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It started happening one of those late nights, Frank and Gerard ending a long day playing board games with sex wasn't anything out of the ordinary, their relationship got even more serious when Frank got them matching bracelets made of pink quartz.
“So, I was just wondering, do you have family here, like in the neighborhood?” Gerard asked some day while prepping for school, after all, summerbreak was ending.
“Why?” Frank looked like someone totally different with his glasses on, focused on this laptop.
“I would love to meet them, you already know my little brother…”
“That spider like dude is not little, Mister Way” Gerard’s laughter filled the room, it was true that Mikey was nothing but a tall and lanky piece of humanity, but he was his brother after all.
“It’s just his appearance, he’s nice, sometimes”
“Do you want me to talk to him or something?” Frank closed his laptop, giving all his attention to his boyfriend.
“Just until mom and dad come, they live in Chicago right now, only if you want to, of course” Frank noticed how Gerard’s bows started to arch in a worried way, it seemed that it was very meaningful for him to let his “little” brother know who his boyfriend was.
“Fine, I’ll meet Mikey Way”
If one wanted to describe Michael Way, one must know that he and his older brother are like the same poem, just written in different fonts. Mikey and Gerard looked alike but one was extrovert and loud, the other had panic attacks by drinking gallons of coffee.
That afternoon at Gerard’s flat, the scent of coffee was very strong, Mikey Way was dangerously addicted to coffee.
“I don’t even like the smell of it anymore” Gerard was prepping an italian coffee maker with the right amount of coffee, some old grounded cuban coffee, the same that gave him that panic attack that made him closer to Frank.
“It’s strong, I don’t even want to look at it, I feel like I’ll get a migraine just by the look of it” Frank was just roaming around the flat, he didn’t want to accept he was nervous, he never thought of getting serious with anyone, his only serious relationship was with chemistry, he knew it since his first lecture of organic chemistry, but now, he was all topsy turvy an ready to marry a silly arts teacher that can’t take care of himself most of the time.
When the doorbell rang, Gerard noticed how Frank, almost like a cat jumped frightened, it was quite fun to see.
That day Frank even took the time to put on some eyeliner, his gaze looked a bit fierce, he even put on his snake bites, he wasn’t allowed to put them on at school but he had the piercings that complemented (in Gerard’s opinion) his lips and his face shape.
Frank took the time to look intimidating, but there was nothing to fear for, or so Gerard thought.
When they opened the door, there was him, now that Frank was able to look at him directly and carefully, he resembled more a mosquito than a spider, he was long and pointy, angular.
Everything was awkward, he entered the flat and started walking towards the kitchen, as if he had done it a million times he opened a cabinet and took a very special mug out, it was the head of Darth Vader from Star Wars, he poured pure espresso and went back to the living room, taking a sit on Gerard’s favorite couch.
Frank followed Gerard to the kitchen, blowing into his palms trying to dry his own sweat, two cups of americano and a plate full of brownies.
“So, hi, how’ve you been?” Gerard started talking, Mikey just lifted up his gaze looking at them over his gigantic glasses.
“Bored, nothing new, just you and this, what’s up, what’s so important?” Mikey’s voice was just a little higher than Gerard’s, his eyes had a bit of heterochromia, and his nose was red but the rest of his skin was even paler than Gerard’s.
“I wanted to let you know about Frank”
“I think I saw him when you were sick, are you fucking?” Frank felt the world breaking in half but then he remembered that Mikey way can be a little shit according to Gerard.
“Yes, and more than that, he’s my boyfriend and I’m planning on introducing him to mom and dad” Gerard and Mikey were having a staring contest, Frank could only sense a lot of tension between them.
“You’re going balls deep, right?” Frank was getting tired of Mikey’s sexual references here and there, but he had a little patience left.
“I am” Gerard asked in all seriousness “I plan to go to the end with him”
Out of the blue, Mikey’s eyes were on Frank, he had a very heavy gaze and it seemed to be piercing his soul.
“This is my older brother and he thinks you are worth his heart, he’s the best and you must know I’ll knock you out if you ever dare to hurt him” Frank felt winter’s cold going up and down his spine, he just nodded at Mikey’s voice.
Neither Frank nor Gerard took a sip of coffee, it was cold by the moment Mikey left with the rest of Gerard’s unused grains and even soluble coffee.
“See, it wasn’t that bad, Mikey Way is a little shit, but he is nice”
“He is, he just loves you in a different way and that’s okay” Frank buried his nose on Gerard’s neck, they were both resting on Gerard’s bed. “I was a bit scared, last time he wasn’t that nice”
“I can’t remember the last time, I was too sick to remember, but he's like that, you’ll be friends in no time” Gerard’s voice started to lull Frank, they were getting in the habit of taking naps, something Frank used to hate before meeting Gerard.