Sanders Sides- Oneshots

The Absence Of Necessity-Deceit

Summary: After Patton convinced Thomas to stop lying Deceit disappears. The others aren't handeling it well.

TRIGGER/QUICK WARNING: character 'death', crying, begging, cursing, threatening, screaming, unsympathetic Patton, (sort of?) unsympathetic Thomas.

Characters: Remus, Deceit, Apathy, Depression, Wrath, Thomas, the others are briefly mentioned

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The decision on the matter had been made without Deceit present and so he hadn't been made aware of it until Remus stopped by his room two days later to catch up and get away from the others a bit.

They had sat and drunk tea. Deceit waving his hand to summon them some sweets as he found that he came up emptyhanded. He tried again. Nothing. And again. Nothing.

Once he started waving his hand around for the fifth time his friend caught on and caught his wrist. Stopping him from trying again.
"Maybe you're just tired, Dee. Don't worry I'll do it."

A single snap and the table was piled with baked goods and sweets. And as Remus quickly grabbed hold of a creme-filled doughnut, Deceit stared at his hands. Wondering what was going on.

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That same evening Remus came to his door for the second time that day. Unusual in and on itself. But the fact that he had Wrath with him really took the cake.

"What do I own the pleasure to?" Deceit said. curiosity peaking as he saw Wrath huff in anger. Fists bawling. Something was wrong. They had worked on his temper and it had been weeks since he had become properly mad. He looked like he was fuming.

So Deceit asked again. Wrath wouldn't dare lie. Knowing full well Deceit would be able to sense it if he did.

So he told he truth; "Thomas and Patton made a deal for Thomas to not lie anymore."

Ah. That explains his powers stuttering earlier that day.

"Hmm. Not surprising," he started. Voice calm and even. Watching how the calming tone had an immediate effect on the other. "Seeing as Patton seems to believe that Thomas is automatically a bad person if Thomas isn't perfect in every way shape or form.
It's impressive that he's managed to keep that promise for long enough for me to see the effects but I doubt this little deal will last. He's only human after all."

Wrath looked at him doubtfully. While Remus simply looks worried.
"What if he does keep the promise though Dee? What happens to a side when their functions don't exist anymore?"

Deceit waved his worries away hurriedly. Explaining that nothing would happen to him. He was a base function in every human.
Though the little seed of worry that Remus' remark had planted sprouted and steadily grew into a litttle plant in the hours he spends alone in his room after that interaction. Failing to get to sleep.

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Deceit spends a lot of his time helping and accompanying the other 'dark sides' (He despised the term Roman had come up with but they had decided to make it their own.) Whether it is sitting next to them while they rambled. Reading and lazily running his fingers through their hair as they lay in his lap or making them dinner; Deceit was always there for them. Even Depression had warmed up to him after a while. Hanging around Apathy a lot. Finding his dismissive attitude comforting. They often sat in the living room, talking about nothing in particular or the most pressing questions one could have into the early morning.

Yes, Deceit was always there for them.
Up until the day he wasn't.

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Depression had meant to go and knock on Deceit's door. Informing him that they had made cookies and offering him to come and have some.