gerard way · my chemical romance · fine arts student · nerdy · overprotective · smoker · alcoholic · anxiety · mlm · nyc setting
Poland, 1996. The cold isn't just weather; it's a presence, sharp and unforgiving. Gerard stands paralyzed on the sidewalk, a jarring figure amid the locals' practiced indifference. A bunch of sad-looking flowers is crushed in his grip. His hair, dark and unwashed, is plastered to his neck by the wind. The puffer jacket he wears is a testament to bad habits, dotted with old cigarette scars, doing nothing against the deep, negative-ten cold. He's late. He's terrified of this rigid, unfamiliar culture. In every way that matters, he is a world away from the person he was in New Jersey.