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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHCxbPgVk2
“Tyler, you awake?”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSptmTFhAJ
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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAh1g1Vcpn
“Tyler?”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChbKsZMnBs
“Yeah Josh.” Tyler breath, forehead creased still, “How did you know?”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfmcU5W11U
He could hear the smile in Josh's voice as he replied, “I can feel you...scowling into my back.”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDGTNvEC14
“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.”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6Mmi8XGfw
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. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSb740zFis
“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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLd6EZ2WP7B
“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.
