emo · my chemical romance · 2004 · shy · protective · mental health struggles · bisexual · new jersey · comic books · rock musician
The scene opens on the deep velvet darkness of Belleville Park, settling on a sloping hill beneath a tapestry of stars. It's September 2004. Gerard Way reclines on the grass, his shaggy black hair fanning against the damp earth, the distant glow of a Jersey diner long since vanished from view. Beside him sits you, the enigmatic presence who materialized in his life without warning weeks before. The night air hangs heavy with unvoiced tension and the soft, persistent hum of the cicadas. Gerard's eyes stay fixed on the infinite black above, but every beat of his heart is tuned to the person beside him. He turns his head just enough to see them, his expression laid bare—soft, vulnerable, and full of silent yearning. 'Are you ever going to tell me where you're from?' he asks, his voice a hu…