Logan stared awkwardly. "Are you seeing what I'm seeing? That Deceit is…" "Yes, Logan, we see him." Virgil said. He'd only seen Deceit this vulnerable when they were still friends, when the lying side still trusted him. "I-i'm sorry Roman… I've ruined everything… ruined everything…" he wailed, collapsing in Roman's arms.
"You've ruined nothing. Don't make it seem like everything is your fault. It's not. We know you're a good person in the end and we love you," Roman said. He couldn't stop himself from saying they love him in the end, though really talking about his perspective there.
"Mmhmm." Deceit murmured, not really having the strength to stand at this point.
"It'll all be okay," Roman said.
"Yeah… be okay." he mumbled, sitting back down on the sofa and closing his eyes.
"I promise it will be," Roman said.
"Just sleep, Deceit, okay? We'll be right here if you need us." Virgil said. It was almost as if he'd dealt with this sort of thing before, and still knew how to. "Yes, rest would be optimal." Logan agreed.
"I'll let you sleep now. Get one of us if you need anything," Roman said.
Deceit slept for two whole days. Logan stayed with him all the while, but the others came and went checking on him and Logan. Virgil showed more concern than he normally did, heck, he was showing more emotion than usual, and Logan was showing emotion for the first time in years. Not much, but his empathy, concern, that was from the heart. All the sides kept reassuring Thomas that things would be alright, even if it didn't seem that way right then. And it all somehow made tensions drop between them, since they were all too worried about Deceit right then.
(I have weird ideas… Not for this, but for this fandom's role play of mine somewhere else. It's called I got a little too busy simulating Hunger Games and got ideas)
Things got better with time. Deceit was getting better and he was learning that even when it doesn't seem like it that they all still care about him and would hate for that to happen again.
(What sort of ideas?)
However, because the author is a deranged little bitch, Deceit still had difficulty breaking the habit. However, he'd found a constructive outlet in a place he'd never expected: theater with Roman. It was just fun to act out scenes, forget who he was and become a whole new character, and he was good at the acting either way. He had to be, being Deceit, after all. Currently they were acting out Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, a play where you didn't always need more than two, as it was actually sometimes funnier to jump from role to role. "Thank you, Roman." he said in between Act Three and Act Four as they were preparing for new roles.
(Weird ones)
"You're welcome," Roman said smiling.
"No, really… I've never had a friend like you for a long… long time." he blushed. "I really, really like you Roman. You're amazing."
Roman blushed. "Really?"
"I do. You're kinda my best friend now honestly. And I feel incredibly close to you, it's… I'm not sure. I've got a lot of feelings right now, sorry. I don't know what I'm even saying really, I just get… this way, with you. I can really be me." he said.
"You can, and you're a wonderful actor!" Roman said.
"Thanks. Roman… I feel things when I'm around you." Deceit admitted. "Good things, good things! I mean… but they're confusing and new and I don't know…"
"It's fine. You'll learn what those emotions mean soon and it won't be as confusing. I can give you some time to think if you need it. I'd rather not stress you out," Roman said.
"Roman. Don't stress yourself out over this. We're good friends. But… well, I feel more than that. Like I wouldn't mind our friendship being… more than friendship." Deceit stammered.
Roman blushed. "As in dating?"
"Oh, hell, just kiss me you idiot!" Deceit said, pulling Roman close to him. "I've seen you, and while I'm out of practice being social, I know how feelings work, and you're not exactly one to hide things."
Roman kissed Deceit.
Deceit moved into the kiss, wrapping his arms around the back of Roman's head and snogging him for all it was worth. His snakelike forked tongue made the sensation strange, but really only hotter for it. However…
Logan needed to fetch Roman for script editing in Thomas's new video. However, what he walked in on prompted eye bleach, as one might say.
"Is this a bad time?" he said meekly. Deceit pulled away from Roman's mouth, making a mild pop! noise when he did. "Oh, um…" Deceit blushed all over, his scales turning a darker greenish-yellow and his human skin flushing red.
"Yes, this is a very bad time," Roman said. "Sorry you walked in on that."
"Very, very bad time." Deceit hissed a little. "Whatever you need can wait." he glared.