"It's all blue-black," Josh says. "My home, I mean. That's why I like it here better."
"You've told me that," Tyler says. "Lots."
"That doesn't make it any less true," Josh points out.
"I know," Tyler says. "I'm just saying that I hear you whenever you tell me."
"But I don't want you to hear me," Josh says insistently. "I want you to listen."
Tyler frowns. "What's the difference?"
Josh makes a frustrated noise. "Some people- philosophers, mainly- say other people never hear each other," he says. "But I don't think that's true. I think everyone hears, but I don't think most people listen."
Tyler's frown deepens. "I still don't get it."
"It's like..." Josh shifts, taking Tyler's hand. "Okay, when I say 'take my hand,' you think of holding hands, right? Not of taking my hand someplace with you. Unless we go somewhere hand-in-hand, but that's a different story." He shakes his head to clear it. "What I mean is, you hear 'take my hand' but listen to 'hold my hand.'"
"Oh." Tyler pauses, thinking. "I get it." He frowns again. "I think."
Josh cracks a smile. "Well, at least you're honest.
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A/N Super short chapter I know but the next one I think is going to be pretty good! Hope you are enjoying the story so far!
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Forest (Twenty One Pilots F.f)
FanfictionThis is a fanfiction based on the song Forest by Twenty One Pilots. Everyone thinks a boy named Tyler Joseph is crazy, they don't believe what he has to say. Tyler just wants people to believe him, he wants them to understand him. Everyone has so m...
