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“Well, I see that someone is having a good day,” chirped Patton as he bounced up to Virgil’s side. The man in question was startled out of his thoughts and looked at his friend and colleague, gripping his shirt over his heart.
“Jesus, Pat, warn a guy!” Virgil said as he tried to calm down his rapidly beating heart. With a sigh he turned back to his locker and pulled out a rubber band to tie his hair up with. “And what are you talking about? It’s a regular ass day at this boring job.”
Patton’s giggle made him glance at him as he tied a small ponytail.
“Well, you didn’t hear me entering the room or saying hi. And you have that dopey smile of yours!”
He huffed and rolled his eyes, but he couldn’t really deny Patton’s claims.
“Oh! You dreamt about him again, didn’t you?” Patton said and squealed when he noticed the red hint on Virgil’s cheeks. “You did! Oh my gosh, did he kiss you? Or did he take you out on a date? Tell me!”
“Our shift is beginning,” Virgil said instead as he took quick steps towards the door leading out to the café.
The excited giggling behind him only made him blush harder.
By the time lunch came around, the two were finally done with their morning shift and done changing clothes. Remy waved them off only to look amused when they went to take a seat by one of the tables where one of their regulars usually sat by.
And this time was no exception.
“Logan!” Patton said and waved to their friend by the table. Virgil simply raised two fingers in a small greeting.
“Hello,” Logan says and makes room for his friends, gathering the papers and books laid across the table. “How are you today?”
“Good,” Virgil said with a shrug as he sat down.
Patton slid in beside Logan and excitedly clapped his hands. “Virgil dreamt about his dream date again!”
“Patton!” Virgil whined and hid his face in his hands.
Logan gave Virgil an amused look. “It’s been a while since we’ve been updated on your dream version. Has he finally gotten a date from the prince?”
“Not you too, Lo,” Vigril groaned and let his head fall to the table with a dunk.
“Come on, kiddo! We haven’t heard anything about it in a while!”
Virgil stayed quiet.
“I’ll buy you your favorite hot chocolate?”
Glancing up, Virgil saw Patton looking at him with hope. “... The one with the caramel?”
“Yup!”
Patton brightened at his sigh and looked somehow even more excited when Virgil sat up.
“Okay, fine.”
“Excellent,” Logan hummed and closed the book in his hands.
Virgil took a deep breath as he recalled the dream. He smiled fondly at the memory, he was always happy that he remembered these dreams vividly.
“It started like it always does. Me, entering his room and teasing him as he kept being dramatic. His getup was different this time though, more like he was prepared to get dirty. As usual, he dragged me into a twirl before dragging me out of the room and through the corridors of the castle,” he said with a smile.
“Ah, an outdoor adventure this time? Did he slay another dragon for you?” Logan grabbed his cup of coffee and took a sip as he raised an eyebrow.
Virgil rolled his eyes. “Do you want to hear the story or not?”
Patton elbowed Logan before turning his full attention back to Virgil. “Continue!”
“So,” Virgil said with a sigh, “he dragged me out to the stables. And this time he didn’t let me have my own horse, insisting that I would ride with him. Said and done, we rode for a long time. It was getting dark by the time when we stopped but that didn’t deter him. He made us sit down and as soon as it got fully dark, these… I don’t know what they were, dragons? Birds? Either way, they were flying around and glowing in this beautiful blue color. They looked ethereal! I’ve never seen anything like it.” He didn’t mention that they sat close enough for Virgil to feel the heat radiating from the prince, but the memory of it made him smile.
Patton’s coo and Logan’s chuckle brought Virgil back from his memories.
“Aw, that sounds like a cute date! What did you do afterwards?” Patton said, eyes positively sparkling at the thought of the date.
The reminder made Virgil’s shoulder slump. “I woke up,” he muttered.
“You spent the rest of the night watching these creatures?” Logan asked as he tapped his chin.
“Well, yeah. It was really beautiful.”
“Too bad it’s just a dream. You always seem so happy after you’ve had those dreams.” Patton put his head in a hand and sighed dreamily.
“And the world seems so fantastic too. I would love to study all of its creatures,” Logan said with a nod.
A smile tugged on Virgil’s lips. “Yeah. A world full of magic, dragons, kingdoms, royalty and other mythical creatures. What I wouldn’t give to live in such a world instead of this one.”
“Now, don’t you go and diss our world! We have wonderful technology! Bet that they can’t keep a long distance conversation in real time!” Patton said and reached over to pat Virgil’s arm.
“Yeah,” Vigril agreed, but his mind stayed on ethereal creatures flying in the sky and a smile that seemed reserved only for him.