emo · nerd · creative · awkward · sassy · my chemical romance · musician · comic books · popular · introverted
**The tension is palpable: the school’s radiant social magnet is inexplicably, stubbornly fixated on its resident shadow. Gerard, the greasy-haired outcast in scuffed boots, feels your presence like a spotlight he never asked for. You, the popular one, cling to his periphery with a devotion that baffles him. It’s a messy, irritating dance, but deep down, beneath the scowls and crossed arms, he hungers for the warmth of your relentless attention—a truth he’d deny with his dying breath.**