Stand By You (Troyler AU)

Comfort

A/N: Just to make it clear its now December. Also just wanna say that I love Shaun and Laurelle they are amazing so this OBVIOUSLY does not reflect my opinion of them irl okay bye

Troye was seated in his usual spot on a cold Monday. His legs were folded under him and he was writing away in his notebook. The bell rang moments ago and soon the mystery boy with black Vans would come sit in the stall next to his. The two boys never spoke but they both found comfort in each others presence.

It was now mid December and each and every day Troye came to his usual spot and wrote poetry in his notebook. He enjoyed the routine of his life at school because his life out side of school was hectic and stressful. He worked at a diner that was in town and everyday after school he made his way to the diner for his four o'clock to seven o'clock shift. After his shift at the diner he made his way back to his small apartment. He lived there alone because he and left his family back in Australia. He left for many reasons the main one being that his family was homophobic and didn't support him. Troye didn't feel anything when he decided that it was best for him to leave Perth and come to America. He didn't have any idea where to go and still had no clue what drew him to Michigan of all places. But he had an okay job and was doing fine all on his own. Well fine in terms of having a shelter and such that is.

He was having trouble adjusting to school again. Many years ago his mother pulled him out of public school so that he could be home schooled. He was having issues with his anxiety and depression so public schooling was not the safest place for him to be. Troye struggled to adjust to public school at first, hence why he was kicked out of his first high school in Michigan. Apparently calling someone "A homophobic shit bag who deserves to rot in hell because of their ignorance" and giving them a clean punch to the face, is highly frowned upon in American public schools. So at this new school Troye was determined to fly under the radar. Also he did not want anyone to pity him for his personal situation of supporting himself and living on his own. He didn't need people's pity.

Therefore, the presence of the mystery boy had become a comfort for Troye in the past month. Occasionally the boy would over hear Troye crying and visa vera, but neither left until the end of lunch time. They were each others calming presence, and it was comforting to Troye to know that someone else was there even if there wasn't an exchange of words.

Troye had also become used to seeing the other boy from his math class and his drama class. Each day they sat next to each other and worked quietly. Troye liked to think about the fact that he considered these two boys his friends but frowned at the fact that both the bathroom boy and the boy from this math class were nameless. They probably didn't even know that Troye existed, they couldn't care less about him. But in the end Troye didn't care about those minor details. He just liked to feel okay in a routine.

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*Time skip to Tuesday*

Tyler walked into the bathroom and sat crossed legged on the toilet seat for a moment trying to still his mind. He was extremely dizzy and wanted to crumble up in a ball an not move for the rest of eternity. It was a Tuesday afternoon and he was waiting for the boy with the platform converse to come into the bathroom and take is usual seat in stall next to Tylers. Usually the boy walked in quietly but today the boy walked into the bathroom and Tyler could hear the boys muffled sobs.

Tyler waited holding his breath as he listened to the boy's crying. The sounds broke Tyler's heart and he listened to the sharp intake of breaths after each loud croak broke out of the boys throat. Tyler could barely take the sounds, but he couldn't leave, the boy always stayed in the stall as Tyler cried and got sick. How could Tyler possible walk out on him. But it had been 10 minutes and Tyler could still hear the horrid sounds coming from the platform shoed boy.

Tyler let out a breath and moved from his stall, he stood in front of the handicap stall and tried to jiggle it open but the latch wouldn't move. Tyler knocked on the door lightly but the boy didn't hear the noises. Finally Tyler couldn't take the heartbreaking sounds any longer.

Tyler crawled under the stall door and observed the small frame curled up in the corner of the stall. He watched as the small boy shook with sobs in his over sized black and white pot-a-dot jumper. Tyler hesitated unsure of exactly what to do next in this situation. But as the boy continued to cry he knew that he needed to do something. So he crawled a bit further and propped himself up on the wall of the bathroom and sat next to Troye. Tyler didn't know the boys name or what was wrong but he did know that he wanted to help.

Tyler placed a hand softly on Troye's shoulder and began to rub comforting circles against his oversized jumper. Soon the loud sobs stopped and they were replaced with soft hiccups and gasps for air. Tyler sighed and continued to comfort the boy quietly, Tyler pulled the boy so that Troye was resting on Tyler's lap. Tyler rapped his arms around Troyes body and Troye stiffened at his touch. Tyler hugged him tight to his body trying to calm Troye's uneasy breathing. Eventually Troye relaxed into Tyler's hold and rested his head on Tyler's chest. They were surprisingly close for strangers.

However, spending every lunch with the same person makes them a lot less of strangers after all.  

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Hi 

SURPRISE! Another update...wow look at me. I'm literally addicted to writing this story. Also that GIF of Troye is me in a nutshell.

oh my god Troye and Tyler finally saw each other after sitting in the bathroom for two months without talking. More troyler moments to come. I hope you guys like the story so far, its very drama filled in the future. 

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