The One Who Didn't Jump // joshler

10

Josh woke up to a knock at his front door. He checked his clock.
12:24
Who's at my door at midnight?
There was another knock, this one faster and more worried. He got up to go check who it was.
He opened the door a crack. Tyler was standing there, shivering because he was shirtless and in his pajamas.
"Josh?" He whispered.
"Tyler? What are you doing at my house?"
Tyler looked down.
"Can I come in?" He asked.
Josh opened the door wider and let him in.
"Are you okay?" Josh asked as they went into his room. He turned on the light and looked at Tyler. Tyler had a black eye, scratches, bruises on his torso, and dried tears on his face.. Josh walked up to his and put his head in his hands. "What happened? Who did this?"
Tyler started crying silently.
"It was Zack," He whispered. "I was writing in my room and he just came in and started beating me up."
"And your parents-?"
"They already left."
"Tyler.." Josh trailed off. He looked at Tyler and hugged him. He winced a little because of the bruises, but he still hugged back. "I'm sorry."
"He knows. He looked at my phone and still has it." He explained.
Josh turned around and grabbed his phone.
"Josh what are you doing. Josh, no!" Tyler tried to pry the phone from Josh's hands, but couldn't.
Josh opened his texts.

Josh- Zack
Tyler- I guess you're josh
Tyler- are you Tyler's boyfriend or something
Tyler- that's disgusting
Josh- no you know what's disgusting? The fact that you beat up Tyler
Josh- not cool man
Tyler- Tyler doesn't even have the right to live in this house
Tyler- our family are extremely against homosexuals
Tyler- they all deserve to get beat up and die

Josh turned off his phone and threw it at the floor. It cracked. He looked back at Tyler. Tears started forming in his eyes.
"I'm sorry." He whispered.
Tyler looked down and Josh hugged him again.
"You're probably tired. I'll go get an air mattress." Josh said and quietly left the room. Tyler looked at Josh's cracked phone in the floor.
Look at it.
See what he said.
Blurryface whispered.
Tyler obeyed and picked up the phone. He checked the last texts and read the conversation.

When Josh came back lugging a box containing the air mattress, Tyler was sitting on the floor with the phone in his hands, crying. Josh immediately dropped the box and went to Tyler.
"It doesn't matter." Josh said to him. He took the phone away and put it in a drawer. He hugged Tyler and started setting up the mattress.
Tyler sat on Josh's bed, and eventually lied down.
Josh finished setting up the mattress, and he thought Tyler was asleep, so he let Tyler lie on his bed.
Josh lied down on the mattress, but was shaken awoke by Tyler.
"Josh," he whispered. "I can't sleep."
Josh scooted aside on the mattress so Tyler could lie there too.
"Cmon." Josh said.
Tyler lied on the mattress next to Josh and his breathing immediately calmed.
He didn't fall asleep right away, but Josh did.
Tyler occasionally looked at him sleeping.
He's so cute.
He's so perfect.
I love him.
He thought.
And with the sound of Josh's calm breathing, he fell asleep.

Whenever Josh would hear Tyler cry, he would get closer to him. It always made Tyler feel better.

Tyler had nightmares every time he fell asleep.
Each time was either a memory of what had happened earlier, or Blurryface.

I was only sitting in my room, writing.
Zack barged in without warning and pushed me to the ground.
"Get up!" Zack ordered.
I stayed on the floor.
He punched me.
"I said get up, you stupid fag!" He yelled.
I could see Madi and Jay watching from the doorway as Zack beat me up.
"Zack, I don't think you should do that," Madi said as she held onto Jay.
He only turned away for a moment to look at her.
She and Jay ran away.
He beat me until I was unconscious.

Tyler woke up, sweating and crying.
Josh turned to look at him.
"Tyler, are you okay?" He asked.
Tyler shook his head.
Josh wrapped his arm around Tyler.
Tyler looked at him, and Josh kissed his forehead.
"Nobody can hurt you while I'm around." Josh said.
But how long will that be?
He thought.
It'll end soon enough.
Blurryface whispered.
Tyler let himself fall asleep in Josh's arms.

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okay sorry this one was kinda short but the next one will be good I promise.
I swear I have nothing against Zack
I love writing fluff ohmygosh
-Sid