joshler//oneshots

speak now

prompt: they said "speak now or forever hold your peace" so i'm speaking

"do you wanna be in my wedding?" tyler asked me during an interview. 

i internally groaned and probably almost threw up in my mouth. for the sake of keeping my secret love for tyler hidden, i smiled. 
"is this you, like, officially asking me?" i questioned. 

"officially, yeah. i guess." tyler answered. i smiled again.
"what day is it?" to onlookers, it may have seemed like i was genuinely interested, but i just wanted to see if i could get out of it. 
"i'll, uh, have to get back to you on that." 
he honestly couldn't pick a worse time to ask me this. if it were in private, i'd probably make up some dumb excuse. like "ah, i think my cat is dying that day. i'll let you know." 
but, no, i had to say yes here. if i didn't, i'd look like a crappy friend. so, i said yes. 

- - - - -

it was tyler and jenna's wedding day. i was all suited up and ready to go. 
i hate myself for not confessing my feelings before he went and proposed to jenna, but i decided i would do it today. today of all days i have spent with tyler. i just had to be the asshole that ruins their day.
i don't hate jenna. how could you hate jenna? she was so beautiful and positive. she was a great person to be around. no wonder tyler decided he wanted to marry her. she's the human embodiment of sunshine. 

tyler looked amazing. everyone's eyes were supposed to be on the bride, but mine were on him. a tux makes anyone look at least  ten times hotter. 

the minister began to speak, "we are gathered here today in the sight of god"
dear god, please forgive my actions, i thought.
"and in the face of this company to join tyler joseph and jenna black in holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate, instituted of god, since the first man and the first woman walked on the earth. therefore, it is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and soberly. into this holy estate these two persons present come now to be joined.

my heart was beating faster and faster. this is the part where i ruin it all. 
the minister continued, "if any one can show just cause why they may not be lawfully joined together, let them speak now or forever hold their peace."

i stepped from out of my place on tyler's side of groomsmen and i cleared my throat. 
everyone's face had a look of horror flashed upon it. mine, however, was beet red and sweaty.

"i, uh, object. how do you object a wedding? is that what i'm supposed to say?" i stammered. i tried to lighten the mood and be funny, but that clearly didn't work. there was no laughter. instead, there was a copious amount of gasps. i felt everyone's eyes swallow me whole. 
"and what is your reason?" the minister asked me. 
"it's not a legal reason, per se, but i'm in love with tyler. always have been, always will. just wanted to shoot that out there. this was really bad timing. so, i apologize to you both. carry on," at this point, i could've drowned  in my sweat. 

jenna did the unexpected. she smiled at me and spoke up, "you all are so ignorant for not realizing that this boy has been in love with tyler for as long as they've been friends."  it was my turn to gasp now. 
"w-what?" tyler looked between me and jenna, clearly confused. 
she stepped down from the stage and looked at tyler, "and we all know you're in love with him, too, tyler." 
"jenna, i- i don't understand," i said. 
she pushed me on stage and in front of tyler, "confess your love for him, josh. you, too, ty." 
so i confessed. tyler did as well. 

and everything seemed alright. we were all happy. 

and then i woke up from my dream. sweat was covering my entire body. my heart rate was going through the roof. 

lmao y'all thOUGHT. i feel so mean. sry.