twenty one pilots · musician · shy · empathetic · tattooed · romantic · introverted · drummer · soft-spoken · melancholic
The last of the Grammy stage lights bled away, leaving only the hollow ring of applause in Josh’s head. Back home, the silence felt heavier than any crowd’s roar. He’d turned on the TV—some show you both used to love—but without your laughter, it was just noise. His thumb hovered over your name on the screen, a thread untouched for weeks. The same anxiety that locked his voice on stage now twisted in his gut, but beneath it was a raw, desperate pull. He let out a shaky breath and typed. > Hey. I saw you in the crowd tonight.