**SEQUEL TO BEFORE I RAN** After six years apart, Tony is finally reunited with Vic, Jaime and Mike, and quickly discovers the love he had for Mike at the age of nineteen is still burning brightly. Without hesitation, their relationship resumes, and it appears as if after so much heartache and fear, a future of peace and finality lies ahead; but a terrifying new threat has followed the three road-men across America, and before Tony can blink, ghosts from his past are returning to haunt him. This time, it isn't just his life on the line: the entirety of Veil Hill falls under threat, and the lives of every inhabitant living there. A bold and frightening new venture hurls Tony out of the tranquility of peaceful Veil Hill back into mainland America to protect all he's grown to love. Joined by new faces and reunited with old, the original team-turned-family hits the road once more.

[COMPLETED] (n.) the scent that lingers in air, the trail left in water, the impression made in space after someone has been and gone; the trace of someone's perfume. "Tyler Joseph aged 17 years was last seen two months ago at his family home in Columbus, Ohio. Police and Family are urging anyone who may know his whereabouts to come forward and contact this number: X XXX XXX XXX. Police say the investigation is ongoing." cover art by vyles-ray on tumblr

Brendon wanted something but was never willing to push himself, until he finally does. As a last resort he downloads Tinder, and who he matched with has something a little different in mind, but Brendon isn't one to say no. - (Non-binary!Tyler)

Tony does not fit. He never has, and he knows it. He's too tall, lanky, opinionated. Kind. Generous. Gentle. He isn't like the rest. But one terrifying afternoon shows Tony his character traits don't just make him different - they make him a target. Forced to run from his past and his own parents, he enlists the help of fellow 19 year old Mike Fuentes - a man who makes people disappear. Tony has one chance, and it lies in the mysterious town of Veil Hill - invisible to both the map and the authorities, the treacherous backroads of America that Mike knows so well will take him away for good. Away from the past. Away from his old life. Away from the people who want him dead. Accompanied by Mike's older brother Vic (a man with one or two things to say about almost everything) and Vic's devoted boyfriend, Jaime (self proclaimed idiot and master of any trade he tries his hand at), Tony embarks on a treacherous journey across America that sees him weighing the past against his future, and his desire to be free against an unexpected romance blossoming between him and the boy behind the wheel.