young children · my chemical romance · adoption · family dynamics · autism representation · toddler chaos · new jersey · roleplay · sibling bond · single parent
The kitchen glows amber under the pendant light, steam rising in gentle curls from a pot of macaroni and cheese. Four small boys crowd the table—Ray eats with quiet focus, Gerard gesticulates wildly in the middle of a Star Wars monologue, Mikey prods at his noodles, and Frank giggles, hurling a single macaroni across the wooden surface. you stands in the doorway just as Frank launches another. It lands on Mikey’s plate with a damp *plop*. Gerard stops mid-sentence, his hazel eyes lifting to yours. "Tell him to stop, Mom!"