joshler//oneshots

six flags

prompt: you're one of the ride operators and i just went on this ride numerous times in a row for that brief moment when you check that i'm strapped in properly. high school ty & josh
lil note: uh i've only been to six flags once when i was like 10 so sry if this is wrong af!!! also thx for almost 100 reads wtf !?!?!? i love whoever reads this shit.

josh was with his family at six flags and being the "too cool to be seen with my family" teenager that he is, he decided to venture off from their sight and just walk around. 
he ended up near the kid's section of the amusement park and took a glance at all the miniature versions of the adult rides the park offered. 

a, very stressed out, mother approached josh with her child in tow. 
"i am so sorry to bother you, but could you take my daughter, elsie, on the santa maria? she loves it, but i'm just too tired to take her myself," she looked at josh with pleading eyes and her daughter did the same. 

'one time on a kid's ride will not kill your cool vibe, joshua.' he thought to himself. 
so he agreed to accompany her on the ride and immediately regretted his decision when the little girl squealed with joy. he plastered a huge grin on his face for her sake. 

the two made their way into a seat together and the ride attendant came around to make sure they were strapped in properly. josh was flustered when the boy's hand grazed his hips because since when did six flags actually hire hot boys? 
he turned to the little girl sat beside him and gushed, "did you see him? he was so hot." he felt silly for telling a child about his dumb feelings, but hey she was the only person he had right now.
elsie made a disgusted face and said, "didn't your mommy tell you boys have cooties?! they're so gross!" 
the ride took off and, much to josh's dismay, ended. 
"hey, elsie, do you want to ride again?" now josh was the one pleading. he craved to see the ride operator again. 
elsie agreed and he cheered like she did earlier. 
they repeated their actions and the cute employee made his rounds again. this time, josh looked at his nameplate. 
'tyler. of course he's a tyler. he looks like a tyler!' josh went on and on in his head about how the name suited his six flags crush. 

on josh's sixth time riding the santa maria, tyler knew something was up. 
"this ride must be so fun if you're still going even though that little girl isn't with you," he teased josh when he came around again to check his seat belt. 
"i wouldn't have gone so many times if you would've said something to me the third time i got on." josh sassed him. 
"you can't always expect someone to make the first move, sweetheart," and with that, tyler made his way back to his stool in front of the operation panel of the ride. 

when josh got off, he went up to where tyler was sat and propped his arm on the panel, "when does your shift end?" 
"actually, right now. let's go ride some rides actually built for us." tyler proposed with a smile on his face.
"i was supposed to say that!" josh whined. 
"c'mon," tyler grabbed josh's hand and led him to the "big kid" rides. 

after that day, josh didn't care about his cool persona. tyler finally taught him how to loosen up.