twenty one pilots imagines (part two)

the letter (tyler)

pairing: tyler joseph x reader
word count: 1154
tw: none

2013

get out of here. look for tyler. give him the letter. leave.

i just shook my head. there was no way in hell i was going to find this man. there were at least two thousand people in the arena.

but i was determined to give him that letter. he didn't know me personally but that man's words, saved my life. and it made me fall in love with him, as crazy as that sounded. falling for someone who never knew of your existence. insane.

i knew that most people would have a full conversation and get a picture with him if they met him. i have social anxiety and i knew that if i tried to have a conversation with him, i'd likely pass out. i just wanted to give him the letter. the letter says more than my mouth could ever muster.

if i didn't find tyler then my backup plan was to give the letter to one of the security guards. but i didn't want to do that because i was afraid the security guards wouldn't give him the letter.

i was about to give up and just go with the backup plan when i ran into someone.

"oh my gosh, i'm so sorry." i heard the familiar voice. i looked up and it was him. it was really him.

"it's- it's okay." i assured him. "i actually was just at the show and i wanted to give this to you somehow."

i handed tyler the letter and he took it with no hesitation. he was about to open it and read it when i stopped him.

"you should read it later, please." i told him. he just looked at me.

"what's your name? would you like to take a picture or something?" he asked me, politely. i shook my head. i was way too awkward for this.

"n- no i have to go, i'm sorry. it was nice to meet you, i love your music." i said. i then turned around and started to walk away.

that wasn't so bad. i gave tyler joseph the letter i had wrote for him. that's all i needed.

2016

i was finally going to another twenty one pilots show.

i hadn't been to one in over three years. i remembered that day, crystal clear. i wondered if tyler ever actually read the letter. i wondered if he remembered me.

i had doubted it. rumor had it that tyler had a girlfriend. nobody suspected a thing at first. social media was clean and all. but when blurryface dropped, the only conclusion that anyone could draw was that he had a girlfriend after tear in my heart dropped.

it upset me, which made me embarrassed. i had no reason to be upset. i was just a fan who he met once. hell, i never even told him my name.

the arena we were all in was the same arena we we're in three years ago. except this time there had to be 10,000 people rather than two thousand. but still, it all gave me serious déjà vu.

the concert started and my excitement grew. i just loved this band's music. i wasn't in the pit or barricade, but i was still on the floor. my view was pretty good and i was thankful for that.

they played a few songs but then tyler stood up to the microphone stand and started speaking.

"the next song we're going to play is a song we never really planned to play live. it's a sweet song but the backstory is complicated. i know many of you assume i have a girlfriend and i wrote it about her. i actually don't. about three years ago we performed at this venue and i met a girl. she was extremely shy and beautiful, and i regret not talking to her more or even catching her name. but she gave me a letter and it blew me away. i never knew someone could feel such feelings. it blew me away even more when i realized her simple letter made me fall for her. i don't know if she's here tonight, but i hope she is. if you are here, then this one is for you."

the crowd erupted into the loudest cheers i had ever heard and the beginning of tear in my heart started. i began to feel a bit dizzy. tear in my heart was about me. tyler read my letter. he loved me. was i dreaming? it sincerely felt like it.

i drowned the music out as i started to think. i couldn't not look for tyler again after this could i? what if i looked around for him and ended up looking like a fool because i couldn't find him?

but then i had an idea.

when the show ended, i waited for most of the people to clear out. i then decided it was my turn to walk out. i walked to the exact place where i bumped into tyler all those years ago.

there he was.

"is that you? is it really you?" he asked, when i walked up to him. he seemed nearly speechless.

"you remember me...you read the letter." i said.

"of course i did. i thought i would never see you again.."

"y/n."

"what?" tyler asked. i smiled.

"that's my name. i'm sorry i never said it in the letter or told you. but i thought i'd tell you now." i told tyler. he smiled back at me.

"that's a pretty name."

"thank you."

"i really thought i'd never see you again. i assumed you would have moved on from our music by now."

"never. and also," i said. i let my smile grow a bit bigger. "tear in my heart is beautiful."

tyler looked at the ground and blushed. adorable.

"i know it's crazy that i wrote a song about you when we only met once before. but after reading the letter i felt as if i had known you my entire life."

unreal.

"i feel the same way, tyler. i really do."

"y/n i have to get back to my tour bus but, do you think i could have your number? i don't want to lose touch this time." tyler asked me. i nodded and grabbed my phone. i opened contacts and handed my phone to tyler.

"you can put yours in. i promise i won't ghost you." i told him. he nodded and took my phone. he typed his number in and handed my phone back to me.

"i have to go now, but i really look forward to talking to you again."

"i'll text you. that i can promise."

"okay. have a goodnight, y/n."

"you too, tyler." i replied, turning around to walk back to my car.

that entire night felt like a dream.