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bachelor party

INSPIRATION: sam smith- like i can (the song & the video)

josh, mark, brad, and brendon all stood outside tyler's front door, josh being in the front of the group. they were all wearing black and white suits, and trying their best to keep them neat and clean. joshua looked down at his shoes, his feet hurting more than he was used to in his normal nike sneakers.

after a minute of slight rustling and quiet whispers behind the door, tyler opened it and smiled widely as he saw all his closest friends waiting for him in their formal attire. jenna peeked out from the door frame, her blonde hair slightly falling into her face as she looked at all the nicely dressed boys.

"you all look so nice! have fun tonight!" she called out as tyler gave her a quick kiss and walked out the door with his friends. as they walked down the driveway, there was a black limo waiting in the road for them. tyler laughed at the surprise, climbing into the long car. it made him feel like a movie star; sitting in the back of a limo with his friends, drinking champagne from the bottle, sticking his head out of the sunroof from time to time to scream into the city. it really was like a dream.

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the group arrived at their first destination; the bar. they all got out of the car, laughing and yelling like they were the only people in the world. josh was the last out of the limo, leaving a generous tip for the limo driver before they got back into the car because he knew he would be too drunk to remember to pay later.

the bar was fairly nice; it was quite dark except for the occasional strobe light flashing through the room, there was loud music blaring in everyone's ears, but it was nice. it felt somewhat liberating to the soon-to-be-married brunet, who was already ordering everyone a shot at the bar.

as the bartender counted down from 3, everyone was smiling and cheering. as "one!" could be heard throughout the bar, the group took the shot of whiskey, downing the small dose of alcohol down their throats. everyone drank in celebration, except for joshua, of course.

he was drinking to forget. to forget how him and tyler had always joked about how in love they were. to forget all those times they kissed. to forget all the lovely words exchanged between the two about how they were never leaving each other's side. to forget about tyler telling josh they couldn't be together 'like this.' the list goes on and on, but josh just wanted to forget it all.

one shot turned into two, and two turned into three, and eventually it all just turned into a blur. tyler climbed onto the bar at one point, dumping his beer all over his head, causing his hair to stick up like the alcohol was hair gel. everyone laughed, especially josh, at the sight of the severely drunken boy.

josh was more taken aback by tyler's sheer beauty through all the craziness, his hair now glistening as he danced to the loud music while stumbling around the bar. his suit was slightly damp from the constant spills, but he still looked flawless. it truly was shocking how perfect the man was, and joshua would never be able to understand how he was so unaware of how radiant he is.

after everyone was fairly drunk, (of course the brunet being excessively intoxicated), they piled back into the limo and decided where to go next; the beach.

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josh was, again, the last out of the limo, this time struggling to get out as his vision was a bit blurry from the booze earlier. he managed out, though, and staggered towards his friends who were quite a bit ahead of him. as tyler approached the shore, he yelled out to his friends.