Only Human | Sander Sides

Halloween~Familial Anxeitmus

INFO
-requested by StellatheWeird1
-human au 
-Dadceit
-Virgil and Thomas are Dee's sons 
-ft. a nice old black lady
-implied Talyn and Virgil friendship! 
-implied Roceit friendship!

TRIGGER WARNINGS
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"Dad look!" Ethan Sanders smiles at his six-year-old son Thomas' Halloween costume. "I'm the hulk!" Thomas puts his arms in a flexing position and Ethan laughs. "You look great! Where's your brother?" Thomas points to their bathroom, "He's still in there." Ethan knocks on the door, "Virgil, are you almost done?" The door opens and twelve-year-old Virgil steps out in a vampire costume, fake blood on his chin. "Yeah. Are you not dressing up dad?" Ethan shakes his head and Virgil frowns, "Sit down, I'm gonna do your make up." Ethan laughs but does as he's told. "Talyn showed me how to do this," Virgil says as he applies the makeup. After a few minutes, Ethan is handed a mirror and he looks into it. 

Virgil had used fruit netting and green eye shadow to make fake snake scales on one side of his face. He had a line going out from the side of his mouth and a spot around his eye. Thomas hands him a black and yellow cape Roman had left here yesterday and Virgil hands him a bowler hat. Ethan puts them on and Virgil smiles, "Now we're ready to go out." The three of them grab their plastic pumpkins and leave, locking the door. They stop by their neighbors and get some candy, Virgil not afraid since he knew them. Thomas grins as he holds a small mnm bag. Ethan puts it back in his bucket, "Let's not eat the candy yet, okay?"

As they get further down the street, Virgil becomes more nervous, Holding on to Thomas so they stay close to each other. Ethan watches from the sidewalk. After a couple more houses, Ethan sees Virgil shaking. He grabs his son's hand and smiles, "I'll go up with you okay?" Virgil nods and they walk up to the small white house with Thomas. Deceit knocks and a small dog barks, startling Virgil. Ethan gives his hand a firm squeeze. An old black lady opens the door with a wide smile, "Oh look at you boys! What a cool hulk, and scary vampire!" She reaches into her mixed candy bag and gives both the boys a handful. Ethan thanks her and goes to leave, "Wait, don't you want some too young man?" Ethan smiles and shakes his head, "I'm just here to keep my boys safe." 

Thomas takes Ethan's bucket and holds it out to the lady, and she puts in a handful of candy, "Parents deserve some candy too, especially with a costume as cool as that." Virgil smiles, proud of his work, and Ethan takes his bucket back, "Thank you, ma'am." The lady smiles and waves them goodbye. After a few more houses they turn back and go home, buckets filled with candy. Ethan checks all the candy as Thomas and Virgil change into pajamas and they munch down while watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. The kids both sugar crash and fall asleep before the movie ends and Ethan carries them to their rooms, tucking them in and whispering "I love you"'s.