#and if youre not! theres always the next one! and little delights sprinkled throughout! get yourself a tasty treat you deserve it!

[witchcraft-in-wonderland]

Strangers (Pt.1)

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"Virgiiiiiiillll,"

"Mmnnn-"

"Virgiiiiillll, wake uuuuuupppp,"

"I dont wannaaaaaaaa,"

"I've got foooooooodddd,"

Virgil was out of his bed in minutes, stuffing his face with as much food as it could possibly fit.

"Hungry huh baby?" Roman said as he sat down in the seat next to Virgil.

"No of course not, what gave you that idea?" Virgil said with a delighted grin.

"You send very mixed signals sometimes dear," Roman responded with a laugh as he began eating his own meal.

"Being confusing is the one thing I'm good at," said Virgil.

"Now baby you know that's not true, you're good at a lot of things!" Roman said, throwing a scandalized look in Virgil's direction.

"I didnt mean it like that," Virgil said apologetically.

"Good, I expect you to keep it that way," Roman replied, ruffling Virgil's hair slightly.

"Do you have to go to work today?" Virgil pouted as he looked over at the clock, twenty minutes left.

"I have to go to work four days a week baby, that's how it is," Roman replied, pulling Virgil close and placing a kiss on his forehead.

"Fine. . ." Virgil grumbled.

"Aaawww, are you gonna miss me baby?" Roman said, burying his face in the crook of Virgil's neck, eliciting a laugh from the smaller man.

"Of course I'm gonna miss you you big dork," Virgil said with a grin.

"Poor baby, stuck in this huge house all by yourself with no one to give you all the kisses and cuddles you deserve, whatever are you going to do?" Roman replied.

"Probably cry," Virgil said, adding the slightest hint of a whine at the back of his throat.

"Oh you poor thing," Roman said, laughing slightly. He got up from the table and let Virgil slide back into his chair before walking away.

"Dont you worry, I'll be back soon enough," Roman said, pressing a kiss to Virgil's forehead.

Virgil didnt mind being alone in the house of course,it was quiet and he could spend most of his time knitting on the couch and watching old cartoons, but he did miss Roman, Roman was warm and safe and bubbly and happy, a ray of sun in the sea of shadow that flowed through Virgil's mind.

Of course, Virgil could also be louder than his own head, but singing My Chemical Romance songs at the top of your lungs was typically frowned upon when your neighbors were trying to get chores done.

So Virgil always chose his second favorite hobby, knitting. Whether it was gloves, scarves, hats, sweaters, Virgil could make it, and rarely did it get tiring.

"Virgiiiilll! I'm hoooooommmmmeee!" Virgil rushed to set down what he was working on and rush into Roman's arms.

"I have a surpriiiiiiisssseeeee," Roman said, lifting Virgil up in the air, so he had to hold on to his shoulders to keep from falling. Virgil let out a shriek of laughter and buried his face in Roman's chest when he set him down.

"And what might that be?" Virgil asked. Roman fished around in his pockets for a bit before pulling out two slips of paper.

"Theres a carnival in town, and I want to take you," Roman said, smiling.

"Aaaaawwwww, babe!" Virgil stood on his tiptoes to press a kiss to Roman's cheek.

"You've gotta get dressed first though," Roman said with a laugh, gesturing to Virgil's pajama-clad body.

"Aaaaawwwweee- fiiiiinnnnneee," Virgil muttered before rushing off to change.

Soon enough he was dressed in a nice comfortable sweater, beanie, black winter boots and skinny jeans.

"So what's this carnival about anyways?" Virgil asked as he walked to the car.

"You'll see," Roman said.

"Well that doesnt sound ominous at all," Virgil replied with a laugh.

A few minutes later they pulled up to a grass clearing with multi-colored tents and different rides sprinkled throughout. The colors were dull and muted, and the carnival had more of a haunted feel to it than a whimsical one.

"Roman if you wanted to get a divorce you couldve just switched out my meds," Virgil said, looking around at the outlay of the carnival, though there was an unmistakable grin on his face.

"I thought you might like it," Roman said, ruffling his hair.

"Roman oh my gods they have crystal necklaces!" Virgil said, rushing over to a nearby booth.

The woman behind the booth had long black hair that seemed cut at odd angles, the nametag on her uniform read 'Lyssa'.

"See anything you like?" She said, her voice was raspy and quiet.

"Can I get a closer look at those two?" Virgil said, pointing at a spider and a dragon necklace that were placed rather close together.

"Of course, all wares are available for examination," Lyssa said, smiling brightly.

"Roman c'mere-" Virgil called, Roman walked over from where he'd been watching the fire-eaters.

"Oh? You like these huh?" Roman said, picking the dragon necklace up off the table.

"Mhm," Virgil mumbled quietly.

"How much?" Roman said, looking at the woman behind the counter.

"Twenty each," she replied.

"That's not to expensive is it?" Virgil said with a hurried look at Roman.

"If you like it, it's not to expensive," Roman said, placing yet another kiss on Virgil's forehead. He took out his wallet and placed two twenties on the counter before taking up the spider necklace and clasping it around Virgil's neck, doing the same around his own with the dragon necklace.

They spent the rest of the day on rides or eating more food than wouldve been healthy for most people, but Virgil didnt mind, he was with Roman, and that was the important part.

And they were home soon enough, exhausted and clinging to each other on the couch, cheesy romance comedies playing on the tv in front of them.

"Geez I'm glad you didnt propose to me like that- I'd probably have hit you upside the head for scaring me like that," Virgil said with a laugh.

"Ah but I can scare you without sky diving being involved," Roman said with a grin.

"Oh hush." Virgil responded, pressing a kiss to Roman's forehead.

"You ready for bed baby?" Roman said as Virgil let out a yawn and stretched his arms behind him.

"Maybe a little," Virgil replied, burying his face in Roman's chest as he was lifted bridal style off the couch.

"Goodnight baby, I love you," Roman said after turning out the lights.

"I love you to," Virgil responded, before drifting off to sleep.

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