23 parts Ongoing MatureJosh Dun signs up to volunteer at the local animal shelter to fill the quiet parts of his life. - He doesn't expect to meet Tyler Joseph, the guarded vet tech with a weird thing about leashes being coiled correctly who glares at everyone like they owe him money.
Tyler didn't need anyone messing up his routine, especially not someone who names every dog after a snack food and talks to them like they're coworkers. - But there Josh was, all soft smiles and chaotic kindness, having a new hair color every week. He makes the shelter feel like something other than a place where things come to break.
Tyler keeps pushing him away, but Josh keeps showing up. And against his better judgement, Tyler slowly wishes he'd stay.
~2015ish