𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒; 𝐉𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐑; 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 ⚣ ⼺

twenty;

as promised, joshua returns that friday and frantically unpacks his things as brendon informs him of tyler's state. the punk hurriedly drives to his brunette's house, feeling anxiety bubble in his stomach.

when josh arrives, tyler's mother lets him in after telling him that jenna is there also. as the punk spots the blonde, jenna scowls in his direction with her arms crossed over her chest.

"cmon." jenna says, making her way up to tyler's room.

when they make it to the white door, jenna opens it carefully with josh's gaze landing on a lump in tyler's bed.

"ty?" josh says, his heart breaking at the sight of his angel in this state.

the brunette sits up slowly in his bed, his eyes landing on josh who frowns. tyler adverts his gaze to his grey covers, picking at the end of his (josh's) sweater sleeve. jenna stays in the doorway as josh walks over and sits on the end of the bed.

"what's wrong, angel?"

"i'll leave you two. i'll be downstairs." jenna says, wanting them to have some privacy.

as the blonde leaves, tyler speaks up when the door is closed shut.

"yo-you were gone."

"i know, and i'm so sorry for not telling you, baby. i didn't mean to hurt you and hey, i'm here now, yeah?" joshua says, delicately and cautiously grabbing tyler's hand and placing it over his heart.

"can you tell me why you're sad?" tyler nods softly before linking their fingers together.

"i went ta' church n' they preached about gays again. i'm just scared, josh. wha' would my parents say? would they kick me out?"

tears begin to fill tyler's eyes as josh pulls the smaller into his chest. the brunette sobs into the soft material of josh's lavender sweater, which is blank.

"peach, how about you come to mine for the weekend? maybe discuss coming out to your parents? if you're okay with that?" the smaller nods into josh's chest, clinging to the punk tightly.

"alright love, i'm gonna go ask your mom okay? try to pack some things and i'll send jenna to help you." josh says, pulling back from the hug to press a kiss to tyler's forehead.

the brunette nods, reluctantly letting go of joshua and getting up shakily from his bed. he hasn't left it except for using the bathroom. josh heads downstairs and tells jenna to go help him pack some clothes, with the blonde signing in relief that their talk went okay.

"uhm, hi." josh says to tyler's mother, who is cutting apples.

"oh, joshua, yes? what can i help you with?"

"yes, uh, i was wondering if tyler could come over to mine for the weekend. i'll look out for him, mrs. joseph."

she seems to think it over for a minute before returning to cutting the apples.

"sure, just bring him back in time for church." josh nods excitedly, which the women noticed and smiles to herself.

"now, go on."

josh takes the hint and rushes back up the stairs, staying in the doorway as tyler and jenna pack him things. when the two notice the punk standing there, tyler smiles timidly before hugging jenna and walking to josh.

when tyler reaches the punk, he boldly pulls the red-haired by his front shirt before smashing their lips together. josh smiles into the kiss and places his hands on tyler's cheeks, sliding them up to his brunette hair.

"alright, i don't wanna see that." jenna says, covering her face dramatically.

the two pull away, laughing at the blonde. tyler grabs his backpack, which his clothes are in, and turns to his punk companion.