This was a request from Pastel347 again. They give me really good ones okay? - 3-

Ship~ crushing on Virgil, Prinxiety and a new ship between ocs

The Oc in this is called Erin and they represent Thomas' memories, childish attitude and hope.

I'll introduce the other one later. UwU

Warnings~ ducking out, attempted overdose, crying, sympathetic Janus, unsympathetic/bitchy Roman and mentions of self hatred.

Please if you have a problem with drug abuse, go see someone. If you are having thoughts of suicide, know that this is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and there are people who will listen to you if you need it. I'm always here for you all to vent to.
Stay safe. Love ya.

Today was the day a new side appeared. He was slightly shorter than the others and was a very bubbly man. Even more energetic than Patton. And that was saying something.

Janus seemed to bond with the new side as he was the first one who found him.
After a while of talking, Janus found out that the boy's name was Erin and that he represented Thomas' memories, childish attitude and hope. That's why he was so happy.

The two quickly became close and Janus began to treat him like a son. Erin loved Janus like a father and would often sit in the deceitful side's room and colour while his father figure worked.

Soon enough, Erin met Remus. He was scared at first but warmed up when Remus expressed his love of sensory things like colours and slime. The two played together for hours while Janus had to help Thomas.

Next was Logan. He talked with Erin for awhile and realised that he had an excellent memory. Logan would read him a whole essay and Erin would repeat all of the key points. He could even recall memories from years beforehand. Erin often helped Logan out when he had to remember something.

Patton. Boy was that a fun day. Patton was thrilled to have a new kiddo and Erin was thrilled to have another dad figure. The two baked lots of cookies and watched lots of cartoons together. It was a very nice day.

Then came the time Erin met Roman. He was kind around the others but when they were alone, Roman would always nit pick and nag Erin about the tiniest things. From his hair, to his clothes, his eyes and his accessories. Erin thought about the positive though. Maybe he was just defensive because he had just met him. Yeah that's what's going on.

Virgil was last and holy guacamole! Why was he so cool?! Erin felt his cheeks flush when he first saw Virgil. He was tall and pale but he was so damn cool. Sure he was sarcastic and edgy but that's what Erin liked about him. He was different and different was good.

"Hey Roman?" Erin asked as the fanciful side looked up from his script.
"Yes Erin?" Roman answered with a strained smile.
"C-can I ask for s-some advice?"
"Of course you can! But what type of advice? About your job or in a romantic sense?" Roman called out.
Erin played with his hoodie sleeves that hung over his hands.
"R-romantically."
Roman gasped as he sat in front of the newer side.
"Sister spill!"

"IreallylikeVirgilbutIdontknowhowtotellhim!" Erin blurted out before slapping a hand over his mouth. Roman's eye twitched but he remained composed.
"You like him?"
Erin nodded as he room his hand away.
"Well just confess to him." Roman told the smaller side.
"H-how?"
"Get him a bouquet of flowers and tell him you love him. I'll make sure he's in position okay?" Roman said as an evil plan formed in his mind.
Erin nodded before summoning a bouquet of purple roses before sinking out after Roman.

He rose up expecting Roman to be by his side when his eyes widened.
Roman was kissing Virgil. Right. In. Front. Of. Him. And what's worse is he had one eye open, staring at Erin. Silently saying, "He's mine now."
Erin sobbed slightly as he dropped the flowers. Virgil pulled away from the kiss and turned To Erin.
"You okay Erin?" he asked.
Erin didn't say anything, he just shook his head before sinking out into the dark mind palace.

He ran through the corridor until he came to Janus' door. Said side opened the door and almost fell at the force Erin ran at him with. He pulled the boy in and hugged him. Erin cried into Janus' shoulder in heartbreak.

Erin explained what happened and Janus told him he should try and get over Virgil and find someone new. So thats what he tried to do. He didn't go to the light side as often anymore and he cut off all contact he had with the anxious man.

It had been one month since Roman had stolen his crush and Erin was doing just fine. By that I mean he was fucking depressed. He ducked out. He cried himself to sleep every night and didn't even come out of his room. He was too busy listening to the voice swirling around his head.

You're nothing!
Nobody needs you.
Hope is stupid.
Why believe in such a stupid fantasy when you could just give into the despair.
C'mon you know you want to do it.
So do it pussy.

The voice was so loud. He hated it but not as much as he hated himself. He hate the way he looked. The way he acted. The way he dressed. He hated the lonely feeling in his heart. He wanted it all to go away. He wanted the pain to stop.

Soon enough, he could feel himself spiralling. Going further and further until the only thing he could focus on was the pill bottle on his nightstand. He stood on shaky legs and walked over to it. His held the bottle in his palm as he read the label.

Hᴀᴘᴘʏ Pɪʟʟs
Cᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ 12 ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴀ ᴊᴏʟᴛ ᴏғ ᴇᴘʜᴏʀɪᴀ.
Dᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ 2 ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ.
Sɪᴅᴇ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛs:
Vᴏᴍɪᴛɪɴɢ
Hᴀʟʟᴜᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs
Hᴇᴀᴅᴀᴄʜᴇs
Pᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪғ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴɪsʙʟʏ

That last warning was the one he wanted to see. If he took more than two, he would die of a drug overdose. He thought it through. Sure the sides would be sad but he would just regenerate anyway.

He poured 7 pills into his palm before bringing his hand up towards his mouth. That's when he felt someone grab his wrist. Causing him to drop the pills. He spun around, expecting to see Janus when instead, he saw the most gorgeous man he had ever seen. More than Virgil gorgeous.

"Please don't do it!"
Erin blushed at the man. The mysterious hero pulled the smaller side into a hug.
"You're worth so much. You mean everything to Janus. To Patton. To Logan. To Remus. To me. Never forget that you are loved." The taller side said while he sat down on the bed with Erin in his arms.

The two sat like that for awhile until Erin pulled away smiling at the side.
"Thanks uh... I don't actually know your name." Erin chuckled.
"Oh how rude of me! My name is Dragos! And I'm Thomas' self love. It's a pleasure to meet you." Dragos chirped as he shook Erin's hand.
"Erin. My names Erin."

Dragos and Erin became close. Very close. Of course, the day came when they had to give an excuse to why Erin ducked out. So that's what they did.

"Okay so now that everyone is here, what happened Erin?" Thomas asked as Erin rose up next to Janus. Dragos rose up with him, holding his hand for comfort.
"Well... I ducked out." Erin stated.
"Quack." Dragos whispered which made Erin chuckle.
"But why did you kiddo?" the dad character asked, concern lacing his voice.

Erin gulped as he looked at Roman, then at Virgil. Janus placed a hand on the smaller boy's shoulder, encouraging him.
Erin took a deep breath.
"When I first appeared, Roman was quite rude to me. He would nag me about everything. Then when I met Virgil, I had a major crush on him. And I told Roman and he said he would help me confess. So I had a bouquet of roses and I sunk out to tell him, when I saw those two kissing." Erin said as he pointed to the fanciful and anxious side.

"Roman was looking at me with a smug look in his eye. It hurt really bad. Then I went to Janus and he told me I should try and get over Virgil. But I just couldn't! So I ducked out and stayed in my room. Then a few months ago I... Tried to overdose on happy pills."

The room fell into soft gasps and a few sobs from Patton. Janus pulled the dad side close to comfort him. Remus had slapped Roman across the face and was currently standing by his boyfriend Logan while buried his face in his neck.
Virgil looked shocked but also really guilty. He had done this.
Thomas looked terrified but when he directed his attention to Roman, it turned to slight anger.

"Luckily," Erin kept going, drawing the attention away from Roman. Sure he hurt him, but everyone deserves a second chance.
"Dragos was here to stop me." said side blushed at the acknowledgement.
"My brother was making him think badly about himself so I stopped him." The living side mumbled.
"I told him that he was loved and that he meant everything to us."
Erin smiled.
"And now I'm going to prove it." Drahos said as he spun Erin around.
Erin was shocked but was even more so when he felt Dragos kiss him. He melted into the kiss like he was a puddle of happiness, wrapping his arms around his crush's neck.

Happy cheers and squeals could be heard from around the room.
The two pulled apart to find Logan smiling, Remus getting $20 off of Thomas and Patton squealing while hugging Janus tight, the deceitful side was smiling fondly at the pair.
Virgil was wiping his eyes.
"Congrats you two." he muttered loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Yeah you deserve it Erin." Roman continued. He looked guilty and uncomfortable.

Erin worked his way out of his new boyfriends embrace and walked over to Roman. The fanciful side wasn't paying attention so was surprised when he felt arms wrap around him.
"I forgive you bestie." Erin mumbled.
Roman hugged him back.
"Thanks Eri." ((ahhh MHA reference!))

That's it. There's nothing left to say. Everyone was happy and Thomas had never been better. Life was lovely.

Heuo danger noodles!

Hope this was good! Again this was a request and Erin was not my idea. He was Pastel347's Oc. I made Dragos and I will keep him cuz he is a bean.

Requests are still open so please leave some. TwT

Stay safe💜💛, stay great and stay proud🏳️‍🌈. Oh and don't forget to procrastinate.

Peace✌️
Kadence~