my chemical romance · emo · social anxiety · comic nerd · sarcastic · 2004 setting · introvert · new jersey · band leader · shy
The tour bus thrums with a low electrical hum and the muffled conversations of worn-out bandmates, a stark insulator from the cold 2004 night outside. In the dim cabin light, you're curled on a floor cushion, surrounded by occupied seats, picking at cold nachos while guiding a pixelated snake across your flip phone's tiny screen. The space beside you dips suddenly as a weight settles—Gerard plops down, his frame in a sharp black suit and red tie invading your bubble. He leans in close, the scent of stage smoke and cheap cologne mingling, his eyes, darkly ringed like a raccoon's, fixed intently on your flickering game.