okay! i have finally made decided on a posting schedule and it will be tuesday and thursday like how it was with kinktober for a hot minute!

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No matter how much he loved his job, the blaring of the alarm still caused Tyler to roll over with a groan, glaring at the offending object. Half-heartedly reaching over to slam his hand down on it, Tyler pushed himself out of the bed and scratched absentmindedly at his chest as he walked into the bathroom to do his morning route. It was the first day of school after all and even though he would mostly likely be covered in paint later, he wanted to look nice for the parents.

Getting dressed in a simple black sleeveless shirt with matching jeans, Tyler decided to throw his floral kimono over it for some color and paired it with his floral vans. Who said boys couldn't wear floral patterns? Tyler snatched his phone up and quickly snapped a picture of himself.

Darling: Do you think the children will think I'm friendly?

He quickly texted Josh, not at all concerned about not saying good morning and all those little things that newer couples do as if to prove their relationship. Josh wouldn't be up until at least nine and Tyler had to be at work by seven. Speaking of, he had to leave soon or he would be late to meeting the parents.

Tyler scrambled down the stairs and gathered his things quickly, making sure to actually grab his lunch. Josh got upset when Tyler forgot to ate and the other teachers were picking up on it. Tyler honestly wouldn't be surprised if Josh somehow told his co-workers to look after him. It was unlikely considering Tyler had never shared which school he worked at. His face scrunched up in confusion when he felt his backside vibrate and pulled his phone out.

Sugar: The friendliest beautiful <3

Sugar: also thanks for the good morning you romantic

Why was Josh up this early? Tyler didn't worry about it too much, quickly bouncing out of the house with an apple in tow and into his car.

Darling: I aim to please with my grand romantic gestures, I'll ttyl about to drive! <3

Tyler spent the twenty minutes it took him to get to work, humming happily to whatever pop song was on the radio and bopping his head. He was a tad nervous, but after five years of this, he was a bit calmer. He really hoped none of the kids started crying or have an accident. It was horrible to see them get embarrassed the first day. Luckily that was why their parents sat in for the first half of the day, to help their child get acclimated in a new environment.

Tyler checked his phone as he walked into the building, grinning at the message awaiting him.

Sugar:

Sugar: I don't like being up this early

Darling: You look so adorable dude! <3

Darling: Why are you up this early anyways?

Tyler made his way to his classroom, bustling around excited for the new children. They would all be filing into their classroom in ten minutes and Tyler was ready to teach again. He paused his fretting when he felt his phone buzz and he glanced down at it.

Sugar: Hales needed my help with something

Darling: Well hopefully you can get back to sleep soon, I'll talk to you later honey, gotta teach the next Einsteins!

Sugar: Have fun honey! Skype me later and tell me all about it <3

Tyler grinned happily, placing his phone into his desk so it would not disturb him during class and continued to arrange his tables for the first activity. He glanced up as the first parent wandered in, a red haired boy hiding slightly behind their legs. Tyler beamed brightly and stood up straight to greet the parents.

"I'm Tyler Joseph, but please call me Mr. Joseph! Welcome to my classroom!"

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"Ashley Brooks?" Tyler called out, smiling when a little blonde girl raised her hand instantly. He continued out down the list, checking off each of the kids as they popped up.

"Olivia Dun?" Tyler looked up from his roster, looking for a little hand or voice so he could put a face to a name. Also so he could match a parent to their child for future purposes. A small hand raised in the air shyly, the brunet girl not looking up from the table. Tyler furrowed his eyebrows, she didn't have anyone with her. Tyler had asked all the parents to stay for the first half of the day. Even the more stricter parents were here, texting away on their phone of course, but they were still here.

"Thank you love," he smiled sadly, watching the girl lower her hand. She was even sitting all alone. Tyler wanted nothing more than to go over and cuddle her, but he had to remind himself that many parents would not take kindly to that. Tyler finished roll call and then went on to beginning the first activity. Once the kids and their parents were involved in the coloring activity, he made his way to Olivia and sat next to the shy girl.

"Where's your mommy?" He asked gently, not wanting to draw attention to them. The other parents had already begun to glance at the young girl in pity and Tyler could see that it was starting to upset the girl. Olivia shrugged her shoulders at Tyler question, causing the older man faint distress. He had been told that she had parents, at least a father. He never did see a mother relative! Stupid Tyler! "What about your daddy?" He asked, nudging her gently to get her attention. She was absentmindedly drawing on the paper in front of her.

"Had to work, my auntie Hayley dropped me off," Tyler nodded his head, biting his lip slightly at the name Hayley. Josh was friends with a Hayley, but Josh didn't have a child... at least to Tyler's knowledge. Tyler nudged the girl once more and let a smile slip on his face.

"In that case, would you like to be my helper? After all, I'm supposed to draw my favorite thing and I need help drawing a pizza," he grinned as she perked up at the helper position and started to show him how to draw a pizza. He let the toddler guide him through the choppy circles of his pepperoni pizza, the best according to the brunette. Tyler loved seeing his student's eyes light up. It was way better than the close to tears one she had with the parents staring at her.

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"Crap," Tyler whispered to himself, realizing that he forgot his lunch at home once more. Josh was gonna come through the phone and beat his backside red. Well actually... No! There was no way he can think this in a class full of toddlers and their parents. Tyler wrapped his arms briefly around his stomach, watching the children eat their little packed lunches. Olivia still sat by herself, making Tyler's heart clench in despair. The first day was supposed to be when you made your friends and it looked like Olivia was having a tough time.

Ignoring his hunger, Tyler made his rounds around the room, making sure the pay equal attention to the students before he focused on Olivia.

"I like your lunch box," he commented, smiling at the alien lunch box. Josh would love it. Olivia beamed up at him, grinning at him with a toothless smile. She was such a sweetheart. Why the others didn't want to be her friend, he would never guess.

"My daddy likes aliens and I do too!" She explained to him, fumbling with the zipper before Tyler reached forward to aid her. His heart swelled seeing the little note inside that her father much have written her. It was a little flower post-it note and had a messy, yet readable 'Have a good day, petal! Daddy loves you!' written on it. Whoever her father was, Tyler approved. Tyler went to continue helping her with her lunch when his stomach let out a loud grumble and he blushed when one of the parents snickered at him.

"Here!" Olivia offered, holding up half of her peanut butter sandwich towards Tyler. He tried to shake his head, but the small girl practically refused to pull the sandwich away, even going as far as too smash it into his jaw when he tried to turn his face away. He laughed and took the half from her so she would stop slamming it into his face. The two shared the rest of Olivia's lunch, the young girl going on about how her daddy said that eating lunch was important. Tyler decided that he liked Mr. Dun more and more, even if he left his daughter to fend for herself on the first day of school.

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At nap time, Tyler decided to text Josh what was going on.

Darling: So I forgot my lunch and one of my students offered me half of hers and I'm honestly trying not to cry, she is so sweet!

Sugar: you stole a little girl's lunch? Shame on you Tyler!

Tyler rolled his eyes and stifled his laughter.

Darling: You'd steal twenty lunches if I told you I was hungry, don't even play boi

Sugar: you caught me, hey you wanna see our new color?

Darling: of course honey! Lemme see!

Sugar:

Darling: Ahhhh jeeez boi, look at you go <3

Sugar: I know I look good, but don't scare the children now, baby boy

Darling: I won't, promise daddy

Tyler let out a soft snort before he placed his phone back and got ready for the other half of the day. He couldn't wait to go home and talk to his boyfriend. Talking to Josh always made his day twenty times better.

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At the end of the day, Tyler regrettably let his students leave with their parents, introducing himself once more for the ones that forgot or the parents that couldn't make it earlier. He must have missed Olivia's guardian earlier. Speaking of the little girl, she was the only one left. She was standing near her cubby, clutching the alien lunch box in her hands. He could see tears forming in her eyes.

"Hey Olivia, I just wanna say that you did a really good job today," he praised, hoping it would help take her mind off what was making her want to cry. He had a feeling it was the fact that whoever was supposed to get her, still wasn't here yet. He took her hand gently and led her over to the huge carpet in the middle of the floor and grabbed some blocks out for them to play. "Who is picking you up? Your aunt?" He questioned gently, not wanting to set her off. He always felt uncomfortable when children started to cry because most parents did not take kindly to him trying to coddle their children unless they had gotten hurt.

"Daddy, he's always late," she mumbled, not looking up from the little tower she was building. Tyler half-heartedly helped her with the tower, his like for Mr. Dun going down significantly with each minute that passed. After another ten minutes, Tyler was about to go pull her emergency contact list when he heard his door being yanked open. He had been facing away from the door, but Olivia apparently knew who entered by the look on her face.

"Daddy!" "Petal!" Tyler knew that voice. He froze slightly, slowly turning on his heel. The first thing he noticed was pink hair. No way.

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Word count: 1,926

I hope you liked this chapter! Let me know what you think! Next chapter will be posted on thursday and will be from Josh's point of view!

Until then, stay alive sunshines <3

- courtney