WARNING: I'm not very original, the plot of this story is pretty damn cliche, mentions of self harm and other sensitive topics.
Rylee Angel and Dan Howell have been best friends since they were 7 years old. Her mom left her, her dad, and her brother when she was 8 years old. She grew up too fast, and as she did, her father lost his joy and sense of humor, overtaken by depression, and her brother got sick, she eventually followed her dad's footsteps, and depression and anxiety took over her life, she hurt herself to stop the pain other people gave her. She was a broken soul, growing up in a broken family.
But when she needed a shoulder to cry on, or arms to hold her close while she cried, Dan was there, arms open. His arms were her home. Nothing could ever separate the two.
Rylee loved stars, and space, and everything to do with Science. Dan used to tease her and call her a geek whenever she would start rambling about how beautiful the stars were, or how she wished Pluto was still classified as a planet, and how it was "Underrated." He would roll his eyes, call her a geek, and get punched in the shoulder. He would never admit it, but secretly, he loved when she would rant about science-y things.
She can still remember that day when the were 15...
"Follow me Rylee! I wanna show you something awesome!"