Wake Up Call (LAMP, Human AU)
Prologue - Roman, Part I
Prologue (you are here), Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Epilogue, Masterlist
Summary: “What exactly will they do, again?” Virgil mumbled, slightly bewildered and a bit freaked out at what he had just done.
“They’ll literally give you a wake up call! They’ll call you at a specific time in the morning, whenever you need them to based on your schedule, and wake you up. They might also have a conversation with you about the day ahead of you, if you want them to-”
Virgil aggressively shook his head no. “Oh, God, no thanks, no, oh God.”
Pairings: platonic LAMP, eventually romantic
Warnings: cursing (let me know if i miss something!)
Genre(s): AU/Human AU
Word count: 852
A/N: hello, hello, everyone!! welcome to my first multi-chapter fic! yes, i’m aware the prologue is pretty short, but i plan for the chapters to get longer as they go on. according to my outline, it’s looking like it’ll be around a ten to twelve chapter fic with an epilogue, but that’s just an estimate. please enjoy!
lil tag list: @too-precious-to-process @shirasenpai @virgilmydarkstrangeson
***
Virgil had pretty much stumbled upon the app by accident.
It was called Early Bird. His coworker, Thomas, had suggested it to him after he kept coming into work late.
“I find it welcoming, and much warmer to wake up to than some random sound. Some people have become friends with their consultants, or even married them!”
Virgil let out a snort at the last sentence. He couldn’t possibly imagine anyone would like him enough to want to be his friend, much less want to be his datemate. And talking to some random stranger every morning wasn’t exactly his style, to say the least.
But Thomas kept pushing, and finally, Virgil acknowledged his need for a better alarm of sorts. Because of the late nights he tended to pull (whether on purpose or not), it was all too easy to sleep through all seven alarms he’d set.
Finally, his anxiety about missing work overpowered his anxiety about talking to strangers. So, with Thomas’s help, he downloaded the app.
Virgil allowed it to have access to his calendar app and his phone number, forcing himself to ignore suspicions that the app could track him using that information.
And then he was… done?
“Don’t worry, Virge. They’re just figuring out who your consultants will be,” Thomas reassured him.
“What exactly will they do, again?” Virgil mumbled, slightly bewildered and a bit freaked out at what he had just done.
“They’ll literally give you a wake up call! They’ll call you at a specific time in the morning, whenever you need them to based on your schedule, and wake you up. They might also have a conversation with you about the day ahead of you, if you want them to-”
Virgil aggressively shook his head no. “Oh, God, no thanks, no, oh God.”
Thomas smiled reassuringly. “It’ll be okay, Virgil. You won’t be talking to a brand-new person everyday. It’ll be anywhere from one to four people who are assigned to you. You’ll probably get to know them really well!”
Before Virgil could retort, his phone vibrated, causing both men to turn towards it with wide eyes.
Hello, Virgil Everett!
We’re happy to announce that we have found three consultants to be matched to you. Give us feedback on our matching process here: earlybirdhelp.com
“Oh, God,” Virgil groaned again. “Three? Three people?”
He covered his face, not wanting to read the names underneath the notification.
Thomas laughed a bit at his reaction. “You’re lucky. I only have one.”
And I’m somehow the lucky one? Virgil thought.
He peeled his hands away from his face, and forced himself to grab the phone. He was going to have to talk to these people sooner or later, he reasoned, so he might as well know their names.
Your consultants are:
Logan Ariv
Patton Hannan
Roman Anderson
Your first early bird call is scheduled for:
Tomorrow (Wednesday) Morning at 7:00 AM
Consultant: Roman
“Jesus,” Virgil mumbled. “What the hell did I just sign myself up for?”
***
The next morning, Virgil somehow didn’t sleep through the loud, chirpy sound of the Early Bird call.
He gulped before reluctantly answering it, still half-asleep.
“Hel-”
“Good morning, Virgil!” a loud, charming, confident voice sang - literally sang. “This is your Wednesday morning Early Bird Call! Time to get your gorgeous self up and out of bed because it looks like you have an extraordinarily busy day toda-”
Virgil promptly yelped and hung up.
“Shit,” he mumbled, covering his face. His first day using this app and he’d probably already ruined any chances of a friendship, or at least an acquaintanceship, with one of his consultants.
At least you have two more chances, Virgil thought, dragging himself out of bed.
***
Meanwhile, across town, Roman was staring at his phone, confused and a bit offended.
“Rude, much?” he finally grumbled. He tossed the phone onto his bed and ran a hand through his bed head, trying to tame it.
Roman had checked out Early Bird after hearing the stories of romance blossoming in the darkest times of its participants. It’s not like he needed the money - he was a pretty successful, although not popularly known, director and stage actor - but he definitely was craving some romance.
So he had convinced his two roommates, Logan and Patton, to sign up with him as a trio of consultants. (Even though neither of them knew his true fantasies when it came to the matter.) And now they were assigned to this Virgil, who Roman was decidedly puzzled by.
Hanging up on the first phone call?
How… enigmatic.
“Well, Mr. Virgil Everett,” Roman thought out loud as he made his way to the bathroom. “I hope you aren’t dismayed that you dodging my communication has done nothing but make me want to communicate with you more. Don’t tell Logan, because he thinks it’s his department, but I absolutely adore a great mystery.”
Roman looked down at his phone, smiling dreamily at the phone number still glowing on the screen. “And I can assure you: you are one I plan to solve.”
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