crybaby | joshler ✓

FOURTY THREE

when joshua woke up, he looked around the white room in confusion before he remembered he was in a hospital bed. he looked over next to him and smiled at tyler. he couldn't physically lay with him but that didn't stop him from sleeping in an uncomfortable chair, desperately holding on to joshua's hand.

he almost teared up at the sight. he was so in love with him that it hurt. joshua couldn't believe that someone could love him the way tyler loved him. his doctor walked in, interrupting his thoughts.

"oh good you're awake! how are you feeling?" he asked him.

"really sore." he replied, voice cracking due to not speaking. the doctor hummed and began checking everything.

"the morphine is starting to wear off so we will give you some more, okay?"

joshua nodded and the doctor smiled.

he looked over at the sleeping boy and smiled. "how long have you two been together?" he asked.

panic appeared on joshua's face. "w-what we arent—" he started.

"relax. you're safe in here. my partner and I have been together for 20 years now." he smiled.

joshua visibility relaxed and gripped tyler's hand which caused him to stir slightly.

"it looks like he's waking up. i'll leave you two alone. i'll be back in a minute with some food for you." the doctor said warmly before walking out, shutting the door behind him.

joshua watched tyler slowly wake up and open his eyes. he smiled at him. "hi angel."

tyler didn't reply, only puckering up his lips and pecking joshua's. he groaned at the pain from sleeping in that chair and joshua felt bad.

"maybe you should go home for a while and shower." he suggested.

"not leaving you." he mumbled tiredly. he looked around the room and noticed ashley was no longer here. he looked at joshua for answers.

"she left with hayley after you fell asleep. she'll be back soon." he promised. tyler "ahhed" and stood up and stretched.

joshua looked at him and frowned. he looked like he hasn't slept in years. with the hand that wasn't connected to an IV, he slowly reached and grabbed tyler's.

tyler smiled and leaned down to peck joshua's lips. it was the only part of his face that wasn't bruised.

"did you sleep well?" he asked him.

"not really," tyler answered honestly. "I woke up everytime you moved or breathed too hard."

joshua's eyes filled with guilt. "tyler.. you need to go home and rest, you have school tomorrow you-"

"NO!" he shouted causing joshua to flinch. "joshua do you not understand that you could've died? I am so worried about you of course i'm not going to sleep. you're in a hospital bed for christ sake!" he replied, lip wobbling with every word.

joshua was silent for a moment. "i'm sorry." he mumbled.

tyler snapped his head up and leaned down and kissed joshua slowly. "no need to apologize. I'm here because I care for you and I need to know exactly what is going on with you, okay? I can sleep when all of this is over."

joshua didn't want to argue, instead he nodded his head. "okay." he smiled.

his doctor walked in with a plate of pancakes and some orange juice. tyler sat his hospital bed up so that joshua could eat, placing the tray gently on his lap while doing so. joshua used his good hand and began eating, giving tyler bites as well because he needed to eat, just as badly as him.