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.791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Stpy31Xd3
“Tyler, you awake?”791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSznn3WODrP
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.791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndtDfVvdfw
“Tyler?”791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lvtzLUwxJ
“Yeah Josh.” Tyler breath, forehead creased still, “How did you know?”791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0l8ugm7ZAv
He could hear the smile in Josh's voice as he replied, “I can feel you...scowling into my back.”791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2SUh2GSz5
“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.”791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJDbfK7CuB
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. 791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuyjuld0cq
“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.791Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6YZygZ1dF
“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.
