Only Human | Sander Sides

Study Stress~Analoceitmus Request

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-requested by SlytherinsAreAwesome
-logan calling his boyfriend's star-related things is cute
-maybe im projecting my stress onto them 

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Exams are never a good thing. Ethan and Remus could handle exam season because they generally didn't care what score they get as long as they pass but for their boyfriends Logan and Virgil, exam season is hell. The two would lock themselves in a random empty classroom every lunch and weekend to study the same repetitive, unimportant information. It was up the Ethan and Remus to keep the two alive. They learned the hard way that having Remus crawl through the window to unlock the door was not a good idea, so the next time they could get Logan's attention, they made a knock that let him know that it was them so he could unlock the door. This exam season is the worst since it's senior year. Virgil had brought sleeping bags into the room and the two have stayed in there all day.

Ethan stands outside of the room with some food he stole from the cooking club and sighs, no one has answered his first knock. Remus tries this time and knocks louder than Ethan. There is shuffling on the other side of the door and Virgil opens it, bags under his eyes deep purple and uncovered by the usual eyeshadow. Remus and Ethan walk into the room and shut the door behind themselves. Ethan sets the food on a table that isn't covered in textbooks, notebooks, pencils, markers, and highlighters, "You two need to eat and sleep." Logan caps a marker after writing an equation on the whiteboard, "I'm afraid we're still reviewing math." Remus takes the marker from his nerd boyfriend and makes him sit at the empty table, "Eat or you won't get the marker back." Logan sighs and picks up a bite of food, Ethan making Virgil join. "How many subjects have you covered?" "We've gone over chem and bio and now we're doing math. Then we'll go over English." 

After Logan and Virgil have eaten enough food to satisfy Ethan, Remus lays out the sleeping bags, also making a quick run for more blankets and pillows from Virgil's nearby house, "Sleep is important, right Nerdy Wolverine?" Logan laughs quietly, "Do you even remember the explanation?" Remus shakes his head as he drags Virgil into the makeshift bed, Ethan pulling in Logan. Ethan and Logan are in the middle with Virgil at Ethan's side and Remus at Logan's. Remus tries putting on a playlist of songs to help them sleep but Ethan takes his phone before he could play any inappropriate songs. He pulls up Virgil's playlist and makes sure the phone is charging, "Tomorrow is Saturday, so we can help you study all day, but for now, it's sleep time." Logan and Virgil would argue, but their eyes are already drooping. After a few minutes of the soft music playing, everyone falls asleep. 

Logan is the first to wake up in the morning. His back is a bit sore but the many blankets and pillows definitely lessened the pain. The other three are all still sleeping so he quietly leaves to get coffee for everyone. Remy thankfully gives him a 'discount' (he paid for the drinks) and he brings them back to his sleeping stars. Remus is awake when he gets back and eating some weird combination of junk food from the vending machines. "Good morning stardust," Logan greets, handing over Remus drink and kissing the top of his head. "Morning!" Logan starts solving the equation he left on the board last night, and after a few minutes, Virgil wakes up. "Good morning Starbright, there is peppermint tea on the table," Virgil mumbles something and kisses the top of Logan's head before sipping on the warm tea. By the time Ethan wakes up, Logan has solved the equation. "Good morning starlight. There is coffee for you on the table." Ethan kisses Logan's arm, not having enough energy to stretch, and shuffles over to the others, kissing their cheeks and grabbing his coffee. 

Logan finishes his caffeinated peppermint tea and Virgil finishes copying the equation in his notes. Logan answers a few of Virgil's clarification questions as Ethan and Remus watch in awe. "Now we move on to English." Ethan and Remus are each handed a hefty stack of flashcards and are told to quiz the other two. Sitting at tables across the room, they get through both stacks in a short amount of time. "Logan got every one right," Ethan reported. "Virgil didn't miss any either." Logan congratulates Virgil on his improvement and then they clear a table of the science textbooks and replace them with English ones. Ethan goes to cook something in the cooking club room and Remus stays around to make sure the two stressors don't die. Ethan returns with a few sandwiches and Remus snaps the two out of their trance to eat. 

Logan and Virgil study for two more hours before Remus groans, "This is boring! You're not gonna remember anything like this!" Logan sits up and stretches, massaging his hand, "I think I agree. What do you suggest we do?" Remus grins and stands up, "Let's leave for a bit, get a change of scenery and some exercise, and then... you're doing English, right? Let's debate!" Logan laughs and Virgil smiles, "That sounds nice, actually. Let me put on my makeup." Ethan hands Virgil his eyeshadow and a small hand mirror so he can apply it. The group leaves the school, careful to avoid the randomly placed cameras. They walk to Starbucks to get more drinks, paying themselves this time, and get a few snacks too. They walk and talk for about an hour before returning back to the classroom, feeling refreshed. Remus picks a topic from their English books and Logan and Virgil debate, using evidence they remembered. Ethan mediates it and corrects false evidence. 

Logan and Virgil's stress is gone and by the time the test comes on Monday, they know they'll be ready.