Sanders Sides Boiz Oneshot REPRISE

Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome [DLAMP] (Modern AU)

So the prompt swap continues! Pengi11 and I each added one more prompt so this is theirs! I always do theirs first. Their prompts are always better lol

STORYTIME!

Of all the days for Patton to get sick, it had to be today. It was their beach day for crying out loud and Patton just had to be running fever, didn't he? He miserably flipped over in his bed to reach his phone resting on the bedside table. He had to tell his boyfriends he couldn't make it to their beach day due to his fever. He wanted them to have fun and go to the beach without him. They would have so much fun regardless of he was there or not, so he didn't want them to worry about him. Their happiness meant more to him than anything. He opened the groupchat he and his boyfriend shared and sent a single text.

Patton: Hey loves 💙💙💙 Sorry But I cant make it to our beach day we planned 🏖🏖🏖 I'm running a fever 🤒🤒🤒 Have loads of fun without me 😊😊😊 Please take loads of pictures for me 🌅🌅🌅 You know I love my scrapbook! 📚📚📚 Love you! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Patton wanted to set down his phone and just go back to sleep, but if he falls asleep he won't be able to breathe from his nose and his mouth will become so dry it would make the Sahara desert jealous. Plus his lips will crack and he takes pride in his 'silky smooth precious pink lips' as Roman likes to call it. So Patton left the instagram group chat and went to scroll through some aesthetic pages. Turns out it took all of six seconds for his four boyfriends to shower the groupchat with love and creating a new game plan. 

Roman: That simply wont do! 🙅🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🙎🏽‍♂️ We must reschedule! I suggest we all go to Patton's house and nurse him back to health ❤️❤️❤️

Dee: And get all of us sick? I'll pass.

Logan: I am still extremely concerned at the amount of phone-produced images in texts that Roman and Patton both insist on adding in between their words. However, that is besides the point. We should just move the beach date to another day. It will be hard considering we all work on different schedules, however I believe we can manage going a little while without a "polydate".

Virgil: Y'all Like to forget that I have a backyard pool. 

Logan: I am confused on why this is significant?

Dee: Enlighten us, Virgil.

Roman: Oh! I get it! 🤩😁😛 If we go to Virgil's backyard pool instead of the beach we don't have to risk getting random people sick 🤢🤮🤧 and Virgil has lots of different medicines and those face mask things so Patton can still hang with us! ❤️❤️❤️

Virgil: Thank you Captain Obvious. Looks like one of us is smart enough to put two and two together.

Logan: I see your point and that would be the best way we could still continue our "polydate", yet if Patton is too tired and fatigued to move or arrive then that is entirely fine too. Patton has to give his consent to be a part of this scenario for it to work AND that also means we won't be able to give him a spook much physical affection as we want to. That also means he isn't allowed to swim with us and he doesn't have sand to build castles in as he had previously stated was the main reason why he wanted to go to the beach.

Dee: I'll face time him myself. It will ruin our internet connection if we all try to face time him. 

Roman: You just want to see him, don't you? 😏😏😏 Don't blame ya 😘😍😙

Patton's phone began to vibrate as he got an incoming FaceTime request with Dee. Patton wanted to hide his flushed face and sniffles from his boyfriend. He didn't want any of his boyfriends to see him so miserable. But it's not like he'll never ever get sick or anything. Patton pressed his finger on the accept button and Deceit's worried expression shown on the screen, scarred face and all. He wasn't wearing a shirt, already dressed in his swim trunks and ready for the date. Dee was alwahs one of those "early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable" people.

"Patton darling? Is everything alright? Are you extremely ill or just running fever?"

Patton flashed a smile.

"Just a fever, DeeDee. Don't worry. But I don't want you all to cancel the plans. We've been wanting to do this for so long and I don't wanna ruin the beach day just because I'm sick. Please just go without me."

Deceit pursed his lips, frowning. He definitely didn't not like that answer. He crossed his arms and furrowed his eyebrows, ready to scold his boyfriend as if he was his mother.

"Patton, surely you aren't so dense to actually think we would go on the date without you when we have explicitly said that we want you there. It's one of our rare 'entire relationship' dates and you are part of this relationship. If you are sick that is perfectly fine and we can improvise, adapt, and overcome that hurdle. If you have been reading then group chat, we have made a plan that allows you to spend time with us despite your fever if you are okay with that. I'll let you make that decision, but know that we will never exclude you. We love you far too much to do that after you've been looking forward to this for so long. Okay? Okay. Now I am going to hang up. You make the decision on what you want us to do, okay?"

He hung up. Patton paused for a moment before going to the group chat. There hadn't been a newly added message yet. Everybody was waiting for him to make some sort of decision, weren't they? Well, Patton really didn't want to keep the loves of his life waiting. Patton went to the group chat and smiled lightly, making his decision.

Patton: Are you sure you don't want to just go to the beaches without me? I am sick and I don't wanna bother you 😷😷😷

Instant replies from everyone.

Dee: What did I just tell you about Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome? We would never go without you.

Roman: We would never dream of it 🤭🤭🤭 You are important to us and we love you so much ❤️❤️❤️ And we know how much it means to you 😊😁😍 So we will hold up on the beach trip and we can do any kind of date you want! You want to go to the pool? We'll go! 🏖🏝 You want us to come over? On our way! 🚴🏽‍♂️🚴🏽‍♂️🚴🏽‍♂️ We'll go anywhere you want to go, love ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Logan: Nonsense, we would never go without you. Period.

Virgil: Patton I swear don't you even start talking like that or I will physically fight you. You are wayyyyy more important than some beach trip.

Patton couldn't help but smile. He covered his mouth and sniffled as he grinned as wide as he legitimately could. He was so blessed to have these amazing boyfriend with him. He didn't want to type right now, so he just watched all of this happen. He looked back through the messages. That idea sounded nice, going to the pool party. That meant they all could go to Virgil's house and he could be around everyone today. The first day in a long  while where they all can be together. PAtton scrolled back down the bottom, using one hand to type in his message. 

Patton: Then I'll see you all at Virgil's! 💙💙💙

Patton struggled to sit up, feeling gravity trying to pull him back into the bed for the rest of the day. He's fine. He stretched his arms and stood up to swing his curtains open, letting them kight of day into his room so he can finally get started. Just like Dee told him, it was time to Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.

1340 Words

I am so sorry I just can't write good stories even when I am given amazing prompt like the one I was given. I am so sorry Jordan.

Remember to Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.

Internet hugs and blow kisses!

~Eva