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josh sighed, his eyes heavy with sleep and exhaustion as he barely struggled to stay awake. he held his wrist in his hand, the hospital bracelet leaving purple marks on his skin.
the door to his room slid open, and a small brunette waved weakly while he stood in the door way.
"thank god," josh breathed, his exhaustion taking out the best of him. "i missed you."
tyler smiled as he walked to the side of josh's bed and checked the bags connected to his IV. "it's been far to long." he said, taking a seat in the chair next to josh's bed.
"nurse," josh said, tilting his head back. tyler looked at him, a worried look on his face. he slid his hand into josh's, tyler's warm hand warming up josh's freezing one. "can you give me an estimate of how long i'm going to last?" he asked, closing his eyes.
"josh, i-"
"tyler." josh said, sitting up and opening his eyes, staring into tyler's. "please, i don't want to be lied to anymore." he said, squeezing tyler's hand.
tyler looked down, grief and worry stricken across his face. "i don't want to tell you, josh." he said, rubbing josh's thumb with his own. "i don't want to believe it, either."
josh looked away, tears in his eyes. "come here," he motioned, letting tyler climb onto the bed and lay against his chest. "please, i... you have to understand. i can't live without knowing anymore."
tyler sighed against josh's chest. "i know." he whispered, taking a fistful of josh's gown into his small hands. "according to the charts i get, you... you have about three weeks to live." tyler said as tears escaped his eyes.
josh let out a breath, silent tears rolling down his cheeks as he felt tyler start to cry against his chest. "no, tyler baby," josh said, running his hand over tyler's head.
"don't cry, sweetheart. i-it's gonna be okay." he lied.
