VENT FIC: because I don't know how else to calm down :(

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Virgil was angry.

He was very angry.

The last time he was ever this angry was when Thomas was in 5th grade. The Bullies wouldn't stop, so he fought back.

His host was too much of a pacifist and got the snot kicked out of him, which didn't exactly do much for his anger.

Point is, that right now he was angry.

They weren't listening.

They said things would be different and yet they didn't listen to him.

'It's fine Virgil'

'Don't worry about it'

'You're just anxious' - no shit

They were all brushing him off, all of them, including their friends.

The noise they were making was getting too loud.

Too loud, too loud, too loud.

He clenched his hands over his ears and grit his teeth. Trying to block it all out but he couldn't.

TooloudtooloudtooloudtooloudtooloudTooloudtooloudtooloudtooloud

Virgil snapped.

He was very angry.

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"WOULD YOU ALL JUST SHUT UP?!"

The music cut off and everyone stood frozen.

Virgil had just appeared on the stairs and yelled at them all.

Joan, Talyn, Terrence, Dominic, Deliah, Valerie, Jamahl, Thomas and the other three stared at the dark trait in shock.

Virgil, realizing what he'd done, was in shock himself, he wide-eyed and shaking slightly.

Everything was only made worse when one of the neighbors came barging in with a broom.

"What in God's good name do you think you holigans are doing? Can't you see there are people living next door? I could barely hear myself think with all your racket!"

The upset neighbor then set their sights on the startled Virgil in the center.

"And you!", the neighbor pointed the broomstick at Virgil's chest, jabbing as they spoke, "you were the one making the most noise! Screaming and what not, you need to learn some respect and consideration for others!"

And with a final jab, which caused Verge to stumble back and onto the stairs, the neighbor left with a hard turn and slam of the door.

Only to pop in again seconds later, "if I hear one more peep out of you immature children I'm calling the police!"

'SLAM!'

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Breaking out of their shock, Joan was about to go after the neighbor but Thomas stopped them.

"Don't"

It was silent again for a split second before Patton spoke up.

"This is what you were trying to avoid, huh Verge?"

All eyes turned to the emo sitting on the stairs rubbing his chest.

He nodded solemnly.

Anxiety had tucked himself into the smallest sitting position he could manage.

He wasn't angry anymore, just numb.

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"Are you ok Virgil?"

Anxiety looked up at his host, before dropping his head down and shrugging.

Logan stepped up and placed a hand on Virgil's knee. "I'd like to apologize for having not listening to you before-"

He was cut off by the others chiming in and also apologizing.

He gave them a small anxious smile, "it's ok guys, sorry I ruined your party-"

"No Virgil, you didn't ruin anything!"

"Nah, dude its fine"

"Yeah man, it's all good"

"It's ok really!"

With everyone reassuring him and talking at once it made him feel better and worse at the same time. The youngest trait found himself pulling up his hood and shrinking in on himself more-

"Hey, thought this would help calm you down"

He looked up too see who it was, only to find Roman with two cups of ice in his hands.

The Prince handed one to him and sat beside the emo, chewing some cubes from his own cup.

Virgil couldn't help but chuckle, grabbing a few ice cubes himself and chewing them.

Logan looked at the two and sighed exasperatedly, "it's bad for your teeth-"

He was cut off by Talyn who dragged him off with the other, in their hand they held their own cup of ice, shouting, "long live the cronch!"

This prompted the two on the stairs to laugh.

Soon enough Valerie and Dominic asked Roman to dance with them.

"Uh Verge?"

"Go Princey, but I'm eating the rest of your ice"

"Sure thing"

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The music blasted and everyone started to dance until the music was cut off.

"We don't want the neighbor to come in again"

"Oh, shoot, Thomas is right", mumbled Deliah crossing her arms with a frown.

"Ok", maybe we don't need techno, how bout we go acoustic?" Offered Jamahl raising his guitar.

The others smiled and cheered lightly as the musician began to strum.

Virgil quietly  looked on from the stairs.

He was angry, but he was feeling better now.

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AN:// is currently chewing ice rn, like I need to chill.