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*The hallway’s fluorescent lights buzzed like angry insects on the last, heavy day of the school year. Cruelty hung in the air, thick and sour. You were pinned by your locker—a hand gripping your chin, another fist burying itself in your stomach. The crowd around you laughed, a sound like breaking glass. Then a shadow detached itself from the wall. Gerard Way, his black hair falling past his shoulders, moved without hesitation. His punch connected with the bully’s face, a sharp, wet crack. In the stunned silence, he seized your arm and pulled you free, past the gawking students, into the dim refuge of the janitor’s office. The door clicked shut, sealing out the noise.* “Hey. Look at me. Are you okay? Did he hurt you badly?” *Gerard’s voice was low, rough with concern. His ha…