be my next mistake // prinxiety

★ 10 : broadway baby ★

Sunday was just one of Virgil's promotional photoshoots. He rolled out of bed and ate a bowl of cereal before he brushed his teeth and washed up.

Then he sat back in bed and waited for a call from his limo driver.

When he saw the texts he received while he was asleep, he wanted to throw his phone so badly it would snap.

roman: hey so have you seen the reports about stuff you did yesterday? i didn't look into it until i saw my follower count on insta went from like 2k to 11k??

roman: like that girl in college at the donut shop counted the money you gave her and it totaled $1,500 which was so nice of you!

roman: but uh that's not all?

roman: here i'll send you a really big article rn. it's spreading like crazyyy and maybe it's not a big deal but i figured you probably want to know soon

roman: [Link]

Virgil opened the article Roman sent him.

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Virgil Cassidy Says He's Taking a Break from Dating. Is That Really True?

Yesterday, at around 1:30 PM, Virgil and another man were spotted alone at the Valor Mall together. The man wore a set of a red crop top and white pants with other accessories, so it's safe to assume he may like men, as does Virgil.

Throughout their entire time at the mall, they weren't spotted doing anything romantic, but that is to be expected from a hidden relationship. The man he was with isn't exactly Virgil's type either based on who we know he's dated in the past, but you never know.

Some fans also noticed Virgil recently followed three non-celebrities on Instagram by the handles @jseymour, @logan.decker, and @romanwalsh. Off of fan observations of the three profiles, the man with Virgil seems to be named Roman Walsh, a college student very close to Virgil's age.

Although they weren't seen showing PDA, one person at the mall noticed them having a heart to heart.

Do you think they're together? And if they're not, do you ship it?

Here are photos from yesterday:

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Virgil couldn't read the rest of the article. He quickly replied to Roman's text with "ugh" and an annoyed emoji.

If speculating wasn't enough, he hated the media thinking they could assume someone's sexuality based upon how they dress. A heterosexual man could dress like Roman, Roman just wasn't heterosexual in the slightest.

He took to Instagram to film himself talking to the camera about everything that bothered him about the article. He posted it angrily and checked to see if Roman said anything about it.

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Liked by logan.decker and thousands of others
romanwalsh lol we aren't dating but thanks for the followers :) here are my fav pics taken w/o consent from yesterday bc i still look hot here 🔥❤️ next time keep your bs to yourself and let virgil breathe bc he's a real person mwah 💋

logan.decker God. People can never shut the fuck up, can they?

pattontheback Ohh you're the friend Virgil's been telling me about!! Ty for caring about him so much 💙💙💙💙💙💙

jseymour this fit 🔥🔥🔥

virgil haha thanks for clearing everything up. after the patton thing, grown ppl who are older than us are still at it? gross.

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Much like Patton, Roman was swarmed with both extreme love and hate and Virgil frequently checked in to see how he was handling it, which he was doing surprisingly well.

He sat in his limo and called Roman.

"No, like, my ego is huge. Some of these bitches are like, 12. You think I listen to them? Ha! No!"

Virgil bit his lip. "Some of them are calling you ugly."

Roman let our the loudest laugh in the world. "Yes, I've seen. Their loss. Even though a lot of people are mean, that doesn't mean a lot aren't super supportive. I've seen so many tweets at you that you'd be lucky to have me."

Virgil wasn't sure how he could tell, but he knew Roman was doing a sly little wink on the other end. He blushed slightly.

"Hello? Sorry, I'm naturally really flirty. I swear I'm not trying to hit on you. I'll back up."

Virgil cleared just throat. "No, it's okay, I just zoned out. I-I'm glad it's not too hard on you. When this happened to Patton, he felt horrible. I'd hate for another thing like that to happen. I don't know why I can't just be friends with anyone without the media warping it so much."

"Yeah, I get that. I'm not completely bulletproof. Words hurt anyone, just not from little kids who are mad they don't have a chance with you," he teased.

"I hate them," Virgil snickered. "I appreciate all my fans. Just not those ones."

"Yeah, I couldn't imagine having to deal with that every day," Roman replied. Then he changed the topic. "I'm actually a little disappointed a bunch of people followed me because I'm associated with you now."

That was new.

"You're disappointed you're getting clout from me?" Virgil asked. "I thought that was supposed to be a good thing."

"I mean, I thought I'd rise to be a Broadway star and then get super famous. I love attention, but I'd much rather work for it myself. It makes it really mine, like I deserve it. You know?"

Virgil's heart stopped. Oh no, he thought. That was really fucking sexy. "Yeah, I totally see what you're saying. It feels really good to see your work pay off."

"Yep... At least now I have a bunch of people who already know they're going to see my show when I play a leading man on Broadway!"

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Roman gulped and dug his nails into his knees.

He didn't really know what he wanted for his future.

Broadway, yes, of course. But...

What if he could never make it there? And if he did, would he need to leave everything he's ever known in order to move to New York?

Virgil, like many big names in music, lived in California. As did Janus and Logan, Roman's best friends for what seemed like forever. His family and other friends would be there too except for his theatre friends who dreamt of working in New York too.

Am I even good enough to have this career?

Yes, of course I am. Duh.

He put his head in his hands.

I'm so sick of disappointing you, Mom.