My Emo Nightmare

So close....

Tw: mention of ed

Romans POV
"Babe? What's wrong?"

I sat up in my bed, shirtless. (Pajama pants still on, please get your mind out of the gutter)

I yawned and asked, "hm?"

A pair of arms wrapped around my torso. I smiled down at the boy with eyeshadow. He smiled back, eyes looking up at me through his messy hair.

"Why are you getting up?" He asked, pouting a bit.

"I have to. I promised the Calculator Watch I'd help him with the script today, and Patton—"

He gently pushed me back down, "Or.... we could just cuddle this morning."

"I'd love to, but..." I sat back up ruffling his hair, "Thomas needs to be ready for his call back today, Krissy needs help with a new cauldron from Imagination, and I need to check up on that new space I was making the other day."

He sat up with me this time, "Okay, but consider...." he smirked as he tackled me and tickled me.

In between giggles and trying to contain my laughter I could only get out, "Hahah— stop I hav—pshahaha—" I giggled.

When he finally did I noticed that he was sitting on my stomach to keep me down when he was tickling me.

He smiled softly at me. That kind of smile he does that's sort of crookedly adorable.

I smiled back, "So, do you think you could let me get up now?"

He pinned my arms up over my head, "Not until you agree to play video games with me, instead of stress over those shitty things you have to do."

"And if I don't?" I asked, genuinely curious.

He kept my arms pinned up with one hand and used the other to tickle my side. This time it was worse though, because I couldn't stop him from tickling me, like I had before.

This time I squealed from laughter, "Anx please!" I giggled.

God I hate when I laugh too hard and I sound like a girl. But at the same time, it's been a while since I've laughed so much I couldn't breath.

Virgil paused his torture, "Well? Do we have a deal?"

I sighed, "If it'll stop this endless torment, then yes, we have a deal."

He let go of my arms and held out a hand, "Shake on it."

I sighed again, "You have got to be the weirdest boyfriend I've ever had." I shook his hand and he got off me, turning on my Xbox.

"Maybe I am, but look at the one whose dating me. They're weird as fuck." He smirked, "What game do you want?"

"Let's go with Don't Starve." I smiled, I'm good at that game and Virgil sucks at it.

I expected him to complain but instead he looked at me with sad eyes, "Ro.... I know what you did."

I looked at him confused, "I—"

"You used to skip meals to look better. To get a better figure. To be liked or accepted or some shit."

I froze. How did he know about that? I began to shake, remembering how horrible everything used to be. That is, before my Emo Nightmare came into my life.

He wrapped me in a tight hug, "It's okay. You don't need to be perfect. I'll love you just the way you are."

I hugged him back, slowly stopping my shaking.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He whispered in my ear.

"Virge... it was.... oh god." I whimpered, my vision getting blurry from the tears.

He continued to hug me and ran his hand up and down my back in a calming manner.

"I... I used to not eat for weeks. And when Logan found out...." I stared at the ground, "He got mad. He said I was hurting Thomas. I didn't know...."

I started crying harder with Virgil holding me tight, as if to protect me from the world. "It's okay. You didn't know. None of that was your fault. Just please..... never starve yourself again."

I nodded and he let me go, smiling but with  sympathetic eyes.

We decided Mario Kart would be better. We were on the third lap of the whole cup when Virge asked, "So, what was that thing with Deceit?"

"What thing? I asked, turning a sharp corner.

He sighed, "Okay. But you'll have to tell me after this."

"After what? And I genuinely don't know what you're talking about." I said, confusion showing, but still focused on the game.

"Yeah, I know. But hey..." he paused the game and smirked at me, "Just don't handle our situation like a bitch this time, okay?"

Before I could ask what situation, he snapped his fingers and I woke with a jump.

"Would you look at that, Sleeping Beauty is finally awake." Anxiety said, full of snark.

I looked behind me to see what I was leaning against. It was the back of the castle.

Everything started flooding back to me in an instant.

Us reuniting, Krissy, the plan Anx had told me about, our meet up spot....

I scratched the back of my head, still a bit confused.

"Hey, McBitchy, you good over there?" He asked. I looked up at him and noticed he was sharpening a stick with a pocket knife.

"Yeah... I think.... why are you sharpening that stick?"

"I dunno. Maybe we'll find marshmallows and that'll boost our hp before the boss fight."

"And I thought Logic was the nerd.... speaking of, where are they?"

"I dunno. Why do you keep asking me things? I usually just bullshit my way through whatever weird crap we do."

I sighed, for that was too big of a mood.

I wish I was still dreaming. That was by far the best dream I've had in a while. I was so close.

But we need to finish Deceits wrongdoings before we can focus on any of that. And before that we need Logic, Morality, and Krissy.

Where are they?!