To say Virgil had abandonment issues would be putting it lightly. But he had, ever since he was a kid. His mom had died at a young age and then he lost Richie to the crazy time warp of L.A..When he found Bart it was like things would be okay again, and then Bart disappeared and everything fell apart all over. Virgil didn't cope well with things like that. He'd always been pretty lonely without his family but when Bart was around that loneliness went away and things weren't so bad. Without him he could be in a room of familiar faces and still feel alone.
Bart meant the world to him. He meant what he said, when Bart went away it was like things just stopped mattering. His arms wrapped around Bart's neck holding him close. He knew they should get inside soon, but that would involve moving. He was far too comfortable in Bart's arms.
"Too much of it.." He said sheepishly and touched a hand to his cheek. "It doesn't matter now. Welcome home."