tyler shifted nervously in the backseat of ryan's car, holding onto the edge of his seat for dear life. ryan had warned tyler that he wasn't the best driver, but he didn't think he would be this bad at driving. he drove at least ten miles per hour over the speed limit and went around each turn too fast, making tyler start to worry that he wouldn't make it out alive.

"you good back there?" ashley chuckled, looking back at the brunette who was visibly tense.

"how much longer?" he asked, gripping the seat tighter as ryan skidded to a stop at a stop sign, causing ashley and tyler to jolt forwards from the momentum.

"probably five minutes at most," ashley assured.

tyler took a deep breath and tried not to think about the reckless driving of his friend, allowing his thoughts to slip away to ones of mr. dun. he was sure his face was bright pink as he recalled everything that had happened between them.

"c'mon, tomato, we're here." ryan tugged tyler out of the car, the boy just realizing that they had arrived at ryan's house. the three teens entered through the front door and ryan threw his car keys onto the table by the door. "my parents are at work so we have the whole place to ourselves."

ashley perked up at the information and opened her mouth to speak, ryan cutting her off before she could even start.

"no, we're not making a slip and slide in the front hall with olive oil."

"oh, fuck you," ashley groaned as she collapsed onto the couch and sprawled out so no one else could sit down.

"it'll make a mess and it's unsanitary," ryan countered.

"goody two shoes," the girl mumbled, grumpily staring ryan down.

"anyways!" ryan chirped, "tyler, what's got you all blushy?"

"oh, its nothing," tyler shrugged, trying to sound as convincing as possible.

"i call bullshit!" ashley called out, pointing a finger directly at tyler. "is it a crush? do you like someone?"

"i guess," tyler muttered, voice barely audible from how quiet it was.

"tell us the tea," ryan gasped, wiggling his way onto the couch with ashley. tyler sat on the loveseat across from them, not liking the thought of telling them about him and mr. dun.

"well, there's this guy," he started, chewing over his next words, "and i like him."

"no shit sherlock." ashley rolled her eyes playfully. "is he in our grade?"

tyler shook his head in opposition.

"does he go to our school?"

"yeah, kinda."

"kinda? what's that supposed to mean?" ashley thought out loud, ryan perking up suddenly.

"it's a teacher!" he exclaimed as though he had made a groundbreaking discovery. "am i right?"

"yeah, ryan's right," tyler sighed, knowing he had no choice but to tell them now. he wasn't sure why he was so nervous to tell them about his feelings towards mr. dun, especially since ryan liked a teacher as well.

"give us some hints, i wanna guess!"

"he's young- late twenties- and he's really attractive and nice." tyler smiled as he thought of ways to describe the man.

"it better not be mr. urie," ryan pouted, face contorting into one of faux anger.

"it's not mr. urie, i promise," tyler said and ryan gave him a thumbs up.

"holy shit, it's mr. dun, isn't it?" ashley asked, sitting upright as she stared at tyler with wide eyes.

tyler felt his cheeks heat up as he nodded, trying hard not to crack a grin.

"you and everyone else in the school," ryan sing-songed, making tyler furrow his eyebrows in confusion. "everyone thinks he's hot, he constantly has students kissing up to him because they want to get in his pants. he never gives in though, he turns down anyone who tries. good luck, buddy."

all tyler could think was holy fuck because mr. dun, who was known for turning people down, was interested in him. he giggled a tiny bit, butterflies filling his stomach because he felt special.

"no," ashley gasped, recognizing tyler's shift of emotion. "you didn't."

"didn't what?" ryan asked, oblivious as to what ashley had caught on to.

"he and mr. dun are fucking!"

"we're not fucking, per se," tyler said.

"so you admit to doing other things with him then?"

tyler gave a slight nod and in that moment he decided that he wished the floor would open up and swallow him whole so he could escape the attention. he feared what his friends would think about him after knowing that he had done sexual things with a man ten years old than him. he knew ryan liked mr. urie but, to tyler's knowledge, was nothing more than a crush.

"you're so lucky," ashley spoke, catching tyler off guard as he looked at her with a questioning expression. "i would do anything to get him to pay attention to me."

"wait, so you don't think i'm a slut or anything?"

"of course not, silly!" ryan exclaimed. "just don't go around telling anyone else because you'll automatically become the most hated kid in the school."

"i wasn't planning on it," tyler nervously chuckled, thankful that they weren't disgusted by him like he had feared. he was slightly disgusted in himself, especially since what he had with mr. dun was nothing more than a fling and his feelings for the man were just going to hurt him in the long run.

he definitely didn't regret any of it, though.

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unedited

this really sucks i'm so sorry i've been so busy bc my sister graduated and i had to go to that and set up for her party yesterday and then all day i was with people and i haven't had much time but i like pooped this out this afternoon so be proud of me

i hope you guys are doing well!!! thank you all so fucking much for 10k, it's insane to me. this is probably my most successful fic (in the sense of how many reads i've gotten on each chapter in such a short amount of time) and i'm so grateful for your support. i can't express my gratitude.
-carina the sap