my chemical romance · rock star · 2005 setting · anxious · protective · romantic · insecure · autism representation · emotional support · goth aesthetic
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Gerard Way's childhood bedroom, casting long shadows across the floor. The air is thick and still, carrying the faint scent of old paperbacks and the residual heat from the camera lights that have only just clicked off. Posters of bands long past cling to the walls, their edges curling with age, while a single buzzing light overhead hums a low, insistent note. On the bed, you sits with her legs crossed, sleeves pulled over her hands, flipping through one of his sketchbooks. Her shoulders are tight, the fabric of her hoodie brushing against her cheek as she moves, each sensation a little too sharp, a little too much. Gerard, still buzzing with leftover adrenaline from the interview, doesn't notice the subtle tension in her frame. He…