Avenir // tyler joseph

epilogue // think of the future

--Tyler's P.O.V--

Even thirteen years into the future, that night terror still haunted me every time I closed my eyes. Every night I fell to sleep next to Courtney wondering if she was going to be there when I woke up. She always was.

The night Emma was born I apparently passed out from Courtney giving birth and managed to bash my head against the tile floor, causing me to develop short-term amnesia. The doctor that checked me out after I woke up said that adding the night terror on top of everything left me even more confused than I should have been. However, my memory of everything came back around an hour or so after I first woke up.

And it was extremely overwhelming.

Every memory that Courtney and I had together flashed through my head, replacing the memory of the night terror. I could recall everything major that happened to us and between us. On our first date, I took her to Taco Bell and then we came back to my house and watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer until we both fell asleep. Our first time together was something that I also remembered very clearly, considering the fact that I was a virgin. The wedding; however, was small, but magical with all our family and close friends attending.

I was thankful for everything.

When I was younger, I never thought I deserved a happy ending. I didn't think I deserved to be happy and truthfully, I still didn't think I did. But I was proof that happy endings did in fact exist.

I had a wife and children that I loved wholeheartedly. Séverine and I were close to one another, but she never ever called me Dad. That title was reserved for Pierre who ended up getting married four years back and having two little girls with his wife, Lachelle. We were all invited to the wedding and Séverine was even the flower girl. At the end of the night, Courtney danced with Pierre and I could tell that he still wished that their relationship would have worked, but I didn't blame him.

It was hard to get over Courtney Akehurst. No matter how hard you tried, the feelings still remained. Sometimes I felt bad that Pierre and Courtney's relationship didn't work out, but then I had to remind myself that I wasn't the cause of it not working, like my night terror.

Benji and Bowser grew up looking like Courtney more than me, but I guess that wasn't very surprising. Although, the twins definitely had different personalities.

Benji was kindhearted and actually quite cheerful. He enjoyed being around people and had a lot of friends, considering the fact that he was an all-star swimmer. He was just happy all the time and I was grateful that he didn't inherit any disorders from his mother and I.

Bowser was the polar opposite of his twin brother. He was gloomy all the time and preferred to be left to his own devices instead of hanging around people. He didn't have that many friends, but that was the way he liked it. He and I weren't particularly close to one another either. Bowser was definitely a momma's boy in every sense of the word.

The only thing that the twins really shared with one another was their love of swimming. They were both amazing swimmers even though Benji was the only one that was actually on a team.

Emma was the one that ended up looking like me. Her hair turned out dark and she had my eyes, but she had Courtney's entire caring personality which was the best part. I could care less if any of my children looked like me as long as they had their mother's personality.

The biggest surprise though was that Pierre and I actually got along quite well. At first, I was still bitter towards him because of everything in the night terror, but my bitterness soon began to fade away as I realized that Courtney loved me wholeheartedly and the thought of her leaving me was only caused by my doubts and insecurities.

It was weird to think about that. Courtney Annabel Akehurst, the most beautiful girl in the world, loved Tyler Robert Joseph, the most pathetic boy in the universe. Everybody could just look at her and realize that she was out of my league.

"Tyler, sweetheart, it's time for dinner!" Courtney yelled up the stairs.

"Coming!" I responded, putting the pen that was in my hand down and pushing back my desk chair. My bare feet were cold against the hardwood as I climbed down the stairs and entered the dining room.

Courtney was setting plates of food in front of our children and I quietly came up behind her, tucking a strand of hr pale blonde hair back behind her ear. She jumped slightly before turning around and planting a kiss on my lips. "I'm sorry if I interrupted your songwriting."

I shook my head. "It doesn't matter, Chocolate. I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Will you quit with the parental affection and sit down, so we can all start eating?" Bowser mumbled, quietly, not looking up from his pile of food.

"That's basically Bowser saying 'Séverine you are lucky that you don't get to see your parents kiss each other every day,'," Benji said with a laugh.

"It isn't my fault that he finds affection extremely uncomfortable," Severine retorted.

"Mom?" Bowser grumbled. "Can I eat in my room, please?"

Courtney rolled her eyes, sitting down. I slowly sat down beside her. "No, Bowser, you can eat out here tonight."

Benji stuck his tongue out at his twin. "Ha, momma's boy got told no!"

Bowser kicked his brother under the table and Courtney let out a frustrated sigh. "No, bickering at the table tonight, alright? Just because Emma is at a friend's house doesn't mean misbehavior is allowed."

I couldn't help but smile at the twins argumentative behavior. They reminded me of my brothers and I at the dinner table. Although, back then I hated my brothers, I now looked back on them with the fondest of memories.

Courtney gently grabbed my hand under the table and I grabbed a hold of Benji's, who I was sitting next to. We bowed our heads and said a quick prayer before everyone started digging in. Bowser had half his plate gone by the time any of us started actually eating instead of talking to one another.

Séverine was giggling at something Benji had said. Benji was trying to get his twin's attention and Courtney was just smiling at her children.

I lifted my head and as I looked at my whole family surrounded around the dinner table, a smile formed on my face. This is what I always wanted in my life. I always wanted a family, I always wanted to be a dad, and finally I was.

I was finally happy.

A.N: And that's the end!

Thank you to everyone that stuck through the twists and turns of this story. I'm extremely grateful that you guys didn't stop reading when I know the story was getting irritating. I really appreciate it!

However, I'm thinking about writing a third book to this series which would be told from Bowser's perspective. It would be ten or fifteen parts at the most, maybe twenty, and I already got a few parts already written. I just want your opinions though. Would you read it or would you not?

Since this story is now over, I will updating Wonderland much more frequently and I'm currently working on another Josh Dun story and another twenty one pilots story. Both of them will be up as soon as possible.

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