"Hey, Ty. I um... I don't think I can keep doing this," Josh said.
"D-doing What?"
"Us..."
"Y-you're breaking up w-with me?" Tyler asked, tears in his eyes. "W-why?"
"You've gained a bit of weight..."
"B-because t-the doctor said I-I needed to," Tyler said. "I-I needed to t-to be healthy."
Josh just kind of stood there.
"I-I can lose it, t-though," Tyler said a moment later. "I-I can l-lose it as fast a-as I possibly can. A-anything f-for you."
Josh shook his head. "I just... I can't, Tyler. I'm sorry."
"Y-you only loved me b-because of my body?" Tyler sniffled.
"I-I like you for you, Tyler, but you just... you look so much different now."
Tyler just turned around and ran upstairs to his room, slamming the door and locking it before breaking down in sobs.
Josh sighed and chewed on his nails for a moment before going home.
***
Six months later, Tyler was shopping for groceries when he heard someone from behind.
"H-hi Tyler," the voice said quietly.
Tyler turned around and nearly passed out. It was Josh.
"H-hi," he replied silently.
"H-how are you?" Josh asked.
"I-I need t-to go," Tyler said, quickly scurrying towards the front so he could buy his groceries and leave.
Josh followed him, eventually catching up to him at Tyler's car. "I-I'm really sorry about um... a-about what I did."
"I-it's Okay," Tyler shrugged.
"I-it really isn't," Josh replied.
Tyler just shrugged again. "I-it already happened so...."
"I-I just wanted to tell you I-I think you're the most beautiful thing in the world," Josh confessed.
"No you don't," Tyler sniffled, getting in the car.
"I-I really do, Tyler."
"You said that w-when we were dating. A-and then you broke up w-with me because I was finally not u-underweight."
"I-I know, a-and that was really, really messed up a-and awful of me, b-but I've always thought you were beautiful," Josh said. "Even now."
Tyler just wiped his eyes and drove away, leaving Josh alone in the parking lot, feeling as awful as ever.
***
The next night, Tyler heard a knock at the door. He opened it to find a bouquet of flowers and a note.
'Tyler,
I didn't really have the courage to tell you everything in person, and I'm so sorry for that.
I'm sorry for a lot of things, actually.
I'm sorry for ever breaking up with you, especially over something so juvenile.
I'm sorry I made you feel insecure. I don't know what was going through my head at the time. I'm just so sorry.
I'm sorry that I'm just now apologizing for this. I should have the minute I said it. I'm so, so sorry.
I know you probably think I'm an awful, disgusting person, and based off of what I did to you, I am, but i promise you're absolutely beautiful, Tyler Joseph.
