Loosely based off of Drown by Tyler Joseph
Josh Dun is a troubled man whose existence was unknown to you.
That is, until you make your way to the beach one night to relax, watch the waves, and you see him, trying to drown himself.
what he says pulls...
"okay, toss them in," josh smiled as he placed them in the cart. "are we doing the DIY ones too or are we too tired for that?"
"we're too tired," josh replied and i giggled and play punched his arm.
"okay, let's g-"
"wait," he said, cutting me off.
"what's wrong?"
josh's voice dropped and he got all shy, "i may have eaten all the candy canes," he said (i spelled said like "sed" my medicine is kicking in, it's putting me to sleep) and hid his face behind sweater paws. i furrowed my brows and reached up, holding on to each of his wrists and pulling his hands away, "dont hide your face, it's too pretty for that," i said. "and secondly, let's get more." i said (i just spelled it like "sad" what in the fuckle)
on the way to the candy canes, we were faced with christmas sweaters. "josh, i have an idea, try this on," i said as i threw a sweater at him.
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josh held the green and white sweater up to him, "this is my size, you should get the blue one," he said with a chuckle, i nodded and grabbed one in my size.
"hey josh, do you wanna be a little more independent?"
he nodded.
"can you go pick out two boxes of candy canes, theyre just in that aisle, you dont have to talk to anyone, just go over there and pick out the ones you want. i',m staying right here."
"oh o-okay," he stammered out. josh took a deep breath and turned around, slowly walking away from me. when he was about halfway there, he turned around and looked at me for reassurance, i smiled and nodded at him and he turned around and kept going.
once he was out of sight, i stepped further into the clothes section where i previously saw some santa hats, grabbing two and walking back over to the cart, i would only let josh wear it if he got the sugary canes.
a moment later he came back empty handed, "what happened?" i asked softly with quirked eyebrows. "there was-was a lad-dy in the way," he said, shaking.
"okay, let's make a deal, i'll walk you over there and wait at the end of the aisle, i'll be right there if you need me, and if you can get those candy canes, then i'll buy this santa hat for you," i said as i started pushing the cart over to the candy aisle.
by the time we got there, the lady was gone and josh easily weaved his way through the people standing in the aisle, grabbing two boxes of candy canes, and coming back to me. "congratulations, you've earned yourself a santa hat," i exclaimed as i fit the at over his head.
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on the way back to the front of the store we found some stockings that we snagged to hang up, i wasnt quite sure where yet because i didnt have a fireplace.
but once we got home, we changed into our hats and sweaters, put christmas music on, and danced around together while we put the tree up.
"what do you want for christmas josh?" i asked him as i hung a blue ornament from a faux branch. he furrowed his eyebrows. "i want to play video games," he said with a huge smile. i was confused as to why he's never played video games before. "she wouldnt let me, and neither would my parents," he said with a frown and went back to hanging baubles on the tree. i nodded and sighed, mentally cursing at debby for hurting such a precious human.
~~~
soon enough we had eaten dinner and washed up for bed. "do you want me to stay with you again tonight?" i asked josh as we stood in the dark hall between our rooms. "i think i'll be okay," he said with a small smile and i nodded.
"okay."
"okay."
"goodnight josh," i said and stood on my tiptoes, pecking his cheek, i felt him lean into it and smiled when i pulled away.
"goodnight," he said and brought me in for a quick hug before retreating into his room.
~~~
an hour later, i was just barely awake, lying on my right side facing the window on my wall, eyes barely open anymore.
i felt tense, i couldnt quite put my finger on why. i was uneasy, felt kind of empty and lost in my thoughts. suddenly i heard my doorknob click and the door opened slowly.
and there he was, josh stood there with that same damn blanket draped over his arms as he tiptoed into my room, closing the door behind him.
i rubbed my head and half sat up, "josh? what's wrong?"
he jumped when he realized i was awake and stared at me with wide eyes.
"i'm sorry,"
"it's fine bub, i was awake already," i said, not realized i let a pet name slip through my lips.
"bub?"
"shit, i'm sorry josh, i won't do it ag-"
"no, i liked it," he said as he stood at the end of my bed. i smiled and my heart fluttered as i looked at him.
"you couldnt sleep either?" he asked with a little frown and i shook my head. "no," i said as i sat up the rest of the way and patted the right side of my bed, motioning for him to get in.
"join me," i said with a smile. and he did just that, once he was under the covers, he flung his blanket over top them and turned to face me.
"this is gonna sound weird," he started as he looked into my eyes, i smiled at him and started counting the freckles on his cheek, "what is it?" i asked and he looked away.
"i couldnt sleep without you," he finished (i spelled finished like "fininished" kill me). i reached a hand over and grabbed his chin, making him look at me. "its okay, i couldnt either," i said as let go of his cheek and hugged him into me. josh balled his fists around the front of my shirtand snuggled his head up under my chin. "goodnight, bub," i whispered and pecked the top of his head, but he was already snoring.
