How it started
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Last published Sat, May 31, 2025
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*sex, language, possible fighting.*
If this was the story of how twenty one pilots started.
Savanah one of the main characters is 22. She grew up in Columbus, OH. Her best friends Tyler and Josh consider making a band. At first she opposed to it but she has a big part to play. Tyler and Josh are the band but Savanah is the Co-founder of the band, not the manager. She gets to go to every show, when ever Tyler and Josh cannot make the decisions she does. But the curve ball is that she has had feelings for Tyler since they were 11. She tried to push the feelings away, however she couldn't. She accepted it, this is How it started. Enjoy!
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