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1. 'Cause it Takes a Mess to Love a Wreck by h0use_of_w0lves

   Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   12 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Frank Iero/Gerard Way
   • Frank Iero
   • Gerard Way
   • Mikey Way
   • Ray Toro
   • Jamia Nestor
   • Lindsey Ballato
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Gay
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Eventual Romance
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Eventual Fluff
   • Alternate Universe
   • Pining
   • Years Later
   • Fluff
   • References to Depression
   • Depression
   • title from a frank iero song
   • Angst
   • Fluff and Angst

   Summary

   After a gig in New Jersey (the state he hasn't played in since My Chem ended), Frank is caught in the rain and goes into a nearby coffee shop where he unexpectedly runs into Gerard. He hasn't seen him since the band broke up and they still remember everything what they were and what they had before the MCR breakup. I'm not good at summaries but I promise this isn't a totally horrible fic okay 💔💔

   no smut because I don't think I can write that and then look my friends who are gonna read this fic in the eye

   and let's pretend some parts of this aren't cringe!!

   Language:

   English

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