Josh Dun x Reader

Bandito: Part Two

Warnings: More suspense, mentions of injury

Word Count: 2795

Request: Hey can you do something trenchis like you did with tyler but with josh? Like a girl escapes from dema and josh finds her and take her to the banditos and they fall in love? 💫💛🖤💛 -Anon

Author's Note: And here is part two! Make sure to read part one first, obviously. Like I said last time, this was super fun to write and I definitely want to do more Trench stuff in the future ;) Enjoy!

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The first breath of air that you took outside of Dema's walls was exhilarating. Your lungs filled completely, welcoming the fresh air despite the slight sting from the cool wind. Josh allowed you to remain still for a moment, giving you time to look out at the expansive landscape before you. The sun was just beginning to rise, throwing a blanket of golden sunlight across the hills.

"It's beautiful," you murmured, more to yourself than anyone else.

Flat plains gave way to rocky hills in the distance, cutting up out of the landscape and contrasting against the pale sky. The quietness of it all unnerved you, but the nerves seemed to melt away as Josh reached out to rest a hand on your back.

"Come on, we still have a ways to go and their search won't stop just because we're outside the walls."

"Wait," you said, catching his arm as it began to drop back to his side. "We had a deal."

"A deal?" Josh asked, one eyebrow raising.

"Before we left, I wanted to see your face to know if I could trust you. If I'm going to turn back because I don't, I'd rather it be here than out in the middle of that field."

"You've come a long way if you don't trust me," Josh laughed quietly.

He pulled the bandana down around his neck, revealing the smile that you had only been able to imagine up to this point. You tried not to stare at his face as you carefully took in his features: the gentle way that his nose curved, the now-familiar crinkles around his eyes, the slight stubble that covered his chin after a long night in Dema.

"I think that's a face I can trust," you said, finally pulling your gaze away from everywhere else to meet his eyes.

He pulled the bandana back up. "Good, now let's keep moving."

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It had only been a week since you and Josh had arrived at the camp after his impromptu rescue mission. Your dark Dema-issued clothing had made you instantly recognizable to the banditos - just as the yellow tape had made Josh recognizable to you - and they had welcomed you with open arms. It almost felt like coming home, though you had never been to this place before.

Trench. The name was familiar to you now, and just as comforting to hear as Dema had once been, long ago before you learned the true nature of the place.

The sky over Trench tonight was pink as you took a seat around the fire, maybe a little closer to Josh than would have been considered friendly. He smiled as you adjusted yourself on the dirt, pushing up your sleeves to compensate for the heat of the fire.

"Y/N," he smiled as you sat down. "How has your day been?"

"Rough." You smoothed down a bit of tape on your leg that had come loose during the day's work. "Life here is different, to say the least, but I'm slowly getting used to it."