12:32am

Long overdue :)
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Work. He has to do work. He can't be distracted by anything. All of this is important and if left undone for too long it might result in consequences for Thomas in the long run. The reason he had clumped all of his work together and had abandoned his usual routine of taking breaks was because of a certain aspect - Patton to be exact.

That morning he passed by Patton who sent him such a tired, adorable smile Logan's heart pounded heavily and he slipped into his room so no one would notice his slight panic. He doesn't want to deal with emotions - he had shoved them all down before, he would do it again, admittedly it involves him working the entire day (which results in bad moods and getting ill) but it settles his emotions until further notice.

It's not logical, he knows that, but emotions aren't logical either, so let him be.

What he doesn't know, however, is Patton has noticed this. Recently (passed few months) he realised the logical aspect has spent complete days in his room without coming out - each and every morning of those days begin with Patton sending him a smile, or touching him in a friendly way, maybe giving him a hug, or handing him his breakfast in the shape of cute animals, either way he would hide away.

Patton did feel bad about it towards the start, he thought Logan didn't like him and wanted to avoid him, but understood that couldn't be it - every other day Logan is kind to him, engages in conversation and doesn't try to get away. It was something else, Patton knew that, and today he was getting to the bottom of it.

After finishing lunch he walked up to Logan's room with his food, knocked on the door and walked in without waiting for him to answer. "Hey, Lo" he greeted with a smile and a wave, placing the plate on his desk and soothing his shoulders. He felt Logan tense under him, his hand hesitating as it wrote. "Salutations, Morality" Logan responded, his voice was off, cold. Distant. Patton felt his stomach churn with concern.

"Are yo-"

"I am quite busy, Morality. Please, leave me alone"

And Patton would've if it weren't for the way he phrased his second sentence. Or the way he said it. His voice gave out, filled with vulnerability, guilt, as if he didn't want to do it but felt like he had no other choice. Patton waved his hand and sat down in the chair that appeared, rolling it up to beside Logan and taking the pencil out of his hand. Logan didn't move as Patton sorted out his work neatly, helped him stand and walked him to his bed, sitting him down and rubbing circles into his back. Logan started down at the floor, hands clenched on his lap.

"Lo, wanna tell me what's wrong?" Patton asked, voice gentle, quiet to not disturb him too much.

"My heart" he responded, confusing Patton who rose his eyebrow slightly. "Your heart?"

Logan nodded, eyes glossing over. "It hurts" he admitted, voice a whisper. "Why won't it stop beating-pounding" he corrected himself, sighing and holding his face in his hands, glasses discarded to the side of him.

"It won't stop beating in such a way..." he carried on, grateful for the comfort touch Patton brought him.

"I feel like that too" Patton found himself murmuring after a moment contemplation, Logan slowly lifted his head to stare at him and Patton felt himself wilt with sadness when he saw how distraught the usual stoic side looked. "You do?" He prompted, Patton nodded and began to smile.

"Whenever I'm around you" he then grinned, leaning up to boop his nose. "My heart begins to pound"

"Why?" Logan needed to know, maybe it'll help him understand his own feelings, too.

"Maybe because..." Patton drifted, wondering if Logan felt the same, if the side who despises emotions and regards himself as 'having none' would ever like him back in a romantic sense.

He sat up further, his hand coming to a stop, removing his arm and shifting away until he wasn't touching Logan at all. The nerd missed it dearly.

"I like you" Patton managed, then continued quickly, "romantically" knowing Logan wouldn't entirely understand if he left it at that. Logan froze for a moment, eyes flicking from one to another until he looked down at the ground. Patton liked him romantically? Why does that make his heart pound even harder!? His rib cage feels like it might explode!

"Patton I..." he turned to look at him, "you do?"

Patton nodded and giggled, reaching out to hold his hand. "Yeah, Lo. It's okay if you don't feel the same - we can still be friends, right?"

Logan began to shake his head and Patton felt his heart drop miserably, "no, no" this was wrong, this isn't how he wants it to go, but he doesn't know how to express that, he doesn't even know if he entirely wants this - he does, right? He must. He doesn't want to be just Patton's friend anymore.

"We can't be friends" Logan continued, gripping Patton's hands tighter. "Not..just friends" his voice quietened, and it took Patton a moment to understand. His eyes widened and he gasped a little, staring in pure shock and slight euphoria. "Really? More-friends...boyfriends?"

Logan wobbled his bottom lip between his teeth for a moment, he thought about it, thought about him and Patton - the word 'boyfriend' just seemed to fit.

He nodded. "Boyfriends" he confirmed and definitely wasn't expecting Patton to squeal as loud as he did, or tackle him into a hug which resulted with Patton laying on Logan on his bed, laughing joyously while pressing a few kisses to his cheeks. "Awh! Logan! Wait!" He leaned up, eyes bright and twinkling. "We're boyfriend's now! We have to have pet names!"

He leaned down again to hug him, worming his arms under his body and resting his head on his shoulder. "You're my Logy Bear" He murmured and yep Logan's heart was about to explode-

"Is that okay?"

Logan breathed out, he needed a moment to bring all this in and understand, but with Patton in his arms now, he realised he would have forever and more to figure it out - however he didn't think he would. "It is more than okay, Patton"

Even still, Logan's heart pounds at anything Patton does - when they first kissed he felt like he would die, but he wouldn't change it for the world.

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Thanks for the request!

Ehh I don't know

Hope you like it, Lex 🖤💀

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