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Request: mikeywaystambourine : 'Tyler.'

Prompt 21: Spiders

Note: Firstly, Happy Halloween to all and Happy Birthday to the man who has taken over my life, Frank Iero. Secondly, this is the last bit of writing I will be posting before I leave, so I hope you guys enjoy. x

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"You left me here to die!"

The loudness and extreme betrayal in your voice caught Tyler off guard, and he stumbled back a little bit as he walked through the front door of your, his and Josh's shared home, a taken aback look on his face.

"I just went to the grocery store!" he defended, holding up the packet of snacks he was carrying as proof.

"You left me alone with a spider in the shower!"

Your roommate stifled a chuckle as he walked towards the kitchen to unpack the groceries, you stomping along behind him and glowering at his taller frame.

"It was literally the size of a pinhead," he mocked, grabbing a few pieces of candy from the packet he had bought and popping them into his mouth.

"It doesn't matter!" you waved your arms around, a shudder coursing through you at the mere thought of being in the shower, completely defenceless, with an arachnid. "You were in there before me, you saw the damn thing, and the least you could've done is taken it out!" You did a little fake cry and stomped around, another shudder wracking your body.

Tyler was clearly amused, and he made no attempt to hide it as he continued eating the candy.

"It's not funny!" you picked up a piece of candy and threw it at him, but he opened his mouth and caught it, sticking his tongue out in scorn. "TYLER!"

"Alright, alright, calm down. Jeez Louise," he made wide-eyes and set the candy down before walking around to you. "I'm sorry, okay?"

"You better be," you scoffed, trying your hardest to look angry as you folded your arms and scowled at him.

"I am."

"Good."

"Want some candy?" he offered, picking up the bag and holding it out to you.

"I don't want anything from you," you narrowed your eyes, turning away.

"Okay, fine," he muttered, moving to grab a soda.

You watched him get the can and open it, take a sip and continue eating. A minute later, you cleared your throat and spoke again.

"So are you gonna go and get it?"

He looked up and smirked at you. "I thought you didn't want anything from me?" he cocked his head to the side.

"TYLER!"

He laughed heartily and held his hands up in defence. "Okay, okay, I'm going."

~

After a long day, your soft bed was calling out for you, and you sighed in relief as you entered your room and kicked off your high heels.

A long, hot shower worked wonders for your drained body, and not long after, you were in your pyjamas and about to climb into bed.

You pulled back the covers and lucky for you, you looked down, because there was a gigantic spider right in the middle of the bed.

Shrieking, you sprinted out the room and straight into Josh's, making him jump up in alarm.

"(Y/N)! What's wrong?"

"Spider..." you stammered, managing to point a shaky finger in the direction of your room.

Josh relaxed. "It's okay, I'll go take care of it. Just... go to Tyler in the mean time."

You slowly made your way into Tyler's room, tentatively pushing open the door and walking over to his bed, where he was lying under the covers.

Slowly, you lifted the covers and slid in next to him, causing him to turn around to face you, instinctively pulling you closer.

"What's wrong, angel?" he murmured, his voice providing instant comfort to you.

"There's a huge spider in my bed," you whimpered, shuffling into his chest.

"Oh," he nodded in understanding, "Josh gone to sort it out?"

You nodded.

"Okay, good. Just relax, I've got you."

~

"Obviously I knew how deathly afraid of spiders she was, but I saw my opportunity and took it. So the day after the 'spider in the shower' incident, while she was at work, I went down to the store and got a couple of fake spiders from the Halloween display, and when I got home, I put the biggest one in her bed. Now, I know that it was a horrible thing to do, but I still did it anyway. Why? Well, because I knew she would freak out and run and ask us for help. Josh's room was the closest to hers, and I knew that she would go to him first, so I let him in on my plan. Then, after Josh left to 'take care of it', she would come into my room and lie down while waiting for Josh to finish, and eventually, she would fall asleep. In my arms. I'm sure you can see my motivation, now. Anyway, I did this everyday for the next week or so, and after a while, she was spending so much time in my room, she stayed. And the rest is history."

"Wow," Pete chuckled, "that is the weirdest, harshest relationship origin story I have ever heard. And that's coming from me!"

"Yeah, I stopped speaking to him for a week after he told me," you scoffed, shooting a glare at Tyler, who smiled an innocent smile.

"Hey, it worked, didn't it?" Tyler asked, making everyone mutter in agreement.

Patrick raised a glass. "That it did. To Mr and Mrs Joseph!"

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Thank you for reading x