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Do you ever feel like breaking down
Tears are slipping down Romans face. Stupid, he was so stupid.
Do you ever feel out of place
Decie… no Janus was right. He was no hero.
Like somehow you just don't belong
He doesn't deserve to be in this family. Any place he ever had has been broken away by his own mistakes
And no-one understands you
And Patton has probably given up on him. Why wouldn't he have? Roman insulted is new best friend
Do you ever wanna run away
So yeah, maybe he sunk out to fast, so maybe he jumped to fast on a chance for new love. But Nico was, no is, amazing and he is good for all! Heck, even Virgil loves him!
Do you lock yourself in your room
But besides Nico, he doesn't really get out often anymore. He even ignored a summon from Thomas the other day. No need for the loudmouth to show up on a delicate matter, is there?
With the radio on turned up so loud
He now understood why Virgil loved listening to those emo songs with a loud bass.
That no-one hears you screaming
They are great for blocking the sound of sobbing.
Yeah you don't know what it's like
Did Virgil feel this way too? Before he was accepted?
When nothing feels alright
The hopelessness, the complete despair settling in his chest.
You don't know what it's like
Or was he already used to it? Growing up at the dark side of the mindscape might do that to a side
To be like me
But Roman grew up in the light. He grew up as the hero of the entire Thomasphere. What a joke.
To be hurt
Why does it burn?
To feel lost
Why does he feel so alone.
To be left out in the dark
He is not a inch better then Remus.
To be kicked
It was a low blow for Janus to call him that
When you're down
But he guesses he deserved it.
To feel like you've been pushed around
Janus played him like a fiddle after all. The false flattery, the words he didn't mean, Roman fell for all of them and only made his enemy stronger with it.
To be on the edge of breaking down
But a villain doesn't deserve to be strong. A hero does. A hero triumphs over evil, over and over again.
With no-one who understands you
But is there even evil? Virgil wasn't evil, although he still is a gloomy knightmare every now and then
No you don't know what it's like…
But Virgil was his best friend now. He helped with Nico. He… he came after the confrontation with Janus and Patton. He helped. If Roman is not a hero, he guesses Virgil might be one. Virgil stood strong in the face of danger. A bit overprotective, maybe, but strong!
Well welcome to my life
And if Roman wasn't the hero, maybe he could work up to being a sidekick to his friend, if he even deserved to do that.