Sanders School for the Performing Arts *on hiatus*

A Child

"My child! Your parents have returned!"

"Oh great, people." The person grumbled, but with a small smile on their face.

Remus bounded over to the person with Janus following quickly behind, while the others stayed by the door. Remus grabbed the person's face with both hands squishing their cheeks,

"Did you miss us, Virgie?"

"No." they deadpanned 

Remus gasped dramatically, "you wound me"

"Get off me trashman," Virgil said swatting Remus's hands away

Once Remus let them go, they carefully climbed off the hoop and embraced Remus in a tight hug, Remus spinning them around. 

"Hey my turn" Janus muttered pushing Remus away and hugging Virgil just as tight. 

"How have you been?" Janus asked still in the hug, only now Remus had re-joined the hug.

"Okay, you guys?" the two just nodded in response breaking the hug, bright smiles on all of their faces

"Oh my Nagini, the emo is smiling" Janus chuckled earning a playful slap on the arm

"Oi babes, where's my hug?" Remy called from where he was leaning on Emile, despite being the taller of the two. Virgil walked over and hugged them both, saying how great it was to finally meet Emile in person. 

Those five were a makeshift family, they loved each other dearly and would do anything to protect each other. They've had each other's backs for years and no matter what they were going through, they knew that they had each other to support them. 

"Virgie, meet my brother and his roommates" Remus was bouncing around Virgil like a puppy and Janus found it adorable, he pointed at each one in turn as he said their names, "Roman, Patton and Logan, meet Virgil, my...our child."

"It's nice to put a face to the stories," Roman said, bowing his head slightly with a smile, "you're going to have to tell me how you managed to get all of Remus' stuff stuck on the ceiling" he chuckled and Remus pouted

"Oh yeah, that was a good one" Virgil laughed as Remus lightly shoved him. 

Patton couldn't hold back anymore and violently shoved Roman out of the way to talk to Virgil.

"Hi I'm Patton, it's nice to meet you jochie! I saw a bit of your practice, you were really good, Ik wou dat ik kon doen wat je aan het doen was, misschien zou je het me kunnen leren? Ik hoop dat we vrienden kunnen zijn. Praat ik te veel? Ik denk dat ik het ben. Mijn excuses daarvoor, ik praat veel als ik opgewonden ben. En ik praat nog steeds mijn excuses." Patton spoke at a supersonic speed.

Virgil just stood there, blinking a few times, "sorry I didn't understand any of that"

Patton chuckled lightly, "it's okay I was just rambling, I hope we can be friends though?"

It might surprise you, but Virgil wanted to have lots of friends, while it would be stressful, they wanted to be surrounded by people who they knew that they could trust and would ground them. They hoped that the more people they surrounded themself with, the less alone they would feel in this unforgiving world.

Virgil nodded at him, "I would like that too. Oh, what are your pronouns? I'm they/them"

"He/him" he replied and quickly hugged them, before running off to join Roman and Remy's debate about whether coffee or hot chocolate is best, Emile was the moderator. 

Virgil opened his mouth to talk to the Logan but was interrupted by Remus calling for them, "Emo! Can I have a go on your hoop thingy?" 

"Yeah just try not to die, you remember how to use it?"