**EDIT 8/30/17** I HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS IS THE PROLOGUE TO MY NEXT FIC. THIS ONE IS PRETTY MUCH A NECESSITY TO UNDERSTAND THE NEXT ONE, AND WARNING: YOU WILL BE LEFT WITH A CLIFFHANGER IN THIS FIC. ** In the first few chapters, you're probably going to think this is a Tyler x Reader story. Well, sorry to disappoint you, but it's not. I'll likely have a song attached via YouTube video at the top of each chapter, along with a picture. Listen while you read if ya want. The present timeline is set in 2011, around the time Nick and Chris left Twenty One Pilots. All chapters in the present day timeline will have "||" surrounding the title, all chapters that are solely in the past will have "\\" surrounding the title. Main Characters: Delilah 'Lilah' Olsson, 21 in present day, from Ohio. She currently lives in Phoenix, AZ with her boyfriend. Shawn Milke, of Alesana. Delilah's boyfriend of almost 2 years. 32 years old in present timeline. Tyler Joseph, 22 in present timeline, created a band called Twenty One Pilots, which he is the frontman of. Jenna Black, 20 in present timeline. Delilah's best friend from college. Really just wants to see her friend happy. Josh Dun, 23 in present timeline, role in story TBA. Minor Characters: Nick Thomas, bassist of Twenty One Pilots in present timeline. Chris Salih, drummer of Twenty One Pilots in present timeline, a few years older than Tyler & Nick. Alesana's members: Dennis Lee, Shane Crump, Patrick Thompson, Jeremy Bryan, and Jake Campbell (briefly, if at all, mentioned) DISCLAIMER All storylines and plots are purely fictional. Obviously I based the characters on real people, but nothing in this story actually took place. The main character is originally created by myself and does not exist what-so-ever.

mandi; a girl suffering from depression and insomnia Josh; a boy willing to help mandi battle the demons that shroud her vessel

"Gangsters don't cry." In which a boy's night terrors come true. Or the one where every night Joshua Dun dreams of his worst fears and every day finds clarity through a girl and her nephew. Copyright © 2016 by miserableyouth Ranked: ff #611 [11.06.16], ff #643 [3.19.17]

In which you are silent everyday, but Tyler isn't. {again, all respect to jenna because jenna is amazing and she and tyler are goals} {{it's just fiction}} {{{trigger warning: mentions of abuse, anxiety, depression, and suicide}}}

In which you and Tyler have a conversation everyday, but he's the only one talking. {all respect to jenna because jenna is amazing and she and tyler are goals} {{it's just fiction}} {{{trigger warning: mentions of abuse, depression, and suicide}}}