Cinnamon. {Joshler}

Blurred Lines and Cinnamon Eyes

Tyler woke up shortly after I brought him to his room, and it was not a pleasant sight when he did to say the least. Out of nowhere his eyes shot open, his hands twisting in the sheets as he gasped for air frantically. I grabbed and pulled him to my chest, holding him tightly. "Shh, Ty. I'm right here." He squirmed and flailed, scratching at his arms and I had to sit on top of his hips, holding his wrists above his head for him to calm down even the slightest bit. He looked at me, his eyes and body relaxing as he figured out where we were. "J-Josh I- it's-" he stuttered out, and pressed a soft kiss to his lips to calm him. "It'll be okay. Shh, I'm here." Tyler started sobbing violently, fighting against my grip. "Josh i-it's HIM!" He shouted and at first I was confused, but then I remembered what he had told me in the car a while back. "That was Zack, wasn't it?"

Tyler flinched at the name, fear striking through his eyes once more. "Hey, I'm here, and I'm not going anywhere. I'll spend the night, okay?" Tyler nodded, and when I loosened my grip on his wrists he flung his arms around me. "I love you." He said, and I replied with an "I love you too."

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Soon enough we went downstairs, Tyler's hand holding mine in a death grip. I gave him a soft smile before we turned the corner, and sure enough, there sat the nightmare with Tyler's parents. I felt Tyler tense as we entered the room, his brother looking over to us with a shit-eating grin. "Hey, Tyty! You're up! Were you that excited to see me?" It took all of my willpower not to drop my jaw. This guy clearly thought he had done nothing wrong. I looked to Tyler, who looked down Zack's clothing before shuttering. "H-hi." He muttered, and I could feel his legs practically turn to jelly.

The older man stood up, walking over towards Tyler and enveloping him in a hug, to which Tyler just gripped my hand tighter, even if it was only for a split second. I could see tears welling up in Tyler's eyes as he tried to shake them off.

"And you must be Josh! Mom and dad just told me about you too! I'm so happy for the two of you." Zack turned to an angle so I didn't see his face but whatever expression it was made Tyler's blood run cold. He gulped, clearly terrified and bit his lip. "T-Thank yo-u." The smaller boy stuttered, and I swear when Zack turned to me his eye twitched. "No problem!" He said, going back to sit with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph. "Come on over!" He said and while I took a step back Tyler took a step forward. "You don't have to do this." I whispered quiet enough that Zack didn't hear it. Suddenly Tyler's eyes snapped open and he backed up, following me. "We're gonna go to bed. It's been an eventful day." I said to Tyler's mom before following him up the stairs. He had already left when I was talking to his mom, so he was already in the room when I got there.

"Tyler..." I said softly, entering the bedroom and shutting the door. He had his hands up to his ears, curled up in the corner across from his bed and was rocking back and forth, tears streaming down his face. "Ty, hey, baby it's me. You're safe. You're with me." I cooed as I walked over and picked him up, carrying the small boy to his bed and sitting him down on it. "Let's get you into some PJ's, yeah?" Tyler nodded, wiping his tears with his sleeve and allowed me to pull the sweater off of him. I continued with his pants and shoes, slipping him into some grey sweatpants and my black 'My Chemical Romance' hoodie I had left here some time ago. I changed into my own set of spare pajamas that I leave at his house, and climbed into his bed, wrapping my arms around him tightly. Tyler nuzzled his face into my chest, sobs wracking his small form as he wrapped his arms around my waist. I kissed his hair and rested my chin on his head, falling into a calm sleep as the boy next to me did the same.

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I awoke to sunlight streaming into the bedroom, and a warm body next to me. I looked over at Tyler and watched him sleep, as he looked so much more peaceful than he had last night. Soon enough his eyes opened, his cinnamon brown eyes looking at me and shimmering in the light of morning. "Hey." I said softly, moving my hand up to rub my thumb across his cheek softly. Tyler smiled and looked at me, before his expression changed and he remembered the events of the night prior. I saw tears prickle at the corners of his eyes and I tilted his chin so he was forced to look at me. "Hey, none of that. Come on, I'll make you breakfast in bed, how does that sound?" And Tyler nodded, a small smile playing on his lips as I slipped out of bed to make the promised meal. Tyler rolled over and went back to sleep as I left, so I shut the door and went downstairs.

I quickly set to making the best breakfast possible, pancakes, eggs, sausage. The whole nine yards. I was finishing up the breakfast for two when Zack appeared, wearing plaid pajama pants and a plain white t-shirt. "Morning." He said grumpily, going to the fridge. I nodded at him vaguely before picking up the tray and walking towards the stairs.

"He doesn't deserve that, you know." I turned to see Zack pointing at the tray with an almost amused scowl on his face. "What does that mean?" I asked, quirking a brow. "Oh, nothing. He just doesn't deserve special treatment. Never has, Never will." I was seething at his words, because who did he think he was to tell me that Tyler, the most wonderful person on the planet as far as I was concerned, didn't deserve to be treated with respect. I growled a quick, "Fuck off." Before making my way upstairs.

I entered the bedroom once again and set the breakfast on the wooden desk next to Tyler's bed, before sitting on the side of it and nudging Tyler awake. "Babe," I whispered, "breakfast is here." The brunette rolled over, opening his eyes and blinking before smelling the food and sitting up. I sat the tray between us. "Hey." He said, yawning as he grabbed one of the forks, digging into his plate. "Hey yourself." We had some pleasurable small talk, avoiding the obvious elephant in the room and having a good time. When we finished eating I moved the tray out of the way and stood up, pulling Tyler with me so we could both get dressed and prepare for the dreadful day ahead.

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"Hey, Ty-guy." Zack said, walking closer to Tyler, who was in the kitchen washing a bowl he had been eating from. He shut the water off and turned to look at his brother, fear evident in his eyes. I was watching the two from the doorway of the kitchen, as I had stumbled upon this scene when I was going to ask Tyler what was taking so long. I glared at the older boy as he neared Tyler, hands gliding across his arms and shoulders effortlessly. No way did I trust him. Tyler clearly looked uncomfortable, gulping audibly as he gripped the counter next to the sink, before Zack pried his hand off of it and spun them around, wrappings his arms around the smaller boy and causing me to grit my teeth. "I missed you so much." He said into Tyler's ear, and I saw tears in Tyler's eyes before I looked down low enough to see what was happening. Zack had pushed Tyler onto the counter, palming at his crotch and pulling down the neck of his sweater over his shoulder. He began to suck and kiss at his neck, leaving an amount of slobber I didn't know humans were capable of. Completely enraged, I marched forward, grabbing Zack by his shoulder and decking him square in the jaw. He went down easily enough, and I looked over to see the fear and shock in his eyes as tears continued to pour down his soft cheeks. I picked him up from the counter, holding him bridal style and carrying him up and into his room, before setting him down on his bed.

He looked at me, confused as I searched around for a bag. "I'm taking you away from here." I said through gritted teeth, groaning in frustration. Tyler stood up and grabbed my wrist as I went to punch his wall, stopping me. "T-Thank you." He whispered, tears still falling as he visibly shook. He wiped the wet substance away with his pale blue sweater sleeve and hugged me tightly, allowing me to inhale the sweet smell of him once more.

Cinnamon.

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Chapter 11 -the final chapter- will be up by Saturday, it's probably gonna be really long jfc anyways I hope you enjoyed this!