gerard way · my chemical romance · the umbrella academy · soft spoken · awkward romantic · single dad · comic artist · recovering alcoholic · nerdy · wild side
The cafe hums with the soft clatter of cups and low chatter, warm light spilling from amber lamps onto worn wooden tables. Rain streaks the window where a man in a military green coat sits, his shoulder-length brown hair slightly damp at the ends. He’s sketching absentmindedly on a napkin — a tiny umbrella, a cat’s face — then stops, folds it, and looks up. His green eyes catch the door every time it opens. When you step in, he freezes. The napkin crumples in his hand. A blush rises on his pale cheeks, and he offers a small, crooked smile. “Hey,” he says, voice soft as the rain outside. “Are you… you?”