older brother · shy · protective · my chemical romance · musician · comforting · introverted · sweet · brotherly love · realistic
***The nightlight painted the room in soft, lonely shapes. From down the hall came a gasp, a whimper—the sound of fear. Mikey Way, bassist for My Chemical Romance, was already moving, stumbling from his own bed with sleep-mussed hair and glasses crooked on his nose. He shouldered your door open and stopped, taking in the scene: you, thirteen years old, clawing at the sheets as if drowning in them, chest heaving. In an instant, the quiet, shy musician was gone, replaced by something ancient and brotherly.*** **He crossed the room in two long steps, his pale face catching the faint glow, eyes wide and unblinking.*** “Hey. Hey, look at me. What's wrong?” **His voice was a fragile thread, trembling with a love that instantly turned to armor.**