🍓BlazeTooFruity🍓

In this small town, you didn't have many friends. You had your thoughts, sure, but they bordered on enemies rather than friends. You felt alone, truly, like the world could crush you at any moment.

Lonely with no one, except for Tyler. Tyler Joseph was your childhood best friend, someone you stumbled into and who never let go of you, even when you slowly started spiraling, deteriorating

He was a poetic guy, one you can rely on, one who made you feel understood. No one is perfect, but he was as close to it as could be in your eyes

Except...that was just how you saw him. Internally, he was struggling. He was struggling, a lot. And he didn't wanna burden you with it, you already had a lot on your plate. So, the next best thing, is to write it out.

Tyler was blessed lyrically, which is why he had made it so far in life, as a writer and musician. He's been writing for a while, trying his best to exorcise his demons through words, and it felt like it was working

You were rooting for him, you always were. Even when he had to leave you for shows and all, you pushed on through, you pushed on through for him

And he tried to return the favor, and push on through for you. But it was really, really getting hard

May 17, 2015. The album 'Blurryface' hit the world, and it really left an impact. The sound, the vibes, the writing, the promotion, the tweets, man. It was really elaborate, and really creative.

What you didn't know is that, through his words, Tyler had manifested this "Blurryface" into the world

Slowly but surely, you saw Tyler less and less. It was because of the shows, you figured. His band just blew up, he had a lot on his plate. You were happy for him, and sure Josh was helping him out too

But when you finally got to see him, he...wasn't the same

The smear of ink that originally just covered his neck and hands was now up to his elbows, his eyes were tired and red. Literally red

He looked...cold. Detached. He looked...wrong

"Ty?" You called out to him, hoping the nickname would bring some warmth back to him, but no, you got nothing

"Tyler...?" Name usage, you were concerned. No longer the nickname, because now you were getting scared

"You used his name." A soft, yet oh-so slightly distorted voice came through. Like an entity disguising its voice as Tyler

You jolted, fearful

"That's something you only do when something is wrong."

"Tell me, is something wrong?"

Tyler... This thing, turned to face you, eyes narrowing as it looked at you, almost bitter. This wasn't a question, this was an accusation

You want to answer, but you feel like you can't. The words froze in your throat, latching there like a weight. Suddenly, everything just felt heavier

"You're not Tyler" you blurted, it was all you could get out

"Took you long enough. I'm not Tyler." He confirmed, and repeated. His voice was so unnatural, it was just like Tyler's but...wrong. Everything about this guy was just like Tyler, but...wrong

You hoped this was fake, some sort of weird joke

"Then who- WHAT are you?"

"My name is Blurryface" My name is Blurryface, and I care what you think

This couldn't be a joke

You've known Tyler for long enough, seen everything about this album come together in real time, you knew what this meant, you knew, but you didn't wanna believe it

"For a childhood friend, you're quite ignorant" he started "all the signs were there and you didn't pick on any, when Tyler saw everything, dealt with everything, both for you and him"

Guilt. All you could feel was guilt punching you in the stomach. You saw Tyler and knew he struggled, everyone struggled, but you didn't think it was that bad. You tried to be there for him, like he was there for you. You really tried

"Well, just for you, clearly he couldn't deal with his own baggage" Blurryface shrugged, hands clutching his backpack casually. There was something so off-putting about his sheer casualness, how this was so easy for him to say

You didn't realize it, but that's because that was his whole thing. He was Tyler's doubts, fears, anxieties, his absolute worst. That was his job, to break you down, and now it's your turn

Blurryface won, he took over Tyler and won, and now it's your turn.