Trigger Warnings: implied past sex, swearing, mentioned suicide, mentioned cutting. It's basically all fluff though
Word Count: 1772
A ping from Dee's phone wakes him up. He groans and shifts, nuzzling the back of Remus' neck more in an attempt to ignore the notification.
More pings.v
He ignores them.
Even more. Dee snaps his eyes open, beyond pissed. He rolls over and grabs his phone from his nightstand, opening it to see Roman's annoying texts. Remus groans next to him and lifts his head up.
"Roman's texting us," Dee grumbles.
Remus sighs and grabs his phone on the other nightstand.
Sneks and Octopi and- ew a prince
Blue Blood Royal: I NEED HELP
Blue Blood Royal: DEE
Blue Blood Royal: RE
Blue Blood Royal: I NEED YOUR HEEEEEEELP
Blue Blood Royal: I'M NOT STOPPING TILL I GET YOU TO ANSWER
Blue Blood Royal: DEEEEEEEEEE
Blue Blood Royal: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Blue Blood Royal: I NEEED YOUUUUUUUUU
it's 3am SHUT THE F*CK UP
my ratman: this better be important.
Blue Blood Royal: oh it is
my ratman: I highly doubt that but whatcha need help with?
Blue Blood Royal: I'M PROPOSING TO VIRGIL THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
Blue Blood Royal: IT NEEDS TO BE PERFECT
That's all well and good, but IT'S 3AM
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING AT 3AM
Blue Blood Royal: well obviously I'm working on my speech.
my ratman: ro, that's messed up.
Roman, it's the morning
THE EARLY MORNING MIND YOU
of your anniversary. Why are you only writing your speech now?!
Blue Blood Royal: Pshhhhh, I'm not writing it right now
Blue Blood Royal: I'm practicing it.
my ratman: bro, go cuddle your boyfriend
my ratman: and maybe fuck him
Remus is right Roman, go the hell to sleep
REMUS NO WHAT HAVE I SAID ABOUT SUGGESTING THAT
my ratman: shhhhh
Roman I'm silencing my phone
I better not hear from you until the sun is actually up
and I've had my coffee.
Dee silences his phone just as he said and puts it back on his nightstand, rolling 180 to face Remus, who's facing him with no phone in sight.
"Really?"
"Whaaaaat?"
Dee sighs and shakes his head. "Why do I love you?" he asks smiling.
"Uh, because we share the same dark humor? And I keep you satisfied," he adds, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.
"Shut up and sleep," Dee grumbles, nesting his face in the pillows. He hears Remus huff but settle down and he smiles, cuddling up to his boyfriend in thanks.
~~~
"Alright, everything's in place Roman," Dee says from around the corner from Remus. He finishes tying up the fairy lights and then moves to join his boyfriend.
"Yeah bro, I'm done too."
"Okay it looks great!" his twin stares for a bit.
"Ro?"
"Hmm?"
"It's going to be okay."
"I know-"
"No Roman, no 'I know's," Dee interrupts. "Virgil's going to love it, he loves you. He'll say yes."
"But-"
"C'mon Ro, you've done a great job. It's exactly like your first date! I don't know how you remembered about you guys had for dinner-"
"It's Virgil's favorite, I wanted to make him as comfortable as possible."
"-so obviously he's going to love it," Remus finishes. His twin always gets so worked up over these things.
"Right, right. What time is it?"
Dee checks his watch. "Uh, 10:48."
"Good, plenty of time to go home and then meet Virgil for lunch," Roman plans under his breath. "Can you guys take care of the-"
"Yeah."
"Thank you!" He swiftly hugs both men and then vanishes, off to his car.
Dee watches Roman leave, his face twisted between a smirk and a pity.
"Alright, whatcha thinking snakey?"
He sighs. "If I ever start acting like that, kill me. Please."
Remus snorts. "Oh c'mon, it's not that bad."
Dee turns to him, eyebrow raised and just daring him to argue against him. "He wrote in his diary exactly what happened on their date and now is copying the same date but proposing at the end. And he's nervous, even though Virgil has literally been with him for years through everything."
"True true. By the way, our anniversary is coming up~"
Now Dee's smirking. "Annnnd?"
"Who's in charge of the day!?"
"Oh. Well, who was in charge last year?"
"Me I think. But you took over breakfast."
Dee, if it's even possible, smirks even more. "Yeah I did~ Guess I'll be in charge this year."
~~~
Virgil giggles as Roman yet again stumbles while leading him to the beginning of their date. He insisted Virgil wear a blindfold, claiming he wanted it to be a surprise. "You good Princey? Sure you don't want me to lead you?"
"I'm sure!" Roman replies, a smile in his voice. They walk a bit more, then they finally stop. "Alright, you can take your blindfold off."
Rolling his eyes, Virgil does so, blinking at the change of lighting and then in shock at the beautiful garden in front of him, with a picnic basket set on the grass. Just like their first date. "Roman?"
A cough behind him and there's Roman, in his light blue jeans and classic white-and-gold shirt, red jacket tossed on over top, with a red flannel shirt tied around his waist. It's like Virgil had stepped back into time and was back to their first date. "Woah woah, is something wrong?" Roman's panicked voice bursts through, hands brushing away tears he didn't even realize were falling.
"It's beautiful Princey," he whispers, overwhelmed by how perfect it is.
His boyfriend practically melts in front of him, his smile warm and soft. "I'm glad you like it my Chemically Imbalanced Romance." Roman leads him to the picnic basket, which is filled with Virgil's favorite food.
They sit on the grass and eat, remembering all the good dates they've had over the years.
"Hey, remember the time Remus shouted the floor is lava when we were in Hot Topic?" Roman manages to gasp out between laughs.
"Oh my Gerald Way yes! You basically launched yourself onto the counter!"
He scoffs. "As if you didn't jump on top of the clothing racks like a cat."
"YOU SWORE GO NEVER BRING THAT UP."
"Hey I'm not the one who Logan had to drag out of Hot Topic."
"There was a SALE! Besides, you dragged us to the movie theater to see Frozen at midnight."
"You enjoyed it!"
"My conspiracies were calling me!"
"They were still there when we came back."
"It'S NOT THE SAME!"
The conversation goes on for a while, until soon Roman stands up. "Alright my dear emo, time for the second part of tonight's date." He holds out his hand to help Virgil up.
"Second part?" Virgil asks as he takes Roman's hand and gets up.
"Yep! Now c'mon!" He pulls Virgil along slightly, until Virgil gives in and follows his glowing boyfriend into the garden. They walk for a few minutes until Roman leads him to a white pavilion covered in fairy lights.
Virgil gasps as Roman leads him into the pavilion, noticing out of the corner of his eye Roman tapping something on his phone. It turns out to be music, because 'Can't Help Falling in Love' by Reinhart starts playing.
Wise men say only fools rush in
Roman bows, offering his hand in dance.
Virgil smiles and bows too, before taking his boyfriend's hand and they begin to slow dance.
But I can't help falling in love with you
Oh, shall I stay? Would it be a sin?
Oh, if I can't help falling in love with you
Oh, like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes, somethings are meant to be
Roman twirls him around, Virgil ending up in the opposite end of the pavilion from Roman.
Oh, take my hand
They grabs each other's hand, twirling into it so they end up back to their slow swaying.
Take my whole life, too
Oh, for I can't help falling in love with you
Woah, like the river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes, somethings are meant to be
Oh, take my hand, take my whole life, too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Woah, for I can't help falling in love with you
Roman bows at the end, kissing the hand he's still holding. Virgil blushes, but then he kneels down, hand still held in his hand.
"Virgil Shadow, we have been through hell and back together. We've both had terrible childhoods, but we've found a family that loves us for us. We've survived suicide and cutting and abuse. And it's been hard, by the SQUIP it's been hard. But we've made it through, and we've had a lot of good moments. And, I'd like to say, that our love is god. So," he pulls out a black velvet box from his jacket pocket, Virgil can feel the tears rimming his eyes, "Virgil Shadow, my emo nightmare, will you marry me?"
And just like that the tears of joy start falling and all he can say is, "Yes."
Roman stands up and hugs him, pulling apart to kiss passionately, emotions high and love practically crackling through the air. When they part for air, Roman takes the ring out of the box and slips it onto Virgil's finger. They kiss again, and then his fiancé, because that's what they are, they're fiancés, brushes away his tears.
"How long?" Virgil asks. "How long have you been planning this?"
"Um, a couple weeks? I asked Remus and Dee for help with the pavilion but that's it."
Virgil eyes up the ring. "And where's yours?"
"What?"
"Where's your ring Princey? I know you got one."
He laughs and pulls out a red velvet box. "Bought it when I bought yours." Virgil snatches from his hands and opens it.
"Nice," he says, taking it out of the box. "Hand please?" Grinning, Roman gives Virgil his hand. "Right. Roman Prince, I love you and you already proposed, so you're marrying me now Romano." And as Roman cackles with laughter Virgil slips the ring onto his finger.
Okay so the song scene is actually something that happened at a wedding I went to. The newlywed grooms went on to the dance floor and started swaying and it was so sweet?? I almost cried from how sweet it was?? They were so cute together and they were whispering into each other's ears during it and they looked so happy??? Idk I have a lot of feeling over it okay.
I'll be back with a another chapter next week! Have a lovely night/morning/day!