Touch Me Like You Do //Bandom One Shots

Past The Point Of Color (Joshler)

"Okay," Tyler smiled as his climbed onto Josh's naked body, sitting on his hips. He could feel Josh laugh a little underneath him, though he couldn't see his face. He was lay on his front, back and top of his ass exposed for Tyler as a random Florence and The Machine album played in the background.

This sort of stuff was practically daily procedure. Tyler always had this crazy plan for a new project, whether it be drawing Josh naked, or recreating his entire body structure out of fruit. It had gotten to the point where Josh being naked for Tyler to draw or do something with, was normal.

"I'm going to ask you a few questions. You need to answer them truthfully," Tyler stated, watching Josh nod and mumble out a 'sure'. He picked up his paintbrush and paints, selecting a grey color and gently starting to paint the color onto Josh's back.

Josh shivered underneath him as the cold paint spread across his bare back. "It's cold.." He complained, though it didn't bother him too much. Tyler laughed softly as he continued to paint along Josh's body. "I know. Try to stick it out, will you?"

The boy underneath Tyler nodded again, and tried to relax as he was being asked questions. Very 'irrelevant to what was happening' questions, such as his love life and his favorite song was right now. He wasn't too sure why Tyler needed this information, but he answered anyway.

"Are you in love?" Tyler asked. Josh, though it was discreet, nodded, cheeks heating up. He was glad he was lay on his front, otherwise Tyler would've seen. Tyler nodded, picking a light shade of pink form his paint pallet. He painted small pink spots around his grey base color, making Josh squirm a little, despite his tries to stay still.

"Are you happy?" This one was kind of tough. Josh found himself staying quiet for quite a while as Tyler waited for an answer. "You can tell me, Joshy," He added on, reassuring Josh's racing thoughts slightly.

"No." He answered. Tyler nodded in understanding, choosing a dark blue color and painting over the grey and around the pink with the deep shade. "It's okay to be unhappy, Josh," He whispered as he painted. The cold, wet feeling of the paint wasn't bothering Josh as much anymore. It was almost therapeutic now.

"I know, Ty," He mumbled, indirectly urging Tyler to move on to the next question. After a few seconds of silence and the interval of Tyler washing his brush, his voice piped up again.

"What have you been listening to recently?" Josh chuckled at this one, face pressed into the pillow underneath his chin. "Lana Del Rey" He mumbled embarrassedly. He heard Tyler laugh quietly as he picked out a light yellow, painting a large yellow circle at the top of his back with a thick brush.

"That's gay." Tyler said, as if he wasn't stating the complete obvious. Josh nodded and laughed at himself. "I know," he agreed. The statement wasn't wrong. Far from it. Josh was extremely gay. Did Tyler know that? Nope. It was for the better.

"What album?" This question was just out of curiosity, but he played it off as if it was important. "Ultraviolence. Specifically Shades Of Cool and Sad Girl." Josh said. Tyler nodded. He was sure he would've gone for Born To Die, more songs like This Is What Makes Us Girls or Video Games. Guess he didn't know his friend as well as he thought.

Anyway, he plucked out a nice dark grey shade, painting two silhouettes at the bottom of Josh's back, just above his ass. This made Josh shiver and squirm around a bit. Tyler was frustrated, and held Josh's hips down harder, his weight now completely on the man.

"Stay still, Josh," Tyler groaned, pulling the brush away and waiting until Josh had got over his squirming fit. He began to paint once again, his last question burning on his tongue as he outlined all of his marks and paint spatters of his best friend's back.

"Who are you in love with?" He finally asked. Josh froze, then sighed, knowing full well that Tyler would make him answer the question. He stayed quiet for a little, contemplating whether or not to lie.

Josh was undeniably in love with Tyler. Even Tyler's fans had noticed Josh's romantic behavior to the young man, though Tyler was still completely oblivious to his feelings. At art shows, where Tyler would display his work, Josh would sit beside him, leaning over him and practically cuddling him. He was apparently part of the art and needed to come along. That's what Tyler said, anyway. Hell, Josh even fell asleep in Tyler's lap during an auction, selling some of Tyler's old pieces. How he didn't realize, was beyond him.

"A guy." Josh answered after a couple minutes of silence. Tyler sighed out, hands running along Josh's sides. They felt cold. Josh assumed they were covered in paint, and ignored the tingles he felt in his skin. "What guy?" He was asked. It was inevitable. Oh well.

"You" Josh whispered. "Ah, cool" Tyler said, without a care in the world. If anything, this relieved Josh, though he was still confused at such a chilled out reaction. He felt Tyler work details into what he was painting earlier at the bottom of his back before he exclaimed excitedly that he was finished.

Josh smiled and lifted his body up as Tyler climbed off of him. Tyler grabbed his arm and pulled him to the closest mirror, grin prominent on his beautiful face. Josh craned his neck to see what Tyler had painted on his back.

He gasped softly, colors and patters, shaded and beautiful all over his back. A gorgeous blossom tree was painted, along with a dark night sky and a bright yellow-white moon. His favorite part of all, though, were the two silhouettes at the bottom. One with curly hair, the other with shorter, flatter hair.

"That's us.." Tyler whispered, almost shyly. "Do you like it?" He asked, hands behind his back, lip bitten hard with nerves. Josh nodded happily, wishing he could hug Tyler to death but not wanting to smudge the masterpiece upon his body. He settled for a quick cheek kiss and smiled softly.

"I love it." Josh whispered.

"I love you." Tyler whispered back.

"I love you too."