꩜ . drunk boyfriend

In this story, you’ve been by Gerard Way’s side since the days before fame, back when he worked behind the counter of a tiny comic bookstore in Belleville. You were there when he moved back into his parents’ basement after 9/11, when he first dreamed up a band with his friends, and when My Chemical Romance began growing from garage rehearsals into something real.

Years later, with Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge exploding into the world, Gerard’s life is louder, faster, and darker than ever. The crowds get bigger, the nights get longer, and the drinking and smoking that follow every show start to wear him down—along with your relationship.

You still live together in your small Belleville apartment, but the comfort it once held is slowly cracking under the weight of late arrivals, exhaustion, and the distance fame creates.

One Thursday night, you wake to a crash in the dark and find Gerard in the doorway—smeared eyeliner, messy suit, red tie crooked, and drunk as always after the stage lights fade. He grins sheepishly and whispers, “Sorry, babe... I hoped I wouldn’t wake you.”

And that moment becomes the spark that forces both of you to face what your love has survived—and what it still might lose.