Virgil had deemed it time to spill his secret, and maybe he wasn't alone in this decision. WARNINGS: asphyxiation, restraints/gags, descriptions of panic/panicked crying, violence, ambiguous Deceit, ambiguous Duke. Other stuff: This portrayal of the Sides is not how I personally view them.

Deceit and Virgil have a history, obviously. This may just be a little insight. WARNINGS: Can get vaguely NSFW at times, vague descriptions of panic, there's one use of the f word, Sympathetic Deceit focused. Other stuff: Anxceit heavy, angsty, this was written after S vs S and before the ep after that.