Fed up with his brothers constant mistreatment, Strong Sad decides to run away. With his friends in a panic, and Strong Bad's sudden realization that Strong Sad was the only one keeping the house from falling into disarray, Free Country, USA, is turned upside down. Meanwhile, Strong Sad makes an unlikely friendship with a mysterious girl... - Every other chapter changes from what Strong Sad is doing to what the citizens of Free Country are doing. - WARNING: This fic contains mentions of Alcohol and Abuse (Because Strong Bad is a jerk and a terrible brother). Also some of Strong Sad's actions can be interpreted as other triggering things (Though it is not directly stated). No joke. This gets a lot darker than most of my content, so be wary while you read. I know that Homestar Runner is not usually a dark cartoon, at least not in this way, so I know that darker content is probably shocking to some fans. Maybe not, idk. Who knows. Just, trigger warning, ok? Like, really, that's not a joke. - Cover art by Mei0sis on DeviantArt