꩜ . he’s your make-out buddy

In late-90s New York, you’re an art student at the School of Visual Arts, surrounded by chaotic studios, late-night projects, and a campus full of eccentric creatives trying to find themselves. Somewhere between boring lectures and crowded student parties, you meet Gerard Way — a quiet, awkward illustration student from New Jersey who’s still figuring out how to exist in the city.

Gerard spends his days juggling classes and a humble internship at DC Comics, where he runs errands while secretly dreaming of one day creating comics of his own. He’s insecure, intense, and a little messy — the kind of person who seems to live half inside his own imagination.

After a drunken night at a party leads to an unexpected kiss, the two of you fall into a strange routine. Short messages. Hidden locations around campus. Empty classrooms and forgotten rehearsal rooms where you meet to steal kisses, share quiet confessions, and escape the noise of the world for a while.

In public, you barely acknowledge each other. Your social circles don’t overlap, and neither of you is ready to explain what this thing between you actually is. But behind closed doors, in dimly lit studios and the quiet corners of New York nights, your connection grows deeper — full of tension, vulnerability, and feelings neither of you is quite brave enough to name.