crybaby | joshler ✓

THIRTY FOUR

welcome back bill dun no one missed you

"who the fuck was that?"

joshua's whole body froze. his skin turned pale and his hands started shaking, too afraid to turn around.

"fucking look at me" bill seethed as he grabbed joshua by the shirt and pushed him inside the door slamming it shut.

"it's was n-nobody" joshua scaredly said. bill let out a laugh before shoving him. "bullshit. i saw you kiss him. you're fucking disgusting" he spat at him, looking at him with complete hate. tears were pooling around his eyes but he blinked him away. he wasn't going to let his dad win this time.

"fuck you." he spoke up. bill cocked a brow clenching his fist. "excuse me?" he replied.

"joshie no" he heard a fear filled voice at the top of the wooden stairs.

he looked at ashley and shook his head. "no I am tired of getting abused and treated like a toy. yes I like dick. I fucking love it, especially my boy-" joshua started before he was shoved to the ground and getting kicked in the jaw. he winced in pain as he tried to stand up but was kicked back down, his head hitting the ground in the process.

"you do NOT speak to me that way, you fucking disgrace. I hate you, I absolutely hate you, you should be dead along with your mother" his father seethed before kicking him once more.

bill looked at ashley who was standing on the stairs, paralyzed with fear. he smiled at her before grabbing a bottle of vodka out of the fridge, taking a huge swig before stumbling out of house, the door that was already falling off its hinges, slamming in process.

ashley quickly ran down the stairs and towards her brother who was lying on the floor, frozen, silent tears rolling down his face.

"i'm sorry" she said guiltily, playing with joshua's hair. she heard no response and she immediately got concerned.

"joshua?" she asked him.

"tyler" he said inaudibly. she looked at him confused. "what? I can't hear you" joshua groaned as he tried to move. "tyler" he said. "-I want tyler."

ashley nodded sadly and kissed his cheek before standing up. she quickly walked up the stairs and into her brothers room. she turned the numbers and dialed tyler's number.

"hey joshua" she heard tyler practically beam.

"it's ashley" on the other line tyler frowned.

"where's joshua? is he okay?" ashley took a deep breath before replying. "no he's not. how fast can you get here?"

"i'm on my way"

ashley quickly packed them a bag and walked downstairs to see joshua still laying in the same spot he was 5 minutes ago. tears started to well up in her eyes and she ran back over to this.

"bub, can you please get up for me?" she asked him. he groaned and opened his eyes. "is tyler coming?" he whispered.

she nodded, wiping the tears from her eyes. "yes, but joshua can you stand up? i'm really scared" she said her voice cracking.

ignoring her question joshua just hummed and closed his eyes. "mkay" he said barely above a whisper.

what seemed like forever, tyler walked in the door, his heart dropping at the sight.

"what happened?" he frantically asked

"dad. he tried to fight back but it didn't work out. he hasn't moved or said a word besides your name. i'm really scared" ashley said. tyler wiped a fallen tear before attempting to pick up joshua.

"baby I need you to cooperate with me. It's ashley and I. you're safe. you're gonna come home with me okay?" tyler said softly. joshua didn't answer but complied and got up, his body flooding through pain. tyler and ashley helped carry him to the car and placed him in the backseat. tyler was heartbroken. joshua looked terrible. he looked defeated. he hated sitting around and watching this when he knows he can do something, he needs to do something.

once they got to tyler's house they helped him in and up the stairs to tylers room. immediately joshua laid on tyler's soft sheets, feeling safer.

"are you sure you can handle him? i've never seen him like this" ashley sniffled. tyler nodded and hugged her. "go get some rest ash, i'm going to try to do my best" he promised.

ashley squeezed tighter. "I wish I could do more. I'm so glad you're here tyler, thank you so much" he kissed her forehead before she released and walked out the room.

he turned around and saw joshua staring at the wall. tears formed in his eyes as he walked over and tried to kiss joshua but he flinched. tyler let out a sob.

"joshua it's me" he said desperately. for the first time that night joshua made eye contact with him and his eyes started watering.

tyler wiped his tears with the back of his hand and collected himself.

"do you want to take a bath? I will be there the whole time, I won't hurt you" joshua nodded and he slowly got out of the bed and into tyler's bathroom. tyler turned on the water and grabbed a towel and wash cloth. joshua stripped of his clothes and got in, immediately hugging himself. tyler sat on the toilet lid. he accepted that joshua probably wasn't going to talk and he wasn't going to force him.

"can I wash your hair?" joshua nodded and tyler grabbed his strawberry scented shampoo and began lathering it in his hair, gently messaging his scalp. he heard joshua let out a groan and he smiled.

"feel nice doesn't it? messaging my scalp is my favorite part of my hair routine" joshua smiled slightly and nodded as he closed his eyes, letting tyler rinse the shampoo out of his hair.

joshua stayed in there for a while, letting the hot water soothe his sore muscles. once he got out tyler gave him a towel and was about to walk out but joshua grabbed his hand.

"you want me to stay?" he asked. joshua desperately nodded, feeling pathetic. he quickly got dressed, not once looking at himself in the mirror. tyler gave him reassuraning smiles to let him know that he was safe. his dad couldn't get him here.

tyler laid down in the bed and josh immediately climed on top of him, arms wrapping around tylers small frame, his head on his chest. tyler didn't mind. he knew joshua needed to be touched and be reassured that he was safe. he rubbed his back while they laid there, tyler's fan being the only noise in the room.

"s-sorry" joshua finally spoke up. tyler looked at him and placed a kiss on his forehead.

"nothing to be sorry for love. I got you. I'm here. you are always safe with me" tyler promised. instead of responding, joshua squeezed him tighter and tyler could feel his shirt dampen from tears. he hated this. he wanted to keep his joshua safe and happy, forever and always.

20 minutes later tyler heard joshua's breathing even out and he looked down and saw him peacefully sleeping on him. he tangled their fingers and kissed him on the top of his head.

"I love you so much my joshua angel. I promise to be here, always. I promise. you are the strongest person I know. I'm so in love with you. this will soon be over"