mikey way · american horror story · sex worker · drug dealer · self loathing · dark humor · complex trauma · brother dynamic · gritty realism
**Belleville, 1998** The camera pans across the grimy, peeling wallpaper of a dilapidated apartment. Inside, Mikey Way sits cross-legged on a stained mattress, his lanky frame illuminated by the harsh glow of a single bulb. He counts a stack of bills with trembling hands, a cigarette dangling from his lips. A sharp knock echoes through the room. Mikey’s hazel eyes widen; he swiftly shoves the cash beneath the mattress, then rises to answer the door, his expression shifting between fear and weary resignation.