one shots ❯ joshler

jealousy.

damn two updates in one day???

this one is quite angsty, but it's fluffy at the end so,

in which Joshua becomes jealous. they fight, they kiss, happily ever after.

special thanks to screamingsubmission for suggesting this idea. i appreciate it.

don't forget you can request anything you'd like, as long as it doesn't have to do with anything with suicide, suicide attempt, self infliction, or rape

enjoy.

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Joshua knows there's no reason to feel jealousy. Tyler's being Tyler; the sweet, flirtatious, charming boy he's always been. It's one of the reasons Joshua fell in love with him. That, and Tyler's tenacity to win his heart made it difficult to combat. His attempts, though incompetent and trivial at first, had Joshua feeling sympathy for the boy, which later on developed into something more. A feeling he couldn't deny, and was forced to accept.

A feeling he later on understood to be love. Odd, really. A boy like Joshua would find someone like Tyler, a "troublemaker," one who "broke hearts," and never had his broken. But, Joshua discovered that Tyler was the missing jigsaw piece to the puzzle that was his life. He fit in perfectly and easily, filling the gap that had always been there before him.

A year on, and their relationship has only grown and enhanced. A bond between two young boys who fool themselves, thinking they're madly in love and refuse to believe they don't need anybody else. As long as they have each other. Maybe they're idiots. Idiots who kid themselves of believing they'll spend the rest of their lives together, bound by something so simple as love, that they hope will be powerful enough to never break. So, yes, maybe Josh is being ridiculous. But if he had his pick of people in the world, he knows nobody he'd rather be ridiculous with, than Tyler.

Pondering this all over in his head, Joshua knows he's overreacting. But the scene in front of his eyes, it's sickening. Tyler may be oblivious to what's happening, but Joshua can read the subtext like a script in his head. He sees the subtle touches, the small chuckle of the cashier or the big doe eyes she bats at Tyler. She's playing a game, and she's doing it skillfully.

He narrows his eyes, sending silent warnings to her. He knows it's jealousy that bubbles in the pit of his stomach, rising up to form a lump in his throat that he's unable to swallow down. He knows it's jealousy that coaxes out the threatening thoughts ringing out in his mind, but he can't help it. Not when he's managed to hold on to someone like Tyler for so long. Seeing someone shamelessly flirt with him brings out the protective side of him.

It's always been there, a small piece of self-doubt, embedded inside of him. Ruminating how long he'll have Tyler for before he moves on and leaves Joshua behind on his own again. The thought has always haunted him, and seeing Tyler with the blatantly-obvious floozy of a girl aggravates it. The sight of a woman's hands on what's rightfully his, a growl is ripped from his throat, rough and low.

Tyler clearly hears it, turning his head to raise a dark eyebrow at Joshua, almost challenging. Blonde Cashier #1 smirks at him, her hands accidentally brushing against his chest, and Joshua can't bear to watch anymore. He steers his gaze away from Blondie, pawing at him like some desperate female in heat. He has to get out of here. He has to leave before he does something he knows he'll regret terribly.