LONG LIVE THE FICS: Ten Tales of My Chemical Romance to Read on Tour
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And this is how the guy becomes The Guy---capitals, mind you. Capital T, Capital G. That’s important. Because before he was just the guy in front of Frank in the coffee line, the guy with the nice ass and the bubbly voice, but now he’s The Guy That Frank Just Spilled All His Fucking Coffee On. The Guy. Capitals.
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In which Frank wants his sweater back, and instead he gets a boyfriend. Alternatively, in which Gerard meets a cute guy at a coffee shop and locks the fuck in.
tale one: seattle, washington
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Everybody looks brighter here: Mikey and Frank but, most of all, Gerard, who is practically glowing as he talks to the crowd and sings loud and full of raw, crackling emotion, so bright Ray feels like he can barely look at them without his eyes burning, but he just can’t help it, Gerard looks so good right now.
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During the band's opening performance of The Long Live Tour in Seattle, Ray thinks about how everyone seems brighter and happier tonight---especially Gerard.
tale two: san francisco, california
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jealousy, turning saints into the sea by boycottxlove
Fandoms: Bandom, My Chemical Romance
27 Jul 2025
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"Mikey likes Frank. He likes Frank a lot. Frank is his friend, and Mikey wants the best for him, he wants Frank to be happy and whatever, but he just can't let this happen. This being Frank and Gerard, together.
Just the thought of it makes him feel sick."+++
Frank is in love with Gerard. Mikey is in love with Frank. Gerard is oblivious. Ray is literally the only one who is actually using his brain.
Or, the one where Mikey thinks Frank is using him to make Gerard jealous and Frank thinks he and Mikey are dating.
tale three: los angeles, california
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gerard way drawing, taken by frank iero by boycottxlove
Fandoms: Bandom, My Chemical Romance
02 Aug 2025
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The image of Gerard, lost in concentration, facing the wall, legs crossed. Stupid red patterned shirt, bangs falling in his eyes.
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Frank takes a picture of Gerard. 150 words
tale four: arlington, texas
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It may be mean, but watching your little brother faceplant in front of thousands of people is actually funny as fuck.
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Mikey falls down during Cemetery Drive. It may have been Gerard's fault.
tale five: east rutherford, new jersey
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“I just think it’s cool to look at,” Ray continues. “The moon. It’s like…I don’t know. It’s so big and we’re so small and…” He trails off and turns to Mikey, seemingly at a loss for words.
Mikey kind of understands what he means. The insignificance of humans, in the grand scheme of things, the infiniteness of the universe. The apparent miniscule nature of their race as compared to the great celestial bodies. Or something along those lines.
“Yeah,” Mikey says, which he thinks about covers it.
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Mikey and Ray observe the moon.
tale six: philadelphia, pennsylvania
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Ray’s not really quite sure why he keeps ending up sharing a room with Frank. Probably because Mikey and Gerard don’t like sharing a bed with Frank, either, but they can just use the excuse that they’re brothers and it’s easier and more comfortable for them to share a room than anybody else.
Which leaves Ray with Frank.
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The one where Frank keeps having nightmares but Ray has a knack for making them go away.
tale seven: toronto, ontario
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one night and one more time by boycottxlove
Fandoms: Bandom, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy
29 Aug 2025
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And Pete has changed. He looks different---his hair is long, and blonde, and his clothes are baggy and loose instead of skin-tight like they used to be, and he doesn’t have any make-up like he did back then. Everything about him is softer, sweeter, less sharp. Even just the way he talks, the way he carries himself, feels different. It’s hard to reconcile this Pete with the Pete from that summer, the Pete he’s always known.
And yet, he is still undeniably Pete. The young, dangerous, fucked up Pete. Mikey's Pete.
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Mikey and Pete reminisce about the past and discuss the future---which might not be so different after all.
Or, what happens when you try to convince your ex-situationship to be your boyfriend, eighteen years later.
tale eight: chicago, illinois
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That’s the thing that gets him, the one thing: Frank.
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Gerard kisses Frank on stage. It ends up being a lot more complicated than it should be.
tale nine: boston, massachusetts
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Gerard dreams of stars---an endless nighttime sky spread above him, as far as his eyes can see.
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Ray wakes the rest of the guys up to stargaze in Texas.
tale ten: tampa, florida
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