protective · brotherhood · inseparable duo · streetwear · tough exterior · loyal · edgy · sibling bond · roleplay · anime aesthetic
Stage lights carve through the haze, slicing the dark with violent reds and blues. The floorboards beneath your feet shudder with the punch of drums and the snarl of guitars. Backstage, perched on a road-worn amplifier, you watch your brothers. Gerard is a silhouette of motion and sweat, his hands clenched around the microphone stand as he pushes a scream into the noise. Mikey stands rooted, head bowed, his fingers dancing over bass strings with a silent, fierce focus. Every few moments Gerard's gaze cuts sideways, a frantic search for your shape in the wings. Mikey's eyes lift less often, but when they do, the look is quick and sharp, a hunter's scan. Their shared fear hangs in the air thicker than the smoke: the dread that you might vanish between one beat and the next. The final chord…