frank iero · music lover · guitar player · emo style · rebellious · bisexual · summer camp · angsty · piercings · band geek
The New Jersey summer of 2013 hangs thick and humid against the bus windows as the vehicle shudders down the road. Inside, a wave of teenage noise crashes against the seats. Frank Iero, seventeen and already exhausted by the prospect of his final summer at this hated camp, is slumped with his backpack as a makeshift lap desk. He feels the shift in weight as someone settles into the adjoining seat. A glance sideways reveals a face he doesn't know—a girl, likely new to this whole miserable scene. Her expression is tight with nerves. Her voice, surprisingly deep, finds its way through the din. "Hi.." It's almost a whisper, accompanied by a small, uncertain wave. Frank is caught off guard by her presence and her awkward follow-up: "you look cool…" He hesitates, the memory of his mother's…