This was requested a while ago, I apologize for taking so long

Patton stifled a yawn, finishing cleaning up for the night. More things still needed to be done, but he could finish them tomorrow. Sleeping was an important part of taking care of yourself, and he knew that cake first.

Still, he also wanted to check up on the others. He did so every night, making sure they were also getting the correct amount of rest, as well as being sure that they were actually in bed rather than asleep at their desks. He made his way to Logan's room first, knowing the logical side was almost always at his desk rather than in bed. He and Virgil were both the worst about staying up late.

He found that the logical trait was indeed asleep at his desk. Shaking his head he gently shook him awake, instructing him to take off his tie and glasses before moving to his bed. Logan nodded tiredly, standing with a yawn to do what he was told. Only after he was lying down again, already asleep, did Patton leave. He made his way to Virgil's room next, unsurprised to find him up and on his phone.

"It's late, Virge," Patton said, making sure he was loud as he opened the door so he wouldn't startle the other. "You should get some sleep."

Virgil glanced at the time on his phone, sighing and nodding. He shut it off, setting it on his desk. "I'll try." He muttered, moving to lie down. "Night, Pat."

"Goodnight, Virge! Remember, you can come get any of us if you need anything. We're happy to help." He reminded, smiling over at him. Virgil nodded, telling him that he knew. "Love you!"

"Yeah, I know," Virgil said simply, waving his arm. Patton grinned as he turned the lights out for him, closing the door. He knew that Virgil had his own way of saying that he loved him, so he didn't mind being waved off like that. Smile not leaving him he made his way to Roman's room, expecting it to be a short visit. Roman was almost always already asleep when Patton went to check on him, exhausted from his days adventure.

It was a surprise when he opened the door to find Roman not only awake, but out of bed and pacing around the room. He didn't seem to notice Patton at first, so he called out his name. At that Roman jumped, stopping his pacing to quickly whirl around and face him. He looked panicked for a moment, thought he quickly hid it. However, Patton was already worried about him.

"Patton! You scared me, I was not expecting anyone at this time. How can I help you?" He asked, putting on a smile.

"I was just coming to check on you, Roman. Everything okay? You're usually in bed by now." Patton's smile finally slipped from his face, a worried frown taking its place.

"Everything's perfect! Why shouldn't it be?" Roman raised a brow, and while his acting was good it wasn't enough to fool Patton.

"Roman, talk to me." Patton insisted, stepping forward to take a hold of Roman's hands. "What's worrying you?"

Roman looked conflicted for a moment, trying to keep up his act to keep the fatherly trait from worrying. He soon realized it was pointless, letting his act fall with a sigh. Staring down at their hands laced together, Roman waited before he spoke. "I... it's really not that big of a deal. I do not want to worry you, Patton."

"Well, it's a bit too late for that isn't it?" Patton laughed, trying to lighten the mood. Then, he smiled softly, squeezing Roman's hands. "Really, Roman. It's okay, I'm right here for you. Talk to me."

Roman appeared to be fighting with himself in his head, chewing his lip nervously. "It... someone said something, today. One of my enemies, they threatened me... they-they told me they would... that they would hurt you."

He continued to stare at the ground, tears stinging his eyes. He slowly lifted his head to look at Patton, and his heart broke at the terrified look on the princes face. "Oh, Roman..."

Patton pulled Roman into a tight hug, one Roman returned immediately. He hid his face in Patton's shoulder, fighting back his tears. "I promise you Roman, nothing is going to happen to me. I'm right here, okay? I'm not going anywhere."

"But-but they-" Roman started, cutting himself off with a choked sob.

"They won't hurt me. And if they try, I know that you will be able to protect me." Patton assured him, pulling back from the hug to look in Roman's eyes. He brushed some hair out of his eyes, offering him a small smile. "I promise, Roman. Nothing will happen. Now please, get some sleep okay? You need it."

Roman sighed, stepping away from the hug and wiping his eyes. "Okay... I will. You-you're sure? That you'll be okay?"

"I am positive," Patton nodded, hugging him again and kissing his forehead. He let go again, letting Roman go so he could crawl into bed. Patton stood by, watching to be sure Roman had calmed down enough to sleep. When he was sure he was okay he leaned down to kiss his head again, telling him he would be in his room if Roman needed him.

"Wait," Roman stopped his from leaving by grabbing his arm, Patton stopping and asking him what he needed. "Stay? I... still want to be sure that you're safe. You don't have to, I-"

Patton cut off his rambling by simply pulling back Roman's blankets, laying down next to Roman and smiling at him. "I'll stay. I'll do anything for you, Roman. I don't want you to worry."

Roman smiled back, thanking him. It was silent for a moment, and Roman looked as though he wanted to say something. Patton waited patiently, and eventually Roman opted for actions rather than words. He opened his arms, Patton understanding his silent question. He shuffled closer to Roman, holding him as Roman did the same.

"Thank you," Roman said again, letting out a relieved sigh. He finally felt like he could relax, knowing that Patton was right there. He was safe, and nothing was going to happen. He would be okay. Patton nodded, kissing the top of his head yet again as he held him tightly.

Ahhhhhh I meant to do this forever ago

Guess who's back in Florida again??

I brought my dog this time. I don't think I could've come if he didn't come too.

Lmao I'm only here cause my dad had to come back for a job interview. He asked if I wanted to go, and I told him it depended on whether or not I was allowed to bring Vaughn. It's just us three, which made it a fun drive cause we just talked about science stuff the whole way down(for example, someone's trying to successfully transplant someone's head onto another body so we talked about that and how that could work, and also how and why a lot of smart people are sociopaths, and other stuff we find interesting lol).

So yeah, since I'm in Florida for the weekend I may not upload here again. I don't know if I'll actually be busy doing anything though, but I will hang out with family. I'm honestly glad I came.... I feel a lot better here. I have stuff to distract me, so I don't constantly feel like dying.

Also like. I was thinking about how, holy shit it's a new year and literally this is the worst way to start it off

But then I realized. I started off my new year feeling so awful I thought death might be the only answer, so really unless I die this year I can only get better. There's no way this could possibly get any worse, right?

I shouldn't say that lmao, life will find a way to get worse. Oh well, hopefully it won't.

I had something else to talk about but now I can't remember it, so I'm gonna get off of here. I think we're gonna go fishing, or something? No idea.

(I just saved this as a draft so I could check notifications but got distracted bc... it said draft saved tomorrow??? What?? How?? I should've screenshot it shit)

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed this. *you murder someone you hate but instead of blood their body is full of ring pops*

Pls don't murder people, wouldn't want you guys to end up caught lol. Thanks for the suggestion. Take care of yourselves. I love you guys. Bye!-Bob

Also wattpads a piece of shit rn and won't notify me of comments or anything, and it's not like I usually am great at replying to comments (I'm sorry for that) but just so you know in case you leave a ring pop suggestion or ask me a question I may not see it sorry. Also-I'll actually take some requests(please don't leave me a thousand of them or take that as if you have to think of one, just if you have an idea you want me to write) just know that I'm going to be slow at writing them. I already actually have at least one more to write, as well as some other drafts I'm working on but I've been honestly needing distractions and I know if I have requests I'll force myself to work on those instead of just sit around and be sad lmao. Anyways, really need to end this now bye