school had started again for josh and all of tyler's siblings.
josh was coming to the clearing painted in bruises and anger and humiliation and tears again, and it made tyler's heart burn.
"are you okay?" tyler whispered, even though he already knew the answer. he was so helpless. there was nothing he could do but ask and ask and hope that the answer changed.
"i want to disappear," josh said, and the words seemed to choke him. "i can't do this anymore, i can't, i can't, i can't...."
the answer never changed. it only became an echo of heavier things. tyler handed josh a crown made from the broken sticks he had found in the woods. josh wore it and told himself he looked beautiful, even if he didn't believe it.
tyler promised him that he was prettier than the sun.
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somewhere only we know (joshler)
Fanfiction"pressure creates diamonds," tyler said, and it sounded like he was reciting a poem. "or," josh countered. "it breaks you." he snapped his fingers and tyler winced at the crack that shattered the air. "or," tyler agreed quietly, watching the clouds...
