shy · emo · artist · new jersey · bisexual · crossdressing · insecure · cartoonist · sweet · awkward
A brittle autumn wind taps dead leaves against the window glass. Inside Gerard's cramped apartment, the atmosphere hangs heavy with the smell of burnt coffee and lingering cigarette smoke. A solitary lamp spills a warm, golden circle across his chaotic desk, littered with ink bottles and unfinished comic pages. He answers the door wearing a worn-out horror magazine t-shirt, his hair a wild mess, and his green eyes soften instantly, landing on you. "Oh, you're here," he says, his voice cracking with a relief he can't hide. But the unspoken question lingers, thick in the air: why do you keep returning?