Josh Dun x Reader

Coming Out

Warnings: None

Word Count: 1141

You were bisexual. It was something that you had known for awhile. Years, in fact. For the longest time you had just acknowledged it and kept it to yourself, figuring that it wasn't really worth telling anyone for the time being. Not to mention the fact that coming out put you at risk for losing two of the most important people in your life.

Tyler was your best friend. The two of you had met shortly after you moved to Columbus in high school with your family. You were fast friends and spent nearly every waking moment together. It had been hard to leave for college while Tyler stayed home to work on his music, but your friendship had remained just as strong. Once you graduated, the two of you moved in together and had been living in the same house ever since.

Josh was your boyfriend of just over a year. You had liked him from the moment Tyler texted you a picture, effectively introducing you to his new bandmate. This led to you asking for his number and the two of you texting nearly every day and growing a strong friendship because of it. Once you finally made the move home from college, it wasn't long until you and Josh were officially dating.

Now you were here, finally ready to tell them perhaps the biggest secret that you had kept from the both of them. Terrified didn't even begin to cover how you felt about telling them. There were so many little things that could go wrong, the worst being that they didn't accept you. One sentence could lead to you losing your best friend, boyfriend, and house all in one day.

"Are you feeling ok?" Tyler asked as he walked into the living room.

You snapped out of the trance that you had been in and immediately flashed a smiled at Tyler, "Yep, just a little tired is all."

"You better wake up. Josh is supposed to be here in five minutes, right?"

"Yeah, I should go make sure I look ok."

You had invited Josh over with the intention of just hanging out with him and Tyler, but that morning you had made the last minute decision to come out to them while he was over. It was long past time, especially with how long you and Josh had been dating. You were done hiding yourself from the two most important people in your life.

You stood in front of the mirror and fixed a couple loose strands of hair. Your hands were already starting to shake at the mere thought of telling them. You leaned against the counter and closed your eyes, trying your best to calm your breathing. Just as your heart rate was starting to calm down, there was a knock on the door downstairs causing your heart to start pounding again.

"Y/N!" Tyler called up the stairs.

You opened your eyes. "Coming!"

Josh was already standing inside as you made your way down the stairs. He smiled the second that his eyes landed on you, prompting him to hold his arms out. You ran into them and hugged him tightly. Despite the fact that Tyler was there, he pulled you into a deep kiss.

"Gross," Tyler muttered, walking off to take a seat on the couch.

Josh kicked his shoes off and promptly joined Tyler on the couch. He held his arms out once again and patted the spot next to him on the couch, but you opted for taking a seat in the armchair. You didn't want to be cuddled up with Josh while you were talking about something so serious. Of course, this caused him to pout at you.

"Are you ok, Y/N?" Tyler asked. "You're shaking pretty bad."

You looked down at your hands which, like Tyler said, were visibly shaking. Your heart was pounding in your chest and you weren't sure if you were going to be able to say what you needed to.

"Um, yeah. Just nervous."

"For what?" Josh asked.

"There's something that I need to talk to you guys about."

"Ok," Tyler said.

The words were on the tip of your tongue. You wanted to say them so badly just to get it over with, but it felt like you couldn't speak. Josh and Tyler were both looking at you expectantly, waiting for the news that you had for them.

"Y/N?" Josh asked.

"I'm bisexual," you said, so quickly that you weren't sure that they could understand you.

"What?" Tyler asked.

"I'm bisexual," you repeated, more slowly this time. "And I really hope that you two don't think any differently of me because of it."

Tyler and Josh both looked deep in thought. You were studying both of their faces carefully, looking for any sign that they disapproved. As far as you could tell, there weren't any.

"How long have you known?" Tyler asked.

"Since before I met you," you answered quietly.

"Why would we think any differently of you?" Josh interjected.

You shrugged, "Some people are like that."

"It doesn't change my opinion of you at all," he said.

You couldn't help but beam now.

"I agree with Josh. It takes a lot to come out to someone, and I'm glad that you trusted us enough to share."

"I love you guys," you said, standing up and pulling the two of them into a hug.

"We love you too."

The three of you sat and talked for awhile until Tyler announced that he had an errand that he needed to run. Nothing between the three of you felt any different, aside from the fact that you felt like you were finally being completely honest with the two of them.

Once Tyler was gone, you walked over and snuggled up next to Josh. Your head was resting on his shoulder, and the two of you were just enjoying each other's company without Tyler's offhand comments about you two showing affection.

"Hey, can I say one more thing about you being bisexual?" Josh asked.

"Sure," you said, trying to ignore the anxious thoughts that were now occupying your brain.

"I would have said this earlier, but I didn't think Tyler would appreciate it," he smiled nervously. "But I know you were scared to come out, and the fact that you were brave enough to push through it and still tell us just makes me love you more. It was really brave of you, Y/N, and it inspires me to do things I'm afraid of too."

You were so overwhelmed with love for Josh that you could have started crying. Instead, you settled for kissing him and hugging him as tightly as you could muster.

"I love you so much, Josh. Thank you for accepting me."

"Of course. I love you no matter what."