Josh Dun x Reader

The One That Got Away

Warnings: Minor angst

Word Count: 2739

Josh's POV

"Come on, man. You can't stay in here forever," Tyler said.

"Yes I can," I grumbled, adjusting myself slightly on the couch.

"How do you expect yourself to move on if you never get outside and look at what else the world has to offer?"

"I don't know. I obviously had some master plan a few months ago when I made the dumb decision of breaking up with her in the first place," I said sarcastically.

"Well I'm going out to get lunch in ten minutes. You can come with me or you can stay here and wallow in self pity."

Tyler walked off, leaving me alone on the couch. He had a point, although taking a shower and getting dressed to go out seemed like a lot of effort at the moment, it was still less effort than making myself lunch.

"I'm going to hop in the shower, don't leave without me," I called to Tyler.

"Good choice."

Tyler shut off the car and hopped out. I pulled down the car's visor and looked myself over one more time before joining him on the sidewalk.

"You look fine, Josh," Tyler commented. He must have noticed how nervous I was. "Besides, all we're doing is getting lunch. You don't need to look perfect."

"You never know who you'll bump into," I laughed nervously.

I followed Tyler inside and stood quietly while he got us a table. My mind was too busy replaying memories, distracting me from what was currently going on. The last time that I had been here was with Y/N, it was one of the last dates we had gone on before I suddenly ended things.

"This way," the host smiled, tucking two menus under his arm and walking off between tables.

I subtly scanned the restaurant for anyone I might recognize. One couple towards the back caught my eye, but I was quickly distracted by Tyler stopping right in front of me.

"Woah," I said, placing a hand on his shoulder to steady myself. "Sorry, Tyler. I wasn't paying attention."

"It's ok," Tyler said as he slid into one of the benches. I sat down across from him.

"Your waiter will be right with you," the host smiled before walking off.

"I'm glad you decided to come to lunch with me," Tyler said. "It's nice to see you getting out of the house."

"Yeah, the past week has just been rough for me."

"Still hung up on Y/N?"

"Yeah," I sighed.

"What made you start missing her?" Tyler asked, flipping through his menu.

"I just started thinking about how happy I was when I was with her. My decision to break up with her was so impulsive, and the more I think about it, the more I'm coming to regret it. The first few months without her were fine because I was enjoying being single again, but I don't think it was the right decision."

"So what are you going to do about it?"

"That's what I'm trying to decide," I sighed, going back to looking at my menu.

Tyler made a noise somewhere between understanding and concern. Having decided what I wanted to order, I set my menu down and rested my head in my hand. Loud laughter on the other side of the restaurant drew my attention. It was coming from the same couple that I had taken note of earlier. The girl seemed familiar, but her back was to me so I couldn't quite tell who it was.