#modukeceit

Patton: wanna get sandwiched between me and Jan to make up for missed cuddles?

Janus: *opens all 6 arms*

Remus:

Remus:

Remus:

Deintruality - Smitten

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The entire school had mixed feelings about Janus Sanders.

Some students loved him - he had somehow gained access to the answers to almost all tests, and it was easy enough to persuade him to share: only money, valuables or secrets. And there weren't many students who didn't have one of the three.

Some teachers loved him, too, completely fooled by his charming persona and near-perfect test scores. Few knew the truth, and none could find enough evidence to get any accusations to stick.

Most people thought he was charming and quite the flatterer. Others found him pretentious and deceitful.

His friends called him all of the above.

And everyone knew that he had a thing with Remus Duke. The specific nature of the 'thing' was unclear, though Remus's brash personality and inability to lie meant it had hardly been a secret for long: unlike every other aspect of Janus Sanders' life.

The entire school did not have mixed feelings about Remus Sanders.

He was crude and aggressive, and most did not like him. Only the bold and uncaring vocalised their feelings, though, as Remus was unafraid of violence and detention.

The entire school did not have mixed feelings about Patton Foster, either.

He was sweet and kind to anyone and everyone who wasn't unkind to someone else first. Bullies and bigots were excluded from his cookies and friendship bracelets, of course, which made the rest of the school like him even more.

He was a cheerleader, too, and had somehow gotten all of the popular girls to immediately befriend and adore him.

And anyone stupid enough to talk badly about Patton behind his back ended up with a broken nose and spilled secrets before they could even finish speaking.

It was a miracle that no one - other than their closest, closest friends - had realised how wholly and utterly smitten Janus and Remus were with Patton Foster. And that they were already prepared to do anything for him.

When Patton walked around the corner, entering the hallway that Janus and Remus were stood in, the couple immediately went silent, their eyes landing on him. He did not notice, and instead started up a conversation with the group of people stood closest to him.

Roman laughed, clapping his hand on his twin's back.

"Aww, you two are smitten!" He cooed.

Janus immediately turned to glare and hiss at him. "Shut up!"

Virgil snorted, and Janus then turned his glare on him, too. Remus sighed dreamily, completely unaware of the tension beside him.

"Do you think he's a good kisser?"

Roman wrinkled his nose. "Ew! I don't want to think about my brother and my dear friend kissing. That is atrocious! You silence, right now, peasant."

"If you keep making fun of our crush on Patton, I will kiss your brother on the mouth, right now and right in front of you," Janus said.

"So you admit to your crush on Patton?" Virgil added.

Roman seemed unaware of that comment, and instead gasped overdramatically, his hand over his heart.

"Excuse me? You dare blackmail me, right now, right in front of everybody?"

Logan cleared his throat. "Actually that is a threat, not blackmail. You should use the correct vocabulary, Roman."

"Exactly," Janus said.

"And neither is good!" Roman exclaimed.

Before Janus could respond to that, his eyes returned to Patton as the cheerleader finally noticed him and Remus. Patton beamed instantly, lifting his hand and waving to them excitedly.

Remus immediately waved back, and Janus lifted his hand and waved, too.

"Wow," Remus said. "I want him. I want to kiss him."

and Janus has one that says “better watch out”

just imagine Janus as Santa and Remus and Patton as his little elves

with Remus being that chaotic elf that purposefully screws everything up like giving everyone the wrong gifts and shaving the reindeers and dying Santa’s beard purple while he sleeps

and Patton being the good elf who does everything right and tries to fix all Remus’ mistakes (but often fails)

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Deceit asks, staring at the pile of candy decorations heaped atop the table. Patton bustles over, setting down another tray of gingerbread parts.

"Why wouldn't it be?" Patton asks, honest confusion creasing his brows. Deceit's gaze jerks sideways, toward an oblivious Remus, who's currently trying to fit as many marshmallows into his mouth as he can.

"He'll be fine," Patton reassures him. Privately, Deceit doubts that. After all, who's the boyfriend who grew up dealing with Remus's shenanigans? It certainly wasn't Morality.

Deintruality - Skirt

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It was a rarity to see, Patton in a skirt.

He liked them: said they were comfortable and fun to twirl him, though he usually preferred his ordinary casual outfit, with a polo-shirt, cat hoodie and khakis. But, occasionally, he felt confident and cute enough to put on some adorable skirt.

On those days, he twirled more around the mindscape than on any other day, liking the way the skirt moved as he spun. It was unclear whether or not he was aware of the eyes that were always on him when he was in the skirt, but he certainly never showed it if he was.

It was therefore unsurprising that the moment that Patton spun into the living area of the mindscape - in a grey skirt that matched his hoodie - both Janus and Remus's mouths snapped shut.

Patton smiled at them, seeming unaware of the fact that Remus's eyes had drifted downwards, and that he showed no sign of wanting to switch to looking at something appropriate any time soon.

"Remus! Jan!" Patton said. "What are you guys doing?"

"Uh..."

The words stuck in Janus's throat. The only thing he could possibly think about right now was skirt, Patton, and Patton in a skirt.

He glanced at Remus, and then sighed. He lifted his hand, snapping once, right in front of Remus's eyes, to get his attention back.

"Huh?" Remus said.

Patton looked confused, and even more so at the look Janus tried to exchange with Remus, but he still didn't stop smiling.

"What are you two doing?" Patton repeated.

"Staring at you," Remus announced.

Patton laughed. "Before that, silly!"

"Evil plans."

Janus's head snapped to glare at Remus, though the dark creative side seemed completely unaware. He just continued to stare at Patton, with an expression on his face that probably should have unsettled Patton, but didn't actually seem to.

I love deintruality!

Just the mental image of Janus and Remus seeming all tough and intimidating or at the very least scheming, and then Patton shows up and they both just turn So Very Soft

And like ofc they're very protective of him cos he can be kinda naïve and too trusting, but he's also protective of them! If anyone says any bad word about either of them he's like "no >:(" and will throw hands

The first time they see him do that they're so surprised - I imagine it's before they're all together, maybe when they're just in the pining phase - and then just are so Heart Eyes and are like "okay love him now"

So my two fave options for deintruality getting together is either established dukeceit falling for Patton and pursuing him together, OR Remus and Janus fighting over Patton and falling for each other too in the process

Tho honestly,,, any of those two scenarios with any pair of them is very cute

I think Patton probably likes staying in bed for ages and not getting up early, but he tries to get up early so he can like make breakfast for everyone BUT Janus and Remus arent morning people either

(Actually I could see Remus getting up early when he feels like it, but when he's with his bfs he just wants them to stay and snuggle)

So imagine Remus and Janus just trying to bribe Patton to stay in bed with them with kisses and stuff

So very soft

Freckled! Patton! Getting all of his freckles kissed by Remus and Janus!

Deintruality - Monster

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"I'm a monster," Janus whispered under his breath to himself as he stared into his reflection in the mirror.

Half of his face was covered with shiny yellow-green scales that climbed down his neck and covered half of his body, too. His tongue was forked like a snake. One of his eyes was yellow, with a slit pupil that contrasted strongly with his other, normal brown one.

Remus blew a raspberry, coming up right behind Janus, throwing his arms around his boyfriend's shoulders and flopping against his back.

He'd somehow entered their bedroom without Janus noticing - a miracle, given how Remus was usually very loud. Perhaps Janus had been even more lost in thought than he'd realised.

"Yeah, but you look hot as fuck, so who cares?"

"Remus," Patton chided gently, entering beside them and shaking his head, though fond. "Maybe that's not the part you should be focusing on?" He then turned to Janus, his expression softening. "Honey, you're not a monster. What makes you think that?"

"Just look at me!" Janus exclaimed. "I'm- I'm horrifying. I'm a monster."

Remus shook his head aggressively. "Nah, you're too cute. You like Disney movies and baby snakes too much to be a monster."

"But I- I look like this," Janus gestured to his face and all over his body.

Patton took Janus's hand. "Honey, what makes you think we don't love the way you look? And you're a good person, too. You are not a monster. Not in the slightest."

"Not that it would bother me even if you were," Remus grinned, hooking his chin on Janus's shoulder. "Monsters are pretty fuckable." He then paused at Patton's look and sigh. "Okay, not the point. Sorry, Pat."

Janus huffed a laugh. He finally tore his eyes away from his reflection in the mirror.

"Thank you, dears. This- this does help."

Patton smiled softly. "I'm glad." He gently squeezed Janus's hand, before bringing his boyfriend's hand to his lips and pressing a kiss to the knuckle.

(There were advantages to the few times that Janus removed his gloves. Patton and Remus were both rather fond of kissing all of Janus's scales, and the ones on his left hand were no different.)

The human half of Janus's face reddened as the kiss to his hand flustered him.

Remus noticed, and he grinned. He took Janus's other hand - the more human-like one with nails instead of claws that Remus had painted yellow earlier in the day - and mirrored the gesture with an equally fond kiss.

"Wha- oh, dears... you don't have to do this."

This is one of many, many ficlets I am posting on Christmas day. Hope you enjoy!

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"Are you sure you're wearing quite enough, my dear?" Janus asked dryly as he looked over Patton's many, many layers of clothes.

Patton gave Janus his best attempt at a flat look, though it was never quite right, especially as he was smiling.

"I just want to make sure I don't freeze out there!"

"Pat!" Remus grinned, delighted. "You look like a marshmallow. A sexy marshmallow."

He winked, and Patton laughed.

Patton then looked down at himself - at the puffy white coat that was over the rest of his layers - and started to laugh.

"Oh my gosh, I do!" He paused. "I'm a patmallow!"

"Patmallow!" Remus cheered.

"Hmm, yes," Janus agreed. "That reminds me: do we have enough marshmallows in the cupboard for hot chocolates later?"

Patton shook his head. "That's on my shopping list," he said. "Do either of you want to come with me?"

Janus shook his head. "I have some decorating to finish."

"I will!" Remus said.

"Well, then make sure you wrap up warm, Remus," Janus said. "Perhaps not as many layers as Patton are necessary, but at least put on a coat."

Remus shook his head. "Nah, I'm immune to the cold."

Patton giggled into the palm of his hand, and Janus gave him a flat look, before turning it back to Remus.