Under The Covers {joshler}

junior prom - part one

there will be a part two to this but for now enjoy pure fluff.

The end of junior year brought a dance with it, one that half the junior classmen was excited for, the other half were more excited for the after party.

Josh's sister had been invited by a guy from Josh's homeroom called Andrew and this lead to the two of them being forced to take pictures together while they waited for their dates to arrive.

"This is so stupid." Josh muttered as he pulled at his suit sleeves.

"Stop fidgeting Tyler is gonna think you look great." Ashley rolled her eyes but not looking over from where she was fixing her lipstick using her phone as a mirror.

"That's not why I'm uncomfortable." Josh huffed but his sister fixed him with a look that made him sit down on the couch and grumble to himself.

Just as Ashley was about to snap at him for jigging his leg the doorbell rang and Josh shot up off the couch.

He heard his mother greeting whoever it was and he felt his heart pick up. Tyler walked into the room in a tux looking nervous too. He stopped when he saw Josh, taking in his tight-fitting black tux and black bow tie.

The look of awe on Tyler's face as he looked at his boyfriend could only be paralleled by the one on Josh's as he took in the soft pink tie he wore that matched the colour of Josh's already faded hair.

Ashley coughed loudly when both boys continued to just stare at one another, making them both blush and look away.

"I got you a flower thingy." Tyler said as he moved over to Josh. Josh blushed again and let Tyler pink the small pink flowers to his jacket.

"Does this make me the girl?" Josh asked quietly with a snort.

Tyler rolled his eyes as he ran his fingers along Josh's blazer lapels subtly pulling him closer. "If you were a girl I would like you significantly less." He replied with a straight face.

It was Josh's turn to roll his eyes but both boys couldn't help but break out into smiles before kissing slowly. They broke apart at the sound of a camera clicking. Josh burying his head on Tyler's shoulder when he saw his mother was taking pictures.

When Andrew arrived he seemed to be just as blown away at Ashley as Josh was with Tyler and that caused him to decide that yeah, he wasn't too bad after all.

"Can you just smile Josh? I want a nice picture for your father to see." Mrs. Dun huffed and Josh couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness at the mention of his absent father. He let Tyler pull him closer and smiled for the camera nonetheless.

Thankfully not a moment later Brendon, Sarah, Colin, Hayley and Ashley were in the expensive car outside, waiting for them and Josh was quick to pull Tyler outside with a shout of goodbye to his mom.

Once inside the car Colin was quick to pass around a hip flask and Josh may have taken an extra shot just to calm his jitters. Tyler placed a reassuring hand on his thigh, squeezing it so he could get Josh's attention.

"You okay?" Tyler asked quietly so only Josh could hear in the now slightly cramped backseat. Josh thought about it for a moment, thought about his friends, and how his friendship circle had expanded to include Sarah and Tyler, Jenna and even Mark, Michael and Nick, sometimes his own sister too. He soaked in the small buzz and the laughter going on around him and thought about how they'd all been there for him this year. He thought about the way Tyler was looking at him right now, full of concern and affection, filling in the holes in Josh's life with goodness and care and a safe place to land and Josh felt his whole body radiate warmth at the feeling.