baggy sweatshirt ON PAUSE // joshler au

c h a p t e r t e n //question

sorry for not updating, ive not been in the greatest headspace lately. ive have had two chapters saved as a draft but i hadnt edited them yet lmao, anyways.. enough about my boring life

tyler's pov:

fuck

i shouldn't have pushed it

joshua: tyler... i'm sorry

i ignored the message figuring he'd need space

i'll make it up to him tomorrow

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i walk into murphy's classroom walking over to the set of desks that held the four of us.

i sit across from josh

god, he's so beautiful

i don't understand how someone can be so pretty,

his purple hair seems so inviting

i'd do anything to be able to run my hands through the curly locks right now

i take my time studying his face

i look over all the freckles placed seamlessly, almost as if god glued them on himself

my eyes travel to the thin silver hoop in his nose, 

the fact that he has his nose pierced is hot enough, but a hoop? 

i might as well have came right on the spot

he looks at me, catching me staring

i notice he cheeks become a light pink when he does this

i don't break eye contact

"hey joshua"

he doesn't respond

i clear my throat awkwardly

his head in hung low again

"well, i was just wondering if you'd be interested in coming to the basketball game thursday"

his head shot up at this, i smile lightly

"i'm starting, and i thought it'd be cool if you came"

"r-really?"

i nod my head slightly

"of course, no homo though" i say playfully

"yeah, um- sure, i'll go"

"awesome"

this time he's the one smiling

i could never get used to that smile

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josh's pov:

"brendon!"

the large fore headed man refrains from shoving more french fries in his mouth to look at me

"what? what is so important that i have to stop eating these delicious treats"

he admires the potato strips

"tyler just invited me to go to the basketball game this week, so i could watch him play"

not like i wasn't gonna do that anyways

bren nods thoughtfully

"one: isn't that a bit egotistical?"

i flick his forehead at that comment

"and two: i thought you were claiming you're not gay"

"i'm not"

"then why are you so excited?"

i look him dead in the eyes

"because now i finally have an excuse to replace my dipshit of a best friend"

brendon dramatically gasps putting his hand on his chest

"rude!"

i couldn't wait till thursday