Intrusive Parenting

20

Later that day and Roman had still not talked to this brother. He hadn't even seen Remus. It wasn't Remus's fault... Roman was avoiding him. Or well, he was avoiding the inevitable conversation he was going to have to have with him. At this moment in time, he was avoiding the convo by watching Disney... with Deceit. 

Roman cringed slightly as he glanced over to see the pale child on the floor with a certain something wrapped around his arm. He was giggling away as the tv roared with Pocahontas's song 'Just Around the Riverbend'. It was obvious the little man was getting sick. Deceit even threw a bit of a tantrum over wanting to watch Pocahontas which honestly scared him because if Remus had heard Deceit crying it would not have ended well. So that's how they ended up just sitting there, with Dee barely even paying attention as he played with the thing wrapped around his arm.

Logan, however, was not pleased. He had walked in to find Deceit sitting there with a live snake and he wanted to scream at Roman for even allowing it. He sighed as he fixed glasses ad attempted to remedy the situation.

"Roman." Logan saw Roman jump slightly as he glanced over at the logical man. "Might I ask why Deceit has a snake?"

"Uh... Because he's Deceit?" Roman's voice shook as he glanced around, obviously looking to see if Remus was anywhere nearby. "It not like I could take it from him." Logan narrowed his eyes as Roman looked away. "If you want to try, be my guest."

"Gladly." Logan ignored the fear that filled Romans eyes as he walked over to the small child holding his hand out. Deceit glanced up in confusion before glancing down at his snake. Roman nearly freaked seeing the tears starting to build in the child.

"Ok, Lo. I know I said go ahead but really... Don't." Logan ignored Roman's pleading as Deceit slowly handed the snake over, sniffling away as Logan took it in his hands. "Logan, I'm serious..." Deceit burst out crying making the creative man flinch. He jumped up behind the couch the moment Remus popped up with his mace and Logan sighed.

"WHY IS HE CRYING?!" Logan didn't even have time to note how sick both dark sides looked. He handed Remus the snake making the darker man highly confused. Remus had fully expected the kid to be hurt again. He wasn't expected Draco to be handed to him. Logan stepped away giving the darker one a look as Remus glanced down at Deceit who was a sobbing mess reaching out with grabby hands. The kid looked tired and ill. "What..."

"Deceit is far too young to be handling a snake, Remus. I don't mind the kid having a pet, but it should stay in its habitat." Remus frowned still seeing how upset Deceit was over not having Draco. Logan shook his head snapping his fingers to get the others attention and making Roman even tenser. "If you insist on being the one that cares for Deceit, you must learn that enforcing rules and discipline are essential. What if the snake had bit Deceit?"

"B-But R-Ray?" Remus seemed to snap out of his thoughts and quickly shook his head. Deceit only sobbed louder.

"Logan's right, Dee." Roman frowned hearing the strain in his brother's voice as the man desummoned his mace so he could hold the snake better. "You both are too young. You wouldn't want anything to happen to Draco now would you?" The child just sniffled as he shook his head no. Remus smiled sadly trying to hold himself together as he shot his brother a pleading look. "Ok then... I-I just take Draco b-back. Y-You hang with R-Ro." Deceit nodded but Roman was highly concerned. His brother was not looking better at all. His hair was unkempt. His usually bruised looking eye makeup was darker and looking more like Virgil's. His skin was clammy looking as pale. He looked bad but before Roman would say anything about it Remus was walking away. 

The darker man carefully placed the little snake beside his rock tunnel just before his knees gave out. 'Seriously?!' Remus growled to himself as he just froze up gripping the edges of the habitat tightly and staring down at nothing. 'Logan had to step in because you couldn't even be aware enough to notice the snake was gone.' His body was shaking as he struggled to reign his thoughts in properly. It wasn't working. He was trying so hard to ignore then... to push them down but nothing was working. 'I wonder what would have happened if Draco really did bite Deceit. What if he's poisonous? What if Deceit got really really sick? It would have been all your fault.' Remus let go of the habitat falling back so he was forced to look up at the ceiling with tears in his eyes. 'Maybe you should figure out if Draco is poisonous or not? Have the snake bite Roman. I bet that would be a sight.' As long as the thoughts stayed in his head it doesn't matter if they're driving Remus crazy. No else should have to deal with his demented mind. Especially not Deceit... He just... He just needs to keep his mask on. 'How long is that going to work out though? You're already fraying at the seams.'