And they were roommates                                                                                                                                            Oh and also there are some innuendos but nothing too sexual

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23 February

When Deceit woke up the next day Logan was sitting at the edge of the bed with his normal attire on. He crawled over laying his arms around the others shoulders before pressing a kiss against his temple before saying

"Good day darling"

"Good morning" He finished fixing his tie "What exactly happened last night?"

"Romance?" Dee replied wondering what exactly his love was asking for.

"Not that part" The side of logic responded waving his hand "That part was very clear...and quite nice" He added the last part quickly "but previous to that"

"I fell down the stairs" He lied not wanting to seem weak that he had let himself be pushed around like that.

"I believe that is what people call bullshit. Honey you can not actually expect me to believe that" The only thing Dee could focus on in that sentence was that Logan used a pet name. "Look you have literally used that stair excuse 1 time before, you flinch every time I move too fast towards you and no offense but you look like you have been living in the antizone"

"I would love to have this conversation but the rat that lives in my cape doesn't let me!" He answered while stretching out his arm to move the office chair over. With a bit struggle he got up on it and started to figuratively and literally roll away from the conversation not realizing that human legs are in most cases (as tested in science) faster than office chairs with wheels. Logan simply leaned on the chair and it didn't move another centimeter.

"If I do not have knowledge of what happened I can not take care of you properly"

"Taking care of me is rotten work"

"Not to me. Not if it is you" He replied to which the snake's heart melted a bit but he was determined to 'win' this argument(?) whatever it was he was going to win. With a sinister smile he grabbed the nerd's tie forcing it and his head down so they locked eyes. As if they were in a romantic comedy the door knocked right in that moment. 

They looked at each other both panicking. Dee violently shook his head shoving that he didn't want whoever was on the other side of the door to see him. With one swift kick from the nerd the chair was going with quite a bit of speed towards the bathroom door. Logan shuffled over to the entrance fixing his hair before opening. Outside stood Virgil with his back hunched over like usually, it definitely wasn't good for his back. It looked like he had just woken up with the way he was constantly rubbing his eyes. 

"Dad told me too tell you breakfast is ready" With a quick comment about how not to talk to him before he's gotten his coffee he left. After letting out a sigh of relief Logan ventured over to the bathroom where he found Deceit laying face down on the ground. 

"Do not tell me you tried t-"

"I definitely didn't try to walk just now I just love the smell of...bathroom floors in the morning" his purple shirt had gone up a bit shoving of the bruises around his ribs. It concerned Lo how visible they were to the point where they were poking out. The moment he noticed it he neatly tucked his shirt and heaved himself up on one leg by despertly holding onto the sink. With the constant pain that pierced through his ribs whenever he moved or breathed or talked he had begun to suspect that one or two of them was broken. "Anyway don't you have an exiting time of sitting at a table and not eating at all to go too"

The side logic rummaged around in the mirror cabinet while replying "You are more important right now" he took out a pack of bandages "Besides I will have to eat something so they do not get suspicious when I begin taking food with me for you" A light pink spread across Dee's cheeks as he sat back down on the office chair letting the other side tend to his knee. "Do you eat rats?" Logan suddenly asked after maybe 2 minutes of silence.

"Should I be offended? Yes! After a long day of dealing with idiots I just love snacking on some rats"

"Youarehalfsnake" The nerd mumbled trying to explain himself. An exited look crossed his face as he realized how many experiments he could do now when they actually liked each other and had a lot of time on their hands. "How loose are your jaw bones?" //Snakes don't actually dislocate their jaw when they eat their jaw bones are just like that and their skin is elastic// He asked taking the other man's jaw to closer inspect his face "Do you swallow all your food whole? Can you eat vegetables or only meat? DO YOU SHed your skin?" He got more and more exited with every question.

With a smirk Dee used his arms too push Logan forward so he landed sitting in the other's lap before answering "The first thing you'll most likely not find out in the bedroom"

"Why would we change location to answer a quest-"

"I'll not stop you there before you ruin it. My least favorite foods are eggs and those chicken strips and you better get me it since I'm a queen who deserves it....and for the shedding thing let's just say you won't find out when the time comes"

"How mysterious of you" he replied dryly. 

"Shut your pretty mouth" He grinned while planting a kiss on the other's lips. 

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13 April aka 49 days later

"Unacceptable Thomas I will not have you lying to yourself" The lie he was referring to was not only that he was going on about how today was just a fluke and not part of a pattern but also that he loved him. Logan couldn't imagine that not after being told so many times by the other sides that he was being to strict, that he had a temper or that he was the least popular side. 

"You called" When his boyfriend appeared a warm fluter went through the nerd's heart happy that the snake had finally left their room. Going on a small tangent here. Almost 1 month ago Deceit had woken up at around 2:30 am yelling 'holy shit are you my boyfriend' to which Lo had told him to back to bed but yes he was. 

"He's a slimy boy Logan A slimy boy"

"I think his scales are just smooth. From the best of my knowledge he does not excrete slime"

After finishing the video the logical side returned to his room where he found his roommate cuddled up among the blankets on his bed watching Scooby-doo! mystery incorporated. Specifically the one episode where the gang goes into an underground manor (s1 e17). You know the one episode that if you ever watched it as a child it probably gave you deeply unsettling nightmares afterwards. The moment they saw each other Dee hobbled over. 

"How did the video go?"

"It was just another days work so good.....WHy are you wearing my clothes?" The side of deception was wearing one of Logan's usual black shirts with a green tie because he did have them in a few other colors. The shirt wasn't neatly tucked in, the top button was unbuttoned and the tie was so badly tied it was hanging more like a scarf so there was a few style differences. 

"I was definitely not tired of summoning new clothes" He had left all his old one's behind with the others "Besides don't I look marvelous in this?"

".....Mayhaps" Deceit's hands tingled as he detected the half lie. 

"Aww you twink I'm pwetty" 

"Please never break the English language like that ever again" He sat down at his desk and started filing the new memories Thomas had lived through today into different categories like if they were the type that you forgot the next day or the kind you randomly remember after Tik Tok by Kesha remind you of it. After maybe a half hour of that hard work Logan rewarded himself with a spoon full of crofters. When he first tried food (a cheese and ham filled toast) it had been all too condense for him and even though Patton had done his best to cook the perfect meal for him it wasn't until he had tried crofters that he didn't get weirded out by eating. Now there were about 6 empty bottles around the room. 

Deceit came over leaning his head on top of the others weakly massaging his shoulders while saying "Haven't you done enough today already?" All he got as a response was some incoherent mumbling which in this situation meant that Logan was hyper fixating on the task and was starting to lose sense of time and everything around him. Luckily the snake had learnt the best way too pull him out of it "Hey Lolo I tried to make a reservation to the library"

"Why would you-"

"But it was Booked"

Immediately the nerd spun around the hair locking eyes with his boyfriend dramatically saying "It is atrocious enough to have to live in the same house as Patton please not you too"

"Don't blame me blame your Shelf that I had to go these lengths" He exclaimed pointing his finger as extravagantly as only Ace Attorney could. 

Logan took a deep breath before answering "Okay You have my full attention what is it your heart yearns So hard to talk to me about?" He was looking quite annoyed. 

"Well I most defiantly didn't worry about you overworking yourself because you look tired. Come on you've barely gone out of that chair for the last week other than to make that video"

"Aha! This is not about me it is about you missing being cuddled"

"It can be both" He gripped the other man's hands trying to pull him out of the chair but instead he just lost his grip and fell down on his butt. In a second Logan was out of his chair to help him up but Dee stubbornly got up on his own even if his knee hurt from it, it was so gosh darn frustrating to still not be able to move normally.

Either way Logan was won over and soon they were sitting under a blanket watching Dr Who with Dee's head resting on the other side's shoulder. Honestly Dr Who wasn't really a show he enjoyed that much but his love was happy watching it so he was satisfied. In the same vein Logan didn't really gain much satisfaction from human touch like cuddling and such (expect kissing cause hormones y'know) but seeing the smile on his boyfriend's lips was enough. 

Speaking of kissing that's what they did. The wifi stopped working what else were they supposed to do knit? Somehow the side of lie's shirt got unbuttoned and somehow Logan ended up on top of his stomach. It had been bothering him a while that Dee's tie was so horribly untied so he decided to fix it. You yourself get to decide if that was just an excuse to be a choking kind of kinky motherfucker or if that was actually what he was thinking. Anyway.

All it took was for the tie to get a bit too tight and suddenly it was like he was back up against the wall with Rage's hands pressing on his neck. He opened his mouth to yell to get away from him but nothing came out. It was like time stopped and he could go outside his body and watch in slow-motion as the casket of himself laying on the bed was desperately pushing his boyfriend away before shrinking into himself in the corner near the wall. 

The version of him who was watching knew the reaction was illogical Logan would never hurt him right? still the other him could only focus on protecting himself out of habit even if there was nothing to protect himself against.

Even though the tie had been thrown away onto the floor Deceit still felt like he couldn't breath. Logan went through all he had learnt through Virgil's attacks but quickly realized that this was different. When Virgil was having a panic attack he was lost in his own thoughts Dee was lost in memories.

"Don't touch me!" Deceit yelled and jerked forward pushing Logan away from him down on the ground. The room goes completely still. A shocked look on Logan's face as he rubs the part of his back he fell on. Then the flood of apologies came. He embraced the other man hastily mumbling sorry over and over again into his hair.

Logan was more confused to the snake's reaction than his actions. He had never been one to care about his own injuries that much but this must still be an overreaction and being this apologetic wasn't like him. He grabbed the others shaking wrists trying to get his attention but even when he made eye contact it was like Dee was looking in a whole other direction.

The one thing that went through Dee's head was a thing that happened almost 2 years ago. It was around Virgil's birthday and he was with Envy's and Rage's help making dinner. He himself was pretty bad when it came to cooking but Rage was much worse but they did their best. Admittedly his memories were quite hazy from trying to forget but the last part was etched into his brain like a warning. They had started arguing about nothing really but in the moment it felt so important, Envy had left the room. They were just talking but when Rage took just one step towards him for once it was Dee who burned up with anger. For once it was Dee who hit. 

A dead silent room. A red mark on the shocked man's cheek. A weird proud feeling inside of him quickly being suffocated with guilt. A push up against the wall. A knife against his throat. A first and last time he was ever threatened with more than fists. A small blood stain on his shirt that would never truly come of. A almost invisible white scar on his neck that was somehow more ugly than all his scales combined. All he could think about now was Logan doing the same.

"Dee Dee" Logan called out trying to get his attention but he just fought back more trying to get away "Please I would never hurt you. Even if we were apart again I would take my time in the day to write you. Always. Because you are the best thing that has ever happened to me"

Deceit stopped moving letting their fingers weave together. He looked around the room trying to find courage to speak. "I have no choice but to keep forgiving them"

"What?"

"I have to keep forgiving them cause I don't know what's it like to not be able to control what you do and what you say" He murmured with a meek voice staring downwards.

"That is a false statement" Logan began moving a lock of hair away from Deceit's golden eye. Squeezing his hand harder in an attempt to comfort before continuing "Now I do not know all the things that happened but your perception is just skewed because you know what they went through. The thing is you went through it too and you did not end up like them"

"You sure?CauseI'veductatpedhalfofthelightsidesandI'vehurtyousometimesmeaningtodoitandI'vealwaysbee-"

"I am as sure as I can be" Deceit nodded as if to try and make the words go into his head. He laid down his head in the logical side's lap letting him stroke his hair while he himself did his best to calm down. Logan started telling him about his days. His brainstorming sessions with Roman, hours playing DnD with Virgil and making omelettes with Patton. It gave Dee something to focus on instead of his thoughts. 

It took some time but after a while the warmth he usually felt when he was around Logan returned and when the side of logic told a funny anecdote about Virgil tripping in a parking lot he smiled.

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17 April

It was late at night and they were lying in bed together facing each other as they laid on their sides. Living with someone who never sleep fucks up your sleep cycle in surprising ways. They had been chatting about which cryptic was the most likely to actually exists. They had ended up agreeing to disagreeing between Florida man (Logan) and the Tsuchinoko (Deceit).

The snake was laying nearest the wall aka to the right like usual because it made him feel safe especially the nights Lo was there with him. Then it felt like he could protect him from anything. Logan lightly traced the scaly side of his face watching as his lover's eyes fluttered between being shut and being open. 

"Do you know what kairosclerosis means?" Logan suddenly asked to which Dee shook his head. "It is the moment you realize that you are happy" The snake choked back one of those weird sounds your mouth makes when you're caught of guard with happiness before answering. 

"Isn't it you who always says that you don't have emotions?"

"it is as simple as serotonin and endorphin being released into my brain when I am with you it has nothing to do with emotions"

"Sure love" 

This whole situation had started to feel like being with the others just with much better company. He was still trapped not being able to go or do what he wanted and (almost) everyone still saw him as the villain. "If we teleported there do you think we could go on a date in the dream palace again? I am one step away from dying of boredom in here" Dee mumbled just wanting to do anything outside of this room. He was admittedly still scared of any of the light sides seeing him since he was sure that they hated him. 

That was a date?? Logan thought before overly seriously saying "Do you realize how awful it is too date the most ineffable person I know and have to hide besides if we just tell them about what happened to you I am positive they will reconcile with you"

"Well you're an idiot so I won't take your word on that" After a few minutes of cuddling Dee asked "My Logan. I will definitely get tired of saying that. Your name comes from Logos right?" his voice trembled just a bit as he spoke.

"Correct, unless you look at the Scottish origin of Logan to which the meaning is hollow"

"Hollow does fit you. Not to tear down emotional walls in this chili's tonight but my name doesn't comes from something similar to logos"

"Are you sharing your name with me??" Logan exclaimed sitting up. Maybe he was a bit exited. Sharing your name was after all a very personal thing "No pressure" He added afterwards remembering how Virgil used to be about his name.

"No no you're not my boyfriend you deserve to know or well I want you too know" Actually the reason he hadn't told him before was because it wasn't until around now he had started to believe again that he was more than just lies. Relearning something you have gotten ingrained in your head for years takes time and this was the first step. 

"My name isn't Ethan"

Would you believe me if I said that his name was hinted at in chapter 2 by Virgil who was the only one who knew his name before Lo. Btw thanks for all the lovely comments (: