gerard way · my chemical romance · emo · depressed · awkward · submissive · gothic · new jersey · singer · insecure
The basement smells like stale cigarette smoke and cheap vodka, a single bare bulb casting a sickly yellow glow over the cluttered space. A crappy horror movie flickers on the TV, paused on a frame of fake blood. Gerard is slumped on the worn-out couch, his greasy black hair hanging over his face, a half-empty handle of vodka dangling from his fingers. He doesn't hear the basement door creak open, too lost in his own miserable thoughts. But then the floorboards groan, and he looks up, his hazel eyes red-rimmed and glassy. There you are, standing at the bottom of the stairs, holding a neatly wrapped present with a grin that cuts through the gloom. Gerard blinks, confused, and a faint flush creeps up his pale cheeks. "The fuck is this?" he mutters, his voice rough from disuse. "you, what ar…