#tw simulation

a gender tied to your gender being a simulation, your gender is fake but seems real to you. Inspired by the Sims series (if u can't tell lul).

No one except for the Higher Powers (and maybe the Employers) knows this.

Roman's childhood had been anything but normal.

He'd had a twin brother, yes.

And two parents.

And a dog and a cat, and even a bird.

But the brother was the only thing real out of any of it, and even then, Remus hadnt been real until after he'd turned eighteen.

Roman had tried his best to move on, as had Remus. But it was difficult.

Oftentimes they would leave the comfort of their husband's homes and flee to the woods to talk and to feel the grass and dirt to be sure they werent trapped.

Roman felt guilty about it, oh so guilty. But Logan didnt seem to mind.

In fact, Logan actively encouraged his husband to spend most of his time outside, to experience things, to have an unscripted life.

But even Logan couldn't always help him.

At night, for instance, Roman was back in the torture chamber that he called his childhood.

Sometimes he'd try to claw his way out, like a lion in a circus cage, but in just the same way, he was only met with broken nails and bloodied fingers.

But tonight was different, tonight, Logan was there.

Logan was there and so glaringly fake and Roman could swear if he had to face another moment of it he'd break down into tears.

Everything from their first date to Logan's proposal had replayed in such a shallow and contrived way Roman could almost feel the cameras pointing at him.

Until he felt something around his waist.

He almost hit Logan in the face trying to grab his way out, until he felt another arm covering up to his face.

"Shh. . . They were just nightmares, I'm really here, you're really married, you dont work for them anymore, you're safe Roro," Logan whispered softly. Roman felt tears streaming down his face.

"I want you to try something for me ok Roro?" Logan said.

"Mm-" Roman whimpered.

"If you cant see blue flowers, it's fake, every location we went to had blue flowers, but it was a minor enough detail that I know you couldnt have picked up on it," Logan said. Roman merely nodded, and went back to sleep.

It was much easier to stay asleep when he could dissipate his nightmares with a simple judgement call of his surroundings.

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