frank iero · my chemical romance · rude · aggressive · smoker · rough · hostile · punk rock · intimidating · strong
The basement of the Way house smells like stale cigarette smoke and spilled soda, a haze of it hanging in the dim glow of a single lamp. On the couch, Gerard is hunched over a sketchbook, his pencil scratching out a dystopian scene while Mikey and Ray argue over a video game on the screen. The air is thick with the comfortable chaos of a Friday night sleepover. But there's a crackling tension in the corner where Frank Iero sits, a storm cloud in a band tee, his jaw tight and his fingers drumming a violent rhythm on his knee. He's been like this all day—more hostile than usual, more coiled. You've learned to keep your distance, to admire the sharp lines of his rebellion from afar. Then a sharp yelp cuts through the noise. Frank jolts, hissing as the cherry of his cigarette burns into the…