omegle • joshler

you look lovely.

josh woke up sad today. well, he was pretty much awake all night. getting no sleep sucks, especially when it's over a person. a person that for some reason, means so much to him, yet he hasn't told anyone about. tyler seems to be all josh thinks about lately.

maybe even more than debby ryan.

"joshua, buddy?"

josh lifts his head, blushing as the whole class stares at him.

mr. armstrong raises an eyebrow. "you awake over there?"

josh nods and sits up in his seat. "um, yeah. sorry."

"it's okay." the teacher replies. "we're on page 34 in the history text book, in case you want to follow along."

josh quickly flips to the page while he begins teaching again. he doesn't understand why mr. armstrong is so nice to him. maybe he was one of the teachers josh's mom spoke to about his 'hard times' and 'doctor visits.' if so, that makes him sad. he doesn't want pity for his mental health, he just wants to act like it's not there and be normal.

"psst, joshua." brendon catches his attention from behind him.

"what?"

he gestures over to debby and sarah beside them who are staring in their direction. josh smiles at debby and she gets a little closer.

"are you guys down for a movie later with us?" sarah asks.

"of course we are. isn't that right joshie?" brendon wiggles his eyebrows.

"yeah, sure. as long as i'm home by ten." he replies. of course he's excited to hang out with his crush, but he still has more important things to take care of.

they all give him weird looks.

"why, you got a bedtime or something?" brendon chuckles.

"no i... i just have something i need to do." he whispers, looking down sadly.

"that's okay." debby reassures him, smiling. "we'll make sure you're home before that." he smiles back.

"maybe i can stay later." brendon smirks, looking sarah up and down.

she bites her lip. "yeah, maybe you should."

"guys, do you know the entire history of america yet?" mr. armstrong interrupts, making the two freeze and stare up at him.

"um... no?" brendon knits his eyebrows together.

"oh, weird. i do." he says sarcastically. "you could too, if you stop talking."

"yes, sir." brendon says quietly.

josh notices debby glancing at him throughout the rest of the class. he feels too sad to look back at her.

...

"i'm coming inside!" brendon yells, swinging the door open. "god damn, joshie! you're looking sexy."

josh chuckles, buttoning up the end of his shirt. "thanks. you look good. too."

"oh you're damn right i do. but debby's a lucky girl. if i wasn't about to get laid with a hot cheerleader tonight i'd probably make a move on you."

"stop, i can't tell if you're being serious or not." josh laughs.

brendon laughs along with him. "i'm not kidding. but let's go! i said we'd be there before eight and it's before eight."

josh slides his phone in his pocket and follows his friend out of the door.

they pick up the two girls, who have obviously put way more effort into how they look than the boys did.

"hi." debby greets, sliding into the backseat with josh. he smiles as he takes in her appearance.

"hi. you look lovely." he replies shyly.

she tucks a piece of hair behind her ear and blushes. "thanks, josh."

sarah and brendon have already eyed each other up and said their hellos. they've obviously been on dates like this before.

they arrive at the theater and buy their tickets and snacks and head inside, already somewhat late. josh and debby sit side by side and brendon and sarah sit to the right of them together, just a little more to the back of the theater.

"so what's this movie about?" sarah asks.

"not sure. it's supposed to be scary though, so you can sit as close as you want to me, babe." brendon smirks, making her giggle.

josh looks over at debby. "are you okay with horror movies? i should have asked earlier."

"i'm not the best with them, if i'm honest, but i should be okay." she shrugs.

josh takes a deep breath before gently putting his hand on hers. "i'll be right here if you need me."

she smiles and flips her hand around to hold his.

they turn to look at the other couple just as the movie begins, but they are already heavily making out.

"ew." josh cringes, facing back towards debby. "that is something i didn't need to see."

debby giggles into josh's shoulder. he tenses up, but manages to relax, a genuine smile appearing on his face.

...

"what was that movie even about?" brendon asks, as the four of them walk out.

"you would know if you weren't sucking faces with your girlfriend the entire time." debby replies, still holding josh's hand.

"hey, she is not my girlfriend." he pouts. "but i know, she just wouldn't leave me alone."

"hey!" sarah smiles, punching his shoulder lightly. "shut up, it was all you."

they begin a conversation of their own while josh and debby walk alone, their hands linked and swinging together.

"so this was nice." josh says shyly.

"yeah, it was." she replies. (ew heterosexual fluff)

they stop and face each other. "maybe we can do it again sometime." josh blushes.

"i'd like that."

"me too."

"yeah."

an awkward silence begins to form before josh completely forgets about how terrified he is to be standing in front of his crush as he leans down to kiss her.

"yes joshie! get in there!" brendon cheers as they pull apart and blush furiously.

"i won't be anymore, thanks to you." he nods, rolling his eyes.

debby laughs and shakes her head. "it's almost ten. don't you have somewhere to be?"

"right, thanks." josh mutters, smiling. "we'll take you girls home."

...

"have a good night, joshie!" brendon yells out his window as him and sarah drive off alone. josh waves him off and walks inside, immediately going upstairs to his laptop.

"load faster." he speaks out loud, cursing his shitty wifi. omegle opens up and he begins a video chat with his usual interest of 'suicide.'

he begins a new chat.

and then another new chat.

and another.

and another.

he begins new chats for what seems like hours. none of these people are tyler, and they keep repeating. checking the time, now almost one in the morning and still no luck, he gives up.

maybe he just got his laptop taken away?