Virgil opened his mouth to speak, then shut it. He tried again
"You.... Why are you....?" Virgil tried. Patton piped up when Remi didn't reply.
"Well kiddo, i found him outside in the rain and his hands where all cut up! Looks like his sunglasses broke!" Patton paused a moment "do you two know each other?". Remi instinctively half cover his eye with his hand, Virgil watched it silently.
"Yeah, I caused that" Virgil gestured to Remi's eye.
"Virge-" Remi's voice broke, "Virgil, please, don't be like that-"
"But it's true!" Virgil tensed up, tears building in his eyes.
"But it's my fault! My. Fault. Ok?" Remi stood up, walking over to Virgil slowly. Remi brushed the hair out of his blind eye, eliciting a small gasp from Patton. Virgil shook his head in denial, backing away from Remi.
"No- no.... No its not" Virgil mumbled, staring intently at the floor.
"Yes it is, Virge-"
"No-"
"I'm the monster, ok?!" Remi rose to his feet, "Even my parents know that! That's why they pushed me out of the house as soon as they could get away with it! That's why they kept you far, far, FAR away from me! I'm a monster!" Remi took in a shaky breath, his throat closing on the threat of tears.
"... Remi?" The room was dead silent other then Remi's shaking breath and Virgil's quiet voice. Remi started down at the floor, tears now streaking down his face.
"Remi" Virgil had silently made it in front of Remi, "please, maybe... maybe we both messed up. But you didn't deserve all the punishment you got." Virgil silently waited for an answer that didn't come. Remi refused to tear his eyes from the floor. "Remi please, look at me."
With a fearful breath, Remi looked up. Virgil stood before him, his cousin and friend, someone who had his back as a kid. Behind him, Virgil's friends watching in anticipation and worry, all of which Remi had encountered somewhere at one point. Suddenly, Virgil hugged him tight but pulled away before Remi could react. 
"Now, you can't pull that stunt on me" Remi managed to muster out a happy tone to his voice before pulling Virgil back into a hug.