He honestly didn't know why he was waking up again, why his mind seemed to hate him so much, but it seemed that Tyler just wasn't getting any sleep tonight, even as he squeezed his eyes closed, willing sleep to overtake him.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTs9US0Xdcg
“Tyler, you awake?”819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtcvYO9ZDy
Tyler opened his eyes at the sound of his name being called, the words rippling through the back of the man in front of him, the back his cheek was pressed plush against.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlx80KiDZ9
“Tyler?”819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0H2tdzVnzD
“Yeah Josh.” Tyler breath, forehead creased still, “How did you know?”819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1cV00dFDI
He could hear the smile in Josh's voice as he replied, “I can feel you...scowling into my back.”819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpIJ4s0LUX
“Hah, can you, Josh?” Tyler scoffed playfully, as the pair devolved into senseless laughter. He couldn't remember, but it seemed he was struggling to do something, something that felt like a natural process as he closed his suddenly tired eyes, “Thanks, Josh.”819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhZ3fG0294
Josh shifted his weight, muscles rolling just under his skin like a pair of mighty oars as he pulled the blankets firmly against him, smiling as he felt Tyler brush his cheek into his back, and soon closed his eyes to drift after his partner, band mate, and closest friend. 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzGcFpykcN
“I love ya, Josh.” Tyler mumbled tiredly, and when Josh finally stopped moving so much, he held the larger man's frame tightly in his arms, as though it would keep him from being pulled under, into the dark. He was sure this was true, Josh was his rock.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23kyg80VO5
“I love you too, Tyler.” Josh replied with a wide grin, comforted by the arms that were stronger than they looked—felt stronger, anyway. Tyler could protect him from...whatever lurked in the shadows, he knew he could, he could feel the silent power hidden just under the surface, the strength that Tyler possessed. It had seen them through so much together, and it would see them through so much more.
