Reserved #2

{hngggggggh I genuinely have a lump in my throat- why do I get emotionally attached to these characters-}

Patton waited. And waited. He started to get more and more nervous. Was Janus okay? Was he hurt? He decided to investigate, late at night when no one could possibly be awake.

Patton found his adopted brother eventually, discarded in a nearby alley. The body was already beginning to decay...

(this hurts bro- this really hurts- you know I have a crush on every Janus to have ever existed- this is no different- /hj)

Patton froze. His heart started pounding. No. He wasn’t de•d! He couldn’t be... right..?

“...J-Jan..? Janus- come on- w-wake up, please-“

He t•ared up and ran. Just- ran towards the woods. He couldn’t stand seeing Janus so lifeless. He collapsed in the woods, full of despair, as he fell asleep. He lay there for about 100 years.

"Am.... Am I lost or somth-? Woah..."

Virgil knelt down to the sleeping monster. He pulled out a pocket kn·fe and began cutting the growth.

"Jeez, how do I wake this thing up..."

Patton’s eyes opened. His eyes darted up to the figure above. A human, with a kn•fe. He gasped, knowing from experience that he was in danger. He backed away.

"W-Woah-!"

Virgil's eyes widened, and he backed up swiftly as well. He accidentally cut his hand in the process.

"Ow! - ah jeez..."

Virgil put his hand in his pocket, trying to ignore the pain. He closed the kn•fe and put it away.

"...So. I'm Virgil."

Patton made a soft, shaky noise. He was trembling, and still seemed very terrified of the human, but he said,

“...A-Are you okay..?”

"Yeah, I'm fi- wait-"

Virgil's eyes widened. He almost sc·eamed when he realized.

"Y-You can talk?!"

Patton slowly nodded. His voice had been soft and raspy from disuse. He looked at Virgil. Would it scare him if he talked more..?

Virgil allowed himself to calm down as he assussed the situation.

"That's... actually pretty cool..."

Patton blinked. Virgil reminded him of Janus... y’know, if he were 10x more emo looking.

“I... thank you..?”

He nodded.

"Patton..."

"Oh- um- thank you...!"

Patton wasn't sure how to describe the feeling inside that occurred when Virgil called his name cute. What was this..?

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