Start the song <3 Tw: bullying, depression and I think some anxiety? I haven't honestly read this in a while but it's been in my drafts for a while sooooo yeah

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Tyler walks to school, binders, and books in hand, headphones in his ears. He walks to the front of the school seeing the usual punks. Like every day they come over and knock the things in his hands onto the ground and add bruises till a teacher comes over and stops them, they ask if he's fine and he says yeah. He picks up his things and notices his iPod is cracked. The bell rings and he goes through his usual bully filled day.

The bell dismisses the classes. Tyler goes into the student filled hallways and outside into the cold fall weather. He goes inside his house with his mom crying on the couch. Dad nowhere to be seen. Tyler goes past her since he has already tried multiple times before to help her. He goes up into his room and plops onto his bed, music filling his ears. He just lays there. His mind empty of thoughts, the usual voices start popping into his head. Soon enough they start yelling and some tears cascade down his tanned face.

Pathetic little cries escape his mouth. He gasps for air since he couldn't get enough air in while crying. He hears his door open and sees his only friend, Brendon and his dog. Brendon sits down next to him and takes out Tyler's headphones as he cries, it was an ugly cry but he's seen it quite a bit more than he should. He lays Tyler's head in his lap, running his fingers through the crying boy's hair. Tyler's dog, Rowan, lays down near Tyler's side and lays her head on his chest helping his breathing calm. Desperate gasps for air rips through the fragile boy.

Brendon continues to run his hand through Tyler's hair since he knows it calms him down. A buzzing sound comes from his phone. "You met Josh, right?" Tyler nods as the tears calm down. "He just asked if you and I want to go meet up at Mearles cafe. Want to go?" He asks him. Tyler shrugs. "I'll take that as a yes. C'mon lets go." Tyler quickly wipes off his face and grabs his grey sweatshirt. Brendon rubs his hand through Tyler's hair making it fluffy but also a mess. "Bren!" He whines. Brendon laughs as they head downstairs. Tyler walks over to his mom in the kitchen. "I'm gonna head out. Love you," He hugs his broken mom and kisses her forehead. She smiles and nods. "Be careful, love you." She responds as he starts walking outside. Rowan's paws pad across the floor, Tyler bends down and pats her head before leaving the house.

Brendon starts his Ford pickup truck. Tyler hops into the passenger seat and buckles in. Brendon starts driving to the 60's style cafe. Brendon parks a little far away from the neon outside of the cafe. Brendon texts Josh that they're at the cafe. "He says he's at the entrance." Tyler nods and they start to walk toward the bright cafe.

Tyler walks next to Brendon looking at the wet concrete. As they step onto the sidewalk Tyler looks up at Josh seeing him with a white beanie and blonde hair this time. Josh grins at him as he stared at him for a bit. "Ty? You good?" Brendon asks while laughing. "H-hu?" Tyler says while shaking his head. "Ooooh~ Ty's blushing!" Brendon says while poking him in the shoulder repeatedly. "Stop! No, I'm not!" Tyler whines while putting his face in his sweatshirt. Josh and Brendon laugh lightly while going into the cafe. Tyler follows behind Josh as they get seated at a booth. Brendon nudges Tyler to sit next to Josh, well, as in nudge when Josh sat down he basically shoved him into the seat next to Josh. "Brendon!" he whisper-yells in the nearly empty cafe.

"Hmm?" He asks with a big grin on his face. "Why'd you do that?" Tyler laughs a bit while sitting up straight since he got pushed onto Josh. Brendon looks at him and winks. Tyler kicks him in the calf under the table. "Ouch!" Brendon whines. Tyler pokes his tongue out. "Hi, I'm your waiter Jessie, I will be serving you today. What you boys like?" She asks. "A strawberry milkshake and fries," Tyler says as she looked at him first. She jots down everyone's order and starts heading back to the counter with her blonde hair in a ponytail and skates a pink and white. Tyler looks forward again as the silence grew apart from the music playing faintly in the background.

Tyler feels Brendon's foot nudge him. He looks up at Brendon seeing him recording him. "Bren! No!" Tyler whines while hiding his face. "What?" Josh asks before he sees Brendon basically shoving his phone in his face. "What the heck?" Josh laughs airily. Tyler peaks out of his sweater pawed hands. "Ty, sing," Brendon says handing him an empty cup that was on the table for water. "No, I don't like singing in front of people." Tyler whines. "C'mon, play the cup song!" Brendon says with his phone still recording.

Tyler shakes his head with a slight blush on his face. "C'mon Ty, I want to hear you sing," Josh says while nudging his elbow into Tyler's side. Tyler whines as he reluctantly puts his hands near the cup to start it before backing out immediately, putting his head in his sweatshirt. He hears skates on the floor and pulls his head out of his sweatshirt. She sets down his food in front of him. He whispers a quiet thank you as she sets down everything else. A boy with a shade of blue hair walks in and sees the girl with blonde hair. After she finishes at their table she skates over, exhausted and plops on the bench next to him and they start talking about there day and emo bands. (Sorry I stan Jessie and Frank their frickin amazing tbh)

Tyler starts eating a few of his fries as Brendon scrolls through Instagram. "Ooh! Tyler! I want to take a cool aesthetic picture right here." Brendon says with excitement. "Oh my god... You're so gay." Tyler says while putting a hand on his forehead. (I'm sorry again, I made Tyler act like Shane and Brendon Garret ) "Tyler please?" Brendon whines.

Tyler reluctantly agrees. "Okay so I'm gonna need to do this," Brendon says while grabbing Josh's straw putting it in with Tyler's shake. "Brendon, what, are you doing," Tyler asks as a blush starts to rise in his face. Brendon winks at the two. "Oh my god! Brendon stop it!" Tyler says kicking Brendon again. "It's just a picture!" Brendon laughs. Tyler rolls his eyes before taking a drink from his shake. "Josh, take a drink to. Then you two look away from each other while doing that." Brendon directs while getting his phone ready, making sure the lighting is fine and the picture looks good.

Josh leans down and wraps his lips around the pink and white twirly straw. Their faces start to heat up at the closeness of each other. Brendon takes a few photos and Tyler and Josh lean back. As Tyler goes to swallow the mouth full of the strawberry flavored milkshake he chokes a bit as he sees the photo.

Josh pats his back as Tyler swallows it all with a gulp. "Brendon! No! Delete it! No! Brendon!!" Tyler says while trying to get the phone by leaning across the whole table. Brendon laughs as he doesn't let Tyler get it. "Brendon!" Tyler whines more. "Cmon the picture can't be that bad," Josh says. "It is!" Tyler whines while leaning back into his seat with his arms crossed like a pissed off 4-year-old.

Josh ran his fingers through Tyler's hair to make him not as grumpy. Tyler's face heats up as he feels the soft hands running through his hair. Tyler leans into his touch and rests his head on Josh's shoulder. He feels Josh wrap his arm around his shoulders loosely. Brendon takes a photo of Josh looking down at Tyler, both faces blushing, Tyler has his eyes closed and a little grin in the photo. "Brendon!" Tyler whines again. He ends up giving up and practically falling onto Josh. Brendon steals one of Tyler's fries and eats it.

Tyler starts flailing around his arms and legs like a 4-year-old. Josh starts laughing as he steals a fry from Tyler as well. "Josh!" Tyler whines while nearly falling off the bench they were sitting on. Tyler tries grabbing onto the table before he falls onto the ground. Tyler crawls from underneath the table while the other two laugh. He slaps Josh's shoulder as he eats one of his fries. Tyler decides a way to stop Josh by eating his fries is to sit on his lap and hold his arms down. Good idea? Oh course not, Josh was a blushing mess from all the things Brendon was saying about getting ass tonight from Tyler. Of course Tyler then turned around in Josh's lap and kicked Brendon in the junk, hard.

"Fuck! Tyler!" Brendon had to whisper yell while holding his crotch and bending over, head hitting the table but he doesn't care since he's already in enough pain. "Welp, if I was straight no more baby's but oh well I'm a bottom anyways." Brendon says with a groan. "That shit hurt." Brendon complains to which Tyler just nods and rests his head back in Josh's shoulder, closing his eyes.

"Tired?" Josh asks to which Tyler lazy nods. "You to can go, I'll pay. I don't want Tyler to hit me again." Brendon half laughs half dead ass serious. Tyler chuckles before following Josh out of the door to his pick-up truck. The wind blows gently over Tyler's face, cold enough for the tip of his nose to go a light pink.

When they both get in Josh's truck Tyler's shiver and huddling close to the heat of the vents in the car. His hands ghost over the hot air. "Here," Josh says while putting his jacket over Tyler's shoulders making him blush. Tyler puts on his seatbelt and leans against the door. Tyler eventually falls asleep against the door of Josh's truck.

When Tyler wakes up he looks around, unaware of where he is. He gets up and leaves the bedroom. When he walks out be goes down a hallway to stairs that leads down to stairs.

He slowly goes down them and sees Josh sleeping on a couch. A lamp is on in the dark room. He looks at the time to see its 1 am. When he goes to look outside lightning strikes. He jumps and runs into the area where Josh is.

He sits on the ground and leans against the sofa Josh is sleeping on. He huddles up into a ball to not see anymore lightning. Thunder rumbles loudly outside.

Josh wakes up from the sound and can sees Tyler in a ball in the corner of his eye. "Cm'ere," Josh says while patting the sofa in front of his as he backs up a bit. Tyler blushes but crawls next to him. Tyler digs his head into Josh's shoulder as Josh wraps his arms around his waist. Tyler cheeks warm up even more at what Josh did.

He feels Josh chuckle, "if your uncomfortable with this you can tell me," Josh tells him. Tyler nods before moving closer to Josh as loud thunder goes through the house. The lamp turns off. Tyler shakes a bit from anxiety, he hates the dark with a passion.

Josh holds him closer. "It's okay," Josh hushes him while running his hands up and down his back. Tyler relaxes against him and intermingles there legs. Tyler rests his head on Josh's chest, hearing his heartbeat thud against his chest. Tyler shuffles somehow closer to Josh as thunder is heard through the house and rain pounds against the windows and roof. He can hear Josh's heart skip a beat.

A loud ringing noise goes through the house making them both jump at the noise. Josh goes to turn on the lamp but it doesn't turn on. "What the hell," Josh groans before getting up. Tyler immediately jumps out of his lying position to follow Josh with his eyes before not being able to see him. "J-josh?" Tyler asks. He hears footsteps and things being placed. Tyler looks at where the faint light source is coming from and sees some candles being lit (don't). Tyler looks as many candles are being lit. "Why do you have a many candles?" Tyler laughs.

Josh scratches the back of his neck, "uh, old relationship," Josh says as his face heats up. "O-oh," Tyler says with realisation. Tyler gets up from the couch, nearly tripping at the blanket on the ground making Josh chuckle. Tyler walks up next to Josh and can feel the slight heat from the candle. Lightning strikes outside near the window.

"NOPE! Nah ah! Yep, nope, sorry no thank you!" Tyler says while retreating back to the couch and grabbing the blanket from the ground and huddling underneath it. Josh full on wheezes at how terrified he was. Josh walks over to where Tyler was curled up under the blanket while stumbling from laughter.

Tyler feels his phone buzz on his pocket.

Brendon: You guys fuck yet?

Tyler's face flushes before responding.

Tyler: No and I wasn't planning on that happening

Tyler rubs his forehead with his palm. Tyler hears a chuckle next to him before nearly dropping his phone out of surprise. He feels the warmth around him leave as Josh lifted the blanket off of Tyler. Tyler groans and flips onto his back and grabs at the blanket and pulling it back towards him. Josh continues to hold it as Tyler tries to take it out of his grip.

Tyler eventually wraps his arms and legs around the blanket and Josh starts walking around with Tyler being dragged behind. "My blanket!" Tyler complains as he tugs in it. "I payed for it!" Josh argues back. Tyler groans as he holds on tighter. "Your such a 5 year old," Josh says. "No 'm not!" Tyler fights back while sitting on top of the blanket and crossing his arms like a pissed off 3 year old not able to get a rice crispy treat at 2 am.

Tyler yelps as Josh picks him up and puts him on his side. Tyler accidentally yelps into Josh's ear as he pretended to drop Tyler. "Ow!" Josh groans at the loud noise in his ear. "Sorry," Tyler apologizes. "It's fine but don't do that," Josh chuckles toward the end while sitting down in the couch.

Light flashes through the window again making Tyler jump and move closer to Josh and gripping onto his arm like it's his lifeline. Thunder slightly shakes the ground making Tyler whimper, scared of the loud boom through his ears. Josh gently rubs his back with his free arm.

Tyler sits down onto Josh's lap fully before Josh wraps him in a blanket. Tyler smiled before watching the candles burn. He watched the fire with aw. Tyler started to unconsciously scratch his wrist as it started to feel itchy. He didn't realize it was his mind making him do that to hurt himself cause his mind was craving it recently.

Tyler finally realized Josh was telling him to stop when he grabbed Tyler's arms and pulled them away from one another. Tyler flinched at the strong grip on his arms. "What?" Tyler asked as he saw Josh's shocked face.

"What do you mean 'what'?!" Josh nearly yelled as he carried Tyler to his bathroom. He grabbed a washcloth and wiped away the blood from his arm. Tyler blanked out and stared at Josh's tattoos on his arm. He moves his right hand, that wasn't being held, to move across the patterns. Tyler yawned and leaned into Josh. Josh wrapped up the injured wrist and Tyler felt his muscles move underneath his skin making the brunette shudder.

Josh wrapped his arm around Tyler's waist as Tyler wrapped his legs around Josh's torso. He carried the tan boy to the living room and plopped him onto the big couch. He started to move around the soft ottoman and pieces of the large sectional to make a makeshift little bed.

Tyler clung onto Josh as he moved under the blanket. Tyler mindlessly traced the lines from Josh's faint abs from his shirt lifting up a little. Josh shuddered at Tylers freezing hands tracing his muscles. Josh shifted onto his left side and rested his hand on Tylers slightly exposed hip. Tyler moved his hand to Josh's lower back, moving it up to Josh's shoulder beneath his shirt. Tyler rested his head against Josh's chest and let Josh move on his back. He felt Josh's fingers trace along his spine.

Tyler jumped at the loud booming noise as it shook the ground of the house. He then heard a cracking noise. He sat up and saw a big branch falling off a tree in Josh's backyard. It then hit the ground. Josh groaned at the thought of having it cut it all apart or paying someone to remove it.

Tyler straddled Josh's waist before laying down on him again. Tyler listened to the thumping of Josh's heart in his ear before shifting his legs so that his hips don't feel as pained as they were. He felt Josh's warm hands on his lower back.

They both laid there, just enjoying the company of one another. While Tyler started to feel sleepy, Josh was wide awake. Tyler yawned before quickly sitting up. Josh went to ask what was wrong before hearing a loud sneeze cascade from the smaller frame. (I KNOW JOSH IS 5'5 AND TYLER IS 5'9 SHHHHH) Josh aw'd at the high pitched sneezed. Tyler sniffled before digging into Josh's warmth again.

"Did you get sick?" Josh asked in a whisper as the house was quiet besides the occasional strong gust and harsh rain hitting against the house. Tyler shrugged and stretched out his limbs. Tyler heard his phone buzz and checked it.

Brendon: oh come on, you guys would be hot together

Brendon: I mean, look at Josh, he's a good lookin guy, the pecks, the jawline, the muscles in general like, GET IT!

Tyler accidentally screeched at what Brendon said. Josh grabbed Tyler's phone, moving it above his head so Tyler couldn't reach it. He chuckled at the things Brendon said.

"Give it!" Tyler whined. He crawled up to around Josh's ribs, straddling him to get his phone out of his reach. Tylers face blushed a deep red as he got his phone out of Josh's reach. He stayed straddling on Josh's chest as he typed a response to Brendon.

Tyler: stfu dork, ye he's cute but WAAAYYYY out of my league

Tyler moved off of Josh's chest and layed back down ontop of him.

"Ty, do you think I'm hot?" Josh asked. Tyler's face flushed.

"I-i mean... Y-yeah- But not in th-that way, y-y'know?" Tyler told him. Josh chuckled. Tyler face burned even more. Josh moved his hand through Tyler's hair gently.

"God," Josh sighed, "your to precious." Tylers face flushed a dark red. Tyler dug his face into Josh's neck again. " 'M not precious," Tyler told him. Josh sighed. "How don't you see that your absolutely precious Ty?"

Tyler shrugged, "Cause I'm not," Josh groaned and kissed Tyler's forehead, his jaw then behind his ear. "Your so precious, gorgeous, handsome, and all the amazing words in all languages that describe how wonderful you are." Josh tells him. Tyler blushed and curled his fingers into Josh's shirt.

Tyler's eyes welled up with some tears at the compliments he got. (this happens to me tbh, am I the only one?) Josh looked down as Tyler's lip trembled.

"Aw, bub." Josh said and moved Tyler up on him. Josh gently placed kisses along Tyler's jaw as the brunette shuddered at the feeling. Tyler wrapped his arms around Josh, balling up the fabric of Joshs shirt in his hand. Tyler hid his face in Josh's neck as the curly haired teen held him close.

Tyler let out a content sigh before falling asleep in Josh's embrace.

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When Tyler woke up it was 2 am and it was from a simple little dream. Josh and his bodies are in a clump, some sort of spooning. Tyler layed his hand on top of Josh's that layed on his stomach.

Tyler felt Josh's hand curl around his, fingers lacing together. Tyler smiled, he felt Josh's nose, nuzzle the back of his neck. Joshs breaths cascaded down his neck. Tyler smiled at the comforting feeling.

He traced shapes into Josh's hand as he tried to fall back asleep. He slowly started to drift to sleep again.

This started real bad writing wise andi s everywhere ughahasah