Money Hungry //joshler [✔️]

eleven

sorry if there's any typos, i wrote this at 11 pm on christmas eve and haven't had time all day to edit it but wanna get it up <3

josh had taken tyler out for dinner at a rather fancy restaurant. it was a place tyler had never heard of before, and quite honestly he couldn't remember the name of it even after having been there for fifteen minutes.

they had ordered their food a bit ago, and now just sit silently. it's rather awkward, but tyler doesn't know how to break the ice. what is he supposed to say? he doesn't want to embarrass himself and sound like an idiot. he's just waiting, hoping josh will come up with something to say.

"you realize you're staring at me, right dear?" josh raises an eyebrow, lips curled into that stupid little smirk.

"i know," tyler says. "i'm waiting for you to say something."

"about?"

"you already know," he responds, refraining from rolling his eyes. "what felix talked to you about..."

"ahhh, so you want to start there?" josh asks, making tyler feel as though he's taking a test and picking all of the wrong answers.

"um... i guess?"

"okay," the man chuckles, arms crossing over his chest. "i think it's quite clear to you that i like you, tyler. at least, i hope it is."

"it is... mostly."

"felix has been trying to explain this whole concept to me. i've never really... felt for another person before. i can't quite explain it. it's like... the feeling i get when i see you, or are around you, or hear your voice... it just makes me feel good inside."

"i know how that feels," tyler says, trying not to smile like a dork. "like you just feel..."

"light?" josh interrupts.

"exactly," tyler nods. "how else do i make you feel?" he can't help but ask.

"honestly? like i can trust you with my life. i don't open up to people, but if i opened up to you, i feel like it wouldn't be as awful as it sounds."

the brunette chuckles at that. "i really like you, daddy."

"just call me josh, okay?"

"okay... why?"

"i don't know," josh mumbles, shrugging. "it's nice to hear you say my name. sorry, that sounds so dumb."

"no it doesn't," tyler grins. at least he isn't the only one that feels dumb right now. "i really like you, josh."

"god dammit, i like you too, tyler. what the hell are you doing to me?" he shakes his head, almost in disbelief.

"i dunno," tyler can't help but giggle. he reaches across the table, resting his hand in josh's. "what exactly are we, josh?"

the man hesitates for a moment, glancing between their interlocked fingers and tyler's eyes. "i'm not sure yet," he says, and tyler can swear he sees just a hint of a frown.