joshler one shots

picking flowers

(WARNING THIS IS SAD)

Tyler ran like a madman through his front yard. He stopped every so often to pick all the dandelions he saw. Josh would like these, his hair was yellow and this would be a great birthday present. He ran back to the porch and set the large bundle of the weeds, but Tyler always argued that they were in fact flowers, on the ground along with the others he picked.

Across the street was a park. It had more dandelions than Tyler could count. He wasn’t allowed to go over there though, not without Josh. He had to stay home while Josh was at work but he would be back any minute. Tyler couldn’t have Josh walk him over to the park his birthday present would be ruined then.

How bad could it be? Tyler was a big boy and he could cross the street all by himself. Reaching down to grab the empty ice cream bucket he had once filled with chalk, he dumped it out in the grass.  Tyler took a deep breath and made his way down the walkway towards the road.

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Josh drove quickly down the road. He wanted to get home to Tyler as fast as he could. Josh always hated leaving Tyler all alone while he was away, but the faster he drove the faster he would get home to his boy.

Josh turned the corner and his phone slid off the dashboard. He reached down to grab but his fingers pushed it further away. He reached down further, his hand slipped on the steering wheel and something large hit his windshield cracking it and sending the car spinning. He hit a lamp post and his airbags popped out.

“Shit.” Josh muttered. He lifted his head off the steering wheel and touched the large cut across his forehead. He winced in pain as he looked up at the broken windshield, there were dandelions littered about his dashboard mostly covered in blood.

Carefully and painfully, Josh unbuckled his seat belt with the distant sound of a siren blaring. He pushed the door open and lifted himself out of the car.

The street was covered in broken glass and the yellow weeds. Josh turned around and saw a small figure lying in the street yards away.

Josh’s breath stopped and he started panicking. Fuck! Fuck! Josh thought walking towards the body. He had hit someone! He started thinking about what he was going to do how was he going to live with himself! What was Tyler going to think!?

The figure twitched and the small body tried lifting itself off the ground. The person screamed out silently in agony. Their arm was definitely broken and they couldn't feel their legs at all.

Josh started running, more of limping, but he moved quickly down the street towards the person. Josh noticed the short brown hair, or the only brown spot out of the red stained hair. He saw the group of dandelions in his hand and the pink skirt so similar to the one Tyler had picked out for Josh’s birthday.

“Tyler!?” Josh screamed his voice strained and shaky. The figure lifted a hand and it shook.

Josh sprinted. His legs were on fire and he felt a thousand knives stab his chest but he ran towards his boy. Josh fell to the ground and started sobbing. What had he done?

“J-josh.” Tyler said shakily. His voice so quiet Josh could barely hear it over the sound of the ambulance racing down the street.

“What? What is it baby?” Josh cried he grabbed the hand Tyler could move and held it with all of his might.

“Ha-” Tyler sucked in a breath and closed his eyes slowly and opened them once again. Josh couldn't see Tyler, there was a thick layer of blood and tears covering his eyes. “ Happy B-b-birth-d-day.”

Tyler let go of Josh hand and his body let out a breath. His eyes went white and the blush went from his face.

“T-tyler?” Josh whispered. He squeezed Tyler’s pale hand and shook it. “ Tyler.”

There was no response.

The paramedics raced out of the ambulance and towards Tyler.

“Sir, you need to move!” One of them said. She put her hand on Josh’s shoulder in comfort but he slapped it away.

“Tyler.” Josh said louder. He shook the lifeless body viciously and squeezed the hand, that still had baby blue nail polish, even tighter. “Tyler! Tyler! Get up! Tyler!”

“Sir! We need to help him!” The woman yelled again, she tried to pull Josh away but he turned and looked her dead in the eye.

“Don't fucking touch me!” Josh screamed. “Tyler! Tyler get up!”

The other paramedic had placed a hand on the other arm and checked the pulse.

“He’s gone Ella.” The man said.

“No! No! Tyler!” Josh screamed his tears clogging his throat. He couldn't breath. “Tyler! No! Get up! Get the fuck up!”

“We need oxygen!” The paramedic named Ella yelled. The man ran and grabbed a tube with a mask and handed it to her.

“Sir!” Ella shouted. “Breath into this!”

Josh slumped over and his body started shaking, his muscles grew tense and his eyes blacked out.

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Josh woke up to the beeping sound. His eyes slowly opened and squinted at the bright light above him. He turned his head slowly, wincing at the pressure, and looked around the blank room.

“Good!” A nurse entered the room. “You're awake.”

“Wh-” Josh’s voice was raspy and airy. It hurt to talk. He swallowed and tried again. “Where am I?”

“You are at a hospital.” She smiled and picked up a clipboard. She turned back to Josh and took a breath. “ There are some flowers for you on the table.”

Josh looked over and saw the vase full of dandelions. His eyes heated up and he wiped the tears away.

“Those are weeds.”

(I am a horrible person  I cried while writing this I am so sorry)