Josh is in a rocky relationship with his girlfriend Marissa. They've been on and off for years. Every time she breaks up with Josh, for another man, he ends up heartbroken, until she begs for him to take her back and he does so time and time again. It's hurtful, it's crushing, and his family has repeatedly let him know how much they disapprove of their relationship because of how heartbroken it leaves Josh every time. Tyler and his fiancée Elena are high school sweethearts. Tyler's been certain they're gonna marry and have a family together, but he's repeatedly noticed that she's putting off wedding planning and setting a date because she's never dated anyone else, so she's unsure of their relationship and curious about what else is out there. Instead of owning up to her doubts, she usually blames Tyler's bisexuality and the fear of him cheating - which he's never done - for what's making her insecure about their relationship. Both of them are fed up with their lovers stringing them along and not being straight up and honest with them. And so, their partners decided that nothing could answer their questions better, than to actually sign up for Temptation Island. Neither of them expected to actually be chosen - but they did. And they were ready for what was about to go down. ...were they? (I'm a sucker for reality TV but always REFUSED to watch temptation island until last week... and now I'm writing a fic about it). It's gay and it's Joshler and you know the drill. :)

A Joshler Story - where friendship slips into something deeper, and silence begins to speak volumes.

When Tyler needed an escape from his very busy, fast-paced, overwhelming life in New York City, he jumped at the opportunity to fill in as a fire look out at one of the fire watch towers in Washington State. However, as much as he needed a break from the loud and suffocating life that was filled with expectations in the city, he underestimated the immense solitude and loneliness that came with being a fire look out. Luckily, an unexpected static voice was there to keep him sane. (a short Joshler story!)

Why Tyler even went along with this in the first place, he still didn't know. And why his sister had thought that Tyler going on to a national TV show to go on a 24-hour date with a stranger was a good idea, he also still didn't know. The regrets were there, and the nerves even more. This had been a bad idea, but he couldn't back out now. He just had to go in there and survive those first 24 hours. He wasn't forced to stay there for the whole five full days. He just needed to get through 24 hours. Then he could go back home to the safety of his own bed and dream about some day finding that one person for him. 'Cause he sure as heck knew he wasn't gonna find the one on a TV show... ...was he?

Book three of the Let's Recelebrate series! Now that Josh and Tyler were officially together as boyfriends, they felt like they were on top of the world. However, there was still a lot for them to figure out together. How was Tyler gonna tell his fans about his lover being a man? And how was Josh gonna handle the sudden spotlight on him once Tyler would come out? How would Josh feel about the sudden attention of Tyler's fans about him and everything in their lives, as they would want to know about every detail, how would he handle being recognized in public by fans he'd never seen or met? And not only that: Tyler lived in Columbus. Josh lived in Los Angeles. Were they gonna be able to handle the distance between them? Especially since, in past relationships, both of them had been so dependent on their past lovers, and distance was one of the reasons that caused separations. Would they be able to make it work, or were they just not that meant to be after all? ~~ This is an ACTIVE story. Book 2 of Let's Recelebrate. First chapter published on (..) 2025 ~~ Since there's a maximum of 200 parts to a book, we have to migrate for a second time to another book - the third book already! Thanks to everyone who's been following this story for three years already! This is the third part of the very long ongoing story called Let's Recelebrate where I re-write my idea and story from many years ago called Celebrate. So glad to have you here. I hope you stick around! Started on June 5, 2025