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Cave Boys [Chapter One]

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Synopsis: While exploring, Logan finds an unknown cave. He’s too curious for his own good and wanders inside, only to be kidnapped by monsters and taken to their civilization as a prize to be sold to the highest bidder.

Genre: Logan-centric whump with a happy ending for all, NSFW, romantic intrulogical, parental loceit, parental logicality, romantic moceit, background romantic prinxiety

Trigger warnings (for the entire fic): Angst and whump, blood, gore, kidnapping, monsters, human in a cage, human in a collar, human on a leash, I think maybe technically body horror?, implied unsympathetic Janus, implied unsympathetic Virgil (neither of them is unsympathetic they’re both just assholes lol), human slavery, human being treated as property, human up for sale, threats, eventual non-con, lots of bullying, poverty

Trigger warnings (for this chapter): Traps, ankle injuries, knives that go unused, suicidal speech, talk of a person ‘fading’ (very briefly and it doesn’t happen), arguing and insults, implied poverty

Word count: 6171

Written by: Claire and Virgil

Edited by: Virgil

A/N: Hi, I played Janus and if you ask me where his personality comes from, I have no answer ~Mod Virgil

When Logan was upset, he explored the forest by his house.

The woods spread over hundreds of miles. They were covered in towering pines, ground in thick moss and large boulders. There were plenty of places of interest marked out and documented— Hot springs, caves, clearings, ponds.

Logan had visited all of them.

It got to the point where he merely wandered, focusing on landmarks instead of the people who upset him, who had once again let him down. After all, he had to be able to find his way home. A few times he got lost in the forest for longer than desired.

He was several hours into his hike, in a direction he had never been before, when he came across an undocumented cave. He checked every centimetre of his map- The one he updated every night -but no one knew of its existence.

Humming, he flicked on his light, circling the area just in case, and making a note of the find in his journal before stepping in carefully, eyes wide with wonder. “Stupendous…."

The entrance of the cave was made of high ceilings and jagged walls covered in moss. The gurgling of running water from somewhere to his left echoed through the room, and straight across, through a narrow crack in the wall, was something… Glowing. Glittering, even, shining with purple, pink, yellow, and blue.

Gasping softly, he crept carefully towards the crack, a small shiver running down his spine. "Were I more superstitious, I would say this is a fairy ring or some nonsense… how does it shimmer like that though!” Reaching out, he slipped some gloves on to touch the nearest one, the darkest blue he’d ever seen.

It was… So warm. Warm and beautiful. What was this rock- No, crystal? If he got some of it back home, he could test it… He’d have to get through the crack to harvest some of it.

Leaning out a little further, he grunted. The moment he stumbled out of the crack, metal slid against metal, and as bars flipped upward to lock him in a claustrophobic cage, pain exploded in his ankle as something clamped around it. Cheers sounded nearby.

A terrified yelp spilled from his lips as he pushed and pulled at the metal. What’s going on?!

Thick, hairy hands curl around the bars of the cage, the metal screeching along the stone floor as Logan was hauled into the darkness.

“That’s four for me,” the voice closest to him grunts, “and none for you. Have you noticed that? I have.”

His hands flew to his ears. He quickly lost track of where he was, darkness and the long strides of whoever, or whatever, now had him, making it impossible. The screaming pain in his ankle had hardly subsided by the time the moving finally stopped. The only direction Logan was certain he went in was down. He started to realize why this place wasn’t marked on the map.

“Do him like the other humans, there should be an open spot close to the city,” the same voice ordered. “I’ll go update the books.”

His heart sunk. He flinched back as a long arm reached for him. The monster tugged at him even as he kicked with his unbound leg, fumbling in his pockets for his knife and swiping. “Get the hell away! Let me go!!”

The thing laughed gleefully as its slim form easily avoided his slashes. “You know,” it clamped down on Logan’s injured ankle, pain forming black spots in his vision, “those stupid crystal things were the best thing we’ve ever done for our jobs. Made things so much easier.”

Logan snarled, certain that if he could just get one hit in, it would be fine. Maybe he’d even wake up, bed sheets wrapped around his ankles instead of this millipede nightmare.

“If you don’t stop struggling,” it sang, “you’ll never be able to use that ankle again.” It squeezed tighter, digging the metal further into his flesh, Logan’s vision turning white.

He screamed and fell limp.

The thing dragged him forward by his ankle and slapped something against his neck. It crumpled and curled around like a collar, but the material was some type of metal Logan didn’t recognize. It almost… Harnessed heat. The longer it stuck to his skin, the more it burned, like holding your hand too close to fire without touching it.

It clipped a chain on the collar and dragged Logan across the dirt floor. Logan will never forget the things he saw as it led him further into the cave system.

It brought him down to an area with square holes cut in the walls, light seeping into the makeshift hallway. What could only be described as monsters peeked through the windows, watching Logan with expressions he couldn’t recognize. There was occasional hissing, chirping, incoherent English mumbling… But not a human in sight.

Slumped in the larger pen, he tried to put together what had happened for a long time after the creature left, he finally had looked down to see the bloody mess his ankle was, and the trap attached to it. It throbbed with his panicked heartbeat ever since he had given up getting it off.

“You’re such a bitch, you know that?”

An androgynous voice, sounding almost-human, echoed down the hall as two pairs of footsteps headed for his cage. Were they human? Were they going to save him?

Shifting to his feet, Logan carefully hopped back a little. A soft whine left his lips as he imagined the horror to come.

“What?! I’m a bitch?!” A louder tone answered, an almost trill to the end echoing off the cavern walls. “You!” The voice sputtered, as if trying and failing to defend itself. “You’re not even looking at me, fang boy!”

“I don’t have to look at you to know you’re a moron. You’ve tripped over more rocks than me, and I’m fucking blind.”

Two figures came into Logan’s vision. One of them was biped, and looked vaguely humanoid, but a long snout protruded from its face and in place of nails, long, black talons curled. They were sharp enough to slit Logan’s throat. The thing’s eyes, for what tiny slits they were, had no colour.

Gesturing with a broad swipe, the second figure proclaimed loudly, “So, I wanted to be fashionable and pretty for the new arrivals, Count Woe-laff! So sue me!"

“Count… Who?”

Logan gingerly hopped out of range of the claws and the cloak the louder one wore. It floated and fluttered, as if it sat on a tide. Eyes lifting to meet Logan’s, the loud one found a rock and went down hard. He squeezed out a pained breath.

The badger thing slapped a paw to its face, right above his snout. “God, you are such a moron.” It knelt down and wrapped a paw around the other’s wrist, and for a moment Logan thought those talons were going to draw blood, but the thing helped its counterpart up and patted its back roughly.

Huffing, it dusted off, just now noticing Logan. "So, I missed a safety measure or three. Did you see-? Oh! There’s a human!"

A deep rumble fell from the badger boy’s throat, presumably a laugh. “No, I don’t see. But do you know how I know anyway? Because I listen when we’re given orders.”

The two of them stopped in front of Logan’s cage. The badger held large, flat pieces of stone and ran a single talon along it. The nail wormed its way between all the grooves and indentations, face clenched in concentration.

“Logan?” It tried. “Did I say that right? You’re listed as male, is that correct?”

Mouth opening a few times, Logan managed after a few moments, "I… Yes? How do you know that?! I haven't… There weren’t any questions asked!”

“Everything I have here is first impressions, things our superiors could tell from sight. My name is Virgil, and the idiot back there is Roman. He uses he/him, I use they/them. What do you use?” They cocked their head towards Roman and mumbled, “Did I ask that correctly?”

Roman snorted softly. “I’m not an idiot, V!"

"Yes, a bit stiff and formal, but basically correct. I prefer he/him pronouns and my name is Logan. Why am I here? Can either of you get this device off of my leg?!” He balanced, using a part of the cage furthest from the two beings, uncertainty clouding his mind.

“You were unlucky,” Virgil answered, and then the rest of Logan’s words caught up with them. They snapped something in a language Logan didn’t understand, in the same implication of one spitting out a chain of curses, and asked, “Damnit, Roman, did they leave that fucking thing on again?”

“Looks like it. They pushed it in, too! Even when they struggle, that’s just mean!” Lilting sounds left his lips in much the same implied tone. “We have to get closer to get it off.”

“I’ll do it. Just make sure he doesn’t escape.” Virgil gave Roman the tablets and pulled a set of keys from one of their many pockets. They spoke as they unlocked the door. “Roman and I are assigned to guard you when you’re on good behaviour. If you act out too much, we can’t help, and you won’t like where you end up.” They knelt in front of Logan and pat the ground. “Put your ankle right here. You’re going to have to trust us, and accept the situation.”

Slowly pushing off the wall, Logan carefully slid to where Virgil indicated, voice soft and stubbornly resigned. “Do I have a choice? I don’t know where ‘here’ is or how to get home, even if I thought that I could walk or climb to get there.”

“You’re smarter than most humans they catch.” Virgil slipped a talon into a slot on the device, a thin tongue poking between their lips. They plunged the talon deeper, and the device popped off, ripping off some of Logan’s skin with it.

“FUCK! That hurts!” He groaned. He tugged his foot close and rocked, pressing at the bleeding parts of his foot. He glared. “What good does being smart do me? I’m still here.”

“I’m sorry.” They sounded genuine. “I didn’t want to warn you, it would have just freaked you out.” Virgil stood and left the cage, closing and locking the door behind them. They took the tablets back from Roman. “We don’t have a lot of human food. Do you have… Uh, fuck, what did that girl call it? Come on, Roman, speak up, you know way more about humans than I do.”

Roman jumped a little. “Which girl, the one that had those little bars in her bag or the one that said she couldn’t eat nuts?”

“The one who couldn’t eat nuts. She said it’d kill her. We weren’t aware humans weren’t able to eat all human foods. That’s so fucking weird… You guys are fucking weird, you know that?”

“Those are called allergies. Sensitivity in differing degrees to parts of our environment. I don’t have an allergy to anything. That I’ve encountered so far at least?”

A horrible grating sound sliced through the air as Virgil noted that down with their talon. “And how old are you? We’ve tried guessing age before but another thing humans are fucking weird with, you guys don’t look the same ever.”

Covering his ears, Logan gritted his teeth. “Twenty- I’m twenty years old.”

Virgil noted that down as well and, to Logan’s immense relief, pocketing the tablets. “Okay. So what’s gonna happen is I’m gonna grab you some food while Princey here watches you, then-”

“VIRGIL! ROMAN!” An impatient voice echoed through the corridor, rapidly coming closer. “I’M HERE TO MEET THE NEW HUMAN!”

“Get lost, Janus,” Virgil growled. “The human’s not open for meet and greets yet!”

Logan hissed softly, pushing back against the wall. No more new things…

At first glance, the rapidly approaching creature looked human. It almost startled hope in Logan, until it came into the light.

It was not human.

Its skin was ghostly pale in the spaces it wasn’t covered in shimmering green scales. Its eyes were slit like a snake’s, its fangs poking out between its lips. It had similar talons to Virgil’s, but a fraction of the length and looked almost manicured.

A dazzling grin slid across its face as its eyes landed on Logan. “Oh, hello darling.” It frowned, gaze dropping to his ankle. “Oh, dear, did these two do that to you?”

Virgil shoved the thing. “You can’t keep doing this every fucking time a human arrives. Just because you meet them first doesn’t mean anyone can guarantee you a lower price.”

“P-Price?!” Logan trembled. “You mean I’m to be sold… Like property?!” His vision swam. He curled up tight around his injured limb, rocking slowly as he panicked. “Maybe I should just fucking run… Hope I find a damn cliff or something’s claw…”

All three of them jumped in visible panic, jumping over each other to discourage him.

“-horrible, horrible idea-”

“-please, darling, you’ll only get hurt-”

“-you won’t make it far enough and the punishment will make you regret trying-”

The snake thing wrapped a hand around one of the bars. “I know it looks bleak now, but if you trust me, convince the others that I would be the best buyer… You’ll be happy they took you in the first place.”

Logan laughed with a snort. “Why the fuck would I want something like that?!”

“You’re going to confuse him,” Virgil growled. “Don’t make him think he has any say. Just go and wait for his display day, okay?”

“You’ll look fabulous! And certainly end up with a better owner than snake lips there!” Roman blocked the view with his body, winking.

“I can make you happy!” It insisted. “Please, don’t listen to them! My name is Janus. What’s yours? Let me get to know you, darling.”

“Happy?! Go suck an egg and choke.” Turning, Logan tugged at his ankle, turning to Virgil. “Is there any medical treatment? Water? Clean cloth?”

“Yes, I’ll bring you water with your dinner. Roman, did you-”

“Sorry to interrupt,” Janus did not seem sorry, “but I’m not familiar with that human expression? Was that- Was-”

“You were rejected,” Virgil said flatly. “When are you going to accept that no one wants you?”

“I don’t trust any of you and I don’t like this one bit,” Logan muttered softly.

Janus hesitated, then spun on his heels and left.

Virgil sighed. “Roman, did you remember the gauze?”

Producing a roll from a bag on his hip, Roman nodded. "Of course!”

Virgil took it and unlocked the cage again. “I’ll go grab your food after I get this wrapped up, okay? Did they hurt you anywhere else?” They sat and patted the same spot on the floor.

Slowly stretching out again, Logan thought. “The collar-thing felt like it was burning… But I don’t think so?” Looking at his hands, he hummed.

“Bruises on his hands at least,” Roman piped up, “probably all over from those damn cages.”

Virgil wrapped Logan’s ankle and held out their paws, palms up. “Give me your hands.”

Carefully, Logan held them out, palm down. “What is the purpose of taking humans? What use are we to you?”

“It’s different for each buyer.” Virgil’s dark skin was surprisingly soft as their fingers rubbed along Logan’s palms. “The simple answer is that there’s a huge market for it. There are rumours that people buy humans because they want to take out their anger at being locked down here while you all are free up there, but I think that’s bullshit. We could go up there if we wanted, we just don’t. I think the people who think that are cowards.”

Logan snorted. “Everything I’ve seen here is like a cross between a fantasy tale and a nightmare… Things most people don’t believe even exist! There’s no way there’s a lock or force keeping you here! That’s just not logical!"

“Exactly.” Virgil grinned, squeezing Logan’s hands. “You walked right in, didn’t you? What’s stopping the ones desiring to walk right out?”

"Well… I was exploring, curious. I rather fell in? It was a doorway, though!” He blushed, thinking back. “Seems it was a trap, though, from what they said.”

“Yeah,” Virgil mumbled as they rose to their feet. “It’s those crystals. Humans go crazy for them. The severity depends on the person, but it just makes you want to know… Everything about them. And you’ll put that priority over any others.” Virgil slipped out of the cage, then shut and locked the doors. “Humans are so stupid,” they sighed, and left to get Logan’s food.

Logan curled in on himself. Did I upset them? “Oh…"

Roman hummed softly and slipped into place at the door. "Should we get you more coverings? Are you too cold?"

Pausing, Logan shook his head. Virgil came back a while later with a tray of what looked close to oatmeal, and a few bottles of water. They slid it through a gap in the bars, towards the bottom.

“You should try to sleep after you eat.” They shoved a thick roll of cloth through as well. “Tomorrow’s going to be a big day. You’re going to meet one of our superiors, and she’ll be preparing you for your display day. Please, please obey us, and obey her. If you misbehave, Roman and I will not be able to help you.”

"I… Okay, I’ll do my best. Thank you for the advice. What- What exactly is a display day?"

“One of our superiors will take you to the city, along with some other humans, and, well, put you on display. People come by to meet you and look at you, and bids will start.”

"Oh… Has anyone ever… Gone home?”

Virgil hesitated, expression darkening. “You mean… Left the cave?”

“Yes. Is there a chance that I will ever see the surface again?” He raised his head to watch the expression of this strangely compassionate being. “Will I ever see my home again… Or am I here until I die?”

“Don’t ask questions like that,” Virgil hissed. “That’s exactly the kind of thing that will land you in a place you don’t want to be in. I’m sorry, I’m sure it must be hard to accept, but this is your best option now.”

“Oh…" His head dipped, resting on his knees. "That tells me what I need to know, I guess.”

“It’ll be okay,” Virgil promised. “If you’re smart, you can find yourself a good owner who’ll make you happy.” They looked over their shoulder. “Roman, will you set up our tent? I’m taking second watch tonight.”

Roman rolled his eyes. “Been setting it up as you two gossips talked, guess you really are blind, batboy!”

Virgil looked at them incredulously. “Do you think I’m exaggerating when I say I’m blind?”

Logan couldn’t help but laugh softly, a hand muffling the sound as Roman teased in that other language, causing Virgil to swipe at him.

Virgil finally just rolled their eyes. “Goodnight, Roman. Don’t be stupid, wake me up for my shift, okay?”

He huffed softly. “Fine… Sleep well, emo nightmare!”

“Goodnight, Logan. Let Roman know if you need something.” Virgil ducked into the tent and zipped it up behind them.

Logan spent most of the night struggling to sleep. The blanket Virgil gave him barely softened the hard stone floor, and every time he fell asleep for a few minutes, he jerked awake, body insisting he was in danger. Eventually, he settled for leaning against the back wall of the enclosure and mentally reciting the constellations to try and remain calm. At some point he must have passed out, because he jerked awake when the door opened, an unfamiliar voice speaking with the two guards from earlier.

“How has he been behaving?” The feminine voice asked.

“Perfectly,” Virgil said dryly. “Just went right to bed last night, didn’t even think about escaping.”

“Hmm. That’s perfect. Have you noticed anything strange about him, anything to take note of?”

Roman chuckled. “He seems quite intelligent, if a bit scared. The first crew beat him up a bit and I’m not sure if he’s having issues from that first handling?”

“Hmm,” she sounded indifferent, “I’ll check when we get him to the tailor. We’ll definitely have to market his intelligence, most humans are so dumb.”

Slowly pushing up, Logan hummed softly as dread crept into his stomach. Watching her body language for clues, he steeled himself for whatever she might do to ‘display’ him.

She talked with the two a little longer. She looked remarkably similar to Virgil.

She unlocked the cage door and beckoned Logan forward. “Are you awake? Come here, please.”

“I am.” Standing, he slowly approached, watching those long claws carefully. “Am I allowed to speak, ma'am?”

Her barely-there eyes widened a bit. “Wow, you guys weren’t kidding. He is smart. Yes, Logan, you can speak, but keep it to a minimum. I presume Virgil and Roman told you where you’ll go when you misbehave, and I feel it’s important to tell you that our rules and their rules will not be the same.”

“What are those rules, ma'am? I would prefer to avoid punishment if possible.” Gulping as she approached, he fought not to run.

She gracefully slid her talons under his collar and brought him closer, clipping on a chain. She gently tugged, like beckoning a dog, and stepped out of the cage.

“The obvious ones,” she told him as they walked through the dark corridors, Roman and Virgil flanking them, “like don’t try to escape, don’t be rude, don’t attack anyone. Any others, you have permission to break once, since you won’t know, then any time after that you’ll be assigned new guards.”

He nodded. If he were to break any rules, it would certainly be fighting back or being rude. “Yes, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am.”

“You’re very welcome, Logan. You’re very polite.”

She took them down a route Logan didn’t recognize, and seemingly all at once, the cave walls turned into carved out homes, the narrow hall opened up into a huge cavern bustling with noise, and he was surrounded in life. It was a complete city, underground, and crawling with monsters. “Roman, please visit the office and update the books while Virgil and I bring him to the tailor.”

Smiling wide, Roman saluted. He took the tablets from Virgil before turning with a flourish. “Certainly! I’ll meet back up with you there!"

Virgil’s boss led him through the city. Despite her lack of vision, she never ran into anyone or anything. She brought them to a tiny little building made of jagged rock, some of the door crumbling as she pulled it open.

“Go in, now.”

Stumbling slightly, Logan ducked inside. His eyes slowly adjusted to the lowered light. He could barely make out a small shop with piles of fabrics, some chains and restraints on the walls. "H-Hello?"

Scratching sounded as a figure rounded the mounds, low syllabant voice purring as wings and claws came into view. "Greetings, human… Hand over the chain, Sylvia? I need to see all of him easily, you know!”

A griffin.

Sylvia chuckled and passed it over. “He’s very intelligent, so we’ll need an outfit to highlight that, Rose, make sure everyone who sees him knows.”

Rose’s paw looped the chain over a stand as she drew him in closer. “So I see… His eyes are watching everything. Maybe if we highlight them….” Grabbing some materials, she draped them to check the shade. She sketched concepts with soft mutters. “Scholar… Robes?”

Sylvia hummed appreciatively and found a seat. Virgil stood guard by the door. “Yes, I’m sure that’ll work,” Sylvia said.

“Of course, darling, I AM the best!” Moving Logan with firm but gentle paws, she measured and worked on creating a heavy-looking robe with colours that complimented his features. It made him look wise, and yet hampered movement so he wasn’t tempted to run. Showing him off when she finished, she motioned for Logan to turn. “I would add some makeup for those eyes if you really want him to sell at mark up, sweetie!”

“I’ll mention that to the stylist tomorrow. I trust you’ve done a wonderful job, if there’s anything the boss has to say I’ll bring him back before closing hours.”

She stood and pulled a few gems out of the bag at her hip. One of them was an amethyst, but Logan didn’t recognize the rest. She held them out in Rose’s general direction.

Taking the stones, Rose purred and traded them for Logan’s chain. “A pleasure as always!”

“Virgil, come take this.” She held out the chain, and Virgil felt around until they found her wrist, and felt their way to the end of the chain. “Wait outside for Roman, then get him back to his cage and make him something to eat. I’m going to make sure the work on his display cage is going smoothly.”

“Sure.” They gestured for Logan to follow, taking it on faith that Logan saw and tugging him out the door.

Logan stumbled as he adjusted to the change in leading style. “Virgil?”

Sylvia passed them outside and disappeared into the crowd of people. Virgil leaned against the wall of the tailor. “What’s up?”

“Just a question. Am I to wear this outfit only for presentation, or is this to be my new daily attire?” Logan touched the navy fabric, careful not to mess it up.

“We’re just fitting you for your display day. After we get the boss’ approval, you’ll change back into your original clothes and we’ll keep that safe until everything’s ready. Why?”

“Oh… They are much warmer than what I currently have. The space I was in, it’s colder than I’m used to?"

Virgil stepped forward and clumsily rubbed one of their paws over the side of Logan’s face. “Hm. You’re right, I don’t think humans’ skin is supposed to be this cold. I’ll grab you a hoodie when I get your breakfast. Jesus, do you see Princey anywhere? He’s so fucking distractable.”

Shivering, Logan leaned into the touch. "Mmm…"

Roman scoffed softly, coming up behind Virgil. "Petting him without me, V? You’re bonding nicely!”

They dropped their paw with a sigh. “He’s cold. You should carry him back. Body heat should be able to warm him up just as well as fabric.”

“Oh!” Stepping in, Roman scooped Logan up after a quick consideration on how to position him. “Okay! He’s so light… Are they supposed to be this small?”

Virgil shrugged as they made their way back. “I don’t know. Like I said, humans almost never look the same. Feel below his chest, can you feel his ribs through his skin?”

Logan squeaked as Roman poked at him. “I am not underweight!”

“Just let Roman check,” Virgil sighed. “We need to make sure we’re feeding you correctly.”

Blushing a bright red, Logan nodded and tried to relax.

Roman hummed softly. “Not easily… Skinny but like just not a lot of natural padding? He is super cold though… Shivering.”

“Yeah, like I said, you gotta warm him up. Use friction.”

Chuckling, Roman cuddled Logan close, hands sliding under his clothes to rub gently. “Got it, V!”

They brought him back to his holding cage, Virgil holding out his old clothes. “Go ahead and get changed, I need those.”

Turning for modesty even though he knew it was useless, Logan nodded. He held out the robes to Roman. “Here… Might I request something warm for food? It helps.”

“Of course. We have some soups that are safe for humans. I’ll be right back.”

Roman grinned and settled Logan in his lap, stroking gently. “Soooo… Do you want to talk while V’s doing the boring stuff?”

He blushed and cuddled into Roman’s chest. “Sure?”

“Awesome!” Petting Logan’s hair, he bounced a little. “So, what do you do for fun? Do you live alone? 20 is above the age of leaving your parent’s territory, right?”

“It varies from person to person. It’s not an abnormal time to be on your own.” He shrugged a little. Somehow, thinking of his old life seemed… Bleeker. “I read a lot. Um, I did a lot of exploring, obviously. I liked finding things I didn’t know about and taking it home to run some tests, see if there’s anything interesting. And, uh, yeah. I lived alone.”

“Oh! So humans’ life patterns vary? There’s no set time to leave your first home, find a mate?” Roman’s eyes were wide, fascinated.

Logan nodded slowly. “Yeah… I mean, you can do whatever you want, really. Do you… Have a ‘set time’ to find a mate?”

He blushed. “Kind of? My species has a limit on how long you have to search. We have a token that we’re to give to our mates after courtship… and if you don’t, we kind of… fade?"

Logan frowned deeply. “That’s horrible. What if you don’t want a partner?”

Roman’s head tipped in confusion. "Who wouldn’t want a life partner? The world is lonely sometimes!”

“Well, plenty of people upstairs.” Logan turned to face Roman, wrapping his legs around him. He was slowly warming up, but not quick enough for his liking. “I mean… Well, are we talking about ‘life partners’ or ‘mates?’”

“Oh! You separate the sexual pairs from the companionship ones?” Roman chuckled. “That makes more sense now!”

He nodded, hesitantly resting his head on Roman’s shoulder. “Yeah. Some people only want one or the other, or neither. I mean, most everyone wants someone to be with for their lives, but… More separated. It’s hard to explain. People can just do whatever they want with their own relationships.”

Roman hummed, sliding off his outer covering layer to hold Logan closer, fingers playing with his hair. “It’s complicated. We do have some help, though? Our tokens can act as a guide, giving a nudge if we’re blind to our feelings!"

“Hmm… That’s really-”

“VIRGIL? ROMAN? ARE YOU BACK YET?”

Wincing, Roman groaned and tucked Logan against him. "Son of a sea cow! GO AWAY!”

Janus appeared in the light, looking flustered. “Oh- Logan! You’re out of your cage!” He smiled shakily. “How did you sleep? Oh- Are you cold?” He started to shrug off his jacket.

Logan snickered softly. He patted Roman’s hair as he hissed at Janus and bared his fangs.

“I am,” Logan said, “I slept some… Roman is taking care of me, but, thank you?"

“Oh, I don’t mind!” Janus messily grabbed some gems out of one of the pockets and stuffed them in his pants’ pocket, then held out the jacket. The inside was covered in patches of various fabrics, some of those patches with patches of their own. “I was hoping you’d be more up to talk today? Are you busy?”

Deciding it to be rude to refuse the gift, Logan slid into the jacket carefully. It wasn’t very comfortable— Scratchy, the material stiff. "Well… Um, I don’t think I’m allowed to before presentation day? I don’t want trouble.”

“Janus.” An irritated voice echoed through the tunnel, and Virgil came into view. “Why are you back?”

“I’m trying to talk to Logan.” Frustration bit into his voice, Janus’ hands curling into fists. “Is that a problem?”

“Yes,” Virgil snapped. “He doesn’t want you. You can bid on him tomorrow like everyone else.”

“Thank you for your interest, Janus… But perhaps some other time?” Logan set his head on Roman’s shoulder, confused by the odd snake creature’s persistence.

One of Janus’ fangs poked into his lip. “Of course. I wouldn’t want to bother you. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Virgil set the tray of food down and came over to Logan with a thick hoodie. They felt over Logan’s shoulders and frowned in confusion, then anger.

“Take that off,” they snapped.

Blushing, Logan quickly obeyed. “Sorry… It seemed rude to refuse?”

Virgil tossed the jacket on the floor, one of their talons catching and ripping another hole. “When Sylvia said you couldn’t be rude, that certainly does not apply to him. Don’t trust him. Don’t take anything he gives you.” Virgil wrapped the hoodie around Logan’s shoulders and patted him softly. “Let’s get back in your cage, okay?”

Janus picked up his jacket silently, and left.

“Oh… why?"

“He doesn’t deserve to be around humans. You don’t know how things work down here, so you wouldn’t understand, but trust us. He should not be around humans.” Virgil held out his food tray once Logan was in the cage.

Taking the tray, Logan leaned against the bars, wishing for Roman’s warmth again but sipping the soup happily. "Do you have any other advice?"

“You’ve been doing fine,” Virgil promised. “Just get some rest for your display day.”

"Are most humans bought after just one display day?” His forehead pinched at the thought of being uprooted again.

“No. There are usually four, and you’ll be waiting at least a month. How long exactly depends. Bids are open for at least a month, and depending on the popularity of the subject- You -the date might be extended to try and raise a higher price.”

“O-Oh… and I’ll be kept here, or a different place between displays?” I wish I had my notebooks, my things… I dropped all that outside the hole when I fell in.

“It depends on your behaviour. If you behave, you’ll be kept with us until you’re bought. If you break a rule, though, you’ll immediately be switched guards until you’re either bought or the superiors are convinced you won’t act out again.”

Shaking his head, Logan nibbled his bottom lip. “I meant is there a way to earn perhaps… Warmer space, things to distract myself with? I am used to activity, knowledge-seeking.”

Virgil frowned. “I’m sorry. No, that’ll have to wait. You can ask your owner when you’re bought.”

His shoulders slumped. “Oh… This will be a very long month then.” I’m to be bored and confused and scared, lovely.

Virgil headed back to Roman.

Blushing a little, Roman pulled out a small package and handed it to Virgil. “Oh, before I forget, I saw this new tea at the vendors! It’s supposed to be super calming and it smells really good!"

Virgil pressed the bag to their snout, sniffing it curiously. “Mm! Spicy! Thanks, Ro!” They jumped to their feet. “I’m gonna go make some, do you want any?”

Preening a little, Roman made a little chirp of happiness. "Sure!”

Logan arched an eyebrow. Is… Is Roman courting Virgil?!

Virgil squeezed his hand and rushed away. Logan arched an eyebrow. “So… You did say gifts were instrumental to the courtship process, did you not?”

Blushing bright red, Roman turned to Logan. “Yeah… Doesn’t have to be expensive, just thought out!”

Logan finished his soup and hugged his knees. “How many gifts have you given them? Do they understand what you’re doing?”

Roman hummed softly as he thought. “There was the material for a new hoodie, some repair on their clothes… The tea, a few meals. I don’t know if they do, but I hope so! They’re so sure that nobody would want them, silly Clawsian!"

“How long do you have until your, um, deadline?”

Looking down, Roman tugged at his cloak gently. "Six lunar cycles…"

Logan’s eyes blew wide. “What-? That’s- Tell them! You have to tell them!”

Roman blush deepened. "Well, I don’t want to make them become my mate out of a sense of duty, to somehow save me? They’re so honourable…. Kind.”

“That’s-”

“That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard.”

Two mugs clanked against the stone and Virgil charged forward. They felt up Roman’s arms, his shoulders, neck, finally cupping his face, then tilted his head to kiss him hard.

Melting into the strong hands, Roman moaned, kissing back with equal passion as he revelled in the caring touches. “Virgil~”

Logan laughed. “I would agree… They seem quite amenable!”

Virgil slid their talons into Roman’s hair. After a moment or two, he pulled away, voice ragged. “If you ever put yourself in danger for me, ever again, I will break up with you so fucking fast, Princey-”

Face bright red, Roman nodded quickly and chased the touch. “O- Okay! I promise to tell you if I’m ever in danger again!"

Virgil poked his nose. “Good.”

They grabbed their mugs of tea and settled against Roman’s side. Virgil’s smelled approximately ten times spicier than Roman’s.

Nuzzling lightly, Roman smiled. "Does that mean we’re together then, you accept me as your mate?!”

“Depends on how good this tea is.” Virgil took in a long sip, eyes fluttering shut. “Yes, I accept.”

Laughing, Roman snuggled in and sipped his own. Virgil finished the mug and rested their head on Roman’s shoulder, falling asleep for a nap while Roman took watch.

The sub of this duo, Virgil, does commissions! Earn yourself 300 words for each coffee and the knowledge that you’re helping me pay the bills and start my own business

You can read my writing specifically here

#logan sanders #roman sanders #virgil sanders #janus sanders #prinxiety #sympathetic deceit #sympathetic janus #not safe for sanders #ds writes #cave boys #logan #virgil #roman #janus

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magpiemorality · 5 years ago

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Valensides Prompts Ficlet Masterpost

I wrote a grand total of 27 ficlets of varying length this past week, and they were all posted in big dumps so here is a much needed clear list of them all in one place! Enjoy!

1. Intrumoceit (Remus/Patton/Deceit) Deceit as Devon Modern AU, established relationship, fluff, shenanigans. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE. 2. Loceitality (Logan/Deceit/Patton) Deceit as Des (Desperaux) Modern AU, established Moceit to Loceitality, fluff, pining, happy ending. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

3. Platonic Intrulogical (Remus & Logan) Modern AU, roommates, fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

4. Logince (Logan/Roman) Fantasy AU, Prince!Roman, Naiad!Logan, sort of soulmates, first meeting, fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

5. Roceitsleep (Roman/Deceit/Remy) Deceit as Dee aka Sybil, Remy aka Beauty 1920s AU, established relationship, sexual tension. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

6. Moceit (Patton/Deceit) Deceit as Decker 1950s AU, established relationship, implied bullying, hurt/comfort. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

7. Moceit (Patton/Deceit) Deceit as Dee Modern AU, high school best friends to boyfriends, confessions, fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

8. Platonic Anxceit (Virgil & Deceit) Deceit as Dorian Modern AU, roommates, fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

9. Moceit (Patton/Deceit) Deceit as Delaney/Del Modern AU, engaged relationship, hurt/comfort, mental health warning. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

10. Intruloceit (Remus/Logan/Deceit) Deceit as Dee Modern AU, established relationship, fluff. It/its pronouns for Remus. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

11. Intruality (Remus/Patton) Modern AU, established relationship, hurt/comfort, insecurity. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

12. Intrumoceit (Remus/Patton/Deceit) Deceit as Dexter Modern AU, established relationship, fluff, shenanigans. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

13. Moceit (Patton/Deceit) Deceit as Diego Modern AU, established relationship, fluff, kittens. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

14. Platonic Intruality (Remus & Patton), Creativitwins (Roman & Remus) Canon AU, shenanigans, fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

15. Roceit (Roman/Deceit) Deceit as Eve Modern AU, roommates, pining, sexual themes, piercings. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

16. Logicality (Logan/Patton) Modern AU, roommates, pre-relationship, almost-kisses, fluff, alcohol warning. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

17. Platonic Moceit (Patton & Deceit) Canon AU, sickfic, fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

18. Platonic Dukexiety (Remus & Virgil) Urban Fantasy AU, parent/child relationship, fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

19. Anxceit (Virgil/Deceit) Deceit as Diego Modern AU, established relationship, argument, resolved conflict, death mention warning. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

20. Platonic Logince High school AU, pre-friendship, bullying warning. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

21. Prinxiety (Roman/Virgil) College AU, established relationship, Valentine’s Day fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

22. Anxceit (Virgil/Deceit) Canon AU, enemies to lovers, sexual themes, resolved sexual tension. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

23. Platonic Moceit (Patton & Deceit) Deceit as Eve Modern AU, best friends, fluff, hangovers/alcohol warning. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

24. Dukexiety (Remus/Virgil) Modern AU, established relationship, Valentine’s Day fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

25. Dukeceit (Remus/Deceit), Sleepceit (Remy/Deceit), Roceit (Roman/Deceit) Deceit as Diana/Dee Modern AU, established Dukeceit relationship, pre-sleepceit & roceit, poly Deceit, flirting, unrelated Roman & Remus. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

26. Platonic Moxiety (Patton & Virgil) Urban Fantasy AU, parent/child relationship, shameless fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

27. Loceitality (Logan/Deceit/Patton) Deceit as Diego Modern AU, established relationship, Valentine’s Day wedding fluff. Tumblr HERE. AO3 HERE.

#writepie #valensides prompts #writepie masterlist

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transromansanders · 5 years ago

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Roman’s Writing Masterlist

A Witch, A Prince, A Necromancer, and A Bard Walk into a Bar

A series of poems set in a fantasy AU that tell the story of four “friends”, and an evil wizard

Pairing(s): Prinxiety, Logicality, implied LAMP/CALM

Status: Complete

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8

Brotherly Distaste AU

A Familial DLAMP AU where Patton ends up fostering four boys, and antics ensue. Posted as non-chronological drabbles

Pairing(s): Platonic DLAMP/LAMPD, background Remile

Status: Ongoing

Secure

The Things That Brought Us Here

An Ice Cream Kinda Day

Home for the Holidays

First Snow

The Beginning

Braces

AO3

The Colors of Us

A soulmate AU drabble in a universe where you see an aura around your soulmate.

Pairing(s): LAMP/CALM

Status: Finished

Link

Flowers for a Special Occasion

Fantasy AU Logince angst with no happy ending

Pairing(s): Logince, could be read as LAMP/CALM

Status: Finished

Link

Ground Control

Analogical cuteness (kinda angst? With a happy ending) based on the song Ground Control by All Time Low ft. Tegan and Sara

Pairing(s): Analogical, background Royality

Status: Finished

Link

Heartless

Logince piece based on the song Heartless by Jacob Tillberg.

Pairing(s): Logince, background Moxiety if you squint

Status: Finished

Link

Crispy

Logan tries to make sweets. It goes very wrong. Patton thinks it’s hilarious.

Pairing(s): Platonic LAMP/CALM

Status: Finished

Link

The Lottery Ticket

Virgil is out with his son and buys a lottery ticket.

Pairing(s): Prinxiety, familial Analogince

Status: Finished

Link

Cotton Candy Hair

“What did you think would happen while you’re walking late alone?” Patton saves Logan from a dangerous situation.

Pairing(s): Logicality

Status: Finished

Link

Bath Day

Deceit’s scales are shedding, and he gets some much deserved tlc.

Pairing(s): platonic DLAMP/LAMPD

Status: Finished

Link

Time Travel AU

A collaborative effort between myself, @under-the-blue-moonlight, and @urielthealienboio in which Virgil, Patton and Logan’s son, travels back in time and meets his parents before he is born.

Pairing(s): Logicality, Prinxiety, oc x oc

Status:The original is complete. The sequel is ongoing

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Sequel:

Part 1 Part 2-Incomplete

Whump Prompts

Prompt List Untitled (familial Moxiety) Frozen Veggies (Royality) The Story’s Climax (Prinxiety) Waiting (Prinxiety) No Matter What (Analogical) Start Over (Logince)

How Warm and Far AU

Warm and Frostbitten

Another Analogical whump prompt

How Far Away the Stars Seem

Sequel to “Warm and Frostbitten” in which Virgil and Logan are living their happily ever after.

Pairing(s): Analogical, background Royality

Status: Finished

Hero x Villain Prompts

No Escape (Royality)

I Win (Logicality)

Oblivion (Moxiety)

Just Like That

Meant to be the first part of a Pirate AU. We’ll see.

Pairing(s): Platonic Anxceit, nothing else so far

Status: To Be Continued?

Link

AU Prompts

Avian AU (see next listing) Angel/Demon AU Accidental Marriage AU Arranged Marriage AU Forbidden Love AU Fake Dating/Engagement/Marriage AU Porn Star AU Alien AU (see two listings down)

Avian AU

A collaborative effort with @urielthealienboio, winged!sides.

Pairing(s): Platonic DLAMP for now, subject to change.

Status: Ongoing

Link- incomplete

The Man from the Stars

Virgil is suspicious of his new neighbor, Patton. Done in very short parts.

Pairing(s): Moxiety

Status: Discontinued

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Roman Hood

Robin Hood AU

Pairing(s): Prinxiety

Status: Discontinued, might rewrite into a oneshot

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Bonus: Chapter 1.5 + art

Special Day

Virgil congratulates some friends on a very special day.

Pairing(s): Logince, background Moxiety

Status: Finished

Link

Your Ex-Lover is Dead

Based on the song of the same name by Stars

Pairing(s): Past Sleepxiety, implied Remile, implied Analogical

Status: Finished

Link

Fluff Prompts

All Untitled

(Prinxiety) (Analogical) (Logicality) (Logince)

Disaster Magic AU

Bullet Fic, Genderbent Sides, Moxiety with Vampire Payton and Witch Violet

Pairing(s): Moxiety, possible others

Status: Discontinued

Character Info Baby Violet Art Baby Payton Art Baby Ramona Art

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Made of Tin

The Steadfast Tin Soldier AU. No happy ending.

Pairing(s): Prinxiety

Status: Finished

Link

The Case of the Pining Detective

An AU where Roman is a police officer and almost arrests Virgil. Almost. Instead he finds himself too emotionally involved with Virgil and his brother.

Pairing(s): Prinxiety, brotherly Moxiety, platonic Royality

Status: On Hiatus

Masterlist

More AU Prompts

Coffee Shop Prinxiety #1, Library AU Logicality, Coffee Shop Prinxiety #2, Fake Dating Prinxiety, Fake Dating Logicality

Angst Ficlets

Cursed (Prinxiety), On My Hands (Prinxiety), Patton angst

Soulmate AUgust

Prompt List

Day 1 -Pineapple Day 2 -Violet and Blue Day 3 -Nerd Day 4 -Knowing Day 5 -His Voice Day 6 -I Understand Day 7 -Sharing Day 8 -3, 2, 1 Day 9 -Constellation Draco

Afraid

Unsympathetic Patton Human AU with Victim Virgil

Ship(s): None, could be read as Virgil x Deceit x Remus

Status: complete, probably

Link

No Good Deed

Wicked AU

Ship(s): Roceit (and side intrulogical/Lomus and one-sided Prinxiety, if I ever write that far).

Status: Unknown

Link

Dinos

Little!Virgil likes his dinosaur book. A lot

Ship(s): Platonic Anxceit

Status: Complete

Link

Prince of the Sea

A collab with @hitmewiththatfanart33. A Prinxiety AU in which Virgil is a runaway prince and Roman is a pirate captain.

Ship(s): Prinxiety, background Logicality, background implied Dukeceit

Status: Complete

Part 1 Part 2

I Only Have One

My first commission. Intruality Punk!Patton ad Pastel!Remus Promposal fic.

Ship(s): Intruality

Status: Complete

Link

The Dark Prince

A fic by the lovely @hitmewiththatfanart33, but on which I have been coauthor for a couple chapters now. Prinxiety Snow White AU

Ship(s): Prinxiety, Logicality, Remus x OC, past Loceit

Status: Ongoing, on a small hiatus

Masterlist Link

24-Hour-Diner AU

A bullet fic. with vampires.

Ship(s): hint of Loceit

Status: Complete

Link

Star-Crossed (But Not Really)

A ThVi Romeo and Juliet AU

Ship(s): ThVi, Intrulogical, was gonna have Moceit and Rosleep

Status: Discontinued

AO3 link

A Sticky Situation

Toddlers Logan and Roman discover Crofter’s.

Ship(s): N/A

Status: Complete

Link

Squeaker Shoes

Toddler Patton makes an equally small, very anxious friend.

Ship(s): N/A

Status: Complete

Link

Untitled Zombie Apocalypse Moceit

Patton. Cute Dogs.

Ship(s): Moceit

Status: Complete

Link

Roses

Prinxiety ficlet, Virgil is a prince who takes comfort in the company of the gardener.

Ship(s): Prinxiety

Status: Complete

Link

Floor is Lava

Brotherly Prinxiety ficlet

Ship(s): Lomoceit, brotherly creativitwins + Virgil

Status: Finished

Link

Never So Much Blood

An AU concept based on the Ludo song The Horror of Our Love.

Ship(s): Roceit, Pintroverts

Status: To Be Written

Concept Roman Backstory Pintroverts Art

Logan’s Humans

Angst. Pure angst. Lots of character death. Beware.

Ship(s): Platonic DRLAMPT

Status: Complete

Link

#roman writes #roman's masterlist #long post

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nekoabi · 6 years ago

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Fic Masterlist!

I finally made a post version of my masterlist, which allows it to be viewed on mobile! Everything is also available on my AO3, which is also NekoAbi.

The Five Times Patton Smiled And The One Time It Didn’t Reach His Eyes - Angsty. Romantic Royality. Romantic Prinxiety. Implied NSFW. College AU. School AUri

Admitting It - Romantic Logicality. Kiss. Sleepy boys. Terrible Title Syndrome.

Stitches - Hurt/Comfort. Platonic Moxiety. Patton tears.

Falling For You - MASTERLIST! Romantic Logicality. Romantic Prinxiety. Platonic LAMP. One-sided (for now). Implied NSFW dreams. Implied wet dream. Swearing. Logan and Roman being know-it-all lil pieces of shit. School AU.

Planning - Platonic LAMP. Fluffy shenanigans.

Snow - Platonic LAMP. Virgil enjoys the snow. Pain mention, Self-inflicted pain.

Calm - Platonic LAMP. Its a calm day and Virgil gets introspective. Food mention.

Library - MASTERLIST! MASTERLIST (Rewrite) Library AU. All pairings, a different pairing each chapter, ending with LAMP. Cute fluff. Falling in love in different ways. Logan, head librarian. Patton, hired work. Virgil, volunteer. Roman, volunteer.

Too Close For Comfort - Past Prinxiety. Crying, Break Up. Roman is processing a break up, maybe some music can help.

Royality vs. Analogical - Romantic Royality, Romantic Analogical. Food mention, kissing. Each relationship is different; some are loud, some are quiet.

Nerdy - MASTERLIST! Romantic Logince. High School AU. Logan’s always been a lone wolf, but recently someone’s just been playing on his mind.

Fragrance of Dark Coffee - Romantic Prinxiety. Angst. Major Character Death Prior To Events. Influenced by Ace Attorney.

On the Verge of a Heartbreak - MASTERLIST! Eventual Moxiety. Angst in later chapters. School AU.

His Last Chance - Prinxiety. Angst. Implied cheating, lots of sadness.

Prompt Fill Fic Collection - University AU. Most LAMP ships. A collection of 9 prompt fill fics.

Logan’s Birthday - Written for Logan’s Birthday 2018. Platonic LAMP. Food mention, happy crying.

Tea Break - Patton finds Roman having some issues with homework. Platonic Royality. Food mention. School AU.

Hands - Soft Logince. Roman’s frustrated by something.

Of Princes and Potions - MASTERLIST! Pining Logince. Royal Fantasy AU. Sympathetic Deceit. Mentions of war and injury. Chapter 6 involves blood, swords, knives, injury and strong anxiety attack parallels.

Rain On Me/You’re Perfect/The Way You Held My Hand/Stupid Band - School AU. Virgil is new to the school, meets a cute boy, can’t handle it. Themes of personal isolation.Chapter 3 had allusion to self-harm and talk of injury. Based off of a songs from Emo the Musical.

If I Can’t Love Her - Based off of a song of the same name. Roceit. Sympathetic Deceit. Roman hears a new singing voice, and needs to find out who it is.

Perfect - Romantic Royality. Kissing, Playfighting. Roman and Patton begin by playfighting, end up doing something they didn’t expect.

My Hero - Romantic Moceit. Kidnapping, Gangs, Violence, Fighting. Patton is kidnapped, and all he wants is for his boyfriend to come and save him... but that would never happen... right?

Ultraviolet - Logince. Past Prinxiety. Swearing, alcohol mention, past FWB relationship. Roman’s crushing on a fellow teacher and his inner performer can really help with that.

Bad Day - Implied Romantic Mox. Panic attack. Virgil has a bad day, Patton knows how to help.

Animals Know Best - Logicality. Prinxiety. Soulmate AU. Everyone has a partner animal that chooses them which not only has traits of their soulmate, but will also lead them to their soulmate. Virgil doesn’t believe in it all too much, until he can’t help but admit it.

Insomnia - Remile. Insomnia talk, mention of sleep therapy, mention of smoking. Remy’s dealing with some really bad insomnia and he’s referred to a sleep specialist. Yet the most interesting thing is the receptionist who works there...

Torn Apart - Heavy Angst with a happy ending. Lots of violence; stabbing, cutting off limbs, strangulation, choking, head injuries. Wrath is an OC of mine, he’s an angry man. Virgil sets him off. It’s a bad time.

Lullaby for a Duke - Remus mention. Based off of Lullaby for a Princess, an MLP song and animation.

Ranking Up - MASTERLIST! Splatoon Sides. Deceit and Remus are involved.

Lies - Virgil-centric. Angst. Unhappy Ending. Suicide, Alcohol, Dangerous Driving, Car Crash, Death, Suicide (both implied and described), Implied Abusive Deceit. Based off of Lies by McFly.

This Day Aria - Villain!Deceit. Based off of the same song from MLP:FiM.

It’s (Im)possible - Roceit. “What you just asked for is impossible” and “Fuckbuddies falling in love”.

I’m Fine! - School AU. Roman’s sent to the councillor’s office against his will. Sure, he may have mentioned something in drama, but he’s fine!

Headache - No AU. Thomas has a headache and it affects where the sides reside... and to Roman more than the others.

Paint Me - Royality. Human AU. Struggling artist Roman needs some inspiration and the stranger knocking at his door is just what he needs. Based off of Paint Me from Firebringer.

To Love a Remus - Demus. No AU. Remus is an idiot, but Deceit thinks he’s hot anyway. Blood and Injury mention. Birthday fic for @doces-e--tuga

Virgil the Small Purple Emo - Moxiety. Love Makes You Grow AU. Virgil was unloved at a young age and stopped growing. A chance meeting might change his life. Secret Santa for @midnightsdarkangel (also my first and probably last attempt at GT)

Battle Bonds - No AU. Thomas is on a Pokemon kick and its affecting his imagination more than he could... well... imagine.

Theatre Technicians are basically Vampires - Vampire/Human AU. They all live in one house, work at the same place and are vampires. Angst included about their pasts which include the following: attacks, blood, talk of death, injury, scarring and attempted suicide.

Recreating - MASTERLIST! No ships. No AU. Thomas liked to watch Disney movies. That fact was one of the least surprising things about him. He could sit down and watch almost any of the Disney movies and have a wonderful time. Sometimes, scenes from those movies got stuck in his head. He never thought anything of it.

Love on the Fly Floor - Theatre AU. Prinxiety, Roman is crushing bad on one of the flymen for the show he’s on. When his birthday rolls around, the cast and crew give him a surprise.

While The Sides Are Away, Virgil Will Play - No AU. The sides have a day out and leave Virgil at home. They don’t expect to come home to him looking... like that.

How Not to Help Your Nerd Boyfriend Find a Swimsuit - Human AU. Intrulociet. Logan needs a swimsuit. His boyfriends want to help. They are no help. Birthday fic for @cloverlyanxious/ @maeofclubsandart

Pier Pressure - Human AU. Logince/Pining Moxiety. The four go to the lake to hang out, Roman’s mad that his brother and friend are so clearly into each other but not taking the hint.

The 5 Times Patton Tripped and the 1 Time He Fell (In Love) - Human AU. 5+1 fic. Moxiety. Patton falls a lot, has done since birth. Doesn’t mean everyone’s used to it.

Remus Kidnaps You - Idk AU... mix of canon and human, maybe? No Ship. Remus kidnaps you to play with your hair. That’s about it.

Oh My God, They Were Roommates - Human/College AU. Prinxiety. Virgil meets an old friend, gets a crush on him, walks into him basically naked, freaks out. Ends happy.

Heatwave - Sides-Are-English Human AU. There’s a heatwave. All the roommates are shedding their usual clothing for something cooler, except one.

Explainable Coincidences - Human/Teen AU. The twins explore an abandoned hotel, but they didn’t expect others to be there too.

Don’t Think Twice - Human AU. Song Fic. Roceit. It’s the happiest day of their lives, yet they still reflect on where they started from.

Keeping It Quiet - Human/Influencer AU. Prinxiety. Virgil and Roman keep their relationship quiet on social media. Not silent, just quiet.

Don’t Drink And Livestream, Especially When You’re Famous - Human/Famous AU. Platonic Roceit. Being drunk, drinking, kissing. Janus tries to help his friend get over his ex.

A Simple Mistake With A Simple Solution - Human AU. Logince. Roman messes up, Logan’s pissed. Roman makes it easy.

Skipping Ahead A Few Steps - Human AU. Logicality. Patton brings a dog home, Logan’s baffled and confused.

Oh How The Tables Have Turned... - Royal AU. Roceit, background Intrulogical. Roman’s brother likes Roman’s retainer. Roman doesn’t think he likes his brother’s. He’s wrong.

Just Like In The Fairy Tales - Semi-Fantasy/Royal AU. Royality. Patton sneaks off to his favourite place to enjoy the view.

An Apple A Day... Hurts Like A Bitch - No AU. Platonic Sides. The 5 times Janus got apples thrown at him and the 1 time he threw one at everyone else.

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TVFH Related Stories

Pocky Day - Written for Pocky Day 2018. Shenanigans with TVFH cast and the pocky game.

Coffee Break - Virgil returns to his room and finds Reggie having problems with homework. School AU.

House Party - Roman throws a house party after a show. Mention of drunken behaviour and alcohol.

Beach Trip - It’s hot, the gang decide to go to the beach. The night before, shenanigans ensue. Sexual implications. Relia focused.

FFXV Fics

Type Found - Pokemon AU. Prompto finds a Pokemon in an imperial base, saves it and plot things happen. The boys have partner pokemon.

Hair Troubles - No AU. Ignis can’t get his hair right and it’s frustrating. Prompto steps in to help.

Prompto’s Bike - Pre-Roadtrip. OT4 Chocobros. Prompto has a motorbike. The other bros really like it.

Cor’s Cooking Lesson - Pre-Roadtrip. Cor finds young Ignis attempting to cook and helps out.

#Fic Masterlist #Neko's Fic Masterlist

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fortheshitaintnooneneedtosee · 5 years ago

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It Was Painful To Love

Unrequited Remrom. Unrequited Roceit. Intrulogical. Heavy angst. TW for major character death + implied self harm. (kinda death. everlasting sleep. y e e t.)

The first thing he knew was that he wasn't King Romulous anymore. His body felt wrong, like all the bones had been pulled in different directions, or he'd hiked so far his legs ached and went numb. His head swirled with ideas, half ideas, too bright and too innocent and far too boring for his liking.

The second thing he knew was that he wasn't alone. A teen wearing green, tears in their eyes and blood on their hands, sat across from him.

He asked if the other was okay. His voice was scratching, and he could hear it was different even through the soreness of his throat. Hear that it was wrong.

The other started sobbing. Pulled him into a hug, desperate, and cried into his shoulder.

He felt almost whole. For a moment, he felt almost like King Romulous. Almost. Then the other pulled away.

Their name was Remus. They were Creativity. They were his other half.

He said his name was Roman, he was Creativity too, and he didn't want to leave them.

They smiled, and laughed, and said they didn't want to leave either. Roman and Remus. Remus and Roman. Forever, they promised.

And so it was.

The two grew up. Teens into young adults. Friends into something... Different.

Remus realized first that Thomas didn't like girls. Then they realized that Thomas liked guys.

Roman was surprised, but not shocked, when Remus told him. He looked at them, laughing and crying in relief that Thomas wasn't broken, he was just different.

Roman realized that he didn't like girls, and he didn't like boys. He liked Remus. They were his other half, and not just literally.

Roman opened his mouth to say something, but Remus interrupted him.

He doesn't remember what they said. Just a dull ringing in his ears. Cold clutching at his stomach. Tears pricking at his eyes, hands clenched at his sides, and a small word of agreement to what Remus had said.

He signed his fucking death warrant. Remus beamed, hugged him harder and closer than they'd ever before, and told him he was the best brother they could hope for.

Roman choked on the word. It wasn't the right word. Wasn't right, wasn't his, wasn't theirs

But it was as Remus wished. And Roman couldn't tell them no, couldn't tell them that he loved them, wanted them in an entirely different way.

Years passed, and Roman distracted himself. Bit his tongue when he was called brother, but not lover. Went to his room and screamed, or cried, or stared at the ceiling and let the ache in his heart turn him numb whenever Remus looked at someone else with that soft adoration he wanted to himself. Roman wrote stories about forbidden lovers. He did anything, everything, to keep his thoughts away from them.

They didn't make it easy. Casual affection, unfiltered ranting, stubborn opinion, a passion for life and all that it had to offer, they were addicting. Roman couldn't stop coming back. It hurt, it hurt so badly, because Remus saw him as a brother. Everyone knew them as the twins.

Roman lied, he lied, tried desperately to see Remus as a sibling. Tried to play his part in the tragedy.

Deceit found out, and told him to stop. Told him to stop, because it was wrong, to force himself to live like that, to love in the wrong way. Told him that love was right, in whatever form in came. Changing it, forcing it, hurting it, was wrong.

Roman cried on Deciet's shoulder that night, and many nights after. Fell asleep to honeyed words and soft, warm touch. But he always woke up to the cold in his room. He always woke up wishing for Remus, or wishing desperately for everything to end.

He kept his secret between him and Deceit. Some days it was okay. He could smile, and it was real, and he felt like he was going to be alright. Some weeks he hid away. Screamed at the skies, flung himself into danger, winced away from questions about where the scars came from, because not all of them were accidents.

But Roman always kept going. Stitched his broken heart together with whatever warmth he could steal, whatever affection he could pretend wasn't just because Remus called him brother. Patched his wounds with Deceit's sweet lies and empty promises.

Until, one day, Roman couldn't keep going anymore.

Remus and Logan announced they were dating. Remus leaned into his side, eyes on their nerd and smiling so perfectly. Logan held them close, loosely, hand in their hair and an ear always open for their ranting.

Roman gave them his congratulations and went quietly upstairs.

He was in love with his sibling. His sibling that was taken, in love with someone else. What would they think of him?

Patton, who had stubborn morals, and preconceptions that Roman knew too well wouldn't let him see past Remus calling him brother for so long.

Virgil, who would be disgusted, scared, and push him away because he followed Patton, and that meant Roman was wrong.

Logan, of course, who could understand pining after someone in a relationship- love wasn't something that could be controlled, after all- but would ultimately side with Patton, and be protective of Remus. They were his, after all. Not Roman's, never Roman's.

Remus. What would they think? He didn't know. He was too scared to imagine.

He would do this for Remus, then. Just in case they accepted Roman. So they didn't have to get hurt by the others. For Remus.

Roman stepped into the imagination and started erasing his works. Gone with the castles. Gone with the too perfect people, the too happy stories, the half ideas that were always too boring, but he couldn't ever fix them himself.

Gone was everything except the landscape, scarred and ruined from years of battles and weathering.

Roman smiled. He could hear faint yelling, from outside the imagination. Deceit calling for him to come back. Reconsider.

It hurt a little. Deceit accepted him. Accepted the love he said was right as it was, right because it was love, and strong for lasting when it hurt so badly.

But Logan, and Virgil, and Patton, and maybe even Remus, they wouldn't understand.

Roman walked until he couldn't hear the shouting. Walked to the gardens, the maze that separated his and Remus's land, one of the few things they'd made together.

He found the roses. The roses in the cage. The roses that cast sleep, sleep until your body withered away or sleep until love kissed you awake.

Roman barely pricked his finger. His limbs were suddenly heavy, his legs fell beneath him, and he was lying on the ground. The sky was dark in the middle of the day. He was tired, so tired, and he could finally rest.

It was painful to love, then painful to live, but he found it painless to fall asleep.

Deceit couldn't find the words to tell the others that Roman was gone.

He knew from the way the door was fading, red to dull pink-gray to white. He didn't have the energy to pull himself from the floor. Not to wipe the tears from his eyes. Not to keep his head up or his heart from breaking into pieces.

Someone found him there, leaning against the wall where Roman's door had dissappeared. Unresponsive and shivering.

Deceit didn't come back to reality quickly.

Virgil would talk with him, but he would just frown and maybe start crying, because he couldn't grasp what was being said.

Logan would bring him food, and oftentimes had to force him to actually eat it, because he'd just stare at it until it went cold.

Patton and Remus never came around. Or if they did, Deceit didn't remember.

He remembered snapping out of it. Virgil had asked him something, and Deceit didn't hear, but he looked up and realized Virgil was talking with him. He didn't even think before he asked him to repeat what he'd said.

Virgil latched onto him and cried, then Logan came in, saw Deceit was aware, called Patton and Remus. They all piled on him, and Deceit ended up crying with them all, because he was remembering what happened.

They gave it a week before they asked him what happened.

"It was painful to love," He started, tears falling anew, "for both of us."

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