twenty one pilots imagines (part two)

the wrong person (josh)

pairing: josh dun x reader
word count: 1853
tw: angst

a/n: this one was loosely based on the episode "the one with ross' wedding" on friends. i chose not to rewatch it so that i'm not writing it exactly like the episode. enjoy! <3

"what do i do, tyler?" i asked my best friend, almost on the brink of tears. "the wedding is in less than 12 hours and she still doesn't know that she belongs with me. am i really supposed to just watch her marry him?"

"she's not expecting you to show up, so i don't think you really have to. yes, she gave you an invitation but i think she was just trying to be nice. if i were you, i would just stay home. it'll save you less pain." tyler told me. i shook my head. was he not listening to a single thing i was saying?

"tyler you're not listening to me. she doesn't love him, okay? she told me herself that if we were ever to get married, we would have to be together for at least 3 years. y/n hasn't even known ryan for a year." i explained. tyler sighed.

"i know this is a tough time for you. you feel bad because the only reason you both broke up was because of how rough it was when she stayed home during tour while you were hundreds or thousands of miles away. i know you still love her, but she's moved on. things might've changed in her mind, maybe she is in love with ryan and was willing to not wait 3 years. but you can't just crash the wedding, okay? you can go and be supportive or you can just stay home."

tyler made sense, but i was still letting my heart control my head. my biggest regret was letting her go. by the time i was starting to heal from the fact that i lost her for good, i got the wedding invitation and the wound opened right back up again.

this really wasn't like her. i went through her instagram posts and there wasn't a single post of her with ryan. she always told me how much she wanted the world to see the person she loved most. so why hadn't she posted him?

"you should get some sleep, josh. if you do decide to go to the wedding, it's at noon tomorrow and you're gonna want to have energy for that. but, like i said, it would be totally alright if you just stayed home. nobody would judge you for that." tyler told me. i nodded.

"yeah, you're right. i'm gonna head to bed." i replied. i went to my bathroom and changed into a pair of basketball shorts. maybe i could just sleep it off. if i felt civil enough, maybe i could go to the wedding. or i'd just stay home. at that moment my head was just swirling with answers for what to do and what not to do.

i needed to figure it out quick.

the next day

there i was.

in front of my mirror, fixing my curly brown hair and making sure my dress shirt was neat.

that wasn't what i had planned. i never in a million years expected to be going to y/n's wedding with another man. but, there i was, getting ready.

a small part of me hoped she'd see me and realize she was meant to be with me. but for the most part, i just wanted to be civil. i needed closure, proof that we were never going to be together again and i could just move on.

*ring ring ring*

"hey man, are you just staying home?" tyler asked me.

"no, i'm coming to the wedding." i replied. i could hear tyler sigh.

"josh, are you sure it wouldn't be better to just stay home?" he asked me.

"i need to go to the wedding. i need closure, proof that we're never gonna happen again, and i can just move on. i'm not gonna sabotage the wedding, you know me."