T.W. Anxiety

It wasn't that he didn't want them to know. It was more that he didn't want them making a fuss of them, or asking questions, or becoming smothering. But it didn't matter, because eventually, he didn't have a say in the matter.

Virgil was sat at the kitchen table, talking to Patton about what he was cooking, and the possibility of cookies being made, when Logan walked in with Roman. The two's conversation halted when they saw their boyfriends.

Logan and Virgil had decided to keep their relationship a secret, whereas Roman and Patton were open with theirs.

Roman walked over to Patton and pressed a kiss to his temple, wrapping an arm around his waist, and ignoring Logan and Virgil. This gave Logan the chance to talk to Virgil and press a soft kiss to his lips.

The kiss lasted longer than anticipated, and when Roman and Patton turned to them, and saw them together, Patton couldn't help but feel excited.

"Kiddos, Why didn't you tell us?" He exclaimed after they parted, causing Virgil's cheeks to turn a deep shade of red, and he hid his face in Logan's chest.

"Because you would do that." He muttered, he wasn't trying to be mean, but he didn't want the attention.

"I don't understand?" Patton tilted his head slightly, with a small pout on his lips.

"I just..." Virgil trailed off. He didn't know how to explain it without making Patton feel bad.

"Virgil's anxiety over telling either of you rose considerably when he so much as thought about letting you know that we began a romantic relationship, so we kept it a secret until we thought it was the right time, and Virgil was able to tell you, or in this case, I messed up, and you two saw us together."

"It's about time." Roman smiled, and sat in between Patton and Virgil, and rested his hand on Virgil's shoulder. "Patton and I thought we were going to have to get involved, we thought you had been pining for too long. When did this start?"

"A few months ago." Logan replied, running his hand through Virgil's hair, trying to keep the anxious trait calmer.

"Kiddo?" Patton focused his attention on Virgil, and felt guilty when he left the kitchen, unable to deal with the attention.

"I shall go and make sure he is okay. Patton, it is not your fault, he just struggles from time to time. I am solely to blame here, I should have been more careful."

Logan left the kitchen, and knocked on the darker door.

"What?" Virgil pulled the door open, and looked at his boyfriend.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I just... Got overwhelmed."

"That is understandable."

Virgil smiled weakly, and pulled Logan into his room, and to his bed, where they were able to be affectionate without having too much attention on them.

From then on, Patton and Roman tried to not say anything when Logan and Virgil were affectionate around them, and on the off chance they couldn't keep quiet about it, Logan was always there to keep Virgil calmer, and prevent his anxiety from spiking too high.

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