Josh Dun x Reader

Late Night Confession

Warnings: Slight angst, very minor self-deprecation 

Word Count: 1587

"Did you want to take any leftover pizza?" you asked Tyler.

"Nah, you can keep it," he said, waving an arm at you.

"Josh?"

"I'm good."

"Sweet," you smiled, wrapping the leftovers in tinfoil and sticking it in the fridge.

"See you guys later," Tyler said, grabbing his bag and throwing it over his shoulder.

"Later, Ty," you said, walking back over to the couch where Josh was sitting.

"Goodnight."

Tyler gave a final wave and walked out the door. You looked over at the clock near the TV, expecting it to be well past midnight. Much to your surprise, it was barely 10:30. Tyler rarely left before midnight when the three of you hung out at your place unless he had something important in the morning. As far as you knew, he had no plans for the next day.

"He left early," you said, kicking your feet up on the coffee table.

"What time is it?" Josh asked, leaning up just enough so that he could see the clock over his chest.

"10:28."

"That is early."

"Yeah."

You mentally cursed yourself for letting the conversation die so easily. Despite the fact that you had known Josh for years, your crush on him never failed to leave you tongue-tied when conversation was just the two of you. The only thing filling the silence was Josh drumming on his legs.

"I forgot to tell him to text me when he gets home," you said, initiating what would only be a dead-end conversation.

"I'm sure he still will. He always does."

"That's true."

Silence filled the room again. You could feel your heart pounding in your chest, going almost as fast as your head cycling through possible conversation topics. Your mind had settled on bringing up a random fact you had seen on Tumblr a few days ago when Josh interrupted the silence.

"Can I talk to you about something?" he asked.

"Uh, yeah," you said, having to be extra careful not to trip over your words with all the adrenaline rushing through you.

"Ok, here goes nothing," he took a deep breath. "Um, I've had feelings for you for awhile now and I've been meaning to tell you, but every time something gets in the way."

You clapped a hand over your mouth to avoid laughing out loud at him. There was no way that a man as gorgeous as Josh could be in love with you.

"That's actually why Tyler left so early, it was to give me a chance to finally tell you."

Oh yeah, this was definitely a joke. Tyler was probably on the back porch, waiting for you to confess your love right back to him and then burst inside and laugh along with Josh.

"And it's ok if you don't feel the same way, but I figured it was better to tell you and risk things being a little awkward than never telling you and missing an opportunity."

You were absolutely dumbfounded. If Josh was acting, he was doing an amazing job of it. Part of you was actually convinced that he was in love with you, but you knew that there was no way that was possible.

"Y/N?"

You hadn't even realized that you had been staring wide-eyed at him until he said your name, pulling you out of your trance. Your mind was scrambling for the right words to say to him without giving away that you felt the same.