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Whenever Thomas has a nightmare, Virgil sneaks into his room to comfort him.
Virgil tried to keep that a secret from Thomas but Thomas figured it out as soon as he properly met him.
And when he finally told Virgil that he’d known, Virgil actually shoved him (gently and in the direction of the couch) and screamed “YOU SAW NOTHING!” before sinking away and refusing to meet Thomas face to face for a week out of embarrassment.
When everyone asked Virgil why he'd tried to keep it a secret, he admitted that he'd been worried that Thomas would be upset when he found out it was his Anxiety coming to comfort him every night.
So Virgil made sure that Thomas would never get a proper glimpse of him when he showed up and would always make sure to use his warped voice to comfort him instead of his normal one.
But Thomas still knew it was him when they met properly because he smelled the same and still exuded the same sort of aura of safety and protection.
Once everything was settled after that and Virgil was willing to come back out of his room, Thomas gave him a hug and thanked him for keeping him safe for so long.
Virgil continued to comfort Thomas after nightmares from then on, but he also started comforting him whenever he was simply distressed as well.