patton: Yep. Why?

Roman: He's been pretty open with me but now he's avoiding me and I get it but I need to know if he's okay

Patton: :(

Patton: Well he's been talking to me a lot so idk what's different when he's with you 🤷‍♂️

Patton: Tbh his boyfriend just died so I mean, I guess he just wants some time alone? He's talking to me only because I was Declan's roommate.

Patton: I'll talk to him for you though. He seems to really like you so idk why he'd be avoiding you

Roman: Thanks 💛

♡

Patt: Hey 💕

Virgil: hey

Patt: Roman told me you weren't responding to him? And he just wanted to know how you were doing is all

Virgil: im good i feel great

Patt: Okay... wyd?

Virgil: stress eating cereal and doritos while trying to maintain clear skin wbu

Patt: I take that as you aren't feeling great, huh? :(

Patt: You and Roman should hang out. He's rly sweet and he cares about you a lot

Patt: Plus, he'll get your mind off of De?

Virgil: yeah but that's the tHiNg i can't get my mind off of de

Virgil: i can't "fEeL alrIgHt for the ReST OF yOur liFe" like in falsettos because you know what happens when they all say to feel alright for the rest of your life? marvin and whizzer break up and jason is sad and whizzer fuckin dIES biTcH

Patt: Yikes

Virgil: besides ive been open with ro for the most part

Virgil: sometimes im just not in the mood to talk to anyone and i wanna spend all my time alone

Virgil: idk it's weird

Patt: It's not weird!

Virgil: eh

Virgil: tell him i said thanks for looking out for me, but i don't need it