Sanders Sides One-Shots

Little Lion Man

Warnings: Crying, anxiety, OOC, and passing out

Ship(s): Established Romantic Prinxiety

When Roman entered the mindscape and walked slowly into the living room, his face was expressionless and pale as a sheet. Logan and Patton had long since gone to bed, but Virgil sat there on his phone, curled up into a ball on the small armchair, earbuds in. Roman bit his lip and tried to sneak past Virgil, heading towards his room.

"You're back." Virgil's voice made Roman jump and he turned to see his boyfriend looking up at him with a warm smile. The prince-like side nodded slightly and just stood there, his arms hanging by his sides. Virgil's smile faded and he untangled himself from his earbuds and stood, walking to his boyfriend and cupping his cheek. He was shocked when he felt how cold Roman's face was against his hand.

"Hey love," Roman said softly, managing to give his partner a weak smile. That made Virgil's frown deepen. Usually, Roman would run in after a quest and go on and on about how magnificent he was, picking Virgil up and twirling him around. It never mattered how late it was, or if the others were asleep, he was always an enthusiastic ball of energy.

"Roman, what happened? Who hurt you?" Virgil said firmly, putting his hands on Roman's shoulders and looking him in the eye, searching for any clues as to how he was feeling.

"No one, I'm fine," Roma mumbled, pressing a kiss to Virgil's forehead. Virgil could feel him trembling under his grip and he gently pulled Roman closer, wrapping his arms around the other man and burying his face in the crook of his neck. Roman's breathing hitched and he stiffened. Virgil held Roman in his arms and guided him over to the couch, relaxing him until he was no longer like a stiff board under his grip. Roman's eyes were filled with unshed tears as he buried his face in Virgil's chest, letting the other gently pet his hair.

"Tell me what happened?" Virgil encouraged, resting his head on top of Roman's and holding his boyfriend close. Roman whimpered and his grip tightened on Virgil's shirt as tears began to fall.

"I...I can't, Virgil," Roman sobbed, clinging to Virgil's jacket, making it wet with his tears. Virgil's face twisted with concern and he lifted Roman's face, kissing away his tears and taking in Roman's body language; the trembling, how tense he was, etc, trying to see if he was upset, or if he was on his way to panicking.

"Hey, hey, don't be scared. I'm right here," Virgil said soothingly, rocking back and forth as if Roman were a small child, doing whatever he could to make the love of his life feel safe. After a while, Roman cried himself to exhaustion and passed out in Virgil's arms, his mouth open slightly as he lay limp agaist his boyfriend. Virgil carefully situated Roman in his arms and carried him up The stairs. He went right past his room, knowing that wouldn't be a very good idea, and went to Roman's door. He managed to get in without any hands, settling Roman underneath his covers. Roman whined in his sleep at the loss of contact ad Virgil chuckled, shaking his head and climbing into bed with him. Roman cuddled into Virgil's side and snored softly, making the smaller man smile. Virgil closed his eyes and kissed Roman's forehead, settling closer to him and drifting off to sleep.