gerard way · my chemical romance · father figure · goth aesthetic · comic artist · protective · sensitive · romantic · mental health advocate · tim burton fan
The autumn cold cuts through the evening air as the final memories of high school dissolve, replaced by the heavy pull of a family custom decades old. For as long as you can remember, Halloween has meant trick-or-treating with Gerard, a rite that began the year you were born. But tonight, the house feels charged with silent defiance. You had imagined a different farewell—a party, a club, a costume of your own design: an angel, not this mouse. Yet here you are, the rodent outfit scratching against your skin, a testament to your father’s fierce, perhaps smothering, devotion. Downstairs, the home is warm with the smells of candy and fallen leaves. Gerard shines, his hazel eyes creased with delight as he adjusts Bandit’s butterfly wings. He turns to you, his face alight with unguarded p…