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Tyler woke up to the smell of coffee and fruit, which was unusual because all he ever ate was chocolate and take-out. That's when it hit him, he had a housemate. He had a Josh.

His sheets had more wrinkles than usual, this time on both sides of his bed, and he had actually woken up before noon. Definitely out of character.

"Tyler! Breakfast!" Josh yelled from the kitchen, where Tyler raced down to be. In his usually untouched kitchen was his stove, which surprisingly worked, and on the stove were pancakes. A whole stack. With his literal name on it.

"Thank you!" Tyler was grinning, and when he took a bite he smiled so hard he felt his dimples were going to create wormholes in his cheeks. Josh was a really good cook.

After they ate, the pair retired to the couch.

"So, uh, Tyler, I thought I should probably tell you a little bit about myself? And maybe you could too? So we aren't complete strangers?"

Tyler nodded. He was already comfortable around Josh, which shocked him, and it hadn't occurred to him that he knew almost nothing about him besides his first name.

"Well, my name is Joshua William Dun, I'm 23, tall, and play the drums. I like emo music and manga and I'm bisexual. I grew up in Ohio and moved here to be with my grandfather before he died and never left. I have a degree in music and musical production, and I can't go on certain roller coasters because I'm six foot four."

Six foot four?!?

"Whoa. I'm Tyler Robert Joseph, 25, short, and sing and play ukulele. I also like emo music and manga and I create apps and didn't go to college. I used to be poor and also lived in Ohio before moving to LA, and I'm pretty gay. I can't order pizza because people think I'm twelve because I'm only five foot."

Josh laughed.

"Peachy is quite short, huh?"

"Peachy is, annoyingly so. What are you then, (eggplant? is this whole book a euphemism?) a mango?"

   "A red mango. Clever Peaches."

   "That's not fair! How about cream?"

   "What do you see about me that is cream, exactly?" Josh had an amused expression on his face as he watched the smaller man struggled for logic.

   "Peaches and Cream?" Tyler mumbled. Josh showed off his toothy smile, the one where his eyes crinkled and you could see his perfectly straight teeth.

   "Peaches, that was cute."

   "I'm cute!"

Tyler giggled and moved closer to Josh, who wasn't paying attention to Tyler.
Tyler reached up and poked the red-heads cheek. Josh turned to face him, and then pulled Tyler into his lap.

It was after Tyler got situated in Josh's arms did he realize his housemate was in fact, not wearing a shirt.

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