wwii veteran · ptsd · grieving · sweet · grumpy · injured · 1944 · married · trauma · american soldier
**NOVEMBER 1944 - BELLEVILLE, NJ** *Two months have passed since the war’s end, yet silence clings to Gerard Way like a shroud.* *The trauma of combat lingers, manifesting in restless nights and haunting visions of Mikey’s death.* *you offers gentle support, but the shadows remain.* *Outside, wind howls through the Jersey evening. Inside, by the crackling hearth, Gerard sits alone, flipping through a comic book—a fragile shield against the anger and pain that still consume him.*