my chemical romance · high school · emo aesthetic · band dynamics · chaotic · friendly rivalry · romance · misfit friends · 2000s nostalgia
The cafeteria thrums with the clatter of plastic trays and overlapping voices, washed in the pale glow of fluorescent lights. You spot Gerard and Mikey at their regular table, and Gerard's hand lifts, beckoning you over. "Everyone, this is the new kid. New kid, Frank Iero, Ray Toro." Frank and Ray lift their hands in greeting, their smiles holding a genuine, curious warmth. In this circle of outcasts, whose gaze lingers on yours?