Øverturning the lies (a twenty one pilots fanfiction)

~Tyler~

"You think you've escaped, but mark my words, Tyler-"

Tyler stiffens at the use of his name.

The bishop just laughs.

"You are nobody. Nothing. Nothing whatsoever."

It's just a dream, Tyler tells himself, over and over again. I'm just dreaming...

"Oh, don't worry," Nico tries to reach for him, but his hand simply passes through him. "It is just a dream. But I'm still part of you. I'm still haunting you."

"No," Tyler says, "No, you're not."

Nico's hand grabs Tyler's wrist, and this time he can feel it.

It hurts.

Nico says his name, over and over.

"Ty? Tyler? TYLER?"

He opens his eyes.

Unsurprisingly, he's shaking and covered with sweat.

"You can't even control your own body," Nico's voice seems to say tauntingly. "You see?"

Tyler doesn't have the strength to push it away.

And when someone makes a move toward him, he startles, thinking for a moment that he's back in Dema.

It's Josh, however.

And though he really does love his fren, Tyler doesn't want his fren to see him like this.

Lower than low. All his insecurities he tried to tuck away, right in the open, in plain sight.

Logically he knows Josh wouldn't think any less of him.

Logically.

But his mind always warped things completely out of perspective, telling him that friends were enemies, and even Josh, is brother, couldn't be trusted all the way.

"Tyler," Josh says hesitantly.

Tyler doesn't respond.

Just turns away..

Josh is stubborn when he wants to be, though.

Now is one of those times.

He laus down next to Tyler. When his fren doesnt flinch away or try to move, Josh wraps his arms around his fren, hugging him tight.

Tyler doesn't protest.

Rather, he rests his head on Josh's shoulder, making Josh smile.

"I really do love you, Ty," he whispers.

He kisses his fren's cheek, making Tyler laugh.

"What would Jenna say?"

"She would laugh," Josh says honestly.

Tyler yawns.

"Love you too, Jish," he says sleepily.

His eyes open. "Don't tell Jenna I said that."

"Oh, don't worry," Josh says. "She already knows."

Tyler mumbles something that sounds like "m'kay."

His eyes are closing.

Soon he's asleep.

Josh smiles at the sleeping form of his fren, who, for one, looks peaceful.

And he is.

The echos of Nico have fled for the time being.

Somehow, now, they're completely weak.

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