We're broken people~ Adopted by Tyler Joseph

7~ forest

A/n hey everyone! Hope your having a good day!
TRIGGER WARNINGS- mentions of suicide, depression, self harm

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Crystals P.o.v

We get out of the car and I look at my surroundings, we are in the woods. Silence is all I hear beside the rush of the lake near by. I turn to see Tyler with a saddened look on his face. "Follow me"

I start to follow him in the woods. The trees begin to get thicker and more and more light begins to fade. I look at Tyler once again, this time noticing his ukulele in his hand. It also appears he's trying to hold back tears.

After about a 10 minute walk we stop. I look at my surroundings and all I see is black. The trees most of them burnt, along with the grass. I look in the middle and see the remains of a treehouse and walk towards it, Tyler not moving at all. I look to see the board on the ground that's still mostly intact with carvings on it. I pick it up to see that it's a word that spells T-E-R-R-I-F-I-E-D on it. Tyler walks over and begins to speak, " this is something I've never showed anyone," he begins "the only people that know about this is Josh and Jenna, and only Josh has seen this. It was a couple years ago. I was at my lowest. I wanted to find a place that no one would follow me, that could be my comfort zone." He motions me to sit down on a clear patch of grass, I listen still holding the board that was engraved.  " One day, Josh followed me here. That day was awful. He found me on the floor of the treehouse, with blood all over me while I was crying." He starts to rub his wrists. "That same day, after he found me we went back to his place. I was ashamed that Jenna would see me. I wanted to be strong for her. I failed."

At this point Tyler was about to cry.

"Later that day we came back to my calming place, this treehouse. He asked me how I felt." He touched the wood that was still placed on my lap, shaking as he did so. "I wrote this on the wood."

"After that I pretended I was better, in front of josh. I thought I was getting better but-"

"But what Tyler?"

He took a deep breath closing his eyes. "I relapsed, bad. I couldn't take it anymore. With everything that was happening. Everything he was telling me."

Who was he talking about?

"I was at my breaking point. I came here. To the treehouse and well......"

What happened?

"I tried setting it on fire."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Tyler. Tyler Joseph wanted to end his life.

"If you can't tell" he said pointing to his surroundings, " it kinda worked,"
"Josh founded me here after most the fire was out. I wasn't harmed that much because I jumped out as the fire was getting intense." He rolled up his sleeve to show me. Old scars from cuts. And a bunch of burn marks. "I was taken to the hospital and that's when Jenna found out."

He pushed his sleeve down at started to strum his ukulele. "That's when I came up with this song."

He began to sing

Down in the forest
We'll sing a chorus
One that everybody knows
Hands held higher
We'll be on fire
Singing songs that nobody knows

He continued to play the song until it was finished. When it was over I began to clap and he wiped a tear from his eye. "I brought you here because I don't want you to hurt yourself badly like I did. You have us to talk to now. You don't have to keep everything inside." He pulled me in to a hug. "Promise me?"

I nodded and we stood up. "It's getting late," he said. "Let's go home."
We headed back to the car.

You just lied to him. You won't make it for a day.

I turn to see who said that. I didn't see anyone but they were right.
I wouldn't last long.

A/n yes this chapter was loosely based on the forest fic. This has to be so far my favorite chapter I wrote.