I Think I Lost My Halo ⇒ Joshler

Wake Up From A Dreamer's Sleep

Tyler turned to look at Josh after stopping in front of his house. He was expecting Josh to be unbuckling but Josh just stared straight ahead. He was gripping onto his knees so hard his knuckles turned white.

"Josh? What's the matter?" Tyler asked with a shaky voice. He was worried:
A. Josh might have just fully processed what Tyler told him about Blurryface and now thinks he has been hanging out a crazy unstable person
or
B. Somehow Blurry got into Josh's mind and is completely ruining him

The very thought of the second one actually happening nearly knocked the breath out of Tyler. Luckily, that wasn't the case. Though what actually was happening wasn't much better.

"Please," Josh said in a weak voice, "Just keep driving."

This made both Tyler and Blurry completely confused. Blurry couldn't even make up a story explaining why Josh would say that. Tyler didn't question him though, he just kept driving. He knew Josh had his reasons and in time he would tell him.

When they got back to Tyler's house, Tyler let Josh borrow some cloths. He told Josh he could sleep in his bed while he slept on the couch. Josh agreed with a nod so Tyler started to head to the door.

"Wait," Josh said in a barely hearable voice. Tyler stopped instantly and turned to face him. It was silent for a few seconds while Josh tried to find his voice.

"I...I told my parents...I told my parents I am, uh," he cracked a sad smile, "Oh God, I can't even say it out loud.." He hid his face into his hands and started to cry. Tyler was silent, he never had to deal with a crying friend before, sense he never had friends, so he had no idea what to do.

Blurry had a grin going ear to ear. He thought for sure sense Tyler was most likely not gonna try and help Josh, this would show Josh how pathetic he truly is. He can't even do something as simple as comfort a friend in time of sadness. Right when he was about to taunt him, Tyler sat down on the bed and gave Josh an awkward side hug. "Don't be an idiot," Blurry said trying to hide the franticness in his voice, "You are just gonna make things worse. You're a monster, him probably rather be alone. He feels bad for you!"

Tyler ignored him and moved Josh's hand from his face. He wiped away Josh's tears and made him look at him.
He averted his eyes from Tyler's though, "My dad said he hated me...said that no son of his is a fag. I tried to apologize and just go to my room but then he hit me...and started telling I'm w-worthless...and-"
"Hey, you don't have to talk about it right now. It's okay," Tyler gave a soft sympathetic smile that didn't look like much but meant the world to Josh. Tyler brought Josh into a hug for a few second in silence, a comfortable silence.

"Is he watching?" Josh whispered.
"Yeah," Tyler replied knowing who he was talking about.
"Good."
Before Tyler knew it, they were kissing. He closed his eyes and put his arms around Josh's waist. This was his first kiss without Blurry being in control.

It felt like love and acceptance, something Tyler would kill for.

The simple, passionate kiss slowly turned into a making out. Tyler was sitting on Josh's lap, legs on both sides. Josh put is hand on Tyler's crotch but Tyler pulled away. They were both breathing heavily and madly blushing.

"Oh crap, sorry...I..I shouldn't have. I'm sorry."

"Oh, no, no! Trust me, I would love to...I really would. But I,
uh, oh God, this is embarrassing..."

"Tyler, you kinda already told me your biggest secret. Unless this is worse than having a demon following you around."

"Ha yeah, you're right. Okay...I'm kinda, waiting..till marriage."

Josh nodded while biting his lower lip. He completely understood and obviously didn't want to push Tyler into doing something he didn't want to do. Surprisingly, Tyler is actually super religious. He always had the dream of waiting till after his big day to do it with the person he was gonna be with for the rest of his life. He never said it out loud though, not like he had anyone to tell it to anyway. Actually, this was even the first time Blurryface heard about this. 'That  certainly is something I can use,' Blurry thought with a smirk.

Tyler just ended up sleeping in the same bed as Josh. It wasn't like his mom was gonna walk in on them. Plus, they were fully clothed and doing nothing so there was really nothing his mom could get mad at. Unlike Josh, Tyler was blessed with non-scumbag parents. So sleeping in the same bed was not a big deal at all.

It was almost the perfect night until Blurry whispered, "You should really watch what you say around me, Ty." Tyler could hear the smirk in his voice, which sent goosebumps all over his body. He scooted closer to Josh but he knew there was nothing either of them could do to protect his mind.

Tyler also knew, things weren't gonna be the same once morning came around.