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[astrxealis]

i don't have bg3 yet so i can't make gifs of my tav and whatnot but when i finally do you can bet my creative spirit will be truly back

[snowdice]

First Week Fics (Part 1) [Part of the Sometimes Labels Shift Series]

Fandom: Sanders Sides

Relationships: Virgil & Logan, Virgil & Patton, Patton/Logan

Characters: Logan, Virgil, Patton

Summary: There’s one last very necessary stop on the first mall trip Patton and Logan take Virgil on.

Notes: Past Child Abuse, Superhero AU

I have no idea how many fics I’m going to have in this little mini series. I wasn’t planning to put this out today but I needed a distraction so I wrote this part of it up and I’m publishing it now. This takes place like two days after Labels Fail.

This is a dealing with events set after my story Sometimes Labels Fail.

Suggested by @bishopriecke. I’m so sorry I forgot to mention you when I first posted this, but you sent in the suggestion.

“And that,” Logan said with a satisfied sigh, crossing off another item on his list before looking over it once again. “Was the last thing we needed to get today.”

“Actually, we have one more stop,” Patton said.

Logan frowned and looked at the piece of paper in his hands. “There isn’t anything left on the list.”

“That’s because it’s your list,” Patton said. “I have a list of my own.”

“You do not have a list. I would have seen you making or looking at it,” Logan argued.

Patton put a hand over his heart. “My list is in here,” he said.

“Ah,” Logan replied. “I see. This is waggery.” He folded up his list neatly and slipped it into his pocket. “Proceeded.”

Patton beamed at him and grabbed Virgil’s hand to pull him along. “Where are we going?” Virgil asked.

“I can’t tell you or Logan will not let us go,” Patton giggled.

“Oh, god, we’re going to the Build-A-Bear.”

“Shh,” Patton said dramatically while pulling Virgil along. “You don’t know that.”

Virgil coughed out a laugh at the look on Logan’s face. “I most certainly do know that Patton. We are not getting any more stuffed animals. We have enough.” Despite his words, he continued to follow them in what Virgil assumed was the direction of the Build-A-Bear.

“But Virgil needs a stuffed animal,” Patton said.

“No, I don’t,” Virgil said quickly. “You guys have already gotten me so many things today.” Despite the fact that he’d insisted he was fine with the cloths he had and how their guest room was decorated, they’d insisted upon taking him to the mall to get a whole new wardrobe and things to make ‘his new room’ feel like home. He thinks that they bought him more clothes today than the sum of all the clothes he’d owned before in his life. Not to mention a couple of posters, a new set of sheets, and a really cool looking desk lamp. “And those things can be like $100,” he continued. “I don’t need one.”

“Oh, you definitely need a stuffed animal kiddo.”

Virgil looked at Logan for help but didn’t get any. “That’s fine then,” he said before turning to give Patton a strict look. “But none for you.”

“Sure, sure,” Patton said with a wave of his hand. Logan’s eyes narrowed at him, but he didn’t say anything else as they made their way to the store.

“Okay,” Patton said gleefully when they entered the store. “First, you’ve got to pick out your bear or other animal if you’d prefer. Don’t be afraid to touch to make sure it has fur you like.”

“Uh, okay,” Virgil said. He tentatively went about looking at and cautiously touching the different stuffed animals in the store. He kept getting drawn back to one in particular, and he eventually picked one of the unstuffed animals out. “Is this one okay?” he asked. “It’s okay if it isn’t if it’s too expensive.”

“Aw! It’s great Virgil. He’s a cute little raccoon!” Patton didn’t even acknowledge the price comment. “Now we just have to get stuff to fill him up with. There’re scents and sound makers!” He pulled Virgil towards another part of the store, but halfway through he got distracted by a display.

“Look! They have little superhero costumes!” Patton cooed.

“Oh no,” Logan muttered.

“Look,” Patton said. “It’s a Bluebird costume.”

Logan gave the scrap of fabric a pained look. “It’s the wrong blue.”

Patton ignored him. “And would you look who else it is!” He pulled out another costume that was completely black with a hood and had little strips of fabric hanging off it to look like shadows. Virgil felt his face heat up.

“W-why would they even have that?” he asked. “Shadow Caster is… um.”

“Mmm I think a lot of people would beg to differ kiddo,” Patton said. “I think this would be the best costume for your raccoon.”

“I…” he cleared his throat. “Yeah, alright. If you think so.”

Patton smiled so widely that it made Virgil marginally less embraced when he took the costume from him.

“Now, go pick out a scent for him that you like,” Patton instructed. “And then we’ll get a heart to put inside him.”

Virgil ended up getting a lavender scent and a little noise maker that made a heartbeat sound, both of which were stuffed into the raccoon before it was dressed in the Shadow Caster costume.

Patton handed it to him after paying for it. (Logan distracted Virgil so he didn’t see the price, but despite how much he sucked at math, he had a good guess.)

“Do you like it?” Patton asked.

“I…” Virgil said, squeezing it a bit in his hands, heart in his throat. “It’s good.” It was… it was really good.

Patton smiled at him widely, looking incredibly pleased with Virgil’s reaction. “What are you going to name him?”

“Um,” Virgil said looking at it. “Is Shadow a lame name?”

“I think it’s perfect,” Patton said.

“It does seem like an adequate name,” Logan agreed reaching forward to tweak one of its ears before briefly pressing his palm to the top of Virgil’s head.

“Okay then, that’s his name.”

“Great,” Logan said. “Now, let’s get out of this place before Patton sees something he likes and buys another of the infernal things for his own collection.

Patton hummed thoughtfully, his eyes dancing. “I should get a Bluebird one so I can snuggle him at night.”

“He can join you on the couch,” Logan replied blandly.

Patton just laughed and leaned into him. Logan took that opportunity to grab a hold of his arm and start guiding him out of the store. Virgil followed them out to the car and kept Shadow in his lap the whole car ride home.

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