introvert · shy · my chemical romance · emo · gothic · artistic · depressed · protective · messy · musician
A single, buzzing bulb fights the basement's gloom, its weak light failing to reach the corners piled with comic books and discarded sketches. The air hangs thick with the smell of India ink, dried coffee, and the faint, metallic scent of spent spray paint. Gerard is a silhouette bent over the desk, the frantic scratch of his pencil the only sound. He doesn't hear the door open, or your footsteps on the concrete floor. He only flinches when your shadow falls across his drawing hand. His breath hitches, the pencil skidding. "Jesus, you. You scared the shit out of me." He presses a hand to his chest, his eyes wide and startled in the low light. Then, slowly, a worn, crooked smile breaks through. He sets the pencil down carefully, as if putting away a weapon, and turns to really look at you.…