*Virgil POV*

I inhale deeply before I turn my key and open my dorm door. I already heard Janus and Remus talking inside, so I know they're up. This isn't going to be fun.

The second I walk in, Remus rushes over to me, Janus a few seconds behind him.

"VIRGIL! Are you ok?" Janus asks.

He hugs me tightly.

"I'm fine. I'm sorry. Are you guys mad?" I ask.

"For what?" Janus asks.

"For the thing I did. Down by the lake," I say slowly.

"What are you talking about?" Remus asks, "I'm supposed to be the brain-damaged one, not you,"

He pats my head as if he were checking my brain.

"Excuse me?" Janus and I both say.

"We're all thinking it," Remus says, "So V. What's going on? You avoided us for a week and nearly cry when you see us. We were starting to worry we upset you somehow."

"I- you didn't. I thought you guys would be mad at me," I say.

Janus laughs a little.

"Why would we be?" he asks.

What did I do to them?

"Is is is this some sort of joke? There's nobody else around, you don't need to to to lie if it isn't," I say.

"Virge, how much sleep have you been getting? Or did you get a concussion?" Janus asks, feeling my forehead.

I push him away.

"I'm not sick... just- just confused," I say.

"Well, try to sleep on it," Janus says, "It's getting late,"

"I- ok. I left something in my locker though, I'm gonna go get it," I say, slipping out of the dorm.

I don't know what to do, so I go to Logan's dorm. I know Roman and Patton are still at rehearsal, so I'll either see Remy or Logan.

I knock on the door.

No response. 

It's after curfew, I forgot.

I knock three quick times, and Remy opens the door.

"Hey, babe. What's going on?" he asks.

"I- can I talk to Logan quick?" I ask.

"Yeah. Did he do something to you?" Remy asks, frowning.

I can tell he's already mad, even though it's dark and he's wearing sunglasses.

"No, we're fine. I'm fine. I want to talk about something else," I say.

"You've been crying. So what is it?" Remy asks.

"Nothing, nothing, nothing. I'm fine!" I say.

"Virgil?" Logan asks from behind Remy.

Remy steps aside and I rush to Logan, hugging him tightly.

"I- I- I made a big big mistake. Can- can I stay with you for a bit?" I ask.

Running away from my problems. I'm such a coward.

"Of course. Do you want to talk about it?" Logan asks.

"I- I think I should," I say.

I look over at Remy, who already has his headphones on and faint music can be heard from them.

"So what happened?" Logan asks.

"SoImayhavestudiedillegalmagicfromabookandaccidentalyuseditonJanusandRemusandnowtheydontrememberitbutIfreakingtooktheirmemoriesawayandImscaredofmyself," I say quickly.

Translation: so I may have studied illegal magic from a book and accidentally used it on Janus and Remus and now they don't remember it but I freaking took their memories away and I'm scared of myself.

*Logan POV*

Virgil clings onto my chest, crying a little. I'm not exactly sure what to do.

"Well, if they don't remember then there's no evidence, so you won't get in trouble. But as for the last part, I would recommend trying to keep all emotions under control. Or better yet, hidden completely," I say.

"Why would I do that?" Virgil asks.

"Well, that's what I did up until I came here. Anytime I had even the slightest of an emotional outburst, whether positive or negative, my abilities would make things go haywire," I say with a shrug.

"Lo, that's awful," Virgil says.

"I'm fine. I was just offering advice," I say.

He looks up at me.

"What what what should I do? I don't want to hide my emotions from them, they're my friends! But they'll think I'm crazy if I tell them what I did," he says.

He tears up a little and I instinctively hug him.

"You said they're your friends. They'll understand," I say.

"But- but-" Virgil stutters.

"You can think it over tonight. But they seem to genuinely care about you, they wouldn't try to hurt you," I say.

It's a reasonable guess. Based on Janus and Remus's behavior towards Virgil, and their concern when he was avoiding them, it isn't unlikely that they would forgive him.

"Ok. I hope you're right. But can I stay here until Roman and Patton get back?" he asks.

I nod.

"Of course," I say.

He snuggles up on my chest and his breathing slows after a while. I don't know if he falls asleep, but I can tell his eyeshadow is going to be smudged on my shirt. But I don't mind.

Right before I'm about to fall asleep, I hear footsteps.

"Virgil, they're back," I say, gently nudging him.

"Oh shit," he says.

"It's ok," I say, "Just get out fast,"

He walks behind the door and slips out when the door is open, while Patton and Roman aren't looking. I don't see why he and them can't get along enough to be in the same room outside of class.

*Virgil POV*

I walk back in to find Janus asleep.

"You were gone a while," Remus says.

"Sorry," I mutter.

"It's ok. But... are you ok?" he asks.

"I'm fine, it's you guys I'm worried about!" I say.

"Why?" he asks.

"You really don't remember, do you?" I ask.

"Remember what?" Remus asks.

I sigh.

"I got upset and kinda forced you guys to stop moving and then I ran away and now this is happening," I say.

Remus snorts. I look up at him. He bursts out laughing.

"What's so funny? I'm not brain-damaged, I swear!" I say.

"It- was- a- prank," he says between laughs.

I stare at him blankly.

"A. Prank," he says, "We were kinda pissed you were avoiding us, so we just wanted to get back at you. Especially since we were practically high after you ran away," 

I hiss at him.

"That wasn't funny," I say.

"Yeah, and neither was scaring the hell out of us. So let's go to bed and watch JJ make a fool of himself in the morning," Remus says.

"Fine," I say.

I go to bed, facing away from Remus and Janus. I'm too annoyed to even look at them. I mean, I'll probably be fine in the morning but still.

Ok so I know Vulnerable/Sad Virgil is pretty overdone- but it's for character development. *insert jazz hands* and nobody is safe. And he'll be angsty and grumpy again, just DEVELOPMENT. So I hope you enjoyed reading, feel free to leave any thoughts or feedback in the comments, and have a fantastical day/night you magnificent peep!