Air Catcher |-/ Joshler ✓

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tyler and josh were both awoken by tyler's phone ringing. he groaned and reached over to grab it, not even bothering to see the caller id.

"h-hello?" he said a raspy voice as josh snuggled closer to him.

"dallon? why the hell are you outside? ...wait, ok, hang on, i'm coming."

tyler ended the call and turned his lamp on, getting up from the bed and throwing on a random shirt.

"stay here, i'll be back in a minute. dallon is here for some reason." josh nodded,

tyler went downstairs, rubbing his tired eyes and unlocked the front door. dallon barged in without a greeting and started yelling.

"what the fuck, tyler?! what the hell is wrong with you?!"

"oh, dal, calm down, what the fuck are you talking about?"

"i'm talking about you cheating on jenna!"

tyler's heart dropped as soon as those words escaped dallon's mouth. how did he know, how did he find out?! it felt like tyler just got shot a hundred times in the heart.

"wh-what?"

dallon scoffed. "don't play fucking dumb, tyler! i saw you and josh kissing at the ice cream parlor. i was driving past it with brendon and you better be fucking lucky i sped away as soon as i saw you guys! tyler, how could you?! jenna is so sweet and nice, and you just fucking betrayed her with some guy you didn't even know existed 2 weeks ago!"

tyler stood there stunned. he didn't know what to say. did he even have the right to say anything? his best friend is in his own house screaming at him because he cheated on his girlfriend.

"dallon, please-" tyler choked out. "just listen." he was on the verge of tears at this point.

dallon crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow. "i'm listening. you better have a good fucking explanation for cheating on jenna."

tyler looked down at the floor then back up a dallon.

"josh is different! he's sweet and soft, and nice. he understands me and i him! he's cute and sensitive, and he's gone through so much and he trusts me. he's told me things that i bet he hasn't told anyone else because he knows i won't judge him for it and i can relate to what he's been through. we have so many things in common, and he's just... perfect."

dallon stared at tyler with complete shock, and awe. tyler was really in that deep with josh.

"i know what it's like to want to be with someone else, but cheating? that's just fucking wrong. i'm giving you until friday, to break up with her."

"dallon-"

"don't say anything. you brought this upon yourself. jenna deserves so much better than you."

"dallon-" tyler sobbed. "please, i-i can't. you can't f-force me to break up with her. i-i already made a promise to myself that'd i do it before prom."

"tyler, i don't care. you cheated on her. after 1 year, you just threw it all away. so i'm giving you 1 week. and if she isn't coming to me and brendon crying because you broke her heart, then i'll tell her for you. and i think we both know which one will be worse."

with that, dallon stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind him.

tyler stood there, shaking violently and sobbing.

josh ran to him and wrapped his arms around him tightly.

"i-i'm s-s-sorry. i-it's a-all m-my f-fault." josh stuttered and tyler wrapped his arms around the shorter boy.

"no, it's not. i should've been more careful about what we did in public. i guess i just have to break up with her faster..."

"i'm s-sorry tyler." josh apologized again and buried his face in tyler's chest.

"don't be. i'm the fuck up here."

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tyler and josh woke up at the same time after tyler's alarm on his phone went off. they both felt like shit, but they knew they had to get up. tyler had basketball practice too, which meant he really couldn't miss today. but it also meant he wouldn't be able to avoid dallon.

tyler got up first and wiped the sleep out of his eyes. his cheeks had tear stains on them, and he just looked like shit.

he walked into his bathroom and quickly washed his face before brushing his teeth and combing through his hair.

"joshie! get up!" he yelled once he was done in the bathroom, looking through his closet.

he earned a groan in response, making tyler chuckle.

"come one. get up," he said as he grabbed josh's arm and pulled him up and onto his feet. he slowly swayed since he was still half asleep.

"if you don't start moving, i'm gonna put you on my shoulders and run around the house until i eventually drop you."

"wait, no, i'm up!" he yelled and opened his eyes before running to the bathroom.

tyler chuckled before slipping on some jeans and a paramore t-shirt, waiting for josh as he pulled his vans on.

he ran out of the bathroom looking hectic and shirtless may tyler add, as he slipped on a black hoodie and removed his pajama pants as long as his boxers to put a new pair on.

tyler whistled jokingly at josh, making him roll his eyes and put some jeans on, making tyler 'boo' him.

"g-get your h-horm-mones u-under c-control." josh teases and presses a kiss to tyler's cheek, slipping on his old vans as well before grabbing his backpack.

"let's go and get monday over with." tyler mumbled, and led josh outside into his car, holding the door open for him like always. once tyler was in, they intertwined their hands and left.

"so, i have basketball practice today. you can stay after and wait for me to be done or take my car and pick me up at 4 when it's over." tyler explained.

"y-you'd r-really trust m-me with y-your ex-expensive car?"

"yes, i would."

josh giggled. "s-sorry, b-but i r-really don't w-want to be a-around d-dallon after l-last night. i'll g-gladly t-take your c-car and tr-try not to cr-crash it."

tyler smiled and rolled his eyes playfully. "don't get too excited about not seeing dallon. he's literally the tallest guy in school, trust me, you'll see him everywhere except for classes. oh, and also, watch out for brendon. he's gonna want to talk to you."

"w-wait, d-does he k-know too?!" josh asked frantically.

"no, i highly doubt dallon told brendon. that guy can not keep his mouth shut to save his life. no, he just doesn't trust you and i told him to have an actual conversation with you before judging you."

"g-geez, y-you b-breaking u-up with j-jenna i-is just gonna p-prove him r-right." josh sighed and looked out of his window.

"hey, cheer up. no matter what happens, we're in this together." tyler smiled and kissed his hand before he pulled into the student parking lot of the school.

"don't worry. everything will be fine. i promise."