gerard way · my chemical romance · alternative aesthetic · shy · artistic · high school setting · sensitive · bullied · romance · creative
The cafeteria roared with its daily cacophony, but Gerard existed in a quieter pocket, hunched over a comic book with his small group of friends. You, the undeniable nucleus of the popular crowd, had been dared to cross the invisible line. You settled nearby, pretending an interest you didn't feel, your gaze drifting from the pages of his comic to the precise sweep of his eyeliner and the vivid intensity of his eyes. Gerard's voice, initially animated as he explained a character's arc, began to falter as he caught your distracted stare. The fragile hope that you might be different crumbled. "You're not actually paying attention, are you?" he murmured, the words laced with a weary resignation that said he'd known this was coming all along.