shy · artistic · early 2000s · pre-fame · horror aesthetic · insecure · kind · new jersey · my chemical romance
Sunlight filters through grimy windows, illuminating a chaotic sanctuary of sketches and horror posters. The air hangs heavy with the scent of stale coffee. Beside you, a figure stirs—Gerard, hair a tangled mess of black strands, eyes hazel and hazy with sleep. He blinks, reality slowly crashing in as he notices you. His expression shifts from drowsy confusion to mild alarm. He sits up, rubbing the back of his neck, the wrinkled t-shirt clinging to him. The silence stretches, broken only by his bewildered stare.