#joshua dun series

[nigelights]

The History of Nigel

don't know who that voice is on that one voicemail? or who did the 'how many days' intro? i'm here to help! this is a chronological order of appearances made by nigel, links to performances, and things said by tyler about nigel.

Nigel, better known as the 'Skeleton Bones Remain' voice, has been with the band for nearly 14 years now, minus his sudden disappearance after 2020/2021. His first officially documented appearance is in the Regional At Best web series, episode 5. Since then, he's been a large and integral part of the band's live performances, especially during the 'Quiet Is Violent' tour, where we were given more of a backstory to him as a character. physically, nigel is a light that blinks behind tyler during this set, blinking as he speaks.

this next part is talking about a concert where tyler introduces nigel, but we are also given backstory into nigel as a character.

tyler introduces him as 'nigel', saying that in the beginning of the set, they were introduced to the bands host, saying that he lives in a lightbulb. the timeline of nigel as a character during this is quite interesting, its stated that he has been married for 437/133 years, but nigel himself tells us that the music "isnt entirely the music i grew up with back in the day" he then goes on to say that what he grew up with, was anything by DJ Khalid. which is interesting but moving on, tyler uses nigels responses to play bits and pieces of songs, like bugatti, all i do is win. nigel requests tyler to play a song, and tyler says he wrote it for nigel, its the song he said he danced to with his wife at their wedding. the song played was "drunk in love" by beyonce and jay z, transitioning into "cant help falling in love", then into house of gold. this bit was played throughout the tour, the only changing fact being the city name.

i mention this fact because out of all of the lore characters in all of twenty one pilots, minus clancy/blurryface, torchbearer/spookyjim, this is the only character that has a fleshed out backstory thats mentioned, and the only character that makes consistant appearances over four eras. we know more about nigel than we do about the neds.

After the 'Quiet Is Violent' tour, moving into 'Tour De Columbus' and 'Emotional Road Show', is really where his appearances start becoming incredibly consistent. he begins to introduce josh, "hello and welcome to the show", became his signature line. we see this all the way up to bandito tour. where he makes a similar intro but changes it up a bit, "look out baby, its joshua dun!"

halfway through the trench era, a pop-up shop was created for Ned's Bayou, and with it came a phone number, (614)-389-9196, where nigel gives information about the shop in the voicemail, no lore or significance there.

but its the second phone number that popped up in the level of concern ARG, 1-(877)-LVL-CNRN, where we find lore and meaning into his message. "Hello, if you are receiving this message, you are most likely are currently experiencing Levels of Concern. We thank you for your participation and interest. We have hidden codes all around the internet for you to unlock new levels. Each level contain elements that could possess a clue to proceed to the next level. That is, only if you are savvy enough. We guarantee that this game is certainly madness, happiness, paranoia and fun. Good luck. That concludes our session. Thank you, have a pleasant day. ---------- it's hidden in the static."

he is also in the stream that came with the ARG, saying things like "we can help you." and "anxiety, confusion, excitement." "wonderful to see, mesmerizing, there is light if you look caref---" and he speaks out the lyrics to level of concern.

this can be counted as the last official lore-related appearance of nigel, as his only other appearance is in the promo ad for the twenty one pilots burrito. but, many of us hope for his return!

i am more than happy to answer any questions, comments, or concerns with this!! nigel is by far my fav character throughout all of the lore. i hope you enjoyed :)

[thelandscapingemployeetrap]

Entrepreneur MindSet Upgrade with Joshua Latimer

In today's discussion, we delve into the true essence of success and wealth, going beyond mere desires and materialistic pursuits. Throughout the episode, we explore the importance of expertise, leveraging a service business, anchoring people to higher prices, and controlling the sales process. We uncover the three-step pricing process, strategies to enhance the value of a service, and the ways in which high prices can protect and simplify marketing efforts. 

  "This is the point, desire alone is almost worthless. But wanting to have lots of money doesn't mean anything. " - Joshua Latimer

Topics Covered: 

Expertise for different things

Leveraging the leverage of a service business.

Anchoring people to higher prices and controlling the frame through the sales process.

The three-step pricing process.

How to improve the value of a service.

Why high prices protect and make marketing easier.

Confidence, consistency and clarity are key to a successful business.

The dunning kruger effect, the super smart, introspective person.

Key Takeaways  "This is the point desire alone is almost worthless. But wanting to have lots of money doesn't mean anything. Everybody wants that. You know, you got to stop trying to get money to make a lot of money. That's a whole mind bomb like poor people chase money, right? Tommy Mello has never chased money. He is chasing a vision. He's building a machine. It's He's obsessed with his teams. He is literally authentically obsessed with helping them get ahead with it." - Joshua

  "I've been able to make more money over the past couple years and like that I've always wanted to make and I've I've surprised myself of what I invest the money in. Because when I was younger, I thought I would go get that badass Cadillac that I always wanted or stuff like that, or get a crazy watch. And now I find myself investing money into my education, and into my business more than because it's like a conscious choice, step by step, I can get this thing now that depreciates and it's cool for five minutes. Or I can invest in this that it's like you're planting more seeds. It's like, at what point I guess you have to decide what truly makes you incredibly happy and fulfilled. " - Keith

 Connect with Joshua

Website: https://warplan.com/audit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006782565455 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaLatimer

 Connect with Keith

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithkalfas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelandscapingemployeetrap Website: https://www.keithkalfas.com/resources Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@keith-kalfas

    Resources and Websites: 

🙋♂️Get My Free Landscaping Business Startup Video Series Here👇  Here https://www.keithkalfas.com/Landscaping-Series

Landscaping Course https://keith-kalfas.mykajabi.com/store/8bFERMcs

LANDSCAPING BUSINESS  How to Guide: https://www.keithkalfas.com/16

Get Jobber: https://getjobber.com/im/ambassador-referral/?gspk=a2VpdGhrYWxmYXM4NTIx&gsxid=Rs6pwtznLDcs

Get Ballard: https://www.ballard-inc.com/

Check out this episode!

[spookyjiimfanfiction]

Epilogue

Tear In My Heart | Series Masterlist

Warnings: Fluff of the highest extremity

Word Count: 1625

Authors’ Note: I can’t believe that this is the last chapter for this series! It’s been such a great run and we love you all so much for showing your support! Hope you love it as much as we did! :) (picture credit)

Epilogue - June 2019 - End of the Bandito Tour

Jenna: Let's be cute today! Put on your cutest sundress and I'm going to be there in thirty to pick you up for a girl's day. We're getting our nails done!

That was the text that you had received less than ten minutes ago as you tore through your clothes in the closet that you shared with Josh. Finding the yellow sundress that you had instantly thought of, you quickly changed into it and slipped on some wedges that went perfectly with the color scheme you were going for. You did your makeup in record time, still making sure that it was perfect before moving to your hair, pulling it halfway up and into a cute messy bun. Spraying some perfume on to finalize your look, you heard the doorbell ring - instantly knowing that it was Jenna. Jim, who had been laying on the bed as you got ready, lifted his head up curiously as he heard it and instantly ran down the hall.

You made your way behind him and grabbed your cellphone and purse, hurrying over to the front door. Opening the door to reveal a smiley Jenna, you giggled a bit at her and then pulled her in for a big hug.

"Hey, you! I'm just going to leave Josh a note that I'll be leaving to go out with you. Just give me a second. I'll meet you out there."

"Okay, hurry up! We have stuff to do!"

Hurrying back over to your post-it notes, as Jenna reclosed the door to head back to her car, you grabbed a pen and quickly jotted down your location and that you'd be back later. Adding a little heart at the end, you said goodbye to Jim with a pat on his head and exited your home, locking it behind you. You got into her car and the both of you were off to the nail salon.

*     *     *

"You know that I never have my nails longer. They don't make things easy at work."

"I know, but it would be nice to see something different on you. Just to try! If you don't like it after 24 hours, then we can come back and get them fixed."

After thinking on it, you finally decided to give in and try for a bit of a longer nail. You may have budged on the subject, but you weren't going to completely move. After getting your nails done and feeling pampered, you both decided on having lunch at the nearest thai food restaurant. It had been forever since you had eaten it, so it was a never ending craving. You both got to talk about many things, including how life had been, how things were going in both relationships... everything under the sun. When she looked at her watch with a sigh, she looked up to you again and started gathering her trash.

"It's getting a bit late and I promised Ty that I would be back home to cook some dinner. You ready?"

"Yeah, let's go!"

*     *     *

The drive back home was filled with more discussion and light music playing in the background. No matter how much time the both of you spent together, there was never a shortage of things to talk about, and that's one of the many reasons why you loved Jenna. Finally pulling back into your driveway, you smiled to your best friend and leaned over to give her a hug.

"I'll talk to you soon, okay? Thank you so much for today. It was fun!" you exclaimed as you got out of the car to head inside.

With a smirk, she nodded and waved, "You're welcome!"

You watched as Jenna pulled out of the driveway and disappeared around the bend at the end of the street. Once she was out of sight, you grabbed your keys from the depths of the purse and made your way up the path that led to the house. Josh had been pretty quiet in terms of communication today, and you were silently hoping that he was home already so you two could spend the rest of the afternoon together.

Music was the first thing that you heard when you opened the door. You recognized it instantly; it was the song that you and Josh had first danced to at Tyler and Jenna’s wedding, also known as the night that you had fully realized how you felt about Josh. After you had confessed that to him shortly after you started dating, you two had deemed the song that played that night “your song”.

“Hello?” you called as you set your things by the door and kicked off your shoes. “Josh?”

“I’m in here!”

You were relieved to hear his voice. After taking a second to look over your appearance in the mirror and deeming it passable, you followed the sound of the music into the living room. Your heart stopped as soon as you rounded the corner.

Fairy lights were strung all around the room, blinking softly against the walls and furniture, with pictures of you and Josh from the moment you had met to only a few short weeks ago clipped along them. Rose petals were laid out on the ground, creating a path from where you were standing to the middle of the room. There were even a couple of your favorite candles around, adding to the romantic atmosphere. And in the middle of it all was your boys - Josh and Jim - wearing matching black bow ties.

“What’s going on?” you asked, never letting your eyes leave Josh as you grew closer to him. “I didn’t forget an anniversary, did I? Isn’t it in two months?”

“You didn’t forget anything,” Josh smiled. “But you are going to remember something.”

Before you had a chance to ask what he meant, Josh dropped to one knee and pulled out a little black box. Your eyes were brimmed with tears in an instant, hardly able to believe what they were seeing in front of them. Josh was absolutely beaming as he turned the box over in his hands a few times.

“I thought for a long time about how and when and where I wanted to do this, but the one thing I never had to question was why. Y/N, I knew from the moment I laid eyes on you that I was going to fall in love with you and from then on there was no going back. I have fallen in love with every last thing about you, even the parts that you think don’t deserve to be loved. There is nobody else in the world that I would rather spend the rest of my life with. So, Y/N Y/L/N,” he opened the little box and held it out towards you, “will you marry me?”

“Yes,” you barely managed to choke out through the tears. “Of course, Josh.”

Josh’s smile grew even wider, if that was even possible, as he pulled the ring out of the box. You held out your hand and he carefully slipped the ring onto your finger. It was shining in the dim light from the fairy lights. Jim, upon noticing the excitement, was eagerly thumping his tail against the floor.

“I didn’t want to get anything too big so that you could still wear it while you’re working,” Josh explained as he stood back up. “I hope you like it.”

“It’s perfect. Absolutely perfect.”

You finally managed to get your hands on Josh and pulled him into a kiss. His arms wound around your waist, pulling you into the embrace that had provided you with comfort for so many years. He was the first to pull away, but he kept his forehead pressed against yours.

“You look beautiful today, by the way,” he grinned as he wiped away some of your tears with his thumb.

“Thank you.” A familiar heat rose to your cheeks, despite the fact it was a compliment you had heard countless times before. “I love you so much, Josh. This was everything I ever could have dreamed of.”

“I just wanted to make this moment special. I love you to the stars and back and wanted to show you that.”

“You definitely did.”

You kissed him again, but it was interrupted by an all too familiar voice.

“So, it finally happened, huh?”

You spun around in Josh’s arms, still keeping your hands on his shoulders. Tyler was standing just inside the living room with his arms crossed, that same stupid smirk that you had seen so many times before plastered on his face.

“No, Tyler,” you held a finger out towards him, “you do not get to come ruin this moment. You’ve done plenty of that already.”

Josh and Tyler both began to laugh, making you turn back to look at Josh in surprise.

“Y/N, it’s ok. He helped me set all of this up, he’s supposed to be here.”

“You’re sure?”

He smiled, “I’m sure.”

“I’m not the only one who’s here, either.”

Tyler wandered around the corner towards the entryway. He returned shortly after with Jenna, who was trying - and failing - to hide her obvious excitement.

“What’s going on?” you asked.

“Well, I knew that this was going to be a big moment for us,” Josh explained. “And I figured what better way to celebrate it than with our family?”

That was enough to send a fresh wave of tears down your cheeks. You were still in disbelief that you had ended up surrounded by so many wonderful people who cared for you so deeply. People that you now knew would be by your side for the rest of your life.

It was better than you ever could have dreamed of.

*     *     *     *     *

The end?

Taglist

@topownsmyheart​ @faceofcontvsions​ @ohprettyweeper​ @tylersheavydirtysoul​ @svintsandghosts @wearebxnditos​ @breadbinishigh​ @patdsinner33​ @leam-2001

[tialaises]

Insatiable bts with jebby

[joshspankindun]

josh being smiley (pt 1/?)

[winchdeann]

the world around us is burning

[hansolmates]

svt masterlist✨

all m.list sets are made by the wonderful vivi @eerieedits​   

fluff -  ✨  angst - ☁️  smut - 🍑  completed - ✅  personal favorites - 💕

one shots / drabbles

-camp clover  ✨☁️ 💕1.7k not everything is green and lucky at camp clover, feat. camp counselor!chan

one shots / drabbles

-I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you (m) ✨ ☁️  🍑  6.5k feat. fwb!Vernon, flangst, and copious amounts of movie references

-Twilight Moonbeams and Befuddlement Droughts: a Hogwarts!AU ✨ ☁️  6.9k feat. hufflepuff!Vernon and ravenclaw!Reader, and the oh-so-powerful love potion (dun dun dun)

-drunk on youth (m) ✨ ☁️  🍑  8.4k feat. fratboy!Vernon (but a sweet one), seven(teen) minutes in heaven, Jeonghan is the best wingman

-the boy next door (m) ✨ ☁️  🍑 💕 14.7k drabbles: #1, #2, #3 (m?) feat. roommate!Vernon, friends-to-lovers, and some sexy stuff

-you’re my cure  ✨  2k feat. sick!reader, oblivious!Vernon

-lazy morning haze  ✨  1.6k feat. a mutually exhausted couple, Vernon waking up reader

-baby steps (m)   🍑 2.2k feat. thigh riding. that is all. *combusts*

-sweeter than sweet  ✨ 💕 1.8k feat. fluff in an overpriced nightclub, kissing the night away

-miss guided (m) ✨ ☁️  🍑 💕 15.3k genre/warnings: alcohol/lang, fratbois and other west uni cultures, matchmaker missmatching, cliche plots galore!! teeny weeny angst alluding to prior social awkwardness, bucket hats, aaaaand 69 (bottles of bobaaaaa)

-blossomed (m) ✨ ☁️  🍑  12k genre/warnings: flangst, lang, wild generalizations of how tattooing works, gratuitous love for side characters, mild drinking, phineas and ferb references, mild foreplay

series

-test drive (eventual m) ✨ ☁️  🍑 genre/warnings: flangst, neighbors to friends, friends to lovers, fwb, cheating, unplanned pregnancy, potential toxic relationship 01

one shots / drabbles

-Late Night Distractions ✨  1.2k feat. university!Jihoon being shy shy shy and some UST

-Vilified: A Hogwarts!AU ✨ ☁️ 4k feat. slytherin!Jihoon on his way to be a potions master, silly spells and soft feelings

-what a cu-tea ✨  1.8k feat. barista!Jihoon who just wants to go home and avoid the cu-tea doing homework in the middle of the café

-zenith ✨ 💕 3.3k feat. robot!jihoon, slice of life w/ roomie!reader

-cherry contact ✨  3.3k fanart from @scoups-ofsuga​  jihoon has access to all versions of you—your credit score, shopping habits, work emails, and even your terrible tinder history.

one shots / drabbles 

-strawberry bubblegum (m) 🍑 3.6k feat. sex shop worker!Hoshi w/terrible generalizations of college parties, playful interaction, phone sex, slight dom themes, use of penetrative sex toys, squirting

-vowels and veracity (m) ✨ 🍑 5.2k after a blind date that makes you feel like a giddy teenager all over again, you’re forced to grow up and take a chance when you realize that special someone is your daughter’s kindergarten teacher.

one shots / drabbles

-days in the sun: a disney!au  ✨  ☁️  2.1k feat. beast!wonwoo

one shots /drabbles

-Fear, of falling in love ✨  ☁️  685 feat. architect student!Mingyu, saying “I love you” for the first time

-Denim and Drive-Ins ✨  541 feat. your classic drive-thru drabble

-Fleeting ice, fleeting touch: A Hogwarts!AU ✨  1.8k feat. hufflepuff!Mingyu, boarding school dances and Quidditch tournaments

one shots / drabbles

-Good Enough ☁️733 feat. minghao-centric angst

-give me the night ✨ ☁️1.2k feat. exes to lovers au with a pining hao

one shots / drabbles

-Unnecessary Details ✨  624 feat. future-husband Lee Seokmin

one shots / drabbles

-afflatus; (n) a divine creative impulse or inspiration ✨  3.5k “I went to museum to get some inspiration and then I saw you staring at one of the paintings in awe and wow you just noticed me drawing you and this is awkward.” AU feat. art student!Jun at the MOMA

-Cayenne ✨  6.8k feat. greasy!duo and some spicy hot chocolate

-Wrapped up in the Moment ✨  2.4k feat. Christmas vibes, UGLAY sweaters and Joshua teaching Jun the spirit of the holidays

-stupid cupid (m) ✨   🍑  ☁️  💕 8.4k After seeing your best friend get paired up through a matchmaking service, you can’t help but wonder about the credibility of this business. Wen Junhui, your resident matchmaker, can’t help but take on the challenge of setting you up with Mr. Right. (Un)fortunately it seems like that person is right in front of you. feat. crack, annoying!Jun, silly jokes, minor dom!Jun and use of penetrative sex toys

-you must be magical, because i’ve fallen under your spell: A Hogwarts!AU ✨  2k there was something about Gryffindors that unsettled him greatly.

one shots / drabbles

-Once bitter, and twice shy ✨ 1.6k On Christmas day they go on a mission to find the best hot chocolate in Seoul. feat. cocoa adventures and shy!Joshua

one shots /drabbles 

-Sunset Strip ☁️  1.2k feat. Jeonghan needing some self-discovery, sadness

-everything comes back to you  ✨☁️ 💕  6.7k  After a long-term relationship with Yoon Jeonghan, things get ultimately more painful when he insists that you guys are still suited to stay “best friends”. Nothing’s grand about having your ex constantly coddle you, especially when he has his own terribly perfect life and you think you’re being dropped like a fading blip on his radar. feat. angst with a happy ending!

-touch of terror ✨ 3k   feat. trapped in a haunted house with the boy who you’re simultaneously attracted and terrified of

-chicken run  ✨ 7.3k you accidentally confuse your housemate for a complete stranger, but hey! it’s not your fault, their side profiles look very similar! unfortunately your guilt gets you caught up, and you’re left in a tangle as you and jeonghan get to know each other (flaws and all) in the ultimate goose chase as you two tiptoe around your simultaneous interest and disinterest for each other

svt!OT13

-the ways you said “i love you”  ✨☁️💕 6.2k feat. the thirteen ways seventeen says “i love you”

[ichika27]

TWEWY x Yu-Gi-Oh

I made this post before about ygo cast in twewy universe, now I’m gonna try making the opposite. This would make less sense than the first one I made.

(Spoilers for both although not sure cause this will be a mess)

-Neku is given a second hand mp3 player. It’s broken and he has to fix it but once he does, he awakens the spirit inside it and now he gets possessed by a gremlin Joshua.

-Neku goes unconscious whenever the possession happens and doesn’t know exactly what’s going on (until later on in the story anyways) but he knows something is wrong cause he finds himself in places he never remembers going to.

-Neku also finds outfits in his closet he doesn’t recognize. There’s a gothic lolita outfit from Lapin Angelique in there and he is baffled cause how and why? There’s also some outfits from Pegaso in there and he has no money for such things and this is too elaborate for a prank. Joshua changes into those magically after possessing Neku because he gotta.

-Joshua challenges random a-holes who crosses Neku’s path for fun and challenges them to a Reaper’s Game and there are many types and if you lose or cheat, you’d get punished (and sent to the Noise Plane). Later on though, all the games end up being Tin Pin Slammer cause a children’s tin pin game makes the world go round and it can settle any dispute for some odd reason.

-The two later finally get to telepathically talk and Neku absolutely hates it. He can’t just block Joshua out with his headphones. He learns how to annoy Joshua back later though. They slowly find out they have a lot in common and even if they do argue, they are still friends. Joshua still riles him up enough that Neku ends up acting weird in public (and since no one else can see Josh, Neku looks like he’s talking to himself) cause it’s funny.

-Joshua calls Neku by name or refers to him as “Partner” (like what Atem calls Yugi coincidentally except Joshua is flirting with Neku). (Neku and Yugi have similarities with their clothes’ color schemes somewhat and spiky shounen hairs. Neku is emo and Yugi is goth though).

-Beat used to not like Neku cause of the latter’s attitude and they argue sometimes but Neku helps his sister Rhyme out sometime later and Beat decided they should become friends (Beat is the group’s Jounouchi cause they’re tough guys who are good big bros). Neku also befriends Shiki and Eri later. The others find out about Joshua, too.

-Tin Pin battle royale on an island arc. Later there’s a blimp involved somehow. People’s souls get trapped inside pins...

-Kitaniji and the other reapers are protectors who live in the sewers underground awaiting the return of their leader, the Composer. Once they find out Neku has the magic mp3 player, they test him.

-Minamimoto is a weird mix of Kaiba and either Yami Marik or Yami Bakura. He wants to kill the Composer by challenging them to a deadly game of Tin Pin. He would absolutely insult you with math terms for being a hectopascal with a 4th rate deck. (I’m not good at math so I can’t make creative math insults, I’m sorry)

-Tin Pin is based off ancient Shibuya wall graffiti writings...-

-Mr. Hanekoma is cool guy who owns a cafe in town and would give Neku advice. Seems to know more than he lets on.

-There’s a Ceremonial Tin Pin Slam Off at the end between Neku and Joshua while Overlap plays in the background. Neku wins and Joshua finally moves onto the afterlife hurting the feelings of the fans who watched the entire series and was hoping he’d stay and get his own body (no... pls dun leav! Not like Atem did!).

-I was joking about the last part. Joshua stays with his friends and continues to live with Neku (cause I ship them). No one is waiting for him in the afterlife anyways (at least, no one he’s willing to stay there for).

-Years passed and we’re watching TWEWY GX. Rindo is running late to Tin Pin Academy and bumps into Neku who gives him a pin.

-More years pass and there’s Tin Pin on Motorcycles in outer space. (Why? I dunno... I only got to watch until GX and only knew about the other series through wikis and tumblr posts).

--

This is all I got for now. Will edit this if more weird thoughts go into my head. If you’re wondering why this exist then here.

You hear that? Those are the songs that have been playing in my head for days (whenever I’m not actually listening to them at the time). It’s been years since i last watched Yu-Gi-Oh and I dunno why I’m thinking of it again. And the result of being into TWEWY while listening to those are these stupid posts.

[tinymintywolf]

look out baby, it’s joshua dun! |-/

a series of commissions i recently finished! probably one of the most fun commission projects ive ever gotten to do *___*

[blurry-fics]

Chapter Fourteen

Tear In My Heart | Series Masterlist

Warnings: Minor angst, but otherwise complete and total fluff

Word Count: 2637

Authors’ Note: We hope you enjoy this chapter! :) (picture credit to paulmeany on instagram)

August 2017 - The Hiatus

You knew this was your fault. You had said the kiss was a bad idea. You had avoided bringing up the topic since it happened. And you were the reason that your relationship with Josh hadn’t gone past best friend slash roommate slash boss for the last month.

You grabbed your phone from where it was sitting next to you on the bed and decided to see what Josh was up to. He had been spending most of his days working, meaning that more often than not you were left to your own devices for entertainment. Given the current situation between the two of you, this was both a blessing and a curse.

“Hey, mind if I join you?” you asked as you wandered into the living room. Josh was on his laptop, as per usual, with the TV running in the background. He grabbed the remote and turned the volume down a little before gesturing to the empty space next to him.

“How are you doing?” he asked. His eyebrows furrowed as he looked at the screen.

“I’m doing ok. How’s your work going?”

He rolled his eyes, “Tyler wants help figuring out a color scheme for this next era. We have the yellow, obviously, but he can’t decide what he wants to put with it. Look at this.”

Josh turned his laptop screen towards you, revealing a mosaic of different shades. Your eyes hurt just looking at it for a few seconds.

“Looks like exciting work.”

“Yeah, right,” he scoffed. “Actually, now that you’re here, I think I might take a break from all of this before I get a headache.”

“That’s probably not a bad idea.”

Josh reached over and grabbed his water bottle from the side table and took a long drink. You watched as he did so, trying your hardest not to just shamelessly stare at his lips. It didn’t take long for you to start thinking about when they were just centimeters from yours, close enough to feel his breath on your…

“Y/N/N?”

“Huh?”

“Are you ok? You’re staring at the ground pretty intensely.”

“Yeah, sorry, I was just zoning out.”

You wanted to bring up the almost kiss again, but just like every other time you had tried to, your mind went blank and you had no idea where to even start. Part of you was hoping one of these days, Josh would just up and kiss you, but you knew that was unlikely. As long as he thought you still needed time, he was going to wait until you gave him the ok to make a move.

Was it possible for someone to be too nice?

“Hey, do you remember the night of the Grammys?”

You weren’t entirely sure where the thought came from or why you had decided to vocalize it, but it was out in the open now. A confused expression crossed Josh’s face for a moment before it returned to normal.

“Barely. I was pretty plastered.”

“So you don’t remember me spending the night?”

Josh turned to you, confusion now evidently written all over his face.

“You spent the night?”

You began to pick at your jeans, realizing how weird this must all sound out of context. It had always been your assumption that Josh was too embarrassed to talk about what happened that night, especially after he heard about the fight with Beau. That was the reason you had always avoided bringing it up, anyway.

“Not on purpose. Do you really not remember?”

“Everything from the after party to the next morning is fuzzy, if I even remember at all. I didn’t realize you were even at my house.”

You nodded. “You asked me to bring you home because you didn’t feel good, so I did. Then when we got to your house you asked me to sit in bed with you and watch some TV and you gave me some of your clothes - which I still have, by the way - so that I could be comfortable and, um.” You began to pick at your jeans more aggressively. “You wanted to cuddle with me because it would make you feel better, so I did, and I accidentally fell asleep in your arms. I panicked the next morning and rushed home without telling you, and then everything happened with Beau and he accused me of cheating and I swore that I never wanted to think about that night again. That is, until you told me that everything Beau said was a lie and I realized that night was actually exactly what I needed.”

“Why didn’t you tell me that happened?”

“I wasn’t sure what you remembered and I didn’t want to make things awkward by bringing it up. Plus, when Beau told me all that stuff about you using me, it made me feel embarrassed that I would put myself in a situation like that. I just thought it would be better if it was never spoken of again.”

“I wish I remembered that night,” Josh sighed, rubbing at his temple.

“I used to wish that I didn’t,” you said softly.

“But not anymore?”

“Not anymore.”

Josh reached out and put a hand on your thigh. You slowly looked up at him, studying the features that you had grown to love over the last six years. His arms, dotted with colorful tattoos that hadn’t yet existed when you first met, that had held you close on so many occasions. Those chocolate brown eyes with the crinkles at the edges when he smiled that you swore you could stare at for hours. His curly brown hair that you had seen be nearly every color of the rainbow at one point or another.

You were completely, totally, hopelessly in love with Joshua Dun.

“Kiss me,” you whispered.

You didn’t have to say it twice. Josh’s lips crashed into yours, fitting perfectly against your own. Your hands tangled themselves in his dark curls, reveling in being this close to him. His hands wandered from your legs up to your waist, digging slightly into your skin as they pulled you closer. Warmth spread through your body as you kissed him.

It was better than you ever could have imagined.

“I thought you didn’t want to rush into this yet,” Josh smiled when he finally pulled away. His nose was still pressed against yours, neither of you wanting to be apart from one another.

“You know I run my mouth when I’m embarrassed,” you smiled. “Besides, I think six years is more than enough time to wait to rush into something.”

“Me too.”

Josh kissed you again. It was hard to keep yourself from smiling out of sheer happiness. You no longer had to worry about Josh’s feelings. Or your stupid boyfriend back home. Or what anyone thought of your shared interactions.

You had Josh and that was all that mattered.

*     *     *

You and Josh had spent most of the afternoon making up for lost time, wrapped up in one another as you laid on the couch together. Netflix was playing in the background, but it was just noise to fill the silence as your focuses were only on each other. Cuddling into him, just as you had the night of the Grammys, you looked up into his eyes as he seemingly admired your face. There was no harshness behind it, no ulterior motive, just a gentleness that had always been there. You blushed a bit which caused a gentle laugh to escape his lips, using his hand to brush along the side of your face. He leaned down to kiss you softly once again, humming into it in contentment, before leaning back to return to looking at you.

"Remember when we first met and I said that you had pretty eyes? That was the very moment that I knew I was going to fall in love with you."

Your jaw almost dropped at his confession. "Y-You love me?"

Blinking a few times after hearing your question, as if he were in a trance, he turned pale as a ghost for a few moments and chuckled.

"Well, I wasn't planning on saying it so soon. But... yeah. I love you, Y/N. I mean, I waited for you this whole time, even if there wasn't any hope for me back then. I've loved you from the moment my eyes looked into yours."

Smiling to him as tears brimmed in your eyes, you rested a hand on the side of his neck and pressed your foreheads together to watch him.

"And I love you, Josh. More than I've ever loved someone before."

With that, your declarations were sealed with a passionate kiss that had to have been the best one you've ever received. You mentally kicked yourself in that moment for not leaving Beau sooner and for depriving yourself of Joshua Dun's love for such a long time. This man waited for you. Supported you. Cared about you. Loved you.

Now was your time to make it up to him.

After a bit more time of just gentle touches, kisses, and shared thoughts of adoration, you both decided that you were starving and needed to eat. You got up off of the couch with him and held his hand as the both of you walked into the kitchen together, figuring out what sounded good. The both of you had decided on just ordering in some pizza so that you wouldn't need to make another mess to clean up. Once the food arrived, the both of you were sitting on the couch and watching a documentary about aliens... just for Josh. Biting into the crust of your pizza slice, you looked over to him and saw that he had finished his food as he leaned over and set the plate on the coffee table.

Taking in a deep breath, he leaned back into the cushions and looked over to you with a smile on his face.

"I know that this is random, but do you... have any allergies to dogs?"

A curious eyebrow raised, you slowly shook your head. "Nooooo. Why do you ask, Dun?"

"Well, I've recently been thinking about getting a puppy. Maybe training it to become a sort of emotional support dog for me?"

"I think that's an excellent idea and would be perfect for you! Any idea what kind of dog you want?" you smiled widely.

"Hm... I have no idea. I haven't thought that far ahead. Maybe you and I could go together and find a dog?"

"I would love to, Josh. Anytime."

You nodded to him and set your plate beside his as you finished your food. The both of you may have just started this relationship - if it was even considered that yet - and yet you had absolutely no problem doing activities that were usually set aside for couples living together. You were in deep. You had fallen hard.

"Great! Maybe we can go tomorrow and just look around to see. I want to make sure that I click with the dog before jumping in... as weird as that sounds," he smirked.

With a laugh, you shook your head and looked over his face, pulling your legs in under yourself to get more comfortable.

"No, it doesn't sound weird at all. You're going to have this dog for a long time, so you need to make sure that he or she is the right one for you. I completely get it. When I was a little girl, I had a dog and it's one of the most special relationships you'll ever have. You'll find the right one, I promise."

He watched you for a few moments as you tried to reassure him and smiled lovingly, grabbing hold of your hand. He then brought it up to his lips and kissed the back of it softly, his eyes not leaving yours. Entranced, you felt your heart skip a beat as he did this and then smiled back to him, instantly letting him know that you loved how he treated you. He had already beat out Beau in half of a day.

Pulling away from the kiss, you turned to move and laid your head down on his shoulder as the both of your looked back to the television to watch the documentary.

"Did you have any ideas for a name yet? Maybe something pertaining to Twenty One Pilots or something?"

"Nah, I think that would be a bit too obvious. I kind of wanted to give him more of a human name. I really want a boy, so I've been wracking my brain to think of a good name that was fitting for an E.S.D."

"And?" You lifted your head up to look at him out of curiosity.

"I really like 'Jim'."

“Jim,” you thought over the name for a moment. “I like that.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. He’ll be our little boy.”

“Exactly,” Josh grinned.

Slowly, he maneuvered your legs so that they were slung casually across his lap and rested one of his arms against them. The other was wound around you, keeping you close to him.

“Is that comfortable?” he asked.

You nodded against him, moving your arms to wrap around his torso. His body heat was radiating through the thin material of his t-shirt.

“I like that we get to do this now,” he said. “Like, cuddling and stuff.”

“As if we didn’t cuddle before,” you giggled.

“Yeah, but now we don't have to think about how wrong it is the whole time.”

“That is a nice benefit.”

You looked around the room while you leaned against Josh, taking in all the decorations and pictures he had. It was hard not to think about how different it had all seemed at Christmas just a few short months ago. It didn’t feel like home, then. Not like it did now, anyway.

“Did you ever think things would be like this?” you asked quietly.

“Like what?”

“Like us, together.”

Josh paused for a moment and took a deep breath. You began to run your fingers idly against his side, hoping it would provide some form of comfort.

“I think I always hoped it would be, especially in the beginning. It was harder to envision it happening as time went on, but we had moments here and there that gave me just enough hope to think that maybe, one day, we would have this.”

“And we do.”

“Yeah,” Josh smiled. “We do.”

“Why didn’t you ever give up on me? I mean, six years is a long time.”

“How could I? I knew that I was never going to find someone else like you, Y/N/N. I couldn’t even if I tried.”

“Thank you for waiting for me,” you said, running a hand along Josh’s cheek. “I know it wasn’t easy for you - or either of us, for that matter - but it means a lot to me to know that I’ll always have you by my side, no matter what. I love you so much.”

“I love you too.”

Josh hooked a finger under your chin and tilted your head up so that he could kiss you again. It only lasted a few moments before he suddenly pulled away, but kept his fingers where they were.

“I just realized,” he said softly. “We haven’t made anything official yet.”

“What? Like you want to make this public?”

“No, no, no,” Josh smiled. “Not that I could even if I wanted to. Just, well, would you be my girlfriend?”

“Of course, Josh,” you grinned. “I’m your girl.”

He kissed you deeply before pressing his forehead against yours. His lips nearly brushed up against your own as he spoke, saying the words you had been dying to hear nearly since the day you met.

“You’re my girl.”

*     *     *     *     *

Taglist

@topownsmyheart @faceofcontvsions @ohprettyweeper @tylersheavydirtysoul @svintsandghosts @wearebxnditos @breadbinishigh @patdsinner33 @leam-2001

[viinchester]

Requests

(My Masterlist)

You can request (Character) x Reader here! The characters and categories I'll do are on the list below! To request, please send an ask in with the character you want and a vague description of what you want the oneshot to be about.

Example: "Hey, could I get a Justin Foley x Reader where she's new like Hannah was and Justin instantly gets a crush on her and she doesn't like him at first but at the end she gives him a chance and they are dating? Tysm! <3"

Characters

Dexter (TV):

Dexter Morgan

Brian Moser / Rudy Cooper

13 Reasons Why:

Justin Foley

Alex Standall

Zachary Dempsey

Scott Reed

Montgomery de la Cruz

Bryce Walker

The Society:

Campbell Eliot

Grizz Visser

Harry Bingham

Luke Holbrook

Clark Beecher

Jason Alvarado

Detroit: Become Human:

Gavin Reed

Captain Allen

Connor

Markus

Until Dawn:

Joshua Washington

Michael Munroe

Jessica Riley

Supernatural:

Dean Winchester

Sam Winchester

John Winchester

Lucifer

Gabriel

Michael

Castiel

Crowley

Jack

Marvel (Movie/Show Versions):

Tony Stark

Steve Rogers

Bucky Barnes

Brock Rumlow

Loki

Venom/Eddie (Venom 2018/Venom: Let There Be Carnage)

Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Deadpool 2016)

Francis Freeman/Ajax (Deadpool 2016)

Sam Wilson

John Walker

Helmut Zemo

Divergent/Insurgent/Allegiant:

Eric Coulter

Four (Tobias Eaton)

Peter Hayes

The Host:

Kyle O'Shea

Ian O'Shea

Jared Howe

Maze Runner:

Gally

Thomas

Newt

Harry Potter / Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them:

Grindelwald

Percival Graves

Draco Malfoy

Tom Riddle

Snowpiercer:

Curtis Everett

Edgar

Franco the Younger

Knives Out:

Ransom Drysdale

Gifted:

Frank Adler

The Red Sea Diving Resort:

Ari Levinson

The Devil All The Time:

Lee Bodecker

Arvin Russell

Preston Teagardin

Roy Laferty

Suicide Squad (2016) & The Suicide Squad (2021):

Colonel Rick Flag

Captain Boomerang (George Harkness)

Peacemaker (Christopher Smith)

Blackguard (Richard Hertz)

Real People

Twenty One Pilots:

Joshua Dun

Tyler Joseph (Blurryface too)

Actors/Actresses:

Chris Evans

Henry Cavill

Sebastian Stan

Jared Padalecki

Mark Pellegrino

Categories

Angst

a little Fluff

Smut

Almost anything really

What I'm willing to write:

Rape/Non-Con

Swearing

Violence

Murder

Abuse

Blood/Gore

Polyamorous Relationships

What I don't do:

Pregnancy

Out-of-character(If something seems ooc for me I will say so while answering the request)

Lots of Fluff (idk I just don't like it too much. You can request the Fluff you want and if it's too much for me, I will say so while answering the request)

Also:

If I really like your idea/request, I may make it into a series or longer and into another idea, but I will tell you beforehand.

I'm not obligated to fulfill your request if I'm not comfortable with it, even if it's not stated here.

I don't shame anyone for anything. You can freely request without being judged, I will just tell you if I don't feel comfortable doing your idea but not judge you for it!

I may do other characters that are not on this list, but that's very rare. Please send in an ask if I do the character you want that's not on this list before sending in your idea. The same is for other fandoms.

And last but not least:

I will do LGBTQ+, however you need to state what you want in the request! For example: If you want the reader to be a gay male, you simply need to write '(Character) x Male!Reader'! If you want a transgender male-to-female reader, write something like '(Character) x mtf!Reader'! If you don't write what you want, I will put female pronouns, as it's easier for me since I'm a female myself.

That was all! Have a nice day and request away!

[beanfic]

Summertime Sadness - Ch.21

Word count: 1213

Warnings: Angst, sadness, fluff

Author’s note: The last chapter! Thank you all for the support through this entire series! I think I really grew with my writing, and this was my largest project yet! I really hope you enjoy!

Song Suggestion: Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran

“I love you too, Y/F/N Y/L/N.” Josh’s voice was soft, and he placed little kisses all over your bare shoulder. 

“I’m so sleepy,” you yawned.

“Me too, let’s sleep in the car.” Josh stood up and threw on a t-shirt and basketball shorts he had packed in his car. 

“I don’t have any clothes besides for my dress,” you said as you wrapped yourself in a blanket. 

“I came prepared.” Josh shuffled around in his Jeep before pulling out a pair of sweatpants and one of his t-shirts. He handed you them, and you threw them on. They smelled like Josh, and you were hoping he would let you keep them after he left to Washington. 

Josh laid down the back seats and created a little bed with pillows and blankets so you both could sleep in the back and be comfortable. You both got tucked in, and you nuzzled under Josh’s shoulder. 

“I can’t believe you leave tomorrow,” you mumbled. You started to think back on the summer. Good memories and bad memories. 

You had no idea that the boy you met at a party would impact your life so much.

You had no idea that an older boy with gauges and tattoos could hurt you so much, yet make you fall in love so quickly and deeply. 

You wanted to spend the rest of your life with Josh, and you wanted to help him and support him through everything.

“Y/N, why are you crying?” Josh asked when he noticed teardrops falling on his chest. 

“I’m going to miss you, you’re the best thing that has ever happened to me.”

“You’re the best thing that has ever happened to me too, but I promise everything will be okay. We can facetime, we can call, and I’ll be home for the holidays.”

“Promise you won’t leave me?”

“I promise, Y/N, I love you and only you.”

“I love you, even more, Joshua.” You closed your eyes and the next thing you knew you were sleeping on a snoring Josh. 

     *      *     *     *     *     *

“Good morning my love,” Josh whispered into your ear. You opened your eyes, being blinded by the sunlight.

“Josh?” you looked around trying to remember where you were, and the memories of last night came back to you. “Josh.”

“I’m right here, my love.”

“I could get used to that,” you chuckled.

“What?”

“My love! I like when you call me that,” you told him. You sat up more, rubbing the sleep out of your eyes and fixing your hair that had fallen out. 

“You’re always going to be my love,” he kissed your forehead. “We need to get going though, I need to leave by noon. It’s going to be a long few days of driving.”

“I wish I could come with you,” you mumbled, knowing that there was no way and that these were your last few hours with him. 

“I know, but we are going to go back to my house first to finish packing the stuff I haven’t shipped there, and then I’ll drop you off at your house.”

“Okay,” you said sadly. You really did not want to let him go, but there was nothing you could do. The road trip back to his house was spent with you belting out Awolnation, and giving Josh his own little concert.

“I don’t think I’ve ever sung that loud before,” you yelled over the music.

“You’re such a good singer, I really think that you should Tyler’s place in the band.”

“Speaking of the band, what’s going to happen with that?”

Josh shrugged, “He is still going to write music and we are going to try to make it work.”

“That’s good because the band is getting so big! Maybe one day you will be so famous that you get noticed in public places! Or people will make fan accounts of you and stuff!”

“That sounds horrible, plus I don’t want people stalking every move I do.”

“Maybe people will write fanfiction about you,” you giggled.

“Oh god, I don’t even want to think about that.” Josh grabbed your hand and he held it all the way back to his apartment. He parked his jeep and you helped him take in the blankets and pillows so there was enough room for his boxes and suitcases. 

You helped him pack up the last of his clothes. He had already shipped kitchen essentials as well as bedding and stuff like that. He was moving into an already furnished apartment so he didn’t need too much. 

“Is it weird going to college for the first time being so old?” you asked while you packed his toiletries.

“Not really, I wanted some gap years to figure myself out.”

“I’m glad you did.”

You and Josh brought out each box and suitcase one by one until his Jeep couldn’t hold anymore. You climbed into the passenger seat and watched Josh lock the front door to his apartment. 

The car ride to your house was spent with you holding in your tears, and Josh rubbing his thumb over your hand that he was holding tight. He pulled in front of your house and you both looked at each other. 

He grabbed your face and gave you one last long passionate kiss. The last one for a while. When he pulled away he rested his forehead against yours, and you both stayed like that for a few seconds. 

“I love you, Dun,” you whispered.

“I love you too, Y/L/N.”

“I’m going to miss you, so much.”

“I’ll miss you more.”

“Impossible,” you smiled. You looked up into his big brown eyes. You studied his face, just so that you wouldn’t forget it. You focused on his soft lips, and his nose ring, and his wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled. 

You opened the door and hopped out. You closed the door and walked to your door before turning around, and blowing a kiss to Josh. He pretended to catch it and bring it to his heart. 

“Bye, Y/L/N,” he waved as he started his jeep and started to drive away. 

“Goodbye, Joshua.” Your vision became blurry as the Jeep got smaller and smaller. Once you couldn’t see it anymore, your world felt like it stopped. You could feel your heartbeat in your stomach, and it was hard to catch your breath. “Goodbye.”

Your heart ached, not like when it felt broken from earlier in the summer, but a different type of ache. One where it felt like it could still function, but was missing something so it wasn’t functioning fully. It felt empty, yet heavier. 

You walked inside your house and ignored your family asking if you were okay. You were numb, and the world was moving slowly as if it was a few frames behind. You laid on your bed and looked up at your ceiling. Your phone buzzed and you grabbed to see you got a text from Josh already. 

I miss you already. Just like how the stars miss the sun in the morning sky.

You held your phone next to your chest and breathed in heavily. You had already started counting down the days until you saw Josh again.

The End.

----------------------

tag list: @takenvysleep @ohprettyweeper @oncemorewithfeelingg @gaiatheroyalrabbit @svintsandghosts @addictwithaheavydirtycheetah @patdsinner33 @breadbinishigh @demonsdontcontrolus

[spookyjiimfanfiction]

Chapter Fifteen

Tear In My Heart | Series Masterlist

Warnings: All the fluff in the world.

Word Count: 2610

Authors’ Note: We hope you enjoy this chapter! :) (picture credit to Google.)

January 2018 - The Hiatus

It was a cold winter morning and Josh had woken you up early to take you and your new dog, Jim, on a surprise trip. This was entirely new to you, since in the few months that the two of you had been dating, you hadn't had a public outing once. Not that either of you were ashamed of what you were doing, but for the sake of keeping your private lives just that... private. Not even Tyler and Jenna knew yet, as you and Josh just secretly enjoyed your time together. After making sure that you were in comfortable and warm clothing, per Josh's request, all three of you piled up into his car and made your way to your destination. After various times of being asked by you to tell where you were going, Josh still didn't budge... so you decided to keep yourself busy by turning in your seat to face a very happy Jim. His face was right near yours and ready to cover it in kisses, which you narrowly avoided while laughing.

A half hour had passed and you finally made it to the surprise location: Hocking Hills State Park. Josh looked over to you with a big grin and turned off the car once he parked, taking off his seatbelt.

"I thought that it would be a fun idea to go on a hike together."

You quirked an eyebrow. "In the freezing cold?"

"That's the best time to go! You won't ever get sweaty," he said matter-of-factly. 

You had to admit... he had a point.

"Ok, ok, wise guy. Lead the way." A smirk appeared on your own lips.

With a laugh, he got out of the car and looked around with a slightly nervous expression. He really didn't want to be seen or noticed yet, so he decided to move quickly with getting Jim out of the car and grabbing your water bottles. You followed suit and instantly understood that he wanted to hurry the process up, so you zipped up your jacket fully and made it to his side to start your trek with Jim leading the way.

The trail was absolutely beautiful, even more so now that there was snow that dusted the ground the higher up you went. Sure, it was freezing, but the view made it all worth it. Watching as Jim made sure to sniff every inch of trail that he passed with a happy wagging tail, you giggled a bit as Josh turned his head back to look at you while holding onto his leash. A smile appeared on his face and then he hung back a bit so that he could wrap his free arm around your shoulders to bring you in close.

"You know, I was thinking... we've been together for a few months now. Maybe it's about time that we told Tyler and Jenna the news. I mean, they were the ones that were rooting for us to get together, you know?" Josh looked down to you to see what you thought of the idea.

Slowly nodding, you looked back up to him with a small smile. "I think you're right. It's felt sort of wrong keeping it from them. I think we should tell them tonight, since they're coming over for dinner."

"That sounds like a good idea."

He leaned down and kissed you softly, giving you a slight squeeze before being pulled away by Jim, who had managed to find a really good scent further down.

*     *     *

After a full day and a fill of fresh air and walking, you decided to head back down to the car. The only problem was there were more people than there had been earlier. Josh gave you a look of sudden fear and you instantly decided then and there to take his hand and just run as fast as you could with him - the both of you laughing the whole way while Jim ran alongside you with ease. Getting everything situated in the car, you both made the drive back home and made sure that you got changed into some nicer clothes for later that night while Josh cleaned around the house a bit for you.

"Hey, before we get started... do you mind making us a fire? I kind of want to settle in first before we start cooking dinner."

Josh looked up from playing with Jim on the floor and nodded his head happily.

"That sounds like a good idea."

He got up and made his way over to start throwing some logs into the fireplace, crumbling some pieces of newspaper as kindling. As he did that, you decided to go and grab one of the bigger, thicker blankets so that the both of you could sit and cuddle beneath it. Once the fire was going, you sat down on the floor in front of it to warm yourself up, suddenly feeling Josh sit right beside you and as close to your side as possible. You looked in his direction and then slowly opened your arm to hold up the blanket for him to get under, which he instantly took the opportunity to do. You both remained wrapped up and in each other's arms, seeking warmth from the fire, as Jim laid beside you to fall asleep. It was a picture perfect moment with your boys and you wouldn't have traded it for anything in the world. You internally thanked the universe for sending you Joshua Dun and getting him to stay, even when you were painfully unaware that he had stayed because he loved you.

Looking up at the clock to see that it was almost 5:00pm, you decided that it was time to finally start getting ready for having Tyler and Jenna over. Giving Josh a kiss on the lips, you smiled widely and got up from you spot as he groaned in protest.

"Do we have to do this tonight? I just want to relax with you..."

"Come on, Josh! We promised them. We haven't had time for all four of us together in a long time, so go get changed and I'll start prepping dinner."

He pouted a bit as he got up with the blanket still around him and shuffled his way down the hall to get ready, causing you to laugh. He may have acted like a child most times, but you still loved him regardless.

While Josh got changed into something a bit more appropriate for your dinner, you started to collect all the ingredients you would need for dinner. Jim laid down in his usual spot just outside the kitchen where he could keep a close eye on everything that was happening, including looking out for any scraps that may have fallen from the counter. Unable to resist his puppy dog eyes, you grabbed some cheese from the fridge and tossed it his way.

“How does this look?” Josh asked as he walked out of the hallway.

He had opted for a gray sweater over a pair of dark jeans. The sleeves were pushed up to his elbows, revealing his toned forearms and the lower half of his tattoo sleeve. Aside from his hair that was still pressed to his head after wearing a hat all morning, he looked perfect.

“Come here,” you said, waving him over.

Josh leaned his hip against the counter and furrowed his eyebrows at you. You wordlessly reached up and began to run your hands through his hair, adding some volume back to his curls. It didn’t take long for him to start laughing.

“What was that for?” he asked.

“You could tell you had been wearing a hat all morning.”

“Are you sure you didn’t just want an excuse to run your hands through my hair?”

“Ok, maybe that too,” you smiled before giving him a quick kiss.

Josh wrapped an arm around your waist and turned to face the counter where all of your ingredients were laid out. “Where should we start?” he asked.

“Well, they’re going to be here in like fifteen minutes, so I think we should get the bread going. If you want to do that, I can start boiling water for the noodles.”

“On it.”

The kitchen became a whirlwind of activity as you and Josh started to get things ready for dinner. It didn’t help that Josh insisted on a kiss every time you two happened to pass each other, which was often. You weren’t complaining, though.

The two of you had just settled on the couch with Jim when there was a knock on the door. You collectively sighed and turned to look at one another, still breathing a little heavily from all your work in the kitchen.

“Do you think they’ll mind waiting out there for thirty more seconds?” Josh laughed.

“Come on, it’s cold out there,” you said, pushing yourself away from the couch. “And if Tyler hasn’t burst into the house by now, I don’t think he’s going to.”

“Shocking,” Josh laughed as he followed after you.

You opened the front door, revealing a pink-cheeked Tyler and Jenna. They both smiled as soon as they saw you, instantly wrapping their arms around you in a hug. Despite the fact that it had only been a few days since you had last seen them, you had still missed them dearly.

“It smells amazing in here,” Jenna said as she pulled off her coat.

“Thank you! Josh and I have been hard at work.”

Once everyone’s coats and shoes were off, you ushered them into the kitchen to get drinks and then made yourselves comfortable on the couch. Almost immediately, Tyler launched into some story that he had to tell about a recent outing. In no time, the four of you were laughing and swapping your own stories. 

“Oh, that’s the bread,” you said, hearing the timer go off in the kitchen. “Josh, do you mind coming with me to help?”

“Sure thing,” he answered, setting his drink down on the coffee table.

The two of you walked into the kitchen, followed closely by Jim who was always eager to see what you and Josh were up to. Josh took the bread out of the oven while you finished a few other last minute preparations. 

“Are you feeling ok?” Josh asked quietly as he sliced up the bread.

“Yeah, I’m just nervous, I guess.”

“About what? Telling them about us?”

“Yeah, I just have no idea how they’re going to react.”

Josh stopped what he was doing and rested his hands on your hips, turning you towards him. Your eyes locked to his and some of the tension in your shoulders instantly released. You had known him for six years and still didn’t understand how one look from him could make you feel so safe.

“It’s going to be perfectly fine, they’re going to be over the moon with excitement. And if tonight doesn’t feel like the right night to say anything, then we don’t have to.”

“Thank you, Josh.”

You rested a hand on the side of his face and pulled him into a kiss. His arms started to wind tighter around you, but dropped away in a fraction of a second. Just as you were about to ask if he was ok, you heard it.

“No way.”

“Oh, you have got to be kidding,” you muttered.

“Jenna!” Tyler called. “Come here! You’re not going to believe this!”

“I guess we don’t have a choice anymore,” Josh laughed, putting an arm back around your waist.

Jenna walked into the room, still carrying her wine glass in one hand. She looked at you and Josh, obviously not noticing the arm he had around your waist, and then turned to Tyler.

“What’s going on?”

Tyler crossed his arms and nodded to you and Josh, a very pleased smirk plastered across his face, “Do you want to tell her?”

“Tell me what?”

You sighed. “Josh and I are dating.”

“What?” she gasped, eyes going wide. For a split second, you thought she might drop her glass straight onto the floor.

“We were planning to tell you over dinner, but Tyler caught us kissing and, well, it was pretty obvious at that point.”

“In my defense, Jenna asked me to come in here and see if you needed any help.”

“Oh yeah, because you’ve never interrupted Josh and I before,” you scoffed.

“Never!”

“What about when we were on the bridge in Austin? Or when I helped him dye his hair? Or when we almost kissed? Or literally just now?”

“Hey, I-”

Jenna put a hand on her husband’s shoulder, instantly quieting him. He pouted for a little while, but eventually gave up and accepted his defeat.

“How long has this been going on?” she asked.

“Since August.”

“August?” Tyler and Jenna asked in unison.

“We wanted to keep it on the downlow for awhile. You know, just enjoy our time together,” Josh explained. “Plus, since we have to lay low because of the hiatus anyway, it didn’t seem like a big deal.”

“I can’t believe you managed to go that long without telling me,” Jenna smiled at you.

“I almost slipped up so many times.”

“I’m just glad to see you two are finally together,” Tyler chimed in. “I’ve been waiting for this moment since 2011.”

“We had some obstacles to overcome before we got to this point,” you said. “But we got here.”

Josh grinned and gave you another quick kiss.

“Ok, as much as I love this mushy stuff,” he said. “We should eat before it gets cold.”

“Good call.”

The four of you dished up your food and got comfortable at the dining table. Jenna and Tyler continued to pester you with questions about your relationship, though neither you or Josh really minded. It was nice to finally feel like it was out in the open, even if they were the only other two that knew.

The rest of the night flew by after dinner. Between card games and laughing at old stories from the early days of tour, you hadn’t even realized how late it had gotten until Tyler pulled out his phone and announced to Jenna that they should get home. After a few more minutes to wrap up your conversation, the four of you said your goodbyes with promises to have another night like this soon.

Josh draped his arms over you as soon as the door was closed, burying his face in your neck and leaning some of his body weight into you.

“Tonight was nice,” he whispered. “We should host more often.”

“You’re only saying that because we haven’t had to clean up all the dishes yet.”

“We can do that in the morning.”

“Is it time for bed?”

“I think so.”

Jim followed the two of you upstairs and waited patiently as you went through your nightly routines and got into pajamas. You were wrapped around Josh almost as soon as he was in bed, letting your head now rest in the crook of his neck. Jim also decided to join in on the cuddling, making sure to wedge himself wherever he could while still being next to both of you.

“I’m going to miss days like these when we go on tour again,” you said quietly.

“Me too, but there will be plenty of other adventures to go on when that does happen.”

“You’re not planning something, are you?”

“Just having a nice time on tour with my girl.”

“And Jim!”

“Yeah,” Josh laughed. “And Jim.”

“I love you.”

“I love you too.” He pressed a quick kiss to your head. “Goodnight.”

“Goodnight.”

*     *     *     *     *

Taglist

@topownsmyheart @faceofcontvsions @ohprettyweeper @tylersheavydirtysoul @svintsandghosts @wearebxnditos @breadbinishigh @patdsinner33 @leam-2001

[joshspankindun]

twenty øne dørks (pt 9/?)

[ao3feed-joshler]

Exit

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/36OgToU

by bluejoseph

How had he gotten those bruises on his neck?

Words: 1379, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 3 of The Joshua Tree

Fandoms: Twenty One Pilots

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Josh Dun, Tyler Joseph, jenna joseph, Debby Ryan, Mark Eshleman, Clancy (Twenty One Pilots), Nicolas Bourbaki (mentioned), Brad Heaton (mentioned), Banditos (Twenty One Pilots)

Relationships: Josh Dun/Tyler Joseph

Additional Tags: DEMA (Twenty One Pilots), Dema fic, trench, mentions of death and peril!, Hurt/Comfort, Healing, Angst, Hopeful Ending, not gonna come out and say that clancy is clairvoyant but, eyes emoji, mentions of bruises/injuries

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/36OgToU

[ohprettyweeper-moved]

Give Your Heart a Break

Part Five: Everything and More

Summary: Life comes full circle for you and Josh. Pairing: Josh x Reader Word Count: 2035 Warnings: None? A/N: This is the last part of this mini-series! I hope you’ve all enjoyed it. Looking forward to starting the new Josh series on Tuesday! Check out that series announcement here.

Series Masterlist

The wedding was perfect. Your immediate family and Josh’s immediate family were in attendance to the simple ceremony at City Hall. Tyler served as Josh’s witness, and Julie served as yours. Afterwards, all of you went out to dinner at a nice, but not fancy, restaurant. The best part was, Julie was able to stave off the state taking custody of Charlie again until after the wedding. 

“It’s not to late to be in a nice hotel for our wedding night,” Josh offered on the way home. 

You shook your head. “We don’t know how much time we have with Charlie. Even just a car ride alone is enough for right now. We’ll have another wedding night.”

Josh smiled; the two of you had decided to do this now and have a big ceremony later, even if nothing was set in stone for the later date. “I kind of liked this, to be honest. Low key, close family and friends. Charlie.”

“Me too,” you smiled, squeezing his hand. 

Back at the house, Julie pulled her car in behind yours just a few minutes after you and Josh arrived home. Charlie, tired from a day of excitement, was asleep in his seat. 

“C’mon, buddy,” Josh said, lifting the little guy carefully from the backseat. “Let’s get you to bed.”

Charlie hardly moved, except to wrap himself around Josh. His cheeks were ruddy from sleep, but bright enough for you to feel his face as Josh walked by and into the house. 

“He’s okay,” your new husband assured. “Just warm from sleeping.”

You nodded, watching them as they went into the house. You finally had the family you had always wanted, with a love you searched a long time to have. 

“So,” you said, turning to Julie, “how long until this all gets taken away from me?”

Julie sighed. “Couple of days. You’ll have him for the weekend, and I’ll be here on Monday to pick him up. They wanted someone else to do that, but I fought to be the one — thought the familiarity might make things easier.”

You nodded again, tearing up at the idea of even one day without your son. Julie reached out to squeeze your hands. She bent down a little to catch your eye, forcing you to look at her. 

“It’s your wedding day, Y/N. Don’t worry about any of the rest of it today. Go enjoy the rest of the night with your son and your husband. You have the weekend, and starting Monday, we are going to fight to the death to keep Charlie in your custody. Okay?”

For the third time now, you could only nod. What were you supposed to say? You were elated, your heart was swelling with happiness … but right on the tail of that happiness, your world was growing very dark. 

Not long after Charlie was taken back by the state, Josh whisked you away to an island resort. The warm, fresh air helped your spirits, but it didn’t stop the almost constant images of Charlie as he waved goodbye to you when Julie carried him to her car that Monday morning. She had reported back to you later that leaving him with his new foster parents had been a complete disaster, but there was no way to prepare him for that. It was bound to go bad in any scenario. 

You sat on the beach with your husband, listening to the waves and trying to immerse yourself in the calm offered by the resort’s private beach. You had reached that zen state a few times since coming here, but you needed the peaceful feeling to be more continual. 

Josh playfully sprinkled sand over your legs, pulling you from your reverie. You smiled and brushed the sand away before reaching out to poke his side. You actually managed full-on laughter when he giggled like the Pillsbury dough boy. 

“Still thinking about him?”

“When am I not thinking about him,” you mumbled. You laid on your side to face Josh, propping yourself up on one elbow. “I’m sorry I’ve been a crummy vacation date. I’m trying — I know Julie is fighting hard for us, and we’ve done everything we can do. And then some, maybe. But he was ours, and now it’s this weird in between. Anyway, my point is, I’m trying. I promise.”

“I know you’re trying, Y/N,” Josh assured. He leaned forward to kiss you, his sunglasses sliding forward on his sunscreen covered nose. Josh pushed them back up to his eyes and inhaled the sea breeze. “I want to go back, but I also don’t want to go back.”

“Me too,” you said, returning to your back and nodding earnestly. 

The two of you made small talk for a while. Your eyes were drifting shut, your body relaxed and warm from the sun. You were vaguely aware of Josh standing up and dusting his shorts off, but until you were actually being lifted in the air and over his shoulder, you had no idea what his intentions were going to be. 

“Joshua William Dun!” you shouted, “Put me down!”

Through resounding laughter, Josh refused to surrender. He didn’t let you down until he had carried you waist-deep into the ocean; he dropped you into the water almost before you had time to hold your breath. You twirled around under a wave for a few seconds before coming back up for air. Loose strands of hair were matted to your face with water, and you were grateful that your lungs were able to refill with fresh, ocean air. 

Once you had composed yourself, you saw Josh laughed a few feet away. You scrunched your face up at him and swore vengeance. For the next hour that the two of you splashed around and tackled each other and swam through the waves, you had a good portion of the peace you had been missing. 

Back at home, life fell into a routine. Josh was gone here and there, but he was home when he could be. You traveled with him when you could get away from work. The both of you worked hard to make life as simple and normal as possible while you waited for word from Julie that a decision had been reached in Charlie’s adoption appeal. From your work with the community services center, you knew that, unless there was something threatening Charlie’s well-being, these cases could take a while to get through. 

Home only a few hours from a recent trip to LA, Josh locked himself in the office. You could hear his muffled voice whenever you passed by the closed door as you went about completing your chores for the day. When he finally came out from the office almost an hour after he had gone in, you questioned what he had been doing in there. 

“Don’t worry about it,” Josh assured, kissing your forehead. “Business stuff. What do you want to do for supper?”

The quick change of subject made you even more suspicious, but you tried to let it go. Josh had never held anything back from you, so if he was doing that now, there had to be a good reason. 

A week after Josh’s weird office hideaway, everything came to light. At Josh’s urging, you had taken the week off from work to spend time with him before touring started — even if that wasn’t for a few more months. Some time off never hurt, you decided, so you took the week off, took your time getting up and around, and enjoyed just being home with Josh. 

Around lunchtime, the doorbell rang. You set down the cup of tea in your hand and opened the door, frowning a little at the autumn breeze blowing in the house — but only until you realized Julie was standing on your front porch, holding Charlie on her hip. 

“Mama!” Charlie exclaimed, reaching out for you. 

“My boy!” you returned, taking him and holding him to you so tight, Charlie squirmed to be let loose. You kissed his face and snuggled against his baby-soft curls. 

Julie smiled at the reunion. “C’mon, let’s go inside.”

You carried Charlie inside; he stayed clinging to you until he saw Josh, at which point, he reached out for his favorite drummer. Josh grinned and took Charlie from your arms. 

“Are my cars still here?” Charlie asked. 

“They are! How about you and I can go play with them while Mama and Julie talk?”

Charlie nodded, leaning his head against Josh’s shoulder in much the same fashion as he had when the three of you came home after the wedding. Josh motioned for you to go with Julie; you wondered why he didn’t seem all that surprised that Charlie was back home. Did he really have that much more faith in the situation than you did?

After warming up your tea and making a cup for Julie, the two of you sat at the kitchen table to discuss. 

“Charlie’s been getting by with his foster family. They really were wonderful, Y/N, but I don’t think he warmed up to them like he did with you. Anyway,” she paused to sip her tea, momentarily leaving you in suspense, “a couple of days ago, Charlie’s biological mother came to us and said that she is retracting the appeal. Apparently she came into some money and — well, she didn’t come outright and say it, but that’s what the entire thing was about after she found out you were dating Josh.”

You narrowed your eyes and shook your head. “I should have known.”

“Does that change anything?”

“What would it change?”

Julie smiled. “Just checking. I didn’t think it would make you regret marrying Josh or anything, but I wanted to be sure.”

“Are you kidding me?” you asked, brows raised in supply. “That’s the best decision I have ever made. I don’t — honestly, Julie, I don’t know if I would have wanted to wait long, even if all of this hadn’t come up. He’s … there are no words. Josh is everything I’ve been looking for, but he’s more than that, too.”

“I’m happy for you, Y/N.” Julie reached over to squeeze your hand. “Enjoy your family. Can’t wait to see how it grows.”

She set her tea mug in the sink, winked at you, then let herself out. With a heart full of happiness and some suspicions nagging at the back of your mind, you made way to Charlie’s room. He and Josh were on the floor, playing with Charlie’s toy cars. You cleared your throat; Josh looked your way. He got up from the floor and came over to kiss you. 

“Long lost uncle, huh?” Josh said. 

You raised your brow. “Excuse me?”

“Oh, Charlie’s mom — got that inheritance from her long lost uncle and got what she wanted, so we got what we wanted.”

Again, you narrowed your eyes. “Even if you were eavesdropping, Josh, Julie didn’t say anything about how Charlie’s mom came into that money. But that’s an oddly specific assumption. I’m going to guess my suspicions are true then — you paid her off, didn’t you?”

Josh sighed. “You were so heartbroken, babe, and I missed Charlie like I never thought I could miss anyone. There’s an NDA, my lawyer has this thing airtight. No one’s gonna find out.”

For what you hoped would be the last time for a long time, tears spilled over and down your cheeks. “Josh …”

“Don’t be mad,” he pleaded. “I know you and Julie specifically told me not to do that —”

You interrupted his apology by throwing your arms around his neck. “Thank you. Thank you for giving me a family.”

“Y/N,” Josh whispered. “You and Charlie are the only family I ever want. Well, unless, you know, something happens and more babies come.”

You laughed through your tears, and Josh winked at you. “We’re gonna have a great life, aren’t we?”

“Yeah, I think we are,” Josh smiled. 

“Me too! Hug me too!” 

You and Josh both held an arm out to the little, curly-haired boy. The little boy who had brought you together and made you a family.