assistant // tyler joseph

twelve.

the next morning, tyler woke up and found himself holding veronica to his chest, their legs entangled. he was in his boxers and she was in just her bra and underwear. they didn't do anything last night except for cuddle and sleep, which he was happy about. it proves to him that veronica isn't only interested in him for the sex, although he would be okay with that too. he wants more than that with her though. 

tyler smiled at the sleeping beauty next to him as she squirmed a little closer to his chest for warmth. she was still asleep so he tried hard not to move as he reached for his phone and snapped a picture of her. he can't not take a picture of her, she's breathtaking. even with her mouth open and little snores escaping. 

he glanced at the time before scrolling through some tweets. it was only eleven am, meaning they had two hours before they had to leave. 

suddenly, veronica started stirring and making noises. the noises sounded distressed and tyler wondered if she was having a bad dream. he held her tight and kissed her head, whispering small things to her. 

"it's okay," 

"it's just a dream, sweetheart." 

"you can just wake up and it'll be over." 

he whispered and held her as tight as possible, without hurting her fragile body with his arms. he wished he could take away her bad dream and put it into his head, so she wouldn't have anything to be scared of. 

he also wished he could have protected her from justin last night. he got punched once and was down for the count. how is he supposed to protect his veronica if he can't even take a punch to the stomach? she deserves someone who can protect her. 

"tyler?" an angelic voice pulled tyler out of his thoughts. 

"i'm right here." he reassured her, kissing her forehead once again. 

"good, don't ever leave." she said in her tired-baby voice. tyler loved this voice. 

"never." he smiled as she fluttered her eyes open to look into his. "morning sunshine." he whispered, lightly touching her cheek. 

she smiled, "morning handsome." she made a kissy face at tyler, hinting that she wanted a kiss. tyler chuckled and quickly obliged, considering he wanted a kiss too. he attached his lips to hers briefly, yet the kiss felt magical. every time they kissed, it felt like the fourth of july. that moment right before the fireworks start and your heart is beating with adrenaline and excitement. he loved kissing her. 

"what are you thinking about up there?" veronica asked, looking up at tyler.

he smiled at her, "you." 

"good things?" she hoped. 

"amazing things." he reassured. 

she giggled and brought her hand up to his face, lightly petting his cheek. "i could get used to this." she admitted, closing her eyes. 

"me too." 

~ 

everyone was back on the bus, making their last trip. today they went back to columbus, ohio. the blurryface tour had ended and now begins the five shows long tour de columbus. the boys will be performing in different venues in their hometown; the basement, newport, express live, nationwide arena, and the schott. then they are announcing their break. tyler will be staying in columbus, josh will be going back to LA, and veronica will be returning to boston. the end of this era is happy, yet sad at the same time. the boys were excited for a break, but also sad to be parting ways with each other, the crew, and veronica. 

"so what are you gonna do during the break, ronnie? since you won't have to assist us anymore." josh asked as they were all sitting in the living room. tyler and josh were playing mario kart as veronica watched, her legs draped over tyler's lap. she was eating cereal. mark was reading a book in the kitchen area.