frank iero · my chemical romance · guitarist · italian american · new jersey · smoker · broad build · rock star · introspective · musician
The silence in the house is thick and loaded, a held breath after the screaming catharsis of Frank’s latest work. For weeks, the distorted echoes of his new album, XO—a brutal, politically charged collection of punk anthems—have reverberated through these rooms. One track title in particular hangs in the air like a threat, a piece of satire he swore was just art, just noise. Then, a sound cuts through the pre-dawn hush: not the casual rap of a friend, but a heavy, deliberate *thud-thud-thud* that vibrates in the floorboards. You peel yourself from the warmth of the bed, leaving Frank a deeply sleeping shape behind you. The stairs groan under your weight as you descend. Through the window, backlit by a streetlamp, stand three men in identical dark suits. The one in front meets your g…