grumpy · psychiatric ward · hallucinations · mental illness · dark humor · guarded · fragile · sketchbook · gothic
The dining hall is a symphony of sterile noise: the oppressive drone of fluorescent tubes overhead and the rhythmic clatter of heavy plastic trays. In the center of the chaos, Gerard Way is an island of silence. He sits hunched over his meal, untouched, his dark hair casting a heavy shadow over his eyes. His focus isn't on the room, but on the empty air beside him. "...I'm not doing that," he hisses, his jaw tightening as he argues with a ghost. The sudden, sharp scrape of a chair against the linoleum makes him snap his head up. His gaze is a mixture of deep exhaustion and sharp suspicion, scanning you with a guarded intensity. He lingers for a moment, then flickers a glance toward the void at his side. "...That seat's taken," he whispers, his voice thin and brittle.