Stand By You (Troyler AU)

Distraction

—Time skip following afternoon—

you're gay

you are gay

Tyler sat on the floor of his bathroom the door closed and the lights off. Looking at the empty ceiling in the dark same old empty feeling in his heart. His head rested on the foot mat in front of the sink. Troye was at work for 3 more hours, he could survive until then

are you gonna tell him

Tyler shook his head, he was going to tell Troye when he was ready. He didn't want to yet, because telling Troye meant telling Jackie and Ken and telling Jackie and Ken meant telling Todd. Tyler was no where near ready to tell Todd

Troye will help

you're gay

You should tell him

you like boys

shut up brain

Tyler squeezed his eyes shut, he was having a full conversation with himself, he'd officially lost it. Tyler was irritated and lost and empty and frustrated and he needed distraction. He heaved himself off the floor and opened the bathroom door. He turned on the camera and sat in front of his couch.

"Well hello everyone my name is Tyler Oakley" Tyler said into the camera "Um...I am going to tell you 7 random facts about me" he hesitated

"One, I have 13 siblings including myself and we live together in my mom and step dad's house" Tyler hesitated, did he even have seven facts to tell?

you like boys

never

"um two I love Lady Gaga and Lana Del Ray music, also three I love tumblr" Tyler tried not to think about how strange it was that he was talking to a camera and not to a human

"four I like dying my hair, clearly, I think I am going purple next" Tyler smiled "five is that I hate that I decided to do 7 facts" He laughed at his own joke

"Six, I love dogs" Tyler thought again

"And seven...um...oh...my best friend is Troye Sivan" Tyler smiled and a blush spread across his cheeks

"Okay that all I got for today, I gotta go bye y'all"

—Next Day/Morning—

Troye sighed it was 5am, why did he have to wake up at 5am and not be able to fall back to sleep. Troye looked at Tyler, he was curled into the pillow fast asleep his glasses placed beside Troye on the night table.

Troye shifted out of Tyler's bed, if he was up he at least needed coffee. He padded down the stairs quietly. The house was eerily quiet as everyone slept. He pressed the button on the one cup coffee maker and waited the quick moment for the machine to warm up. He opened the cabinet mewing over the various types of coffee deciding on hazelnut. He placed the pod in the coffee machine and put a cup under the spout choosing the largest setting the cup would hold. Hot coffee poured out, hot bliss.

"Troye honey is everything okay?" Troye jumped at the sound of Jackie's voice. He swiveled around his heart racing from the jump scare.

"Yeah I'm fine, I just woke up and could go back to sleep" Troye said after calming himself down.

Jackie moved throughout the kitchen as Troye pulled out the used coffee pod and threw it in the bin before he sat on one of the stools near the island. Jackie put a coffee in for herself and also took out the milk and sugar passing it along the counter to Troye.

"You and Tyler haven't spent a night apart this week" Jackie giggled "Your parents must wonder where you are" Jackie said. Troye froze with his lips on the edge of his cup. He was kinda waiting for this moment, and was surprised it took Jackie 5 months to bring up his parents. "You should invite them over for dinner I would love to meet them" She smiled

Troye frowned, theres no time like the present to tell her the truth "Um...Jackie, my parents don't live in America" Troye said avoiding her gaze, he felt awkward and exposed "They live in Australia with my 3 siblings and I live here" He continued

"Oh, why? if you don't mind my asking..." She trailed off

"My parents just...they didn't get me, so it was just best for me to leave. Ya know?" Troye said, regretting the subject, he changed his mind it was 5:15am and he didn't want to talk about this.

"Oh I see." Jackie said quietly "Well your are always welcome here and I can get you anything you need" Jackie said and Troye giggled

"Thank you but I'm doing alright" Troye smiled and Jackie wrapped him up in a hug. Like a mother hugging her son tightly kind of hug that made all the regret of the subject melt away. Jackie sat next to him and smiled

"So about the singing" Jackie said nudging Troye's elbow. Troye blushed and rolled his eyes

"I don't know what you are talking about Jackie" Troye said smirking whilst taking another sip of his coffee

"Oh just the angelic sounds falling from your mouth the other day. You and I both know that I heard it" Jackie pecked back not missing a beat

"Oh you don't say" Troye giggled again

Jackie rolled her eyes "You sound like Tyler now"

"AH drag me" Troye said impersonating Tyler's voice and Jackie's laugh filled the kitchen

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A/N: 

This was kinda filler so that the story can get like a little happy bc I feel like its real sad rn. Which is okay bc they are both going through things, but just think we could lighten it up for a chapter. That being said...I'm still listening to Adele while writing. 

Jackie's my favorite person. Do you think she knows that Tyler is gay and Troye likes Tyler? 

I hope you are all living your best life, good luck with it

Katie :)