[COMPLETED | RE-WRITE OF ORIGINAL !!!]
aka the one in which Tyler's failed suicide attempt lands him in rehab where he meets Josh; an unreadable boy who changes his hair colour everyday, and maybe, just maybe, he's exactly what Tyler needs.
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tw: depression, talking someone down from attempting suicide. this is the HAPPY ending. The choice is entirely yours if you wish to make this the 'official' ending or not but this one does lead into a sequel (which is already up!) if you don't want it to end here. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT ON BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND THIS VERSION I HOPE IT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT . MUCH LOVE, AND STAY SAFE MY LOVELIES.
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Josh started crying harder at Tyler's statement.
Dr. Long was distraught, she wanted more than anything to intervene but she didn't know how. The usual protocols didn't seem to be appropriate. So, she had to trust that Tyler would save him.
"No, no it's too late. They'll send me away now; I'll be in a place like this forever. My life is nothing without you, my life is nothing." Josh ranted, broken.
"Josh, don't say that." Tyler pleaded, squeezing his eyes shut as tears fell from them.
"Why not? it's true." Josh spat. "You were the best thing that ever happened to me, I'm sorry."
"I regret it." Tyler spoke suddenly, teary eyed. Josh looked up at him confused. "I regret trying to kill myself. I can admit it now, because of you. You saved my life Josh. It's thanks to you that I'm leaving, I'm going home."
"What?" Josh was breathing harshly as he tried to process Tyler's words.
"I regret trying to end my life, that's why I'm leaving Josh. I don't regret that my actions brought me here though. Whatever force it was -fate, God, the planets aligning, coincidence- I don't care, I'm so glad it happened." Josh's grip on the shard loosened ever so slightly but Tyler noticed, it made his heart skip. Hope.
"Josh if you hurt yourself, I can't be responsible for what I'll do to myself." Tyler said honestly, looking deep into Josh's eyes. Josh's breath caught. "Without you, I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't feel anything. I need you to live. But you have to save yourself okay, I can't do it for you." He was pleading now, his forehead against Josh's, their jagged breaths mixing.
"I want you by my side for the rest of my sorry existence. Please don't let the darkness win." Tyler squeezed his eyes shut, his hand pulling gently on the piece of mirror in Josh's grip. "This is all wrong, I-I'm sorry, I was going to go home and get my life together and get strong enough to help you do the same." He mumbled breathlessly, squeezing his eyes shut as though mentally berating himself. A stray tear escaped his eye.
"You were going to..." Josh trailed off, he shook his head. "No." He said, his brow furrowed in disbelief. Tyler gripped his cheek forcing Josh to look him in the eyes.
Tyler nodded furiously."Yes." Josh had to believe him, Tyler couldn't breathe as he waited for Josh to take in what he was saying.
"I love you." Josh choked out. At the feeling of Josh's hand letting go of the mirror Tyler's whole body wracked with sobs of relief. He closed the gap kissing Josh, praying the contact was enough to bring him back to himself completely. The kiss grew desperate, Tyler clinging to Josh like he was about to vanish at any minute, his life depended on this moment.
