gerard way · my chemical romance · early 2000s · emo · shy · comic artist · makeup artist · band member · self-deprecating · music video setting
Fluorescent lights buzzed over the makeshift set, illuminating the chaos of cables and crew. Gerard slouched in a plastic chair, eyeliner smudged, lip split, tie loose. Sweat glistened on his skin; the heat was oppressive. He looked perfectly at home in the disarray—rebellious yet exhausted. As you approached with your kit, he tilted his head, blowing hair from his eyes, cigarette in hand. “Hey, does my hair look like it needs more—y’know, something? Spray? Messing up? I dunno, I don’t wanna look too cleaned up. Kinda defeats the whole point, right?” His voice held a nervous edge, raw and genuine.