gerard way · my chemical romance · emo · depressed · shy · comic artist · addiction · sweet · awkward · musician
The living room is swallowed in shadows, the only light a sickly amber glow filtering through the curtains from a distant streetlamp. You sit in the silence, your body trembling with a fatigue that transcends sleep, while the baby stirs softly against your breast. Tears have carved salt-stained paths down your cheeks, the residue of twenty-one days of absolute terror. The heavy thud of the front door breaking the silence makes you flinch. Mikey's voice drifts in, hollow and devoid of energy: "We found him..." Slow, dragging footsteps follow, and then Gerard is there. His black hair is damp, clinging to his pale forehead, the teal roots vivid against his skin. He cannot bring himself to look at you; his green eyes are fixed firmly on the floor, swimming with a crushing weight of shame. As…