"Um," Both Roman and Virgil both stalled in unison. Virgil had no idea Patton was so observant and versed on Vampire legends. Or that Patton even believed in vampires in the first place. And they were weirdly excited about it, for somebody who was in a literal predator of the species' arms. That was probably the second most alarming part. The first most alarming part was being caught. But it wasn't the first time Virgil's dealt with this kind of thing.

"Um, what makes you ask that, Pat?" Virgil asked, and he returned to ascending the stairs as nonchalantly as possible. He could feel Roman's panic, but Roman followed after another tense moment's pause.

"I saw your chompers when you laughed! You usually cover your mouth, but you couldn't this time. And you're cold and don't eat! It all adds up!" Patton explained, bouncing a little in Virgil's arms.

"That's ridiculous Patton, there's no such thing as vampires," Logan said evenly. Virgil eyed Patton suspiciously.

"Yeah, that's silly, Pat," Roman said and walked ahead, trying to wave off Patton's suspicions. Patton wasn't having it though, as they got a determined look.

"Why don't you go on ahead to the dorm, Lo-Lo, I want to go up with Virgil and Roman," Patton said with a sweet voice. It was slightly unnerving, the combination of the sugary voice and the unyielding gleam in their eyes.

"I will. I have studying to return to. Good evening, gentlepeople, I found this outing refreshing and enjoyable," Logan said with a small wave and exited the stairwell on his dorm room's level. Virgil and Roman continued up the stairs in silence, Patton acting ready to fight a lion or something in Virgil's arms.

"You can tell me, Virge! I like vampires! I don't want to hurt you or anything," Patton pouted and crossed their arms. Virgil sighed. Patton was probably going to use everything in their arsenal until they got an answer. And Virgil was weak to pouting faces.

"Can this wait till we're less in public, Pat?" Virgil asked plainly. Lots of possibilities flew through Virgil's mind to solve this conundrum. And lots of them that he wasn't a fan of even occurring to him. But this didn't have to be a big deal if he could be careful about it.

"Are you gonna…" Roman started and trailed off. Virgil shook his head.

'I trust them for now. I can always try to wipe them later. It's similar when D found out honestly, but with less kissing involved,' Virgil thought at Roman. Roman jumped and grasped the railing in shock.

"Holy shit, that scared me," Roman said, clutching his heart. "Okay," He took a deep breath and stepped ahead to hold the door on their level open for Virgil.

"Language, please!" Patton frowned. "What scared you, champ?" Patton asked curiously after a moment.

"Um, I heard a door slam?" Roman asked, failing to lie spectacularly. And he called himself an actor. Virgil walked down their dorm hall quickly.

"That sounds like a question, there, slugger. Not an answer," Patton giggled. Virgil rolled his eyes slightly when Roman awkwardly walked ahead of them to get the door without responding. Virigl waited for Roman to unlock the dorm to step in. He set Patton down on Virgil's desk chair while Roman closed the door.

"I am. Did you know another vampire in the past?" Virgil said, exhaling. He wasn't a fan of this conversation, but he also wasn't that worried about kind-of-scared-of-authority and wouldn't-let-Roman-kill-a-stray-centipede Pat doing anything to put Virgil or Deceit in danger.

"No!" They laughed. "I just read lots of stories. It's my philosophy that everything exists until proven otherwise," Patton exclaimed with a sly grin.

"That's a pretty smart philosophy, Pat." Virgil admitted with a chuckle, sitting down on the floor in front of Patton.

"So, Roman knows?" Patton asked brightly and pointed to Roman, who was now sitting with his arms crossed on the chair. Roman looked excited when Patton pointed him out.

"Heck yeah, I do! I'm in his clan," Roman proclaimed proudly and uncrossed his arms to pose.

"You're a vampire, too?" Patton exclaimed and their eyes went wide.

"No, he's not a vampire," Virgil rolled his eyes. "He's just connected with me,"

"Yeah and let me tell you, Virgil's the biggest worry-wart I've ever met," Roman said with a dramatic grimace and tapped his sternum. That must be where he feels Virgil's worry or something.

"Don't make me drop my shield," Virgil grumbled and shot Roman a glare. He was worried up a storm right now, and Roman knew it. Roman held up his hands to signal defeat. Virgil didn't

"Connected like you feel his feelings, then?" Patton asked curiously, leaning forward in the chair.

"Yeah, and Virgil gets mine, though he's better equipped to handle them than I am," Roman said somewhat plaintively.

"No, you're plenty rough, Ro. You have random overdramatic pangs through the day that surprise me," Virgil said a little tersely.

"He can also send me messages telepathically," Roman said, rolling his eyes at Virgil, not acknowledging that he is, in fact, a giant drama queen.

"You can send them too," Virgil corrected him. "I'll teach you later," Roman's eyes lit up and nodded in interest.

"What? I want to see!" Patton exclaimed and leaned down towards Virgil's ear.

"Roman's got steak in his teeth," Patton whispered. Virgil tittered.

'You've got steak in your teeth,' Virgil thought at Roman. Roman bristled and covered his mouth.

"You could have mentioned that earlier!" Roman cried contemptuously and stomped over to the bathroom, presumably to brush his teeth.

"That's so cool!" Patton said and merrily swayed. "Can you connect anybody?"

"I can connect anybody to us, technically, but I don't want to," Virgil said, tinged with a little confusion. He didn't like where this was headed.

"Oh, well of course you wouldn't want to be linked with strangers!" Patton said. "But it sounds like it would be nice to connected your friends! You could chat anytime and be able to help them out!"

"It's awesome Pat! I'm stronger and faster and they said I'd be healthier and live longer," Roman said through the bathroom door. Virgil groaned. Oh, he really didn't like where this was headed.

"What? That's so cool!" Patton said and clapped. "Would you connect me?" Patton asked hopefully. Virgil bristled and moved to stand in front of Patton, putting a hand on their shoulder.

"Pat, it's for life and it's not always easy and it will make you very sick for a day," Virgil exclaimed in protest, suddenly feeling very tired.

"Oh, that's why you were sick! I surprised you caught a bug at the club when I didn't. My immune system isn't that great," Patton said thoughtfully. "Well, I have class tomorrow, so we couldn't do it today, then," Patton looked like they were considering something for a moment.

"Seriously, the bond can be difficult to handle and I mean it when I say it's for life," Virgil solemnly, trying to impress the weight of this decision on Patton.

"I already want to be friends for life! You're so cool and nice and you take such good care of me! My mom always makes fun of me for making quick friends, but I know I can trust you," Patton said emphatically. Virgil groaned. He was also guilty of getting attached to people quickly lately, but he didn't want Patton making this choice so rashly. "It's not like I'd have to be a vampire! I like the sun and garlic too much,"

"The garlic thing's a myth. Some Vampire probably tried to have garlic bread or something and threw up in public and it got out of hand. People like to feel like they can get the upper hand over things," Virgil said with a heavy sigh.

"Oh, that's good news! I was worried all the pizza we had the other day turned your tummy," Patton said compassionately.

"No, I was just very thirsty. It's kind of how I got into this whole mess," Virgil sighed. "Roman, do you mind being linked with Pat? I can't tell you about Brood dynamics, but maybe Emile knows," Virgil suggested and rubbed his head in frustration. He didn't mind being linked with Pat, it would probably even help Virgil, but he still felt weird about it. But Patton was asking specifically. Just like Deceit did. Just most of his past turns did. Though those asked to be vampires, not his Brood. Maybe that's what made this weird.

"Pat's cool," Roman said. "Their emotions will probably just make me happier. It would be better than the giant knot in your chest," Roman stated as he emerged from the bathroom. Virgil was relieved to hear that Roman had figured that knot wasn't his by himself. He'd successfully identified multiple emotions now, and that was fast. Deceit took weeks. Maybe it was because Virgil and Roman were so different. "I bet Pat is a cuddler,"

"I am!" They said excitedly. "Why do you bring it up?"

"The bond makes contact feel awesome," Roman said and walked behind Virgil and squatted down to give him a hug. Virgil was surprised at first but sighed contentedly as Roman pulled him in. Patton must have watched his face soften because theirs got so happy they nearly glowed.

"Oh, that sounds wonderful!" Patton said excitedly. "If you're trying to deter me, you're doing an awful job!" Virgil rolled his eyes.

"You'll also be linked for life with my turned, Deceit, who I will also need to ask. He's probably going to want to meet you. He doesn't live here," Virgil said and paused for a moment. "You would be what we call a Brood. It's technically a way for me to feed easily. But I won't ask you to do that," Virgil started.

"Aw, that's sweet of you! You already have food, right?" Patton asked. Virgil pointed to his mini-fridge and nodded.

"Also, you will not be able to disobey a direct order from me. I also won't do that either unless it's a life or death situation," Virgil said. "Quit hugging me from behind and let me hug you back, doofus," Patton's eyes sparkled as Roman shifted from behind Virgil and leaned against him on the floor.

"You're already so close," Patton said reverently.

"I just called him a doofus, Pat," Virgil rolled his eyes.

"Virgil keeps saying it was the bond, but he apparently isn't aware how likable he is under the glowering exterior," Roman said and then, in a delightful twist of irony, punched Virgil in the face. That made Virgil laugh, even though Patton gasped in horror. "Also his face is very punchable, which is a plus for me," Roman chortled. Maybe his face was very punchable. That would explain all the fights he's been in.

"I don't think his face is punchable! I think it's kissable. I just wanna wipe off his makeup and kiss him everywhere!" Patton exclaimed. Virgil flushed.

"Uh, you can't wipe this off. It won't get on your lips, either. This is a glamor," Virgil said and reached down into his pocket to get out his phone.

"What's a glamor?" Roman asked. Virgil put the phone in selfie mode and his eyes glowed at his image on the screen. "What?" Roman shot, noticing his eyes. Virgil wiped his face with his hand and took off all the makeup. "What?!" Roman exclaimed. "That's so cool!"

"Wow!" Patton said with a giggle. "That's a neat power!"

"Can you do that to me?" Roman asked excitedly with a jump.

"I can do it to any clan member. Deceit claims it felt really wrong when I did it to him," Virgil explained and pulled back from Roman instinctively.

"I let you make me snap, come on, let me see!" Roman said. Patton clapped in anticipation. Virgil put his phone on the floor and lit up his eyes, pulling his hand through Roman's hair, it turning bright red as his hands passed through. Roman shivered. "Oh god, that does feel wrong," He shuttered again. Virgil felt a spike of disgust over his shield. "Let me see!" He said and reached for Virgil's phone. Virgil unlocked it and handed it to him in selfie mode.

"That color looks great on you, Roman!" Patton said and dropped down to the floor to run their fingers through it. Roman chuckled. "It's so soft, unlike when I dyed my hair high school!"

"I do like this hair color on me. And I don't have to damage it with bleach to get it like this. You can change it back whenever, right?" Roman asked for clarification.

"Yeah, though, I obviously won't do it in public. I'm surprised you're willing to put up with it again," Virgil said. Roman shivered again, probably in memory. "We got off track. There are other bad things," Virgil said stiffly.

"They can't be that bad if Ro agreed to it," Patton said, dropping their arms from Roman's hair and sitting on the floor with them. Virgil and Roman shared a look.

"He didn't agree to it," Virgil said dourly. "I did it accidentally and told him the next day,"

"Virgil, I swear to god if you give me a guilt trip over this again," Roman threatened. "I would have wanted it either way," Virgil took a deep breath.

"Sorry," Virgil mumbled. "Anyway, you can't donate blood anymore. Also you, um, may be compelled to let me feed on you. You may also eventually get more subservient to me if we're not careful," Virgil said bitterly. "Though with three in the clan that effect may be lessened," Virgil mused, feeling a little hopeful at that.

"I don't mind any of those," Patton said quietly.

"What?" Roman and Virgil said in unison. Patton blushed.

"Oh my god, you're a secret kinkster, aren't you?" Roman accused. Patton blushed harder.

"Darling, we don't kinkshame in this house, remember?" Virgil said and ruffled Roman's hair. "Well, I suppose that's all the caveats. Is this something you still want, Pat?" Virgil asked with a sigh. Roman flipped out a comb from his pocket and fixed his hair.

"Of course!" Patton agreed joyously, face still tinged with pink. "It'll be so cool!" Virgil sighed. He didn't think Patton was taking this seriously enough, but he wasn't going to argue with their decision. It wasn't Virgil's life to live. Well. He might argue by double, triple, and quadruple checking if that could be considered arguing. He'd at least insist on Pat taking some time to think it over.

"All right," Virgil said and picked up his phone to shoot Deceit a text.

'What is it, love,' Deceit thought to him right away.

'Can you come over again?' Virgil thought back sheepishly.

'Is Roman giving you trouble?' Deceit thought derisively.

'No, but my friend Patton is apparently much more learned and observant than I gave them credit for,'

'You have to be kidding me,' Deceit mentally groaned.

'No, everything is fine, Pat just wants to be Brooded like Roman, nothing that requires any mess,' Virgil thought quickly. 'I just want to see if you're okay with them,'

'That's the bubbly one from Roman's dream, right?' Deceit asked.

'Yeah,' Virgil said. 'Roman's okay with it,'

'Why wouldn't he be?' Deceit mentally laughed. 'I'll be there shortly, love,' Virgil sighed.

"Okay, he's headed over. Play nice, Roman," Virgil said sternly.

"He's the one who doesn't play nice!" Roman objected. Virgil rolled his eyes at their shared cattiness. Deceit would have said the same thing.

"So, um, if we're waiting and all… I don't suppose you'd let me in on the cuddle?" Patton asked quietly.

"I knew you were just as clingy as me," Virgil said with a soft laugh. "I don't think we can all fit on the loft easily, so I hope the floor's fine," Virgil said and laid back, holding out his other arm for Patton. Patton crawled in and snuggled in the crook of Virgil's arm. "There's uh, one more thing Deceit reminded me of," Virgil started carefully.

"What is it?" Patton asked.

"If you find either of us attractive, that feeling will be a little intensified," Virgil mumbled. Patton bristled slightly but didn't comment or object. Virgil squeezed them reassuringly. "Don't worry if you're not interested, I will be a gentleman," Patton shot up and stared at him wide-eyed.

"You will…" They started. Roman stiffened.

"Deceit probably would have outed me when he got here, and I'd rather do it on my own terms," Virgil said pointedly at Roman. "I promise you don't have to do anything you don't want to do and I'll leave you alone if that's what you want," Virgil offered with a slightly morose sigh. "Right, Roman?" Virgil asked a little nervously. He didn't want to out Roman either, but he wanted to make sure he would be okay with giving Patton their space.

"Yeah," Roman muttered. "That would be dishonorable. Virgil wouldn't do that," He said a little more firmly. Virgil felt some very conflicted feelings over the shield from Roman. Patton went through a face journey of shock, confusion, consideration, and then finally nodded and laid back down on the floor with them.

"Thanks for trusting me," Virgil said softly. The thrum of reconnection with Deceit hit.

"Sweet Caroline!" Roman cried out and grabbed his chest.

"Bah-bah-bah!" Patton sang. Virgil chuckled.

"Deceit's almost here," Virgil alerted them.

'How exactly did you go about spending almost century alone to moving to 2 new brood in a week?' Deceit asked.

'I have genuinely have no idea what I am ever doing,' Virgil admitted offhandedly, though his nervousness was probably clear to Deceit. Deceit chuckled.

'I know this, and I love you,' Deceit thought back.

'You didn't,' Virgil thought in surprise and chuckled lightly. That earned an odd look from Roman, but he must have guessed because he got a look of recognition and settled back in.

'You've sent me variations of that meme at least seven times Virgil, get off of tumblr,' Deceit thought humorously. 'I suppose it's better than all the conspiracy theories,' He added. Virgil laughed out loud.

"You know what the coolest part is, Pat?" Roman said.

"What's that?" Patton asked quietly.

"Deceit said we might get magic powers," Roman said smugly.

"What! Shut up!" Patton shouted in excitement.

'They're both pretty riled up. Are you about here?' Virgil asked.

'I'll be dropping in on the building shortly, my love,' Deceit thought. 'Just a few more kilometers to go,'

'Thank Hecate,' Virgil inwardly groaned.

"I would like to remind my friends that it is rare for a Brood to get a gift, and that it would probably require consistent feedings," Virgil said with a sigh.

"I'm still deciding. I want to talk with Emile first," Roman said.

"Who's Emile?" Patton asked.

"Virgil's friend Remy's Brood," Virgil rolled his eyes at Roman claiming Remy was a 'friend' of Virgil's. Remy was almost an antithesis of Virgil's… well, a lot of him. Virgil liked variety, though, and wouldn't have pegged himself befriending Roman or Patton either. Maybe Roman could just already call it.

There was a long pause. Roman and Patton both seemed to consider something. They're both ridiculous dreamers and probably thinking about superpowers or something. Virgil appreciated the moment of reprieve, though it made him nervous. Roman was already convinced he'd get a gift, and Virgil really didn't want to see his friends disappointed if they didn't get one.

Virgil sensed Deceit's proximity and tapped both their shoulders and took his arms off Patton and Virgil on the floor.

"Scoot for a moment so I can let Deceit in," Virgil said. Both Patton and Roman whined in protest and moved off of Virgil. Virgil got up and unlocked the door, Deceit's smug face grinning at him. Virgil sighed and motioned for Deceit to come in, closing the door after him.

"Roman's dreams didn't do you justice, darling," Deceit purred smoothly as he stepped in the doorway and made eye contact with Patton on the floor. Patton looked wide-eyed between Deceit and Roman. Virgil smacked his hand over Deceit's mouth and pulled him in for a hug. Deceit glared at him through the side of his eye, and Virgil sighed.

"Please don't go scaring Patton, too," Virgil said bitterly and let go.

"Well, that's a fine how-do-you-do," Deceit said sarcastically.

"Love, you stepped in and ran your mouth," Virgil explained and spun Deceit towards him for a proper hug, holding him close. "It's nice to see you again," Deceit pulled him in for a soft kiss, having forgiven Virgil surprisingly quickly. Virgil smiled and caressed his cheek for a moment before motioning to Patton on the floor. "That's Pat, looking shocked and embarrassed on the floor, why don't you get acquainted and see if you're okay with them joining the clan," Virgil said and pushed Deceit Pat's way.

"Enchanté," Deceit purred and leaned over to take Patton's hand and supply it with a kiss. Patton flushed brightly.

"Oh, they get a nice greeting and you threaten to kill me!" Roman groaned.

"They're excited and not feeling hostile, dear, but if you want a hug and sweet nothings now, I am happy to supply them," Deceit cooed. Roman bristled and crossed his arms, looking away.

"Aw, go give Ro a hug if you had a bad meeting last time," Patton pouted. Deceit chuckled and stood up, walking over to Roman, who just stared back at him confused. Deceit swiftly pulled Roman off the floor and span him around the room and gently hugged him. Roman was stiff for a moment but relaxed into the hug. Deceit whispered directly into Roman's ear. Virgil didn't catch what it was through his headphones, but whatever it was, Roman turned scarlet and Virgil felt the embarrassment over his shield.

"Deceit, I know you don't enjoy keeping secrets, but please don't throw Patton under the bus like you did with me and Ro. It's been awkward," Virgil sighed.

"Fine. But only because it's obvious," Deceit said and let Roman go to sit next to Patton.

"Tell me, darling, you aren't hesitant at all. Is this just your way? To live unabashedly?" Deceit said and took hold of Patton's hand again. Patton flushed.

"I guess so," Patton said shyly, tapping their pointer fingers together.

"Then, I approve, Virgil needs some impulsiveness sometimes, even if it scares him,"

"Oh, as if two new Brood isn't impulsive enough," Virgil groaned and crossed his arms, lolling his head dramatically.

"And I could clearly use your sunshine, because this stormcloud can wear on me even if I love him," Deceit said with a dark laugh. Virgil pouted. "Oh, come on, dearest," Deceit laughed at Virgil.

"You don't need to ask me anything else?" Patton asked.

"No, my gift is very intrusive and I already know too much, I'm sure. Virgil speaks glowingly of you. He described you as 'standing in the summer sun without all the painful boils'," Deceit explained with a chuckle.

"Gross," Roman said with disgust, sticking out his tongue.

"They really are gross," Virgil agreed. He wasn't a fan of the blisters.

"You're all gross," Roman groaned and threw up his hands in frustration. Virgil laughed and walked over to give Roman a hug and kissed his temple. Roman grumbled but hugged back. Patton looked around the room with embarrassment for a moment.

"What's wrong, dear?" Deceit cooed to Patton.

"Vampires are polyamorous, Pat," Roman said with a sigh.

"Oh! I was worried he was cheating on one of you, but I couldn't tell which!" Patton said with a laugh. Roman bristled.

"We're not dating," Roman supplied a little too quickly. Ouch. "Virgil's just affectionate. We haven't talked about that yet," He trailed off slightly. Roman basically started it by demanding to cuddle and was probably almost as affectionate as him at this point, but Roman seemed defensive about it, so Virgil kept quiet.

"Yet?" Deceit asked and raised his eyebrows. Virgil mirrored his look, feeling a little blindsided.

"I'm considering that, too," Roman said shyly, which was new from him. Virgil was kind of surprised.

"Sounds like you will be having an eventful semester, love, and I can't say I'm not jealous," Deceit cooed and stood up from the floor next to Patton and hugged Virgil, also encasing Roman. "What about that other boy you like?" Deceit asked. Virgil glared at Deceit. "Fine, love, I'll drop it. I haven't fed yet and your friends smell too delicious to even feed around, so I will take my leave," Deceit said softly. Virgil angled his head and kissed Deceit. Deceit popped a kiss on the top of Roman's head before letting go.

"Safe Travels, love. Next weekend, maybe? Or the one after that? I miss you," Virgil said, and let go of Roman to follow Deceit to the door and unlock it. Deceit smiled sweetly and planted a kiss on Virgil's cheek. That wasn't an answer, but they could talk about it later. It was a good sign for them that he didn't respond, though. They held hands briefly and let them slip from the doorway. Virgil sighed and re-locked it behind him.

"Honestly, Pat, you're doing me a favor too, by doing this. D likes his independence, and I always hurt him and have to pull away. It'll be easier around him," Virgil said as he walked back over to them both. Patton looked like they would tear up.

"Oh, now I want to do it even more! You're so sweet together!" Patton sniffled and stood up to hug Virgil.

"Don't cry, Pat!" Virgil shot, holding up his hands in confusion, feeling embarrassed and awkward as Patton clung on teary-eyed.

"Do the roller-coaster thing, that'll fix it!" Roman suggested with a bubbly chortle, grinning at Patton.

"The roller coaster thing?" Patton sniffed.

"You don't have vertigo, do you?" Virgil asked. Patton shook their head, looking sad and confused.

"Then hold on tight," Virgil said, and grasped Patton and jumped to the ceiling. They shrieked in surprise but then giggled as they looked up to the floor.

"See? Fixed it," Roman said with a resolute nod. Virgil picked up Patton slightly off the ceiling and walked over Roman.

"Package delivery," Virgil said with a smirk. "You ready, Pat?" Virgil asked. Patton nodded and giggled. Virgil carefully reoriented Patton and dropped them into Roman's outstretched arms. They shrieked with laugher again.

"That was wild!" They said and hugged Roman, nuzzling his chest. Roman flushed and chuckled, carefully letting Patton stand on their own, and Virgil dropped from the ceiling. "Is there anything else you can do?"

"Other than compelling people, I hope," Roman added, sounding as if even mentioning it was distasteful.

"I can flit?" Virgil said, almost as a question, feeling a little shy.

"What's that?" Patton asked excitedly.

"It's like flying up and dropping. It's kinda part of the gravity thing. Not exactly turning into a bat and flying away, but it's fun," Virgil said. "It's how Deceit gets here so fast when he lives and works over 20 miles away,"

"Oh, my god, take me! Take me flitting!" Roman cried out in excitement.

"That's way too dangerous, Ro, if something happens mid-air and I drop you I won't be able to catch you every time," Virgil said in aghast.

"You're such a debbie-downer," Roman groaned. "Maybe Deceit'll take me next time he comes back," Virgil stiffened.

"Motherfucker, you know I won't ask him to not do that," Virgil grumbled. Now Patton looked aghast. "Sorry, Pat, I've been cursing for centuries and it's hard to stop,"

"You should mix in some Edwardian insults or something to mix it up so Patton is too confused to be upset,"

"You zounderkite, you won't get the insults either, and that's sort of important," Virgil said inauspiciously. Roman and Patton both looked oddly at him. "Okay, maybe every once in a while so I can see your faces,"

"Anyway, when do you want to get bit, Pat?" Roman asked, shaking the confusion off with a little shiver. "I was sick for a whole day so it will have to be a day off,"

"I have to get bit?" Patton said and wrung their hands, flushing.

"You can back out anytime, Pat," Virgil reminded Patton swiftly. "We can still hang out as normal human friends. Nobody's forcing you to do this,"

"No, it's okay, I… just… well…" Patton trailed off. Virgil remembered why Patton was embarrassed.

"I don't have to do it on your neck or anything, I can just bite your wrist," Virgil offered with a small smirk.

"No, I wanna be bit on the neck!" Patton blurted, their words blurring together. Both Roman and Virgil looked at each other in surprise. There was a pause. "I don't have work on Saturday as long as I can be okay by an early Sunday morning shift," Patton mumbled.

"Wow, this week?" Virgil asked, a little wearily. "There's no time limit, Pat, I'm sort of here forever,"

"No, I wanna do it soon," Patton said. "You're all so sweet on each other," Patton whispered almost silently. Virgil was pretty certain he wasn't supposed to hear that, so he didn't acknowledge it to save Patton any further embarrassment. They were still pink from the whole biting thing. Maybe Virgil should have questioned why Patton seemed excited to talk to him in the first place.

"Let me know if you need me to arrange anything or help with your homework," Virgil smiled softly and Patton nodded.

"I'm gonna go downstairs to bed now," Patton mumbled and rubbed their arm. Patton was clearly very embarrassed and Virgil felt really bad. Virgil took a shot and held his arms open in case Patton wanted a final hug. They did, seeing as they nearly ran into his arms, nuzzling his chest as Virgil held them. Roman went around and hugged Patton as well. Virgil could feel them smile against his hoodie. Well, at least that was nice. Didn't change the fact that Virgil was terrified he'd accidentally fucked Pat's life up by laughing.