twenty one pilots | imagines

both // my inspirations

today marks one year since i've stopped self harm. instead of hurting myself, i decorate myself; writing lyrics on my body to help me cope.

my mom was a therapist, a really good one too. she wasn't like most parents, she completely understood me and helped me through thick and thin. mental health was a number one priority for her.

buzz buzz.

i glanced at my phone from where i was sitting and saw a text from my mom, i didn't expect to see what i saw, but i wasn't complaining one bit.

momma😇:
got you signed up for twentyonepilots tickets on the radio. VIP ones, too.
hopefully you'll win!

me:
no way! tysm mom!

my heart fluttered in excitement, hoping i had a chance to win. i started to write out a note for the boys, one for tyler and one for josh. maybe i was getting my hopes up.

- time skip -

nine days later i received a call from an unknown number.

"hello! you've been picked to meet josh and tyler of twenty one pilots! the tickets will come in the mail vey shortly."

my heart seemed to stop beating for minutes. my mouth gaped open in shock; i couldn't process it. i held my lyric-covered arms over my mouth as tears helplessly streamed down my cheeks.

i decided to call my mom. she immediately picked up, and i immediately yelled in her face.

"MOM I WON I GOT THE TICKETS!"

she congratulated me and told me i could go with my best friend, jimin.
(lmao not even sorry // hey ARMYs)

i called him right away and spilled the juicy details. the boy was just as excited as i was.

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weeks passed by as i waited for the meet and greet to show up. my tickets arrived a while ago, but the event wasn't till tomorrow. time went by extremely slowly it seemed, all because i was waiting for something.

the day seemed to drag on for too long, so i packed my drawstring bag for stuff tomorrow.

portable charger, headphones, a hoodie, my tickets, and my wallet. my
nerves wouldn't calm down as i talked to jimin on the phone all night. he couldn't wait either.

i went to sleep as early as possible, trying to get the next day to come quicker. just as usual, i fell asleep, but time didn't seem to pick up it's pace,

in the morning, jimin came over bright and early. we went out to eat before the meeting took place.

"jimin, i can't wait. i can't calm myself down, my inspirations are gonna be right in front of me today.. please tell me i'm not dreaming." my eyebrows furrowed anxiously as jimins short fingers pinched the skin on my arm.

"what the fuck was that for?" i yelled at him.

"you're not dreaming. THE tyler robert joseph and THE joshua william dun will be right in front of you, and you'll have a conversation with them too." he surely wasn't as nervous as i was.

the drive to the venue was long and tedious, the roads seemed to continue on forever and it felt like we were getting no where at all.

an hour later we pulled up to the venue parking garage and got a spot on the first floor.

jimin walked me to the venue doors and we showed the bulky bodyguards our tickets. without many words, they led us to the room tyler and josh were in.

my heart rate sped up rapidly and i tried to keep my cool. i read the lyrics on my arms, softly singing in my head.

"ill stay awake, cause' the darks not taking prisoners tonight.."

i was able to calm myself before we reached the room. the guard knocked o. the door as another one opened it.

"hey! you're.. y/n and jimin right?" he asked us cheerfully.

i gulped and nodded, the guard opening the door widely for us.

i took a deep breath as the two boys appeared in front of me. their cute smiles sent shivers down my spine. their gazes drifted towards my arms and they stared in awe.

"those lyrics, are the ours?" tyler asked in his soft, raspy voice.

i nodded and held my arm out. he grabbed it and read the lyrics that were written on my body.

josh talked with jimin while tyler and i had our deep moment.

"i did this to stop cutting. you saved me. you saved my life." as much as i wanted to not cry, i couldn't help myself.

tyler pulled me into a hug, rubbing my back in a comforting way.

"stay alive y/n." he whispered in my ear, pulling off from the hug.

i thanked him generously and went to talk to josh. he was enthusiastic and energetic, cheering me up every single bit.

"it was so nice meeting you two!" josh said. his nose scrunched up as he smiled and tyler nodded. "i agree, you guys are so cool."

jimin and i were shaken up from the inside out. smiles crawled upon our faces.

"oh, before you leave." tyler caught our attention.

"y/n, do you want our numbers?" they asked kindly.

my insides quivered with joy as i rapidly nodded and said yes.

"are you sure? i mean yeah!" i said happily.

i gave them a pen and they wrote their phone numbers on the back of my hand, with their signatures too.

"we'll be expecting a text!" they said as we walked out the door. tears of joy and happy sobs poured out of my face as we left the building.

i texted them each separately, thanking them again.

i continued to text them on the way home as jimin drove. i fell asleep shortly after and had the happiest dreams of my life.

sorry for the hiatus!!! someone requested this a while ago idk who tho!! i hope to write more very very soon!!