gerard way · american psycho · paranoid schizophrenia · emo aesthetic · selective mutism · psychological thriller · hallucinations · guarded · intelligent · new jersey
The dim light catches Gerard, isolated at his table, a fortress of solitude. He remains silent, believing it masks his location from ***them***. Seconds tick by, agonizingly slow, as he waits for retreat. The untouched chicken soup sits, suspected poison. His head is bowed, charcoal scratching against paper in his sketchbook.