Think No Evil: Chapter 6

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Parings: N/A
Characters: Virgil Sanders, Roman Sanders, Patton Sanders

Chapter warnings: Gaslighting, also Roman ran away with this chapter so it got kinda long
Word count: 2407

Summary:

Things are starting to fall apart, and the Sides are doing the best they can to cope.

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“-and then he forgot my name!” Roman threw up his hands as he paced. “I can understand Virgil’s name, but mine? How could he forget mine?”

He paused his pacing and looked over at Logan, who was oblivious to Roman’s hour-long rant in his room.

“I mean,” Roman continued with a softer voice, “you should see him, Logan. He’s a complete mess. He barely remembers any of us. He can’t even remember starting on Vine with us. It’s… unnerving.”

He decided to leave out the part where Patton almost cried when Thomas didn’t recognize him.

“It was a fool’s errand. We knew what was going to happen, but that… that still doesn’t stop it from hurting any less.”

Roman sat on the edge of the bed and took in a deep breath.

“You… you would know what to do. You would be able to encourage him to seek knowledge again, but he’s just-” he paused- “he’s just us. There’s no spark for learning anything new, no desire to go out and strive to be better. He’s living in an empty shell of forgetfulness.”

Roman sighed heavily.

“And now… things are starting to affect us too. Thomas is losing more than just you, he’s losing himself. We can all feel it. Patton doesn’t smile as much as he used to. Virgil is constantly stopping himself from falling asleep. And I… I’ve been having these creative blocks, and this time, it’s not you holding me back.”

Roman let a bitter tear slip down his cheek and brushed it away.

“I… I selfishly wished you away so many times, with your obnoxious dream stomping, thinking that without your dose of reality I could do whatever I wished, but after seeing the results, I’m- I’m not so sure I want that at all.”

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