asofterfan:

Mmmmmmmkay so I am Too Tired™ to turn this into a legitimate fic but I still need you all to image with me that Virgil is just super lost when it comes to comforting people- after all he received next to no comfort for most of his life, so he has just no idea what he’s supposed to do, not to mention he’s kind of convinced he’s literally unable to be comforting because, come on, he’s Anxiety, so he mostly tries to avoid the others when they’re upset, maybe doing some small things like cleaning the living room when he knows Logan is stressed or putting flowers on the kitchen table when Roman is upset but otherwise he figures the best thing he can do for them is to stay away.

But that is really fucking hard to do when it comes to Patton. Patton is his best friend, and when he’s sad it just breaks Virgil’s heart and he can’t just do nothing but he’s so anxious because oh God, no one wants Anxiety when they’re upset, he that is the least comforting thing in the world but he has to do something–

And so Virgil secretly starts shapeshifting into a puppy whenever he notices Patton feeling down (he hates shapeshifting. But he hates Patton being sad more. So.) and Patton is baffled but not complaining because OH MY GOODNESS PUPPY!! and he just kind of figures it’s some lost mindscape dog, or maybe it escaped from Roman’s realm, or maybe Thomas was just thinking about dogs at the moment and it made one appear. So each time Patton just cuddles up with this strange random puppy and maybe vents a little or cries a bit into its fur or just distracts himself playing with this fluffy little thing and Virgil waits until he drifts off with a smile on his face to run back to his room and change back.

But what Virgil didn’t count on was Patton’s curiosity/suspicion combo- after all, eventually he notices that these puppies conveniently appear every time he’s feeling bad, and so one day he pretends to fall asleep, and when he feels the pup hop off his lap, he cracks an eye open and then stealthily goes to follow it.

And it hasn’t been a great day for Virgil, either, and his skin is crawling and so when he reaches the top of the stairs he just can’t handle it anymore and so he shifts back even though he’s not in his room. But then he hears this soft gasp behind him and he whips around and Patton is staring at him wide eyed (in a good way, like holy shit my dark strange son was a pUPPY THAT’S SO SWEET-) and Virgil almost starts crying because he’s sure Patton is going to be mad at him, after all he was kind of lying by not telling him right??

So he starts stuttering out apologies and Patton rushes over like “No no no! I’m not mad!! I’m so touched you would do that for me!!” and Virgil calms down a little so Patton asks “why didn’t you tell me?” and Virgil kind of mumbles that he thought Patton wouldn’t want him around when he’s upset to which Patton responds “*distressed dad noises*” and then he’s like “wait I thought you didn’t like shapeshifting??” and Virgil mumbles quieter that he doesn’t but he wanted to make Patton happy to which Patton responds “*dISTRESSED DAD NOISES*”

And so Patton gently takes his hands and very firmly tells him “YOU make me happier than any puppy or kitty or any other fluffy animal!! You don’t need to change a thing to brighten up my day!!!!!” and Virgil almost definitely starts crying.

After that, whenever Patton is feeling down, Virgil will come and sit with him. Sometimes they’ll listen to music, or watch tv or a movie. Sometimes Patton will vent about whatever is bothering him. Sometimes they’ll just cuddle quietly. But no matter what, Patton always feels better afterward.

After all, nothing cheers him up quite like Virgil.