-Sander Sides Oneshots-

6. Loceit-Scales

Ship:Loceit

Warnings:Angst, bit of swearing, scales

Humongous shout out to @gayqueen21 who requested this one. It was so much fun to write a Loceit one-shot, and I'm ready to do another one soon :)

Deceit sighed and sat up in bed, only to lay back down again to wallow in his own self pity. He tried to fall asleep again, but his brain wouldn't let him stop thinking about last night.  He and Logan had been watching a movie in Logan's room for the first time in a long time. They had been making out when Logan started tugging on his shirt, signaling that he wanted it to be off. He quickly backed away from Logan and left the room, afraid of what Logan might think if he looked under his shirt. Pretty soon he was brought out of the memory by a knock on the door.

"Come in." Deceit said, sitting up in bed, pulling a tee shirt on over his bare chest, and his gloves over his hands. He was disappointed to see a familiar black tee shirt and blue tie enter the room.

"Deceit,we need to talk." Logan said, coming to sit next to him on the bed.

"Famous last words of any relationship." Deceit murmured.

"I'm not here to break up with you Deceit, if that's what you're worried about." Logan said. Deceit did a double take.

"You're not?" Deceit said quietly.

"Of course not my love." Logan replied, kissing his forehead. Deceit blused, but then quickly turned around from Logan.

"Why wouldn't you break up with me?"

"What do you mean?" Logan asked, confused.

"I'm hideous, fat, and ugly." Deceit spat. "Last night, I wouldn't even let you see me without a shirt off that's how ugly I am. The scales aren't just on my face, they're everywhere. I look like a fucking monster." Deceit cried. Logan was shocked of how self deprecating Deceit was. Was that the reason he pushed him away last night? His scales? Logan wrapped Deceit in his arms as he cried.

"Baby," Logan said in his ear. " You are not hideous, You're not fat. You're not ugly. And, you're not a monster. Do you really think that I'd love you any less because of a few scales?"

"Logan when I say everywhere, I mean everywhere." Deceit said. " And you wouldn't be the first to be disgusted by them, believe me, I am too."

"Wait, who was disgusted by them." Logan inquired.

"Never mind, it doesn't matter."

"It obviously does if it is making you upset." Logan pushed.

"Look I said it doesn't matter anymore okay, would you just drop it?" Deceit said, slightly annoyed.

"Deceit, if I could just-"

"I SAID DROP IT, OKAY!" Deceit shouted. Logan looked to the ground as silence filled the room. Deceit started to panic. "Lo- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to shout I'm sorry, I'm sor-"

"No. I'm sorry for pushing it on you, I should have just dropped it." Logan said, still looking at the ground. They sat there in silence for a little while.

"Patton." Deceit said finally.

"Hm?"

"It was Patton. He said that my scales were ugly."

"He what?!" Logan said, shocked.

"When we were dating, he caught me with my shirt and gloves off. He then started telling me about the Mindplace hospital has great plastic surgeons, and how he could teach me how to cover them up with make-up. He said that without them, maybe he could love me." Deceit said, starting to cry again.

"Baby, I love every inch of you, scaly are not." Logan said, wiping away his lover's tears. "Patton was a fool not to love someone as beautiful as you."  Deceit then got up from the bed and went into the bathroom. A few seconds later, he came out again, holding his tee shirt and yellow gloves in his scaly hand.

"Are you sure you still don't want to break up with me?" Deceit asked, standing in front of Logan. Logan placed his hands on Deceit's bare chest and admired for a moment how beautiful his scales shone in the dim light. Logan traced his scales with his fingers, causing Deceit to giggle a bit.

"Absolutely." He replied. Deceit smiled and layed back down in bed, dragging Logan next to him.

They slept hand in scaly hand until noon.

Word count: About 698

Written:9/14-15/19

Published 9/15/19