FYI- I am writing this over a period of time so if something changes and it's not addressed, it's only because I'm too lazy to rewrite my answers.

1.) I was inspired by the musical Dear Evan Hansen and the book My Heart And Other Black Holes. You should either or both out if you want, I highly advise you to if you want to cry because believe me, they will make you sob. Even though I never actually finished My Heart And Other Black Holes, I was drawn to the concept of two broken kids finding their purpose together. The first book, Just Children Once, was inspired by Paper Towns and All The Bright Places. I'm a big sucker for road trip stories. (also, just a heads up, I've been thinking of editing these two into an actual, not fanfic story with original characters but the same plot. stay tuned)

2.) I'm sad about the long break, of course, it feels just like when Fall Out Boy went on hiatus. But I respect their decision and can't wait for whatever they're planning. Tyler and Josh definitely needed a break from the constant touring and music making. I mean, they basically went straight from Vessel into Blurryface. They deserve all the time they need. Plus, I'm not in a big hurry to hear new music. Their health comes first.

1.) I first heard of twenty one pilots when I was about thirteen??? I wasn't in the best space during that time and I heard the regional at best version Holding Onto You, which blew my mind and helped a lot with what I was going through. I didn't become a big fan until I was about fourteen, though. I found Taxi Cab, which led me directly into regional at best and the self titled album. That's when I was hooked. I went to an Emotional Roadshow concert in Florida about a year or so ago and that further cemented my love for their music. If you haven't gone to one of their concerts, I highly recommend it. It's really cathartic.

2.) If I could meet one of them, I think it would have to be Tyler. I love Josh with my heart and I'm a drummer boy too, but I'd love to just have a really long conversation with Tyler. I've watched lots of interviews of them, and the way he thinks always amazes me because he questions lots of things I do. You know, purpose, the difference between happiness and joy, and the true meaning of success. All that fun stuff. I'd just love to talk to him about anything and see if he has anything to help me find whatever purpose I have.

3.) I have several joshler fics already in the works and one planned, but if I'm going to be honest, I'd like to diverge from joshler. Or fan fiction in general. Don't get me wrong, I love this community and how nice the fans are (at least, the one I've interacted with. it's different for everyone). I just love creating original characters and storylines a bit more. I've got so much going on in my head and so many ideas whirling around that I don't know how I'd be able to make them work into fan fiction about two musicians who I don't even ship irl and just think it's fun to write them into stories. But we'll see how that goes.

1.) Probably not? I'd have to think really hard on how to continue the series. I think it's perfect as a two-parter, but a third isn't completely out of the question yet.

2.) I do! I have a couple posted right now (I changed one to an original story, so sorry for those reading the first death) and I have one in my drafts. Once this book and THESPIAN are done, I'm going to post the one I have drafted and dedicate most of my writing to those. STUDY IN BLACK and SUBJECT 21 will possibly get trilogies, but those are still works in progress.

3.) I think it was the fact that lots of people liked the first one so much and I'd sort of built a story that didn't have the ending that I'd wanted. There were lots of plot holes and things missing that I thought would be interesting to conclude in a sequel. So I continued it. The original draft I had for this was supposed to be Tyler taking a journey alone around Columbia after Josh's death in their third year of college and learning things about him that he didn't know before ultimately taking his own life in the final chapter. Of course, that was way too depressing, so I saved that idea for a rainy day and rewrote it and gave it the happy ending the readers- and the characters- deserved.

4.) I think if you're going to write about deep topics, you should choose one that you're passionate about. You should have a good experience writing it. It can be as personal as you want. The more personal you are the more authentic your work will feel, but try to do some digging on your topic so you grasp the whole picture and not just what you know. Even if you're well versed in a certain topic, I.e, you've suffered from anxiety or depression and you want to write a story about it because it's a way to cope or a way to give representation, research will make your writing better. I'm going to be honest- I didn't do a lot of research for these two books. Most of the emotion and views throughout the book are my own, which makes me sound kind of like a hypocrite, but it's because this book has become pretty cathartic for me. And it was hard to keep a consistent plot branching from the previous book. But I did try to get a better understanding of reasons behind suicide and self harm because I didn't want to romanticize any of those things. I talked to people close to me who have gone through those things and read through sections of my AP psychology talking about these subjects because what's better than reading what you need to know from a textbook. There's always more to learn.

1.) uhhhh yeah, actually. I have a generalized anxiety disorder- shared by my mother, who has PTSD as well- and have dealt with many, many panic attacks among other not so pleasant things in the past. I've never been diagnosed with depression or anything of those sorts, but mental illness sort of runs in my family so I wouldn't knock it out of the ballpark.

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