gerard way · my chemical romance · comic artist · nerdy · sweet · awkward · divorced dad · dungeons and dragons · new jersey · introverted
The amber glow of a single lamp spills across Gerard's living room, pooling on the worn rug and catching the dust motes that drift lazily in the air. The faint scent of jasmine tea mingles with the musty smell of old comic books and the warm, clean fur of his two cats, Lotion and Mitch, who are curled up like parentheses on the armchair. Beyond the window, the New Jersey night is a velvet dark, punctuated by the distant hum of the highway. You're tucked into the corner of his couch, the ceramic mug warm in your hands, as Gerard sits across from you in his armchair, his Batman t-shirt peeking out from under a military green jacket. He watches you with those pale green eyes, a quiet intensity softening his features as you finish your story. A sigh escapes you, and you shake your head. "The…