*NOTE: this story was heavily influenced by another fic called Letters To God that I read back in 2011. The original author (Estiem) has been cool enough to work on uploading that fic on their page!* Raleigh is very troubled at home. A fight between her parents one stormy night leaves her running away from home. She dials the one person she knows she can trust; a friend for almost her entire life- Tom DeLonge. He helps her get on her feet, out of her parents house and on with her life. However, Tom has many demons to face on his own; a crumbling band, marriage, back problems and an addiction. The two of them must help the other one out before someone hits rock bottom... **No Al tools have been used in the creation (including editing or publishing) of this work.**

not mine!!!!!!! creds go to SoloChaos on archive of our own just another copy of the forest fic make sure you have tissues

❝The color of peony pink courses through these fragile hands. Now can you tell me my dear, have we reached the golden land?❞ In which two teen best friends are unstable messes, but do their best to try and get through it together. That is, if they stay alive long enough. ⚘⚘⚘ Mental illnesses shouldn't be romanticized. They aren't fun. This shows that even when you have someone, you're problems aren't magically fixed. Just like in real life. **There are mentions of physical abuse, depression, self harm, and suicide. Please stay safe.

Willow has been through a lot in her life. At the start of her senior year, she makes the decision to end it all. She no longer wants to live, and nothing is standing in her way of making her dream of death a reality. Except a certain boy who finds her at the edge, about to embrace her death. That boy was Tom DeLonge. But just as blink-182 is taking off, will he be able to save Willow? Or will he just be another reason to add to her list? ***** Trigger Warnings: This story deals with a lot of triggering things such as: self-harm, abuse, rape, suicidal thoughts and actions. The story focuses on a girl who deals with all these things so if you're easily triggered by any of these things, please do not read this story. ***** #1 - blink-182 8/11/2018 #2 - tomdelonge 8/12/2018

THIS IS NOT MY BOOK!!! I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS BOOK!!!! The original book Twist and Shout by the author from achiveofourown (Gabriel (AO3)) ALL THE CREDITS GOES TO GABRIEL AND STANDBYME!!