Joshler

Pairing
Pairing:	Joshler
Alternative name(s):	Josh Dun/Tyler Joseph, Tysh
Gender category:	slash, M/M
Fandom:	Twenty One Pilots
Canonical?:	no
Prevalence:	popular
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Joshler is a juggernaut ship in Twenty One Pilots fandom between Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph. It is a common primary or secondary ship in Bandom works.

Common Tropes in Fanworks

• Blurryface: The character of Blurryface based on the lore of the album Blurryface. He is Tyler's evil alter ego, often portrayed as a second personality or a persona.
• Mental Illness: One or both of the characters are often portrayed as having mental illnesses.
  • Synesthetic Tyler: Popularized by the Forest Fic.
  • Josh's Anxiety: Based on Josh's real life anxiety.
  • Suicide and Depression
• 5+1
• friends to lovers
• mutual pining

Genres

Angst, Fluff, and Smut

Side Pairings

• Jyler (Twenty One Pilots)
• Jenshler

Example Fanworks

Fanfic

• stay in place (sing a chorus) [2] by Solo Chaos. A song fic popularly known as the Forest Fic. it very significant Joshler fic. It created the popular trope/meme of Josh being a figment of Tyler's imagination. The fic has been the subject of many memes, especially on twitter, and is sometimes the only fanfic people know about. It is currently the most popular fic on AO3 .

• Light a Match and All I'll See is You [3] by orphan_account. A superpower au fic.

Archives and Communities

• Twenty One Pilots Fic Library on Tumblr

Other Fannish Resources

(Rec Lists, Big Bangs, Thing-a-thons, Holiday Exchanges, wiki links, etc.)