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“So, what was it you needed to tell us, Y/N?” Logan asked.
Roman sighed, “Yes, please get on with it, I was in the middle of something very important,”
“Do you really have to make everything about you?” Virgil muttered, rolling his eyes.
“I’m sorry, but Thomas has been working on something that requires my full attention-“
“Can’t you see they’re clearly upset?”
“Yes, of course! I’m just saying-“
“I’M BREAKING UP WITH PATTON!” you finally let out, immediately bursting into tears.
“…oh,” Roman goes silent. No one quite knows what to say.
“Forgive me for my lack of understanding, but why exactly would you do that? There’s certainly no reason to,”
“That’s why I wanted to talk to you guys first,” you sniffle, barely able to hold back the tears enough to speak. “Obviously, you’ve know him a lot longer than I have, so I wanted your advice before I make a final decision,”
“Well,” Logan sinks down for a moment and returns with a whiteboard and markers. He draws a T-chart titled “Breaking Up with Patton” and writes “Pros” on one side and “Cons” on the other. “Let’s do this,”
“Why do we need to do math to figure this out? Obviously Patton’s heart will be broken so they can’t go through with this!” Roman exclaims.
“This…isn’t…math,”
“Whatever! Put Patton’s shattered heart on the cons side!”
“GUYS!” Virgil shouts. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but maybe we shouldn’t jump to conclusions and let them explain the situation?”
“You’re right,” Logan sets the whiteboard down. “We’re sorry, Y/N, please continue,”
“He didn’t do anything wrong, if that’s what you’re worried about,” you say, wiping a few tears from your cheeks. “I guess that’s kind of the problem. I feel like I’m a burden to him, he’s always putting my needs before his own and I feel like I’m holding him back from being happy because he’s so focused on making me happy. He’s too good to be true and he deserves better than me,”
“Isn’t that exactly what love is?” Logan objects. Everyone stares at him. “What? I know how feelings work,”
“I mean, he’s not wrong,” Roman agrees.
“Look, emotions are simply a complex combination of chemicals in your brain and body, but what you just described is what many cultures would call compassionate, unconditional love,”
“Oh the romance!”
“Actually, this form of love isn’t necessarily romantic. In many cases it is, but it is also very commonly found in familial as well as platonic relationships,”
“You guys still aren’t helping,” Virgil rolls his eyes. “Y/N, I know exactly what you’re going through. I’m Thomas’s main source of doubts and those definitely get worse during relationships. The truth is, you’re always going to feel like you’re not good enough for people. You’re always going to wonder whether or not someone would be better off without you. But I’ve seen how Patton is with you,” tears start falling from your eyes again. “Throughout Thomas’s life, Patton’s had to fake being happy many times. But he’s never faking it around you. He genuinely loves you and cares about you with every inch of himself and I can’t imagine him ever thinking you’re a burden to him,”
“Y/N?” you whip your head around to see none other than your boyfriend Patton.
“How long have you been standing there?”
“Just a little bit…”
“How much did you hear?”
“I uh, I think I heard everything,”
“Oh,”
“Are you, are you going to break up with me?” the other sides sink down to give you guys some privacy. You can’t even bring yourself to answer, you just shake your head and the tears start flowing again. Patton opens his arms and you fall into them very ungracefully, sobbing into his chest. “I love you so much, okay?”
You mumble an inaudible “I love you too,”
“I’m so sorry that you felt like I wasn’t happy enough with you. You’re everything to me, okay? I’ll do anything to help you believe that,” he wraps his arms around you tighter and kisses your head, letting you cry it out.
You end up falling asleep cuddling on the couch, covered in blankets and smiles on your faces.