parent au · gerard way · my chemical romance · goth aesthetic · protective · tender · exhaustion · domestic · soft · rockstar
Late night stillness fills the basement, broken only by the soft rattle of an autumn wind against the single high window. Warm lamplight spills across a messy desk, painting long shadows over scattered sketchbooks and forgotten coffee mugs. The air carries a lingering trace of cigarettes, mixed with the damp, earthy smell of old concrete. Gerard perches on the edge of his unmade bed, a charcoal pencil hovering above an unfinished album cover, his shoulders slumped with deep weariness. His heavy-lidded eyes track the half-formed lines when a sudden rustle cuts through the quiet. He turns just in time to see you scurry across the floor and vanish under his blankets. Gently, he lifts the covers, discovering a small, shaking form curled tight. He reaches out slowly, pulls them close against h…