online (joshler)

twenty one

"man deserves a medal!" dallon cheers, raising his root-beer bottle.

"i've never really won a prize before," tyler says thoughtfully.

"you won me," josh nudges his shoulder cheekily.

"oh yes, you're my pride and joy."

"the sass in this kids voice!" brendon laughs.

"damn i need a drink of water or something, this is too funny," dallon agrees, standing up.

"you need a drink because you're so goddamn thirsty," josh rolls his eyes.

"hey!" dallon gasps.

"as if dallon ever gets anything," brendon joins.

"oi! i'm fairly local!"

"you mean you've fucked two girls at our high school."

"i thought you were gay," tyler furrows his eyebrows. 

"how do you think he figured that out?" brendon sniggers.

"you waste all this time trying to get to me, brendon. honestly when are you going to get a life?"dallon clenches his fists.

"honey i have a life. doesn't mean i am not willing to take you down," brendon winks.

"im done!" dallon throws up his hands, walking out of the room. "on the run and go here!"

"aww brendon what'd you go and piss him off for?" josh whines.

"we're dying with every breath we make, might as well live a little you know?" brendon shrugs.

tyler and josh exchange a look like "is he okay?"

"bren- you don't have like... cancer or something do you?"

"what?! no!"

"just checkin'," josh eyes him suspiciously.

"i gotta take off, my mom's gonna kill me for being gone so long," brendon stands up.

"a'ight man. take care of yourself, you're scaring me," josh says seriously, giving brendon a hug.

"okay, mom."

"hey brendon are you leaving?" dallon enters the room again.

"yes sir, mom's probably anxious enough as it is."

"welp, it's raining, so take my jacket," dallon purses his lips, shrugging off the loose black material.

"thanks dall," brendon nods appreciatively, tugging it on.

"don't get a raindrop in your eye or anything," dallon warns. "things hurt like a bitch when they're coming down as fast as they are now..."

"heaven forbid they see you cry," josh jokes.

"please, you sound like the emo version of the wiggles," brendon rolls his eyes. "remember kids! raindrops hurt when they get in your eyes! always be safe in the rain and wear jackets so you don't get sick!"

"man, im trying to be so cool," dallon acts offended.

"me too," josh touches his heart in mock indignation.

tyler blinks slowly, not sure what's happening. why are they phrasing things so oddly? why does he feel like he's said those exact words before? why are various song titles and song beats he's never heard or seen before flashing in his mind?

"you guys are weird," he tells them.

"we're broken people," they all shrug simultaneously, turning to look at him.

"i feel like you're all individually having one way conversations," tyler furrows his eyebrows.

"what do you mean?" josh asks.

"i mean you're talking very strangely."

"we get that so often," brendon says. "gonna take off now, bye guys."

"bye brendon!" they all chorus.

"dallon didn't you go to get some water or something?" tyler asks.

"yeah, speaking of which - josh i haven't found a drop of water in this household." dallon turns on josh accusingly.

"have you tried our Kitchen Sink?" josh raises his eyebrows.

"that's gross; tap water is gross," dallon curls his lip in disgust.

"it's all that i have and it's all that i need," josh shrugs.

"you guys are doing it again!"

"doing what?" dallon asks.

"talking like - idk. weirdly."

"you okay ty?" josh asks.

"i am out of my mind," tyler puts his head in his hands.

"oh-ooh," dallon hums.

"why'd you say it like that?!" tyler states wide eyed.

"like what?" dallon asks, holding his hands up in surrender.

"ah! im going crazy!"
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song count: 8 | references: 21 (omg i didn't plan that i swear) - it's 22 if you count the harry potter one early on.