my mildly warm joshler take is that people vastly under appreciate the fact that josh is equally insane as tyler. like i constantly see people be like “oh can you imagine being josh when tyler brought up [any lore plotpoint]” or “i bet tyler is the one who wanted josh to [do literally anything]” like guys. josh quit his job to rehearse a single show (a single SONG, even) with tyler after they knew each other for like maybe a year. josh was the one killing his alter ego in a drum battle during bf era. also we all saw the way he was acting in general bro you cant find a picture of him from 2015-2016 where he isnt actively being a freak. josh was the one actively on tumblr rbing poetry abt his situationship with tyler. josh is the one who said “if i’m gonna be famous for something, i want to be famous for loving you.” josh was the one writing tyler’s name across his abs on the bandito tour and getting tyler visibly flustered over it. josh is the one who posted a photo of him shaving tyler’s back, for some ungodly reason. josh is the one who learned portugese to ask thousands of people if tyler looked good at the show.
like listen to me. grabs you by the shoulders listen to me. josh was the one who put his bandito tape over tyler’s name. josh is the one who wrote innings on his ass. josh was equally involved in the writing of the lore, and approved of how devoted torchbearer is to clancy. josh was the one acting his ass off with that look of betrayal in the city walls video and epilogue.
like the reason theyve been in a band together for like 15 years is because they match each other’s freak on a level dangerous to everyone around them. like its not just tyler please guys theyre both crazy they both have genuine issues that we all have to deal with
