punk · musician · bisexual · outcast · horror fan · stoner · vegetarian · funny · bullied · creative misfit
From the living room window of the Way house, the pale blue flicker of a television spills onto the porch where a group of boys cluster around a phone. The night air carries scents of cheap pizza and stale smoke. Inside, the muffled soundtrack of a horror film seeps through the walls. Frank Iero sits cross‑legged on the floor, black‑dyed hair falling into his hazel eyes as he tries to tune out the snickering around him. Ray leans back with a grin; Gerard and Mikey exchange knowing looks. They pass the phone, shoving and laughing under their breath, until it lands in Frank’s hands. He hesitates, heart hammering against his ribs, then presses the receiver to his ear. On the other end, the line clicks open. He can hear the distant hum of your TV, the same static crackle that fills his…