As Virgil drove to rescue his boyfriend, he thought back on how he had gotten together with the Hot Prince. 
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Virgil really wasn't used to this anymore. It had been a while since he had interacted with another person this often. He was an introvert and he has been one for a very, very long time. Then Roman came crashing into his world asking for a date. And he was fucking hot as hell. Extremely attractive and maybe a little charming (not that he would ever admit that out loud). Virgil could not let the years spent around gentlemen go to waste by immediately turning into a puddle the moment Roman opened his mouth. So, he flirted back. And it somehow worked. 
Somehow, that led him to the moment he was at now. Unpacking boxes with his attractive neighbor while praying to Selene that there was nothing embarrassing in the boxes they were unpacking together. They had been going at it for about an hour or so now. In the beginning, Virgil and Roman had flirted back and forth with each other, like a flirting contest, whoever became flustered first, lost. But eventually, the two worked in a comfortable silence, just enjoying each other's presence. But of course that had to be shattered by Roman's next words. 
"Are you a vampire?" 
Virgil froze. "I-what?" 
Roman stopped unpacking and looked at Virgil. "Are you a vampire?" Virgil blinked in response. Roman sighed and shifted back to the boxes. "I'm sorry, I-that was a bit blunt." He ran a hand through his hair. "I just-" he flushed, embarrassed. Virgil slowly unfroze and became a little less nervous. "For a while, like a long time, uhhh-" Roman's flush deepened and Virgil heard Roman's heart rate pick up. "Uhh, it's kinda embarrassing." 
"Oh," Virgil replied. I think I might know what this is about. He bit his lip.
"I've kind of have this weird fantasy of a hot vampire biting me and marrying me and I noticed you entering your house with a box of what looked like blood bags a while ago and I got my hopes up and told my roommates but they all laughed at me and I told them I'd get proof but…" Roman sighed as Virgil blinked at him. "But then I actually met you and got to know you. And now, I kinda want to get that out of the way. I mean, I felt guilty for keeping it from you? Like, I really like you. You're a nice person and I want to go on a date with you but I don't know, I'm weird an-" 
"Roman," Virgil cut in. The others rambling was cute and all but it was going to lead into a spiral eventually and Virgil didn't know Roman's mental health history and what could happen if he let the other to continue his rambling. "I am a vampire." Then Virgil froze. Did I actually just fucking say that?!?! What the fuck is wrong with you?!?! Virgil blanched. 
Then Roman's eyes lit up. "Wait, what? Really?!?!" He instantly threw himself closer to Virgil. "Oh tell me it's true!" He draped himself across the emos' lap. "Take me! Bite me! I'm yours!"
Virgil sat frozen, hardly noticing that Roman was now in his lap. Kill. Kill. Kill. KILL. "Please don't kill me!" Virgil shouted as he launched himself back and shrunk against the wall, shielding himself from Roman. 
Roman blinked. "Kill you? Why would I do that?"
Tears spilled from Virgil's eyes. "Because I'm a monster!" 
Roman frowned. "No! You're not! You are not a monster, Virgil. You're a good person. And I like you, I'm not going to hurt you if I like you." He bit his lip. "Knowing that you're a vampire just kind of makes you more attractive." Roman carefully placed a gentle hand on Virgil's knee. "Come on, breathe."
"I don't need to breathe," Virgil replied breathlessly, his chest tight. 
"Please, it might help you calm down."
Virgil stared at Roman for a few moments before reluctantly fighting to take slow breaths in and out. 
Roman smiled. "Good, that's good." He rubbed his thumb over Virgil's skin gently. "How are you feeling now?" 
Virgil ran a hand down his face. "I-honestly I'm confused. I think you're the first person who hasn't tried to kill me after they found out what I was. I don't understand. Why?" 
Roman frowned. "Really? That's horrible." He shook his head. "Honestly, even if I didn't have a vampire 'fetish' I probably wouldn't be scared of you after you did tell me." Roman took Virgil's hands and held them as he stared at the vampire seriously. "You have had plenty of opportunities to kill me and you haven't. I think that's as solid proof as any that you're not a monster." 
Virgil shook his head. "What if I was just waiting until I gained your trust or something?" 
Roman raised an eyebrow. "I think the amount of guilt you are most certainly feeling right now at the thought that you might have tricked me or whatever speaks in itself." 
Virgil took a deep breath. "Okay, okay. Maybe I'm not a monster." Virgil stretched his arms and clenched his fist as he tried to ground himself. It was silent for a little while aside from their breathing. It was one of those weird days where the people around were strangely quiet. (Most likely due to it being Sunday and people were trying to prepare themselves for Monday.) 
"Would it be too soon to ask you to bite me?" Roman asked shyly. 
Virgil froze and slowly turned to face Roman. He stared at the human wide eyed for so long it began to make Roman slightly uncomfortable. "You are a gay fucking disaster," Virgil said. 
Roman smiled mischievously. "Why, thank you. So nice of you to notice." He scooted closer to Virgil. "So, about that bite?" 
"No! We're not even dating." 
"So you only date people you're dating?"
Virgil groaned. "No, I just- I'd feel much better if we got closer before that topic was brought up again. I absolutely hated feeding on strangers before blood bags were invented. I was so fucking awkward."
Roman laughed. "I mean, if we need to get closer for you to bite me, all you have to do is go out on a date with me and be my boyfriend." 
Virgil snorted. "Oh my Selene. You are crazy."
Roman smiled. "Aw come on, you have to admit that I look absolutely delicious."
Virgil's face flushed violently. "Do you realize just how that sounds?" 
Roman stared at Virgil, confused. "What?" Virgil stared at Roman wide eyed. Roman thought for a few minutes before it suddenly, it hit him. His face turned as red as a fire truck. "I-tha-that's not what I meant!" He sputtered as he tried to correct his mistake. 
Virgil stared, frozen, at Roman for ten seconds before bursting out into laughter. "Oh wow!" He clutched his stomach as he continued to laugh. 
"Stop teasing me!" Roman whined, the blush on his face as vibrant as ever. 
Eventually Virgil's laughter petered out as he let out a breath. "Wait, I'm still confused. So, the only reason you want me to bite you is because you think it's hot?" 
Roman crossed his arms as his blush began to flare up again. "No." 
Virgil smirked. "Oh, really?" 
"It can prove that I trust you too." 
Virgil blinked. "I-" 
"I assumed you would be a little insecure about something like that so I figured it could be something like a trust fall."
"A trust bite, really?" Virgil asked with a raised eyebrow. 
Roman grinned. "Sure! If you would prefer calling it that!" 
Virgil frowned. "No, not really." 
The two were silent for a few moments. "Hey, is uh.." Virgil rubbed the back of his neck. "Is that date invite still good?" 
Roman froze. "Are you, are you agreeing to go out with me?" "Uhh, yeah," Virgil replied somewhat anxiously. Did he not want to now? Was he taking it back? 
"Of course the invite is still good!" Roman was ecstatic.  
Virgil blushed lightly at Roman's enthusiasm. "Huh, well, when then?" 
Roman blinked. "Oh. I didn't expect to get this far." 
Virgil bit his lip to keep from laughing. "Do you want to give you some time to plan?"
Roman rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh, yeah." He laughed awkwardly. "Maybe I should have been more prepared. I guess I let my brain tell my heart not to get my hopes up." 
Virgil frowned. "You should give yourself more credit. 1. You're handsome. 2. You're hilarious. 3. You're a nice guy. And 4. You can flirt."
Roman snorted. "Well, I guess I'll try. But only because you asked." Virgil laughed. Roman pulled his phone out and checked the time. "I better get going, I have a class in the morning." 
"Okay, see you later, Romeo!" 
Roman smirked. "Until tomorrow, Juliet." 
Virgil suppressed the lovesick smile that was forming until after he heard Roman enter his house. Then he let out a shrill squeal and fell back into the empty boxes behind him and kicked his feet with glee.
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Of course Roman chose the most cliche kind of date. A Movie and pizza. They watched a scary movie to which Roman told Virgil that if he got scared he would hold his hand. (This ended with Roman getting so scared that he jumped into Virgils' lap and kept his face buried in the vampire's chest for the rest of the movie. (Virgil found it absolutely adorable.)
Then the two headed to a pizza shop where they shared a cheese pizza. It was also where Roman told Virgil a bunch of cheesy one-liners and then blamed it on the pizza for their cheesiness. Now Virgil wouldn't say that he was smitten. But really, he was smitten. And when Roman politely asked to walk him home, Virgil heard wedding bells. (Of course, Virgil knew it only made sense for Roman to walk him home considering they were neighbors, and he said as such, but it still made Virgil's heart so cartwheel in his chest. 
"So, what made you move here?" Roman asked as they walked down the sidewalk, hand in hand.
"I was ready to be a part of society again." Virgil said sagely. Then he snorted. "Just kidding. I was tired of the long trips for the essentials. And it was hard to get things delivered."
Roman snorted. "Of course. It's not a place worth living in if you can't get pizza delivered."
"You are exactly right." Virgil began to lightly swing their enclosed hands. "What about you, what made you choose here?" 
Roman shrugged. "There's not really any specific reason other than this is the college I got accepted into."
"There weren't any other colleges you wanted to go to?" 
"I mean, yeah. But I'm going to be working off the student loans for this for years already. I can't imagine how long I'll have to work to pay for any or the other colleges I wanted to apply to."
Virgil bit his lip. "What if…" he paused. "Nevermind." 
Roman glanced at Roman. "You can share your thoughts if you want, I'm not against it. But I understand if you don't want to." 
Virgil nodded. "Yeah, perhaps another time."
Roman nodded and the two continued their journey home. Occasionally, they commented on different things but for the most part, they walked in a blissful silence. Virgil usually felt cold, seeing as his body didn't make its own blood anymore and all. But he supposed a side effect of standing next to someone who he was very attracted to was a consistently warm body from a consistent blush that made his skin turn a healthy tone of pink instead of his usual pale white. It was a pleasant experience. 
Soon, they came upon a Virgil's home. As cliche as it sounds, Virgil didn't want to leave Roman just yet. "So, I guess we're here." 
"Yeah," Roman responded eloquently. 
"I had a real nice time." 
Roman smiled. "Me too." 
Virgil bit his lip. "Would it-would it be okay if I kissed you?" 
Roman blushed lightly. "Yeah, sure." 
Virgil blushed a pale pink and leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss to Roman's lips. It was simple and sweet. When they pulled away, both were matching blushes. 
Virgil stepped away. "Good night, Roman." He smiled and turned to go inside. 
"Good night, Virgil," Roman responded as he watched the other step inside after giving him a small wave. Virgil went to bed with a smile to rival the Mona Lisa that night. 
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Virgil bit his lip. Maybe he should have offered to pay for Roman to go to his dream college.