The flower shop boy |JOSHLER|

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"You can go sit on the couch if you'd like, I'll be there in a second." Josh says pointing to where the couch is. "Alright." Tyler says and goes to sit on the couch, looking around.

Josh goes to the kitchen to fix up a plate of snacks. He doesn't really know what tyler likes but he puts a few varieties hoping that he'll like at least one of them.

Josh comes to the living room and looks at tyler. "I have some snacks here.. i don't really know if you like any of these.. but i don't really have anything else.." josh says awkwardly scratching his neck. "Oh that's fine, don't worry, it's very kind of you josh." Tyler says smiling at josh.

Josh nods and sits next to him, putting the plate on the coffee table. "How are the plants doing?" Tyler asks grabbing some snacks. "They're alive at least, that's something." Josh chuckles. "The first ever plant that i got died in two days, believe it or not, i got very upset about it so I started to look into how to take care of flowers and here we are now." Tyler says chuckling. "Really?" Josh asks surprised. "Yeah." Tyler says and smiles.

Josh nods and looks at tyler, he can't help but feel as if there's something tyler is hiding. He doesn't want to make him uncomfortable though so he keeps quiet about it.

"I'll go to the bathroom real quick." Josh says after some time and gets up, going to the bathroom. He does his business and comes back, noticing a sleeping boy on the couch. Josh picks tyler up and goes to the bedroom.

He carefully lays tyler onto the bed and puts the covers on him. He leaves a nightlight on for tyler, since josh usually sleeps with a nightlight on. He then leaves the bedroom and shuts the door halfway and goes to grab a blanket and a pillow from the laundry room. He puts them on the couch and turns on the light in his reading corner.

He puts on an alarm for himself. Josh doesn't like sleeping in for too long. So he puts his alarm to go off at 10am. He then gets under the covers and soon after falls asleep.

Saturday morning...

Josh wakes up to the sound of his alarm and shuts it off. He does to the kitchen and starts making some breakfast for tyler and himself.

He starts hearing some rustling coming from the bedroom. He looks over at the door and sees a sleepy tyler rubbing his eyes. Josh can't help but mentally awe at the sight. "Morning tyler." Josh says. Tyler yawns. "Morning.." he mumbles. "Someone seems to be sleepy." Josh says chuckling. "I haven't slept that well in a while.." tyler says. "Oh? Why Is that?" Josh asks. "I don't know, sometimes i sleep better than at other times." Tyler shrugs.

• Tyler's POV •

"Oh? why is that?" Josh asks tyler. "I don't know, sometimes i sleep better than at other times." Tyler says. But that's not true, Tyler doesn't sleep well because he's so lonely, and so in need of love. But he can't let josh know that.

"I'm making us breakfast." Josh says. Tyler nods. "Wait... Did we sleep in the same bed..?" Tyler asks, feeling his cheeks go red. "No, i carried you to my bed and then went to sleep on the couch." Josh explains.

Josh is so nice, he let tyler sleep on the comfy bed, while he slept on the less comfy couch. "I'm sorry for falling asleep..." Tyler mumbles, feeling bad about it. "Don't worry tyler, I'm glad you got some sleep." Josh says and smiles.

Tyler nods. "I hope I haven't been too much of a bother.." tyler says. "a bother? Not at all! Gosh don't think that. You haven't been a bother at all. I really like having you around tyler." Josh says, putting the food on the table.

"I have enjoyed your company as well josh." Tyler says and sits at the table. "is there something I can do to repay you?" Tyler asks. "Repay me..? Why? For what?" Josh asks confused. "well.. hanging out with me..?" Tyler says. "No i don't want you to repay me! I just want to hang out with you because you're fun to be around." Josh says.

Tyler nods again. "You're so considerate Josh... I'm glad i met you." Tyler says quietly. Josh smiles and puts the breakfast on the table. "I'm glad i met you too tyler." He says and sits down at the table with tyler.

• Josh's POV •

Josh can't help but feel extremely happy because tyler said he was happy to have met josh. His heart is beating as if it's about to burst open and spew confetti would just go everywhere.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Josh asks breaking the silence. "No i don't, I'm not really looking for one either." Tyler says after swallowing the food in his mouth. "Oh, is there a reason? Not that you have to tell me! I bet loads of girls are after you." Josh says. "Yeah, there's a reason and yes, girls are after me." Tyler sighs and looks at the ground.

"Did i bring up old memories again..?" Josh asks worryingly. He feels the guiltiness grow inside of him. He didn't want to trigger Tyler's past again. "No no it's nothing like that." Tyler says and looks at josh. "If it is you have to tell me.." josh says. "it's not, don't worry, can i trust you to not tell this to anyone..?" Tyler says. "Of course you can. I won't tell anyone anything about you if you so wish, i swear on my life." Josh says. "Well.. i don't swing that way.." tyler says. "what do you mean..?" Josh asks confused, while washing their dishes. "Girls.." tyler mumbles. "what about them..?" Josh asks and turns to look at tyler. Tyler takes a deep breath. "I don't like girls.." tyler mumbles barely audible.

"I'm sorry.. i couldn't hear you.." josh apologizes. "i don't like them..." Tyler says, slightly louder. "Oh.. why not..?" Josh asks.

• Tyler's POV •

Tyler is trying to tell josh that he's gay. But the words keep getting twisted. "S-sorry.. I'm having a hard t-time telling you... I've never t-told anyone..." Tyler says ashamed. "That's okay.. take your time.." Josh says and sits down at the table looking at tyler with worry in his eyes. "I-i... I'm gay.." tyler says quietly. "Does that burden you..?" Josh asks him. "N-no... I-im just scared... If people f-find out they m-might hate me.." tyler says quietly. "im not going to lie tyler... There will always be people who will hate you for being gay... But there are also people who won't care about it and will still love you for you.. and those are the type of people you need to listen to..." Josh says. Tyler nods.

He knows that josh knows what he is talking about, since josh must have experienced it at some point. "I was honestly quite worried that you didn't like me as a person because I like guys... So this is a relief for me.." josh says quietly while chuckling a bit awkwardly. "Not at all josh..." Tyler mumbles.