Sanders Sides- One Shots

Spilling the Popcorn

TW:
PTSD
Abuse
(Please let me know if I missed any)

Virgil smiled at the other light sides on the couch from the kitchen as they laughed at the movie that was playing. They were all having a movie night and he had gotten up to grab the popcorn.

"Virge, ya comin'? I'm starving in here!!!" Roman exclaimed, being over dramatic like always. Virgil rolled his eyes and grabbed the newly filled bowl of popcorn, walking back over to the couch.

On his way, Virgil stepped on his shoelace and lost his footing, falling to the ground and dropping the popcorn right behind the couch.

He was so close.

So close to not being a disappointment.

Laying on the ground now, Virgil began to remember something...from when he was a dark side...

"VIRGIL!" Janus screamed. Virgil flinched and looked up to Janus who was towering over him, glaring at him. "YOU HAD ONE JOB!" he shouted, gesturing to all the spilled popcorn on the ground. Virgil looked up at him wide-eyed, stuttering insanely.
"I-I'm sorry...I d-d-didn't mean t-to—"

But Janus rolled his eyes and gestured for Virgil to stand up. He complied, not wanting to know what would happen next. Not ten seconds later, Janus delivered a painful slap to his cheek, Virgil biting back a yelp. He looked back at Janus blankly and Janus just rolled his eyes again, shoving him backward towards the kitchen harshly and sitting back on the couch with Remus who didn't say a word. Virgil's eyes began tearing up, but he couldn't show them that. He just grabbed the bowl and went back to the kitchen without a word, sobbing silently.

"Virgil, are you OK?" Patton suddenly asked, and Virgil came back to the present, realizing that Logan and Princey were turning to look at him now. Roman scoffed.
"Virgil! You spilled the popcorn!" he exclaimed. He threw his head back onto the head rest. "I'm going to die of starvation!" Forever a drama king.

"I-I'm fine...sor-sorry..." Virgil stated, scrambling to his feet. Patton noticed his uncertainty.
"Virge?" Virgil stopped, raising a hand and placing it on the back of his neck.
"Yeah?" he asked innocently. Patton cleared his throat.
"Everything alright?" Roman laughed.
"NO! I'm going to starve. Does that sound 'alright' to you?" he shouted. Logan rolled his eyes.
"I believe he was talking to Virgil." he said.

Virgil smiled awkwardly. "'m fine." he stated, turning back around to walk to the kitchen. As he started preparing some more popcorn, Virgil was really nervous. Roman had seemed kind of mad...sure he was always dramatic, but last time this happened, Janus had gotten mad and...

No. They were different. They weren't going to hurt him. Right? Well...he didn't know that...

Suddenly a hand grabbed Virgil's shoulder without warning and Virgil screamed, jumping to the side and slamming his back into the fridge. As he frantically looked back towards where he was, his gaze fell on a concerned and guilty Patton. Seeing this from the living room, Roman and Logan both jumped up and paced to the kitchen.

Patton looked hurt that he had jumped away and Virgil was filled with guilt.
"Kiddo, why..." he was cut off by Roman who laid a hand on Patton's shoulder.
"Virgil, what's wrong?" he asked assertively. Virgil cowered against the fridge, not sure what was coming next.
"I...It-it's nothing personal, Pat...really! I-I just—"
"Virgil," Logan started. "Is this...possibly related to something that has happened to you in the past?"

Virgil froze, staring wide-eyed at Logan. He should have known Logan would figure it out. He always saw right through him...

Logan had his answer and simply nodded. Patton started tearing up at this news...and Roman sprung forward immediately. Virgil shrieked, not quite sure what Roman was doing, and then calmed when he realized it was only a hug. Reluctantly, he hugged back while Patton and Logan joined them.

On the way back to the couch, Patton carried the popcorn...

And Roman carried Virgil.

He was safe.