Prompt: Virgil being insecure about some of the things the princess said.

Get ready for some fluff and comfort yalls
But not before a large heap of insecurities.

Did I write this chapter spur of the moment because I saw a comment suggesting something like this?
Yes, yes I did.
I stopped writing the original chapter 31 to write this instead.

I get sidetracked very easily.

Also, a note for Deceit/Janus.
I won't be switching his name to Janus in the fic since I want to stay kinda consistent with that sort of stuff, but in some other Sanders Sides fics I have on the back-burner he will be referred to as Janus.

Anyway, I hope yalls like it

on with the chapter

It had been a few days since Kaitlyn had left, but Virgil couldn't get some of the things that happened that day out one his mind. Mostly some of the things Kaitlyn had said about him.
Did he mumble and stutter too much? Was he overly chubby?

He would have dismissed what she'd said about it being just her opinions and such and that not everyone thought that, but he couldn't help remember when his fath- when Deceit had said very similar things to him, always telling him not to mumble or not to stutter, or to eat less because he was too chubby.

He couldn't get the thought that maybe they were right out of his head no matter what he did, and it was only worsened when he was sent to a tailor by his parents for some new clothes in a very pretty fabric.

They had to re-do his measurements since they didn't know if he was the same size, and apparently he needed a bigger size now than he had before.

Was he getting chubby?

He'd heard a pair of women talking in town one day, saying that if the other girl wanted to get a man she'd need to lose some weight, cause men didn't like chubby-ness.

That got Virgil thinking. Would Roman, Logan and Patton care if he was chubby? Would they lose interest in him if he got chubbier? Had they already noticed he was getting chubbier? They weren't spending as much time with him lately than they had been before...

So Virgil did some research, going to the library and looking through medical books for ways to get lose weight, along with other books to try and find ways to stutter less.

He began to eat less food with carbs, and stuck with salads for the most part. He avoided sweets and even fruit, although he felt kinda bad for turning down Patton's invitation to make strawberry shortcake.

He checked in the mirror in the mornings and when he got out of the bath during the evenings.

He pinched at his stomach and at his thighs, frowning when he was able to get a secure hold of his flesh between his thumb and finger. Was that fat? He didn't know if that was fat or not, but the longer he looked at himself in the mirror the more things he noticed. Maybe he was chubby.

His stomach looked too big, and his hips felt like they were too squishy. His thighs were chubby too, and he found a couple of stretch marks around his knees when he looked closer. Stretch marks happened when people gained weight right?
His cheeks also seemed much rounder than they had before when he lived in his tower, and even his back seemed to be getting fattier.

He continued to try to lose his chubbiness, and even began to try out some stuff to help with his stuttering.

People began to notice him not eating as much though, specifically Roman, Logan and Patton.

Obviously Patton had noticed Virgil's sudden dislike of anything sweet early on, but hadn't really thought that much about it, thinking it was something new his instructor was having him try.

All three of them noticed when he began to eat less during meals, and that they sometimes couldn't find him at lunch or at night they'd find him already asleep before they'd even made it into his room to cuddle.

Roman was the first to notice Virgil's seemingly sudden discomfort with his own body though.

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Roman hummed softly as he pressed his lips to Virgil's, gently pushing him up against the wall as Virgil wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him back.

Roman carefully moved to hold Virgil's hips and waist as he continued to kiss him, squeezing gently.

He felt Virgil stiffen slightly, before slowly pulling away from the kiss, an apologetic expression on his face.

"I gotta go now, I still have lessons." Virgil said as he moved one of his hands down to cup Romans cheek. "We can cuddle after dinner though." Virgil added.

Roman frowned slightly. "Okay?" He said, slowly pulling his hands away from Virgil.

Virgil smiled at him, before turning and quickly heading down the hall, leaving Roman to stare after him.

-

This happened a few more times, along with Virgil now changing in his bathroom and asking for them to wait outside while he took baths, before they decided that something must be wrong and that they needed to talk to Virgil.

They managed to find an evening where Virgil didn't have any responsibilities, and was still awake by the time they knocked on his window.

They went inside and cuddled up on his bed, chatting softly as they all got comfortable.

Patton maneuvered himself so that he was behind Virgil, and happily wrapped his arms around him, placing his hands on his stomach as he held him close.

He felt Virgil stiffen in his hold and frowned, hooking his chin over Virgil's shoulder.

"What's wrong?" He asked softly.

Virgil quickly shook his head, "n-nothing." He said.

"V," Patton said softly as Roman and Logan looked over at the two, quieting down, "you can tell us things." He said. "Especially if something's bothering you."

"I know," Virgil said, "nothings wrong though." He added as he nervously shifted in Patton's hold.

"Sorry Virge, But I can't believe that everything's fine," Roman said, "you've been acting... different." He added softly, frowning at him.

Virgil crossed his arms and looked away from the three of them. "It's nothing." He mumbled.

"So it's something," Logan said.

"Come one V, you can talk to us," Patton said as he held Virgil closer, wanting to gather him up and hold him close for forever. "Did we do something to make you uncomfortable or upset?" He asked quietly.

"No no, you guys didn't do anything." Virgil quickly reassured, "it's just..." he trailed off, biting his lip.

The three stayed silent, looking at him hopefully.

Virgil sighed softly, and curled up a bit, bringing his knees up to his chest despite Patton's secure hold on his waist.

"Do you guys remember Kaitlyn?" He asked softly.

"Her?" Roman asked. "Is she trying to contact you or something? Cause if so I'll-"

"No she's not," Virgil cut him off, "it's just... I-I've been thinking about some things she and fath- Deceit said...." he said as he looked down at his knees.

"What kind of things?" Patton asked, his voice soft and gentle.

Virgil stayed silent, not really wanting to talk about it anymore but also knowing he'd dug himself into a hole he couldn't get out of now.

A hand slowly reached forwards, giving him time to move away, and gently cupped his chin, tilting his head up to look at them.

Roman looked back at him, a gentle yet concerned expression on his face.

"Virgil please talk to us, or if not us then someone else you trust." He said softly.

"Talking about problems out loud or explaining them so someone else can help people to figure out how to either fix or begin to deal with their problem," Logan said, "so Roman is right, if you don't feel comfortable talking about this with us then talk about it with someone else." He added.

Virgil bit his lip and looked away, staying silent.

An air of awkwardness settled around them as no one spoke for a while, just sitting quietly while thoughts, and worries, bubbled up in their minds.

Eventually Virgil sighed softly and curled in on himself.

"While we were out and about," he began softly, "she would make little off handed comments about me and my appearance."

"A-and while we were at the restaurant she said I should stay away from sugary things and fruits and stuff o-otherwise I'd get chubby, or that I should work on not mumbling or stuttering cause what kind of king would I-I be if I stuttered." He said as he pressed his face into his forearms.

"And then before there was fath-Deceit," he continued, "and he'd always tell me I was getting chubby or fat and that I should stop baking so much while he was gone and stuff," he said, "F-Deceit also didn't like my mumbling or stuttering, and would always get angry if I stuttered, which would make me more anxious and I'd stutter more, which would make him angrier." Virgil said.

"I guess, after Kaitlyn brought it up I started thinking about it." He said. "I looked in the mirror and I noticed I was chubby, and I realized how pathetic I sound when I stutter and so I decided I wanted to fix that." He said. "And then...well I overheard some people in the park saying that men don't like chubby-ness, and thought....I just..."

"You thought we wouldn't like you if you were chubby." Roman cut in softly.

"...yeah." Virgil said, not moving from his curled up position.

"Oh sweetheart," Patton said softly as he shifted his hold to wrap around him securely.

"I feel like we should have put the lizard in her dress now." Roman said.

"I'm sorry the what?" Virgil asked as he lifted his head to look up at them, his eyes watery and red.

Roman smiled at him sadly. "We had talked about somehow putting a lizard down her dress, but agreed not to since we didn't want to hurt the lizard." He said. "But now though..." he paused, "I kinda wish we did."

"What she said about you, what Deceit said about you, isn't true," he continued, "even if you are chubby that's not a bad thing! We still love you no matter how you look or how you talk." He said.

"The idea of being chubby being negative is very close minded in my opinion." Logan said as he reached forwards and gently took one of Virgil's hands, "I for one don't mind whether or not your skinny or chubby, I am much more attracted to the personality, beliefs and mind of a person." He said as he gently squeezed Virgil's hand.

"And besides," Patton cut in, "I'm chubbier than you are V," he said, "does that make you love me less? Do you think that makes Logan and Roman love me less?" He asked.

"No pat of course not," he said, "everyone loves you." He added.

"Then you shouldn't be afraid of us loving you less because you're not skinny." Patton said. "We love you no matter what, and if someone tells you otherwise you can come find one of us and we'll show you how wrong they are."

"And stuttering is common and isn't something that can always be controlled or forced to go away," Logan said, "and the number of people who mumble is extremely high," he continued, "so there's nothing to worry about."

Roman slowly slid his hand from Virgil's chin to cup his cheek.

"You see? We love you no matter what," Roman said.

Virgil bit his lip and nodded slowly, not looking entirely convinced, but a bit more relaxed than earlier.

Patton, noticing how Virgil didn't seem fully convinced, carefully pulled his arms away from him.

"Virgil, can I do something?" He asked softly.

"Um...sure?" Virgil said hesitantly as he looked over at him.

"Thank you." Patton said. "Can you take your shirt and pants off?" He asked. "This is not a sexual thing." He added.

Virgil blushed brightly and shifted a little. "I-I don't-"

"Please?" Patton gently cut in, "no one here is going to judge you, you're perfectly safe here." He said, Roman and Logan nodding in agreement.

Virgil bit his lip, before hesitantly nodding. He began to slowly pull his shirt off, and carefully set it down next to him before also slipping his loose pants off, leaving him in nothing but his bothers as he curled up slightly while wrapping his arms around his stomach self-consciously.

Patton smiled at him. "Now can you lay with your head in either Roman or Logan's lap?" He asked.

Virgil looked at the two, an embarrassed flush creeping up on his cheeks.

Logan shifted slightly into a more comfortable position before gesturing for Virgil to lay down.

Virgil hesitantly laid down, putting his head on Logan's lap. Logan began to run his fingers through his hair and gently massage his scalp.

"Good, now Roman come here." Patton said, and Roman quickly leaned in.

He whispered something in Romans ear that made him smile and glance over at Logan and Virgil before the two pulled away.

"Logan, can you please hold Virgil's hands above his head?" Patton asked as he and Roman got on either side of where Virgil was laying. "Gentle enough so you don't hurt him, but strong enough so that he can't squirm away." He said.

Logan quickly complied, reaching forwards and gently grabbing ahold of Virgil's wrists before pulling them up above Virgil's head before Virgil could even protest to the idea of it.

Virgil's torso was now exposed, no longer self-consciously covered by his arms. But Virgil was blushing brightly and had his eyes closed so he couldn't see what they were doing while also shifting slightly in embarrassment.

Patton glanced over at Roman, before nodding slightly.

He leaned down and pressed a long but gentle kiss to Virgil's stomach, followed by another kiss a few inches away from that spot. "You're beautiful." He mumbled as he moved to kiss at Virgil's hip.

Roman had pressed a kiss to Virgil's stomach as well, before moving up to kiss his ribs and then his chest, mumbling compliments and phrases of endearment with each kiss.

The two of them continued to compliment him and pepper every inch of him with kisses, pressing the most to his thighs, stomach, chest and face.

Logan, also joining in now, began to press kisses to Virgil's hands, kissing each finger and each palm.

Virgil's face had become a bright red right away, his blush seeping into his ears to tint them red, along with seeping down into his shoulders. He made a small embarrassed whine sound in the back of his throat as they continued to kiss him.

"We love you."

"You're beautiful."

"And sexy."

"Stunning."

"Gorgeous."

"Adorable."

"I love you."

"We love you so much."

They continued to compliment and kiss him as Virgil squirmed a little, tugging at his arms to try and at least cover his face as a few tears began to well up in the corners of his eyes. But Logan wasn't having it, and kept his wrists in a secure but gentle hold above his head.

They continued to press kisses to his skin, muttering compliments and voice their affections before slowly pulling away.

Virgil looked up at them, his eyes red and full of bushes tears as he sniffed.

Logan gently let go of his wrists and helped him sit up before pulling him into his lap and holding him close.

"Do you understand now V? Do you believe us when we say that we care about you and not about what you look like?" Patton asked as he gently took hold of one of Virgil's hands, Roman taking the other.

Virgil sniffed softly as he tucked his head under Logan's chin and nodded. "Yeah, yeah I do." He said softly with a watery smile.

"Good," Roman said as he leaned forwards and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips. "If you ever forget then just come find one of us, okay?" He said after pulling away.

Virgil nodded again and squeezed Roman and Patton's hands. "I will." He said softly before closing his eyes and leaning closer to Logan, who tightened his hold on Virgil.

"We've gone through many emotions this evening and we are all most likely mentally exhausted," Logan began softly as he pressed a kiss to Virgil's temple, "I suggest we go to bed now." He said.

"I can agree to that." Virgil said softly as he nuzzled his nose against Logan's neck.

Roman quickly got up and went around the room to turn off the lights, while Logan, Virgil, and Patton all got comfortable in bed, leaving a spot for him to fit into.

Logan pulled he blanket over them all when Roman was back in bed and heading Patton, who was snuggled up to Virgil, who was still in Logan's arms.

"I love you guys." Virgil said softly, and got a few kisses from Patton and words of agreement from Logan and Roman.

They all curled in close to one another, basking in each others love and warmth as they slowly drifted off.

-

Virgil was still kinda self conscious, but he was working on it, and the other three always took the time to reassure him and be there for him if needed.

This was not supposed to be this long, it was supposed to be a short bonus chapter or something, but nope, almost 3000 words.
Well, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I'm almost done with the next chapter (since it was the original 31) so it should be out soon!

Bye!