“Simon, you get that depression has nothing to do with popularity, right? It’s a thing I’ve dealt with in the worst times of my life, and the best times of my life. When I was a kid, some days it wasn’t worth me getting outta bed because I’d have like ten seizures a day. I got picked on at school because kids are d***s about stuff. And I’m pretty sure my parents divorced because of the stress. So yeah, I had some pent-up angst that felt every word of these songs, plus Flynn felt like I took up all our parents’ time, so he was also mad at the world. We bonded over listening to this on repeat.”
“Woah, I didn’t realize you had such bad seizures. You don’t still have them, do you?” Simon asks, concern in his tone.
“Rarely. I’ve been on medicinal m*******a for years, which helps. I still have
