Sanders Sides ONE SHOTS

Midnight • Moxiety

Story 3/12 of the Pride Month series

Warning:
- A few swear words
- A panic attack
- Mentions of things in horror movies (blood, stabbing, etc.)

Patton had officially made it a house rule that every Friday night, all of the sides would come together for a movie night. When he had initially announced this weekly occasion, it took hours and hours to convince his boyfriend to agree to participating. Virgil typically preferred to stay in his room when he didn't absolutely have to socialize with the other sides. Patton was the only facet that Virgil enjoyed spending hours and hours on end with. However, once everyone got used to the routine and it was basically autopilot, Virgil had found himself quite enjoying the comfy hours of cuddling up to his boyfriend while getting lost in the plot of a cheesy romance film. He would never admit it, though.

Presently, it was that glorious Friday, and Patton smiled cheerfully to himself as he prepared dinner. They were all going to get comfortable on the couch after dinner, and he was giddy to get to that part of the night.

"So, kiddos, are you excited for tonight?" Patton asked joyfully as he finally set his and Virgil's plates on the table after everyone else had their food, slipping into his seat beside his lover.

Virgil shrugged and slowly lifted his pasta filled fork up to his lips. "Not really. I don't want to be in a room with Deceit for longer than I have to," Virgil sent a venomous glare to said deceitful side, to which he reciprocated, before finally tasting Patton's work.

"Deceit actually wanted to request something for tonight," Logan piped up, paying no heed to Virgil's remark.

Patton inquisitively raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Please do share."

"I was thinking that we could have a horror movie marathon tonight," Deceit suggested nonchalantly, igniting Virgil's flinch at the mere mention of a horror movie.

"That sounds like a splendid idea!" Roman brightly agreed.

Patton's brow knit in concern, but not for his own sake. He was concerned about his boyfriend, as his boyfriend didn't really do well with horror films. Sure, he absolutely adored Halloween, but the anxiety that is inflicted with actual movies is something that makes Virgil feel sick and elicits unwelcome panic attacks. He could only watch horror movies every so often, when Thomas is prescribed extremely strong anxiety medicine to help with certain, extreme anxiety inducing situations. Their host wasn't supposed to take it other than those times. Unfortunately, tonight wasn't one of those occasions.

"Uh, guys? I would love to but...I don't think that a horror movie marathon is such a good idea, at least not tonight," Patton politely pointed out, smiling sheepishly at Deceit and Roman's matching inquisitive, almost irritated head tilts. Patton sighed in defeat.

"Thomas isn't on his extreme anxiety medication, and Virge can't handle too intense horror movies. The last time we tried to watch an unpredictable and incredibly gory horror movie, he had a huge panic attack," Patton explained, Virgil nodding along with his bottom lip perpetually caught between his teeth. "I know that all of the horror movies you guys are interested in are infested with blood and arbitrary jumpscares."

"That's fair," Logan easily agreed, opting to go back to eating his dinner and let the others argue it out, like they usually did.

"But Patton," Roman whined, earning a parental lour from the moral facet.

"Unless you want me to puke on you, Roman, I suggest postponing that horror movie marathon that you and Deceit seem to be so keen on," Virgil was almost clinging onto his boyfriend's arm as he scolded Roman for his downright inconsiderate suggestion.