Lips Lickin' Lolli's For Money • Joshler One-Shot Stories

Not Enough Time

This is not smut, kind of sad.

Today has been hectic, Tyler's boss had literally been on his ass. He got one customer complaint and the boss watched his every move. It was nerve-wracking to feel the breath of an old guy on his neck. But he felt so much better when he walked through the shared apartment with his roommate.

He made his way to his room, removing his shoes, shirt, and pants and go to his closet to pull out his only 4XL shirt. It was nothing but a pastel pink shirt. He wanted to wear something but nothing too hefty with the heat in the house being on.

He turned to the little radio in his room on and listen to the calm relaxing tunes. It's not exactly music, it's like those tunes you listen to in an open field with a single tree under the blue skies.

That sounds so relaxing.

The sound of a door being knocked on shot his eyes open. He turned the little radio off and walk over to the door. When he opened it, Josh, his roommate, was standing there, fiddling with his fingers.

When he looked up at him, his eyes were red and so were the knuckles. Tyler brought him into his room and closed the door. Josh wasn't weirded out of what Tyler was wearing, he was comfortable however Tyler dressed.

Josh sat on his bed and crossed his feet as I sat across from him. They sat there for a while, not speaking. There was so much Tyler wanted to ask him about, but he could see the want to not speak in his eyes.

Instead, he laid back on his headboard, making sure his shirt doesn't rise up and silently called Josh to come over. He was quick to lay beside him and lay his head in his lap.

His arms wrapped around Tyler's waist and he ran both his hands through Josh's hair. He needed to relax. That was all.

He saw how his eyes fluttered slowly, his grip on him tightened. "She told me I was worthless. No one will ever want me because I cry too much." josh hiccuped, burying his face into Tyler's side. "She told me to stop being a wimp and man up. Or she would leave me."

Tyler leaned down, kissing the floof on Josh's head. He hated seeing the older bummed down to this vulnerable state. And his hard days' work was pushed to the side, not cared for as he took care of his roommate.

Tyler pulled away to cough into his hand, his throat drying and the taste of metallic lingering. He smiled down at Josh who had tears wrapping over and falling down his cheeks. "Oh, Josh don't cry. To be fair, she really doesn't deserve. She hurts you too much, I don't like seeing my best friend sad."

Tyler hated the fact that he was utterly in love with this boy. Hated it with every being, but he couldn't stay away. He continued to stroke his hair, Josh hiccuping as they cool down. Tyler resorted in turning back on his radio, doing so instantly.

He let out a sigh, they both enveloped in the soothing noise. Tyler held onto Josh as tight as Josh was holding on to him. Every now and then Tyler would place a kiss on Josh's hair. It never meant anything, it just made a small flutter that could easily be forgotten of, rise in their chest.

Tyler smiled, letting his head roll to the music, and let them sink into a beautiful slumber. But before then, Josh spoke up. "I wish you were a girl, Tyler. You're everything perfect, but I just-"

Tyler smiled at him. "We've talked about this many times Joshua. And I understand. You know my feelings as much as I know yours. I respect your boundaries and you do mine." Tyler smiled down at him. "Plus, it probably wouldn't have worked out."

"Don't say that Ty, you still have a lot of time."

"Not as much as wanted, J." Tyler looked down, not even noticing his tears. "B-before, anything happens to me, Josh. Do you- do you think that if I wasn't sick, we could've made it work." Tyler looked away, not wanting to see the broken irises when he was already like that.

Although Josh knew deep down that it wouldn't have, he looked at Tyler and smiled. "I'm not sure, Ty." That resorted into Tyler crying and instead now, he was bundled up on Josh's lap as his roommate tries to calm him down. "But do know, that I will miss you so much."