"there is a boy with a camera sitting on my favorite ramp" whispered brendon.
he didn't really sound angry, more surprised.
josh shoved bren to the side and started to walk to the bench next to the ramp, ignoring the boy who was dressed in loose blue jeans and a black turtle neck.
the young men didn't notice them and kept looking at the screen of his expensive seeming camera. he carried a black fabric bag with him that had the outlines of a naked body on it.
josh pressed play on his phone and suddenly loud rock music was coming out of the speakerbox he brought with him.
the stranger with the camera squeaked and nearly dropped the camera.
josh just kept ignoring him, took his keys and his wallet out of his pockets and started to do flips. he was practicing a "strawberry milkshake" at the moment, because it was a pretty easy one, but he for some reason never really learned it.
brendon just shrugged, not looking at the boy who was still sitting on top of the ramp, looking kind of scared, and followed josh.
"hi, my name is tyler and i was wondering if i could take some pictures of you and your friend?".
josh looked up, surprised by the soft, but still manly voice. the brown haired boy stood in front of him, playing with the halter strip of his camera and looking at him with big brown asking eyes.
he wasn't as small as had expected, he was actually taller than him, but very skinny. joshs mind formed the word "fragile" as he was looking at the boys trembling hand and then up to the slightly pink cheeks.
he lost himself for a second, but remembered quickly why the boy approached him.
"theoretically, sure, but i mean, what do you need the pictures for?" asked josh with a slight smirk.
tyler was about to answer, not really getting the slight double symbolism of the asked question as brendon rolled up to the two boys and slung his arms around joshs shoulders.
"who are you talking to, babe? introduce me to the cute stranger.".
the rosy cheeked boy took a step back, a little intimidated by the outcoming boy on the skateboard.
"brendon, would you like to play model for tyler here? he just asked of he could take pictures of us and i would think about it if you would agree.".
brendon, looking a little confused, scratched his neck and then turned to tyler letting his grip around josh go.
"i first need a little back information. do you maybe want to sit down and talk about this a little? like, what do you plan on doing with the pictures? what kind of pictures do you want room take? and so on.".
tyler nodded happily, "that sounds very good, thank you for considering it.".
they all sat down, brendon and tyler on the bench, that was build out of old broken boards and scattered with stickers, and the otter boy on his skateboard on the asphalt in front of them.
they all simultaneously got out packs of cigarettes, laughing as they realized. after sharing tylers light blue lighter and talking a couple of nicotine drags in, they started talking.
tyler told them about his usual motives for his photography and that his professor told everyone they should try sometime different this time, so he decided he'd go out to take pictures of people. he usually only did nature and abstract/close up photography, but he was excited to do something new.
they also talked about school, brendon about his past experience with it and the other two mainly about what they had been going on over the past couple weeks.
then they changed the topic to music. now brendon was with his dj job the more experienced one, but the other two also had quite interesting opinions and insights about it.
after a couple of hours and even more cigarettes, the two best friends decided to go home and tyler also said that he probably should get going.
"if you really consider doing this whole thing a good idea, maybe you could just come here again tomorrow?" asked tyler, trembling again.
the other two looked at each other and started to chuckle a little.
brendon, still smiling answered "you know, we are kind of always here, but if it's alright, we would also like to bring a couple of friends tomorrow and just do it then. maybe you can even get some more shoots."
after figuring out a time and some awkward fist bumping, they all went home. going up the stairs to their apartment, josh said "i think we are going to become great friends with this ty guy!" and brendon nodded, just to then slowly open the door and push josh in, so he could kiss him in private.
// i like the whole story concept, but i wish someone who can really write would sculpt it!
