The flower shop boy |JOSHLER|

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• Josh's POV •

"Am I the first person you've ever told..?" Josh asks. Tyler nods slightly. Josh feels so special. Tyler trusted josh enough to tell him that he is gay, not only that but josh is also the first person tyler ever told. "can i hug you..?" Josh asks looking at tyler. Tyler nods again.

Josh walks over to tyler and hugs him. "Thank you for trusting me enough to let me know." Josh says smiling. Tyler hugs back. "Please don't tell anyone..." Tyler mumbles. "I won't. I promise." Josh says."thank you.." tyler says quietly. "Of course tyler!" Josh says letting go of tyler.

They walk over to the couch and sit down. "What are your plans for today? Going out with friends?" Josh asks. "I don't really have any plans.. I'll probably just go home and play videogames and take care of my plants." Tyler says. "Oh? What videogames do you play?" Josh asks. "The sims mostly, sometimes i play Minecraft and fortnite." Tyler says. "I play the sims too! But very rarely. I enjoy reading more than playing games." Josh chuckles.

"I used to read a lot as a child." Tyler says. "what changed?" Josh asks. "I guess i got busy with work and other things." Tyler says.

Josh can't help but wonder what other things means. "Other things?" Josh says looking at tyler confused. "Family stuff." Tyler says. "oh, okay." josh nods. He knows not to ask more details if tyler doesn't want to specify without being asked.

"What did you do as a child?" Tyler asks breaking the silence. "I used to skate a ton, but once I moved i haven't had time for that." Josh says. "Skating? I could never! I would fall over and get hurt." Tyler says. "its not that hard, i can teach you sometimes." Josh chuckles and smiles. "I'll probably die if I try" tyler chuckles.

• Tyler's POV •

Tyler and josh talk for a while, before tyler has to leave. "I had a great time with you josh, thank you for letting me stay the night here. We definitely need to do this again!" Tyler says with a smile on his face. "Yeah definitely! You can come by whenever, I'm pretty much always home, unless I'm working but we have the same working hours. So if i don't answer the door just send me a message." Josh says grinning. "I will! Bye!" Tyler says happily. "Bye!" Josh says.

Tyler starts walking back home, hes already missing Josh's company. He can feel the sadness come over him. "It's Saturday today... I could go buy a few drinks.." Tyler thinks to himself.

He goes to the store and buys a bit of alcohol. He then goes to his apartment, waters the plants and starts drinking while playng videogames.

It's around 11pm, tyler is drunk. He didn't have much to drink but his body is so small that he can't handle much alcohol before getting drunk.

• Josh's POV •

Josh is in bed, he's reading. He has his phone on the nightstand. Josh gets interrupted by his phone dinging. It's tyler.

Tyler
Hwtyyy jpshjj

Josh
Hey tyler... Are you okay..?

Tyler
Bwttwr thqn evrrr!

Josh
I'm calling you.

Josh calls tyler and he picks up "jAawsshHh!" Tyler says giggling. "Tyler. Are you drunk?" Josh asks getting up. "Maaaaybeeeeee." tyler giggles. "Where do you live?" Josh asks, starting to put some clothes over his pajamas. "At hoooomeeee!" Tyler giggles again. "I'm coming over. Share your location with me." Josh says in a serious tone. "Are you mad at me..?" Tyler sounds sad. "No I'm worried." Josh says. "Okay.." tyler says and sends josh his location. "I'll be there soon." Josh tells tyler.

Josh gets to the apartment and knocks on the door. Tyler opens it, completely shit faced, he stumbles over his own feet and falls over. Josh luckily catches him. "Alright let's get you to bed." Josh says and gets inside, picking tyler up.

Josh carries tyler to the bedroom and puts him on the bed, tucking him in. Tyler falls asleep quickly after that and josh goes to pick up the empty cans of alcohol scattered around Tyler's living room.

He sighs to himself, wondering if tyler does this often. It makes him feel sad. Josh finishes cleaning the livingroom and lays on the couch, putting the blanket that is on the couch over himself.

Josh tries his best to get comfortable, but it's not easy. He manages to fall asleep eventually though.

Morning...

• Tylers POV •

Tyler wakes up with an awful headache. He groans at the light coming into his room, which is so bright. He pulls a blanket around himself and walks out of his room spotting a guy on his couch, tyler can feel the color leave his body.

"What the hell happened last night!? Did somebody come over..? Did we have sex..?" Tyler thinks to himself and he starts to panic. He tiptoes past the person on the couch and goes to the kitchen, grabbing painkillers and taking them, he then sneaks back to his bedroom and hides in his closet, calling josh.

"Mm...hello...?" A sleepy josh answers. "Josh... I got drunk last night... And a guy is sleeping on my couch... I couldn't see his face... I'm so scared... Please help me..." Tyler whispers. "Tyler... The guy is me...you sent messages last night... Indicating you being drunk.. so i called you.. you gave me your address and I came over... I put you to bed and fell asleep on the couch.." josh mumbles.

Tyler feels so embarrassed. He didn't want josh to see him drunk. "O-oh.." tyler mumbles and hangs up, getting out of the closet. He can hear josh walking to the bedroom.

Josh looks at tyler and tyler looks back at josh. "S-sorry..." Tyler mumbles quietly feeling very ashamed. "How often does this happen..?" Josh asks worriedly. "It's the first time..." Tyler mumbles. "What made you do this..?" Josh asks. Tyler shrugs.

But tyler does know. He just doesn't want josh to know. "Are you mad at me..?" Tyler asks. "What..? Of course not.." josh says. Tyler nods. He starts to cry, he swore to himself he would never turn into his dad, but now he's one step closer to becoming him. "Hey... It's okay..." Josh tries to comfort tyler. "N-no you don't u-understand..." Tyler cries quietly.