Josh Dun x Reader

Arguments

"You told me she wasn't interested!" Josh said, now turning on Tyler.

"What?" you all but screeched.

Tyler's jaw was clenched tightly and he was avoiding eye contact with either of you.

"How long has Tyler known that you like me?" Josh asked. It was obvious that Tyler wouldn't be answering any questions at the moment.

"Four or five months, maybe," you shrugged.

"Dude!" Josh yelled. "Why did you lie to me?"

"Wait, you like me too?" you asked.

"Yes! I have for like three months, but Tyler told me you weren't interested so I didn't pursue it."

You bit down on your lip to stop from smiling. Despite learning that Josh reciprocated your feelings, you were still angry at Tyler for bringing it up like he had. There was a lot to be worked out between the three of you.

"Will you two stop?" Tyler finally snapped.

"Ok, what's your deal, man?" Josh asked.

"My deal is that I love her too, alright? That's why I lied, because if you knew that she felt the same then you two would end up together and I would be stuck as the third wheel who was still in love with her."

Your felt your breath catch then. Never in your time of knowing Tyler had you suspected that he had feelings for you. He had hidden it extremely well, especially considering how often you had expressed interest in Josh.

"Wait, what?" you asked.

"I love you, Y/N. And I have for awhile. That's why I snapped earlier. I put up with you talking about Josh for a long time, and tonight was just... too much."

"I'm so sorry, Ty. I had no idea, otherwise I wouldn't have talked about him so much."

"You talked about me a lot?" Josh asked, a slight smile on his face.

"Yes, but now isn't the time," you said. "What are we going to do?"

"Well it's pretty evident that you don't share my feelings," Tyler said, flopping back down onto the couch.

Josh looked between you and Tyler a few times, "I do love you, Y/N, but it just isn't fair to date you when Tyler has feelings too."

"Right," you nodded. It felt like your stomach was sinking straight down your torso. "Right, that makes sense."

"Don't let me be the reason you two aren't together," Tyler interjected.

"Are you sure?" Josh asked.

He shrugged, "Yeah. It sucks, but there's no reason for you two not to be happy together just because I happen to have feelings for Y/N. It doesn't sit right with me."

"But lying did?" you asked.

"Listen," he said, turning to you. "I'm not saying I'm proud of how I handled things. There were a lot of emotions running high at the time. And I'm sorry about snapping at you earlier, that wasn't cool of me. Also for lying, that was a dick move."

"It's ok," you said. "I get it."

"Just don't do it again," Josh added,

There was a pause in the conversation. You shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot.

"So," Josh finally said. "Are we going to like..." he pointed between the two of you.

"Yeah," you nodded. "I think that's a good idea."

"Great," he smiled.

The two of you sat back down on either side of Tyler.

"We cool?" he asked, holding out a hand on either side.

"We're cool," you said, giving him a high-five and a fist bump.

"Yeah, we're cool," Josh said, doing the same.

The three of you turned back to the TV. You quickly realized you had no idea what was going on in the movie, as it looked completely different to the last time that you had been paying attention.

"What the hell did we miss?" you asked.

"A lot, apparently."

"Eh, it wasn't that good of a movie, anyway," Josh chimed in.

"Agreed," you and Tyler said in unison.

Tyler began to look for a new movie. Meanwhile, Josh reached over the back of the couch and tapped your shoulder. You looked at him, and he held out a hand. Smiling, you reached over and held it. Everything that had happened in the last hour felt surreal.

"Are you guys holding hands behind my head?" Tyler sighed.

"Maybe," you said.

"Get used to it, dude," Josh added.

"As long as you're happy."