Fleurs Captives (Joshler)

62. Rhododendron

Rhododendron:
meaning- danger, beware

***Trigger warnings for PTSD, mentions of drugs (weed), implied sexual activity, and a panic attack.***

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Josh made it to football practice on Wednesday. The coach was just as understanding as always about Josh's absence, especially when Josh was still able to perfectly execute all of the drills and plays they ran through in practice. He was still getting over being sick though, so by the time he came back home to Tyler's apartment, he was sore and exhausted.

When he came in through the front door, Tyler was sitting on the couch, taking notes on what he was reading in his textbook. His eyes shot up when the front door opened though. He grinned when he saw Josh come in and set the bag of his football gear down on the floor before closing the door.

"Daaamn, Josh," Tyler commented with a smirk. "You're sexy when you're sweaty."

Josh laughed, kissing Tyler briefly when he passed by the couch. "Yeah, well, I need to go shower all of this off. It doesn't feel sexy."

"How was practice?" Tyler asked cheerfully.

"Exhausting. It felt good to work out though. I think I needed to," Josh replied, wiping at his eyes tiredly as he spoke. "We have a home game on Saturday if you wanna come."

Tyler smiled, shifting on the couch so he could lean over the back of it to wrap his arms around Josh's neck and pull him down into another soft kiss. He was still smiling when he met Josh's gaze. "I'll be there."

Josh beamed excitedly. "Yeah?"

"Hell yeah!" Tyler replied supportively. He ran his palm across Josh's buzzed hair softly as he kissed him again. "You're my guy. I would love to come see you kick ass and do something you love."

"God, I love you," Josh replied gratefully, nuzzling his nose against Tyler's before kissing his lips one more time. "Seriously though, I smell like ass. I'm gonna go shower, and then I'll come do homework with you."

"I love you too," Tyler said, punctuating his words with a couple more kisses to Josh's lips before sitting back down with his homework. "Hurry your ass up. I've been missing you all day."

Josh laughed. "I will."

He stroked Tyler's hair fondly before leaving the room and going into the bedroom to get pajamas and heading to the bathroom. He tried to be quick in the shower, but the warm water felt too good on his aching muscles. Half an hour had passed by the time he sat down on the couch next to Tyler, wearing sweatpants and carrying his backpack. His boyfriend didn't call him out on it though. He just smiled up at Josh and moved his books to give Josh more room.

"Hey, you smell so much better!" Tyler teased, reaching out to stroke Josh's cheek softly, making him smile. "What homework do you have?"

Josh glanced down at his textbook before carefully pulling his notebook over the cover. "I don't know," he replied quietly.

Tyler's smile faltered. "What? You're holding it in your hand. You know exactly what your homework is." When Josh just stared at Tyler like a deer caught in the headlights, Tyler moved his own book onto the floor before scooting closer to Josh. "Come on, dude. Show me."

When Josh simply scooted away, Tyler raised an eyebrow, watching him expectantly. Josh swallowed nervously before moving his notebook out of the way. Almost instantly, Tyler was pulling the textbook out of his hands and looking at it with a horrified expression. Then he held it up for Josh to see and exclaimed, "Botany? You're taking a botany class?"