Patton decided quickly that he hated 'Power Ranger Dinner Parties'. He had to sit or stand around talking to old-often extremely white-people about how he was great. Patton liked praise sure, but not when it was said like 'you do such a good job protecting the Earth, now will you say you endorse this bill that harms marginalised people?'. It made Patton annoyed to say the least. One politician after another asking Patton and his friends for things they either didn't understand or didn't have control over. How is Patton supposed to help some guy with his yacht money? Patton doesn't own a yacht! This dinner could only have been made more awkward by anyone the Rangers actually knew showing up, and would you believe it, that happened! Mr. and Mrs.Reeves themselves made a lovely and terribly awkward stop at said dinner party. One of the most difficult parts of the night was not actually interacting with the two, but instead keeping Remus from killing them. And after all of this the final nail in the coffin was the inability for Patton to get a taste of that wonderful looking fancy sushi. How do you go to a dinner party and not get to eat the food?!

After an egregiously long ceremony and being forced to say goodbye to the people he hadn't bothered learning the names of, Patton was finally able to leave. He and the other Rangers were escorted to their semi-shitty ubers and after some not-so-subtle arrangement by Roman were all shoved in the cars. Roman and Thomas in the first, Remus and Janus in the second, and Patton and Logan in the last. Lucky for Patton their uber drivers were separated from them by a one-way mirror. Unlucky for their driver that one-way mirror wasn't soundproof and Patton felt like he hadn't gotten enough alone time with his boyfriend that day.

Once back at the hotel Patton's hopes were brought up when Renette said they had absolutely nothing to do until 12:30 the next day. Oh how naive he was to think that the rest of the night would be a low stakes evening of eating his bodyweight in chocolate and cuddling Logan while watching Marvel movies.

"Oh my god are they still yelling?" Logan asked, stepping out of the bathroom after his shower.

Patton pulled the pillow off his face that he had been using to try to muffle the sound and gave Logan an annoyed look. He was a little startled to find that Logan looked especially nice when his hair was wet and Patton deemed it yet another unfair thing about him.

"They've moved past the second problem of the night and now they're just insulting each other." Patton told him. "I'm honestly surprised we haven't gotten any complaints."

"I'm sure Renette is on her way to kill the both of them now." Logan shrugged. Sitting down beside Patton.

As if on cue the door in the room over burst open and slammed against the wall. There was some muffled talking that Patton couldn't really make out and when everything seemed to settle down Patton smiled and snuggled into Logan's side.

"I'm kinda hungry." Patton sighed.

"Want to get room service?" Logan asked.

"Eh I don't know. It's pretty late, I don't think they're still gonna let us order anything." Patton said.

"Well there's always Doordash and Postmates." Logan said, running his hands through Patton's hair. "And we can just order a pizza."

"Pizza sounds pretty good." Patton smiled. "What do you think?"

"Well if we're going to order pizza we should get some actually good pizza. I think there's a nice place that we could walk to."

"Oh I'm too lazy to walk." Patton groaned.

Logan chuckled. "Well I can just walk there myself and bring it back."

"No no no I'll go with you." Patton pulled away from him. "Just give me a sec' to find my gloves."

"Alright." Logan smiled.

The two started bundling themselves up to head out into the cold. And just as they were about to leave a loud yell came from Roman and Virgil's room again.

"Remus stay the hell out of this!!"

"Don't talk to Remus that way!!"

Patton groaned and decided he'd had enough. He pushed past Logan and pounded on the door. It was opened by Remus barely a second later and Patton stepped in as angry as possible.

"What in the world is going on?!" He exclaimed. "You're not the only people in this hotel so stop yelling or I swear to god we're separating you two."

"That's fine with me!" Virgil crossed their arms. "I don't want to be anywhere near this pretentious asshole."

"Well I don't want to be anywhere near you either!" Roman scowled.

"That wasn't an answer!!" Patton shouts.

"Roman started it!" Virgil accused. "He got all pissed at me for no reason!"

"No reason?! You're the one with the attitude!! God you suck!!" Roman stomped.

Vrigil looked like they were going to say something else but before they could Remus leaned down and whispered something in Virgil's ear.

"And you swallow." Virgil countered with a smirk.

The room was quiet for a beat. Patton was a little startled by Virgil while Remus just looked proudly at them. Then the room exploded. Roman and Virgil went back to their screaming match, Remus fell to the ground cackling, Janus snorted and finally looked up from his phone, Patton began doing what he could to get them to stop yelling, and Logan left.

"God do you two even remember what you're fighting about?!" Patton tried.

"Well Roman was being a prick-"

"And Virgil couldn't even look me in the eye-"

"He was being such a dick-"

"They knew they were being rude but they didn't care-"

"So you don't actually know what you're fighting about?" Patton rubbed his head exasperatedly.

"He started it!" Virgil pointed at Roman at the same time Roman said "They started it!".

"And I'm ending it!" Patton walked over and smacked the both of them upside the head. "Now stop yelling and make up or so help me-"

"Virgil sit down, Roman go get changed." Logan said suddenly from the doorway.

"What?" Virgil asked.

"Sit down at the table behind you, Roman go get changed into your pajamas." Logan stated.

Roman grumbled but opened one of his drawers and pulled out some pajamas, heading to the bathroom to change.

"Here." Logan walked over to where Virgil had sat down and placed a plate down. "You haven't eaten dinner yet. Eat this."

"What uh-what is it?" Virgil asked.

"Dinosaur nuggets." Logan stated. "Chicken nuggets in the shape of dinosaurs."

Virgil didn't say anything. Just looked down at the plate in awe before digging in like they'd been starved their whole life. Patton sadly knew that they sort of had.

"Now everyone out." Logan said firmly.

"Well this was entertaining." Janus laughed. "C'mon Mus."

Remus hummed happily and let Janus take his hand and lead him out to the hall. Roman stepped out of the bathroom, officially ready for bed and looking thoroughly exhausted.

"I love you Logan." Virgil called as he and Patton began leaving.

"I know Virge." Logan smiled. "I love you too."

Finally the door closed behind them and Patton and Logan were left alone yet again.

"Pizza time?" Patton asked sweetly.

"Sounds wonderful." Logan locked his arm in Patton's and the two made their way to the elevators.

. . .

"Please give a warm welcome to our very own Power Rangers!" Renette exclaimed from the stage.

Roman led the way in front of the crowd, Logan and Patton behind him, Janus and Remus behind them, and Thomas making sure they all got on stage. The crowd applauded and whooped for the team and Patton felt a little uncomfortable with it. It wasn't like he was uncomfortable with crowds, he certainly wasn't. Oftentimes crowds was his specialty. He also didn't mind having the attention on him, he was a YouTuber afterall, it wasn't like he could afford to be a wallflower. Instead he was uncomfortable with the way they were treating him. It felt wrong that they were applauding him for being something he had no choice to be. He didn't want them to see him as more than human, as better than all of them. Afterall he wasn't. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the right time and was gifted this strange ability. He didn't even want it at first. Sometimes he still didn't want it. Patton wouldn't admit that though. He wondered if any of the Avengers ever felt like this.

Patton was so lost in his head that Logan had to stir him out of it and sit him down. The pit of uneasiness in his stomach only grew as he looked out at the crowd. They all seemed to be his age or younger, a smattering of adults however, no doubt here for the nostalgia of when they grew up with the Power Rangers. Patton wondered if any of them had been to one of these before. If they'd come to see the new team.

Patton didn't hesitate to grab Logan's hand under the table and squeeze it. Luckily no one could see.

"Thank you, thank you." Renette calmed the crowd. "Now, I believe we were going to go through some introductions before turning over to questions so if we can go down the line please, and let's say a little something about yourself as well."

They had rehearsed this part, ensuring none of them could mess up so early.

"Uh sure." Roman looked to the crowd, though Patton couldn't see he knew his eyes must have been sparkling with delight. "Hello everyone, I am your Red Ranger, I'm seventeen and I love musical theater."

The crowd cheered. Patton wondered if they were going to keep this up the whole time. It wasn't that he didn't like it, he just remembered a John Mulaney bit where he asked the crowd to not cheer too much in the beginning of his set so they were able to keep their energy up the whole time.

"I'm the Blue Ranger, I'm seventeen and I enjoy fantasy novels." Logan said into the mic.

More cheering. It seemed that the crowd had sectioned themselves off according to which Power Ranger was their favorite. It certainly seemed like the loudest cheers were all coming from the same directions anyway.

"I'm the Pink Ranger, I'm eighteen and I love pancakes." Patton gave them a small wave.

The loudest cheers came from the left side of the room this time.

"I'm the Yellow Ranger, I'm also eighteen, and I'm wondering why in the world they put cups of water in front of us, we can't drink from them." Janus motioned to his glass of water.

Patton hadn't even noticed the water in front of him. The laughter from the crowd was drowned out by Patton's own heartbeat pounding in his head. He tried to think of ways to make it stop but that only seemed to make the problem worse.

"I'm the Green Ranger, I'm seventeen, and I love arson." Remus said cheerily.

"Green." Renete warned.

"Fine fine, don't do arson," He dropped his voice to a whisper. "You can't tell but I'm winking under this helmet. I love uh Miley Cyrus. Yeah. I think she's cool as hell."

"Green!"Renette scolded.

"Ugh you are just like Pink. I can't swear, I can't like arson, jeez." Remus sat back in his chair and propped his legs up on the table. "This is what I have to deal with."

The crowd laughed again.

"And I'm the Black Ranger." Thomas finished. He didn't need to say any more.

Everyone cheered as loud as they could. Patton recoiled a bit. He wondered why in the world this was happening to him. Apparently though Logan had taken notice. As Renette explained how they would do the Q and A portion, Logan had moved his chair ever so slightly closer to Patton's and released his hand to grasp Patton's forearm. Running his thumb along the inside of Patton's arm.

"Just focus on this, it's okay." Logan whispered softly.

Patton heard those words echo in his head and he replayed them over and over. Listening to all the little inflections that Logan had given, and the sweetness of this gesture. Patton felt the bubbling of worry begin to calm, but never truly fade.

Patton watched as one of Renette's assistants, he wished he remembered her name, circled around the crowd before handing a microphone to someone. It quieted and the girl stood up, she had to be young, maybe twelve or thirteen, and she looked incredibly awkward, but excited nonetheless.

"Uhm hi, I'm Ava." She said with a smile. "I was uh wondering what are your favorite colors?"

This question got quite a few reactions. Some people seemed a little annoyed, others laughed, others cheered a bit.

"Excellent question Ava." Roman swooped in to save the poor girl who was quickly turning red. "I have to say my favorite colors are red and gold. Actually they were my favorites before I was a Ranger. Both are bold, royal colors."

"And he is nothing if not a bit of a narcissist." Logan said and got a laugh. "I don't really have any favorite color."

"Oh don't be such a stick in the mud." Patton teased.

"Yeah Blue, stop being boring!" Remus laughed.

"Fine fine, my favorite color is dark blue." Logan conceded. "Happy?"

"Very." Patton nodded. "My favorite is also blue, but more of an electric light blue ya know?"

The crowd seemed to really like that answer.

"My favorite is black." Janus said simply.

"And my favorite is yellow." Remus turned to Janus. The crowd once again went a little nuts, though a bit more so. "I'm kidding it's actually orange." They laughed.

"My favorite is Red." Thomas told her.

"Thank you for the question Ava." Patton smiled, he knew she couldn't see but the bright smile back told him enough.

The assistant started moving around again as the people in the crowd tried calling her over. Logan's grip on Patton's arm loosened a bit but never moved and Patton looked over at him, he wished so badly to see Logan's face.

"Hey you good P?" Janus leaned over and asked Patton.

"Yeah, I think I'm just tired or something." Patton assured him.

"I was thinking after this we all go out to eat before seeing the musical?"

"That sounds good." Patton replied.

"Hello my name is Gina." Another girl from the crowd said, she wasn't nearly as awkward. "And uhm, Blue mentioned that he liked fantasy books so I was just wondering what your favorite book is? And uhm, what all of your favorite books are?"

"Oh, well, actually my favorite isn't a fantasy novel, it's The Stand by Stephen King and I believe that falls under horror." Logan told her.

"And while that book is incredibly long and unbelievably pretentious-"

"Do you even know what pretentious means?" Logan interrupted Roman.

"I instead will have to say the best book is Carry On and its sequel Wayward Son." Roman finished.

"The question wasn't 'what's the best book?'." Thomas pointed out.

"Yeah, because if it was the answer would be Six of Crows." Janus said firmly.

"No no, the best book is no book. Books are boring." Remus countered.

"Oh please just because you can't read doesn't mean reading is boring." Logan stated.

"Hey I can read, but I'm just saying, it's boring. Watch tv." Remus said. "So much more fun."

"This is why you're not getting into college." Roman sighed.

"Hey I'm still doing better than you!" Remus snickered.

"Okay okay," Thomas calmed them down, "I'd say my favorite book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

A beat of expecting quiet passed before Patton realized they were waiting for him.

"Oh, uh it's hard to pick a favorite but right now I'm rereading the first Percy Jackson series so I'm going to say the Last Olympian is my favorite." Patton said happily.

People really liked that answer. Patton was pleased to hear the general agreement. The assistant once again went around.

"Hi I'm Isaac." A boy waved a little once he'd been handed the mic. He looked about Patton's age. "And I was wondering if I could ask Pink for a favor."

Patton perked up and tilted his head. "Of course what do ya need?"

"Well, my friend Violet is uhm a really big fan of yours and I was wondering if I could get a video of you congratulating her for starting her transition? She's trans and she just started HRT so."

"I'd love to." Patton said.

"Here Isaac, come to the stage right here and Pink will happily take a video with you." Renette gestured.

Isaac handed the mic back to the assistant and started making his way over to where Renette had pointed. Patton stood up, receiving a quick squeeze on his forearm from Logan before his hand dropped and Patton went over to Isaac. The poor boy seemed to fidgety now that he and Patton were this close. He pulled out his phone and started a video with the two of them.

"Hi Violet," Patton started. "Your friend Isaac said you're a fan of mine and I really appreciate that. He also mentioned that you just started your transition and I couldn't be more proud. This is a huge deal and I hope one day I get to see you in person so I can give you a hug. I just know that everything is gonna go wonderfully for you and I can't wait for you to feel like the beautiful wonderful girl you are."

"We're all so proud of you Violet!" Roman exclaimed.

"From one trans personn to another I couldn't be more happy for you." Logan told her. The other Rangers all said their hellos and congratulations to Violet.

The crowd 'aww'd as Isaac stopped the video and gave Patton a quick hug before running back to his seat.

"Alright next question." Renette said, though her grin was far wider now.

The assistant reached though all the hands that were waving and handed the mic to another girl, also around their age. Patton heard an audible gasp from Roman as the girl stood up. He and Logan looked to Roman confused by his reaction.

"What is it?" Logan asked, covering the mic.

"Nothing." Roman shot back.

Logan turned to Patton who shrugged, just as confused.

"Hi my name is Alice." The girl greeted. "And I really hope this doesn't bring the mood down but I have a bit of a serious question for Red."

Roman didn't say anything, he just seemed very stiff as he waited. Nothing like the collected, dazzling, stage performance ready Roman from before.

"Uhm, what do you have to say about all of the incels that use the Red Ranger as a sort of symbol for their cause?" She asked.

Roman loosened up, but not completely. He gave a little annoyed groan and dropped his head before looking back up.

"Sorry Alice that groan wasn't about you or the question I just-ugh I thought all of that had stopped you know? I mean when I was younger I remember seeing the Black Ranger used in that way and it always pissed me off. And when I first became a Power Ranger I saw some stuff like that, but I couldn't really say anything." Roman stated. "Look I'm gonna say it here cause I know that this is being put on YouTube and you guys are probably taking videos and whatever so just stop using me and every one of us as a martyr for your misogyny, homophobia, racism, transphobia, and more. Like I am a seventeen year old gay theater nerd, I'm not your symbol of hate."

The crowd cheered and applauded.

"I think we'd all just really appreciate it if y'all would stop making us your incelly mascots." Janus stated. "Or better yet, stop being incels! I'm african-american and queer, don't act like me or my boyfriend," he jabbed a finger at Remus, "are gonna agree with your shitty anti-human rights agenda."

"Just to be clear I'm the boyfriend." Remus said cheekily.

The crowd basically erupted. When they finally seemed to have calmed down the mic was handed off to another person.

"Hi uh did any of you know the previous Power Ranger, other than Black of course." This person asked.

It went quiet. Patton turned to Renette, this wasn't something they had gone over in the little preparation that they'd done. She gave Patton a little smile and nod and Patton turned back to the crowd. He felt Logan once again grab his forearm under the table and offer a comforting anchor.

"Actually, the previous Pink and Blue Rangers were my adoptive parents." Patton said softly. The audience gasped. "So I knew all of the previous Power Rangers, I grew up around them."

"So then did you plan on becoming the Pink Ranger?"

"Ha no." Patton admitted. "You can't really plan on becoming the Pink Ranger. It's not really a choice. In fact, I had promised my parents that I would never be a Power Ranger, but uh, here I am."

They moved on to the next question. The questions kept coming and coming and the Ranger all answered to the best of their abilities. It certainly felt like there were a lot more questions for Janus and Remus about their relationship than anything else about themselves but Renette had told them to expect that if they decided to tell the world about their relationship. It only really got awkward when any questions about Virgilius came up. What exactly are you supposed to say? 'You know that guy who terrorized us for years? Well turns out they're actually a sweetheart who was forced into war and traumatized by their terrible mother.' Sure maybe some people would take it, but certainly not everyone.

When the panel finally came to a close the Rangers were ushered off of the stage, leaving behind the sounds of applause and cameras. Once they were safely away from any crowd or camera the group deactivated their armor and collapsed amongst the couches and chairs.

"What's next Thomas?" Remus asked as he practically laid on top of Janus.

"Well, we've got a couple hours but later tonight we're going to see Hadestown, then all of you better get really good sleep." Thomas told him.

"In the meantime though, I say we eat our body weights in pizza yeah?" Janus suggested.

"Ooo, we can go to the same place we went last night." Patton gestured to himself and Logan. "It was pretty good."

"And it's close to the hotel." Logan added.

"You two went out for pizza last night?" Roman asked.

"That sounds great." Thomas nodded, pulling out his phone.

"Just the two of you?" Roman asked, his tone getting a little intense.

"Mhm." Patton nodded. "It was nice."

"It was." Logan nodded along with Patton.

"Hey, Virge is texting me." Remus announced.

"They want to know if they're coming to the play tonight cause if not then they want more dino nuggets." Janus summarized as he read over Remus' shoulder. "Jeez this kid needs to learn how to text."

"Yes they're coming, but I think we can sneak in some dino nuggets." Thomas mused.

"It's more a musical than a play but." Roman stated offhandedly.

"Shut up Roman." Remus kicked his twin.

"You shut up." Roman retorted.

"Hows about everyone shut up so I can send this email without a raging headache!" Renette snapped.

The Rangers did as asked.

"Thank you. Now, pizza sounds like a wonderful choice, you all can head out in a minute or so, I'll meet you back at the hotel. I trust that when I told you to bring something a little more classy to wear you actually headed my orders yes?" Renette sighed.

"You bet I brought something classy." Remus told her. "Who would I be if I didn't?"

"I'm terrified to know what on Earth you brought." Logan dead-panned.

"As am I but it's too late now. I'll take it." Renette shrugged.

"Okay so Virgil now wants to know who's sneaking in the dino nuggets, and if they can sit by them." Janus stated.

"And they don't want that person to be Roman." Remus snickered. "Ha ha."

"Well I don't want to sit next to them either." Roman crossed his arms and huffed.

"Tell Virgil we'll figure it out later." Thomas said. "Make sure you share the location of the pizza place with Renette so she can make sure Emile, Remy, and Virgil can meet us there."

"I'm on it." Patton stated, wanting to be helpful.

"Alright let's get going. I need out of this room."

. . .

"Gods I hate you!!" Virgil shouted.

"Well you'll be glad to know the feeling's mutual!!" Roman shouted back.

Patton thought his head was going to explode. He wanted to cry, scream, and die all at once. None of those could be done however. He can't cry because if he does he doesn't think he could stop. No screaming for Patton because it's not gonna solve anything, and no dying because Logan would be sad.

"Can you two shut the hell up!!" Logan yelled at them.

"This whole arguing thing was entertaining at first, but now it's just annoying." Janus agreed.

"Oh I'm so sorry that we're such inconveniences for you two but I'm not going to put up with this prick and his holier-than-thou attitude!!" Virgil pointed an accusing finger at Roman.

"Don't point at me you little shit! You're the one who thinks they can boss me around and hates me for no reason!!" Roman yelled.

"No reason?!!" Virgil laughed and then looked at Roman with a serious intensity. "You're such an asshole!! I won't put up with you threatening me and being a general bitch to me! Maybe everyone else around you is fine with it, but I'm not."

"Oh I'm so sorry your highness I didn't realize I had to treat you like a prince! I thought you weren't that anymore." Roman snapped.

"Don't you dare!! You're a monster!" Virgil shouted.

"I'm the monster!?! You had six eyes!!!"

"You're the one acting like a prince!! Sorry I can't be everything you want!! You set those expectations for what I should be and I have no obligation to live up to them!!"

"You could at least be a decent person!!" Roman countered.

"You could at least treat me like a person!!!"

"What started it this time?" Remus asked Janus.

"Honestly I'm not sure." Janus answered.

"They're not sure." Logan scowled.

Patton was finding it hard to breathe. His lungs were never full enough, his head felt cloudy and full, his hands were cold clammy. Everything felt off, off just enough to cause him distress. He shivered, though it certainly wasn't because of the cold. No, the hotel room was pretty warm. Something else was causing him to shudder. He just wasn't sure what.

"Pat?" Logan asked softly. "Are-are you okay?"

"Mhm!" Patton gave a smile and nodded.

"It's okay to not be okay Pat." Logan whispered. "Maybe we should leave."

"What's going on?" Janus was leaning over and looking at Patton with concern.

"Pat are you good?" Remus was looking from the two's yelling match to Patton, his face quickly falling from annoyance to uneasiness.

"I can't get enough air-" Patton stopped, needing to take a deep breath.

"You can't get enough air into your lungs?" Logan guessed. "You're probably beginning to have a panic attack. Have you ever had one before?"

Patton nodded.

"Okay, are-are you able to tell me how to help you or-"

There was a bang and Patton couldn't help the small jump and yelp that he did, his eyes tearing away from Logan's to the scene before them. Roman had grabbed Virgil's shirt collar and pushed them against the wall, both more angry than Patton had ever seen them.

"Shit!" Janus stood up.

"Roman!" Remus yelled.

Virgil got a new look on their face. They seemed determined if Patton wasn't wrong.

"The only reason you're here is because you've somehow convinced Patton that you're not an evil little prince here to kill us all!!! Patton's trust in you is the only reason I haven't cut you down yet!!!" Roman yelled. "The second you break that, and I know you will, I won't hesitate to put you in your place!!!"

Patton swallowed. He was terrified to say the least. This was the first time a fight like this had gotten physical with them and his urge to cry was getting a lot harder to repress. He watched however, as Virgil grabbed Roman's wrist, taking his grip off on his shirt and holding it up.

"And the only reason you gave that guy your number and you're threatening me like this," They said with a cool tone that made everyone in the room shiver. "Is because you haven't fallen in love with me yet."

They gave Roman's knuckles a chaste kiss before shoving Roman so hard he fell and striding out of the room.

"Virgil-"

"I'm going to see Emile." Virgil said sternly before slamming the door behind them.

Roman still sat on the carpet, his face a mix of shock and anger, as he stared at the place Virgil had just stood against the wall. It was too silent.

"What the shit!!" Remus yelled.

There it is, Patton sighed.

"Roman what the actual hell has gotten into you!!" Janus stalked over to the twin on the ground.

"Janus," Logan warned. "Leave him alone for a second-"

"No! No that was totally uncalled for!" Janus argued.

"Virgil can fight their own battles, Janus." Logan reminded, his voice firmer than before. "Besides, the both of them are to blame. Right now everyone just needs to calm down."

"Pat," Remus whipped around and crouched so he and Patton were eye-level. "Are you okay?"

"I-I-" Patton's throat felt raw. His head pounded harder.

"Patton I'm gonna need you to follow my breathing." Logan directed Patton's face towards his own and placed his hand over Patton's forearm, tapping a slow beat that followed Logan's breathing. Patton focused on the feeling, hoping Logan wouldn't let go.

"Shit, uhm, I-I have some drugs that he can take." Remus offered. "They-they help me calm down when-shit, they just make it easier, it's nothing bad or anything I swear."

"How does that sound Pat?" Logan asked. "Do you think that would help?"

Patton shook his head. The idea of something going down his throat made his breath hitch. His throat hurt so badly. Why does it hurt? He tried to ask Logan this question without actually asking him. He pointed fervently to his throat.

"Janus can you get Patton some water?" Logan asked.

Patton didn't know if that would help, but at this point he'd do anything Logan said. After retrieving and handing over the water Janus started pacing on the floor. Whether intentionally or not he walked on beat to Logan's breathing. Patton hesitantly put the cup of water up to his lips and tried to swallow. It hurt at first but the relief began washing over him soon and Patton could feel himself calming down.

"It's-it's been a while." Janus stated. "I'm gonna go to Emile's room. To check on Virgil."

"Okay." Logan nodded. "Ask them if they need anything, they're stim toys and stuff are all in here."

"Right." Janus looked a little confused but nodded anyway and left the room.

"Ro?" Remus asked. His voice was hoarse too. Patton didn't know why and Roman didn't answer. "RoRo are you alright. You've been sitting there a while."

Again no answer.

"Does he need something?" Remus asked Logan.

"I think he just needs some time to process. I've never seen him get like that. And no one's ever reacted to him like that. It's been a stressful week." Logan decided. "Pat I think we should head back to our room. Can you get up?"

Patton nodded, figuring his legs weren't weak and he let Logan help him stand.

"Should I do something?" Remus asked.

"Just, stay here with him." Logan told him. "He's gonna need you."

"Okay." Remus looked a little lost but sat down beside his brother anyway.

"Pat," Logan had turned and was speaking to him alone. "Can you tell me what you need right now?"

"I don't know." Patton answered honestly.

"Okay, that's okay." Logan gave him a sweet smile, a smile that made Patton's stomach flutter, but if he was being honest that wasn't what he needed right now.

"You're too handsome for your own good." Patton told Logan breathlessly.

"You're having a panic attack right now and you think it's a good time to flirt?" Logan reached for the door handle.

"Any time is a good time to flirt. I learned that from Roman." Patton tried to return Logan's smile.

"Roman flirts because it's his only coping mechanism that he can use in daily life other than singing musical numbers." Logan stated.

"Well I think you deserve to be flirted with."

Logan laughed a little again and opened the door finally, only for the two to come face-to-face with a very panicked looking Janus.

"Virgil's gone!!" Janus wheezed out.

"Oh fuck." Patton collapsed himself into Logan's side.