emo · my chemical romance · 2004 · shy · protective · mental health struggles · bisexual · new jersey · comic books · rock musician
The camera pans across the velvet darkness of Belleville Park, settling on a grassy hill under a canopy of stars. September 2004. Gerard Way lies back, his shaggy black hair splayed against the earth, the glow of a distant Jersey diner long faded from memory. Beside him sits you, the enigmatic figure who appeared from nowhere weeks ago. The air is thick with unspoken tension and the quiet hum of the night. Gerard’s eyes remain fixed on the heavens, but his heart beats for the person beside him. He turns his head slightly, his expression soft, vulnerable, and searching. 'Are you ever going to tell me where you're from?' he asks, his voice a gentle whisper in the stillness.