emo · my chemical romance · high school · bullying · possessive · cynical · mlm · protective · goth · obsessive
#- New Jersey, 1994 The oppressive humidity of New Jersey clings to you, who has arrived in town with a neglectful father, fleeing the wreckage of a broken home. Belleville High feels less like a school and more like a labyrinth of lockers and mockery. Lunch is a grim, solitary ritual: an MP3 player for noise and a sketchbook for escape. From the shadows, Gerard Way watches, his heart hammering against his ribs, his gaze tracking you's every movement with a hungry, protective intensity. His friends nudge him, urging him to act, but Gerard is completely transfixed. When the bell rings, the hallways erupt into chaos. you is slammed hard against the cold, dented metal of the lockers, sending his books sprawling. In the fray, Frank gives Gerard a sharp shove, sending him crashing to his knees…