josh.

fingers around throat, sweat-glistening skin, toes curled.

josh.

chest against chest, warm breath, low moans.

josh.

heat pooling in the stomach...

josh, josh, josh.

tyler awakes suddenly, eyes darting around the dark room. he's in josh's bed, the man sleeping peacefully beside him. god, that dream felt so real. tyler can't help but wonder whether or not he was moaning in his sleep. he figures he must not have been, otherwise he would've woken josh.

and god, is he horny.

the brunette sighs, chewing on his bottom lip as he eyes the sleeping man. he looks so content. what time is it?

tyler finds his phone. it's almost seven in the morning. he sighs again, not wanting to wake josh so early over something like this. well, he could always just... but he doesn't have any earbuds... okay, no big deal. no sound it is.

tyler's hand slips beneath his boxers as his eyes concentrate on the scene unfolding on his phone. he can't help but let out a soft moan, blowing merely a whisper into the air. his eyes snap to josh, who is still fast asleep. he turns his attention back to his phone. it takes everything in him to keep quiet.

"what are you doing?"

"shit," tyler squeaks, quickly locking his phone and hiding it under the blanket. "nothing."

"no, what are you doing?" josh urges in a playful way.

"go back to sleep, josh," tyler insists, swallowing nervously as he turns to meet the man's eyes.

"tyler, what the fuck are you doing?" he asks, grinning smugly. "come on, let me see your phone."

the younger huffs, turning his phone over. he watches anxiously as josh unlocks his phone, feeling like he's in some sort of trouble.

"oh, wow. wow, he is totally ramming his ass, isn't he?"

"josh!" tyler whines.

"hey, don't 'josh' me. you're the one watching it," he chuckles, handing the phone back. "what's woken you up all excited?"

"had a dream about you."

"yeah? why didn't you wake me up? you know i would help with that."

"i didn't want to. it's early," tyler explains. his jaw falls slack as josh begins peppering kisses down his neck. "a-and you looked peaceful."

"mhm?"

"yeah," he responds, breaths growing heavier by the second.

"i don't mind," josh chuckles. he trails his fingers down the boy's chest, rubbing his thumb over tyler's nipple in a circular motion. "i wouldn't mind you waking me up for sex every single morning."

"jooosh," he whines again, face growing hot.

"what? are you embarrassed, dear? don't be, i love taking care of you."

before tyler can respond, josh's mouth closes around his nipple. he inhales sharply, hands tangling in the man's curls as his warm tongue swirls around it. josh eventually replaces tyler's hand with his own, stroking the boy at a painfully slow pace. his mouth leaves tyler's chest and reattaches itself to his lips.

"god, i want to be inside you," josh mumbles against his lips. the low grumble of his morning voice only makes him one hundred times more attractive. at least.

"okay," tyler responds stupidly, wanting to slap himself for it.

"okay," josh chuckles softly, repositioning himself on top of the younger. "would you like that, dear?"

"mhm," he hums, finding it hard to respond with as many kisses as josh is giving him. he watches with eager eyes as josh spits on his fingers. his hand dips between both of them and into tyler's boxers. he inserts his index finger slowly, only half-way. "fuck.."

"how's that?"

"more," tyler whispers, not wanting to raise his voice any louder in fear of disturbing the quiet intimacy.

josh complies, now knuckle-deep in the boy. he soothes his finger in and out slowly, waiting until tyler eases up to add a second one. tyler can't help but let his moans grow, but josh quickly quiets him with a kiss. their lips move slowly, lazily. tyler is entirely caught up in the kiss until josh begins scissoring his fingers.

"god, josh," he groans, immediately silenced in a kiss once again. it all feels so right. josh isn't doing this to use tyler, he quite clearly just wants to take care of him.

after stretching tyler for a few minutes, josh coats himself in a layer of spit and begins burying himself inside the boy. slowly, carefully, all while keeping tyler's mouth hushed with his own. once he's fully inside, josh stays put for a moment. he's too busy savoring the weight of tyler's lips against his own. and somehow, even through the morning breath, it may arguably be the best kiss they've ever shared.

tyler grows impatient, however, and begins wiggling his hips. he hums at the action, trying to give josh the hint. thankfully, he understands. he pulls out almost entirely before slowly pushing back in. the boy beneath him struggles to stay quiet as he feels every inch.

everything about it is slow, sensual, and intimate. it's awhile before either of them cum, and when they do, they're moaning into each other's mouths. after josh cleans both of them up, he lays back down in the spot he woke up in. "come here."

tyler moves closer, allowing josh's arms to be wrapped around him and hold him against his chest. the boy sighs contently, smiling as he feels josh kiss the top of his head. "i'm going back to bed, dear. i'm exhausted."

"i'm too awake. and as much as i want to cuddle right now, i don't want to be locked in your death-grip when you fall asleep."

josh laughs, giving the boy one last squeeze before letting go. "wake me up if you need anything."

"okay," tyler agrees. he slides out of bed, careful not to disturb josh too much. he finds where he discarded his clothes before falling asleep last night and puts them on. before leaving, he gives josh a soft kiss. "love you."

"i love you too, ty. wake me if i'm not up before ten."

"alright." he kisses josh one more time, then exits the room quietly. tyler heads for the living room, unable to wipe the stupid grin off his face. he doesn't expect to find anybody awake, so seeing pete startles him. "jesus, what're you doing?"

"watching tv, duh. what are you doing?"

"coming to watch tv, duh," tyler retorts. he sits on the same couch as pete but at the opposite end, only because it's directly in front of the tv.

"did you just come out of josh's room?" pete asks, eyeing him.

"why's it matter?" tyler asks defensively.

"because you look like you just had sex."

"what?" tyler chuckles. "what makes you say that?"

"oh, i don't know. the messy hair, the swollen lips, the red cheeks. oh, and there's a cum spot on your shirt."

"what!?" the boy gasps, checking his shirt.

"yeah, see," pete chuckles, smiling like he's so proud of himself. "you just had sex with josh, didn't you?"

"no, i didn't. now will you shut up?"

"ooh, feisty. if you weren't fucking, you must've been masturbating. at least," pete states matter-of-factly.

"why the fuck are you so concerned with this?" tyler rolls his eyes, trying his hardest to pay attention to the tv. he pretends like he doesn't see pete staring at him.

"i don't know, dude. you're hot as fuck, what do you expect?"

tyler scoffs. "you say that to everyone? or just me and josh?"

"hey, can you blame me?"

"what's that supposed to mean?" tyler asks, making the poor decision to meet pete's eyes. god, his stare is intense.

"it means exactly what i said before. you're hot as fuck, tyler. it's not every day you get to work for two of the most attractive men you've ever seen in literally your entire life."

"oh, please." tyler waves his hand. "i can understand why you'd say that about josh, but not me. that's where i know you're lying."

"what? seriously?" pete's jaw drops a little. "you're kidding."

"no?"

"god dammit tyler, either you are extremely humble or extremely insecure. just saying, i would fuck the shit out of you in a heartbeat."

the brunette's nose cringes in disgust. "ew. good to know."

"oh, come on. don't act like i'm not attractive, either. we both know i am."

"no, actually-"

"what would you do if i came onto you, hm?"

"uh, dude, you're coming on pretty strong right now. don't you think?" tyler seriously can't believe what he is witnessing. he doesn't even try to hide the fact that he's shocked. he damn well is. first josh, now him? what's with this guy?

pete just laughs, like he's so funny. "i don't know, am i?"

"oh yeah, that's real mature. just shut up and watch the stupid show," tyler huffs, curling up against the arm of the couch as he tries to do just that. pete, however, is relentless.

"you're beautiful, tyler. really."

"huh?" the brunette responds, not expecting such a compliment.

"i said you're beautiful. it's no wonder why you're josh's favorite. it just sucks he gets you and i don't."

at this point, tyler is speechless. literally at a loss for words. now he understands what josh means by pete being so difficult and full of himself. he just doesn't understand how he moved from josh to tyler so quickly. maybe he just gave up on the former and figured the latter would be easier to win over. well, whatever the case, he's wrong.

"can you knock that shit off?" tyler finally snaps, annoyed as hell. "i don't know what you're trying to accomplish, but seriously. stop. you're not going to get anywhere. and if josh finds out you've been trying to flirt with me for the past ten minutes he's not going to be happy."

"okay, feisty. damn."

the brunette rolls his eyes, muttering a few choice words under his breath as he gets up and leaves the room. he so badly wants to tell josh everything, but he won't. they need pete, and tyler doesn't want to be the reason they lose him.

he heads upstairs, hoping to find someone else awake. it seems like everyone is sleeping, unfortunately, so he settles for spending time in his room alone. unlocking his phone, tyler's face heats up as he realizes the porn he was watching is still pulled up. he quickly closes the tab and clears his browsing history.

if he didn't like pete before, he definitely doesn't like him now. he's so goddamn arrogant and persistent. and the fact that he's just going to get away with it... maybe tyler should tell josh. god, but he can't. josh will most likely be so pissed he won't even give kicking pete out a second thought. they can't have that, not after losing debby and melanie.

tyler just has to suck it up. it'll get better eventually, whether that means pete knocking his shit off or josh fixing the problem. until then, he'll just do his best to stay as far away from pete as possible.