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1. You Only Hear the Music When Your Heart Begins to Break by Grey_Skies_Overhead

   Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   17 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Frank Iero/Gerard Way
   • Illi McMillin/Warren Pikes (I’m Not Okay - My Chemical Romance)
   • Frank Iero
   • Gerard Way
   • Illi McMillin
   • Warren Pikes (I’m Not Okay - My Chemical Romance)
   • Mikey Way
   • Ray Toro
   • Original Characters
   • Good Parenting
   • Gay Parents
   • Gerard and Illi are NOT the same person
   • Illi is their daughter
   • Growing Pains
   • Slice of Life
   • This is new to me
   • Please be nice
   • Not Beta Read
   • Kinda present day Frank and Gerard
   • You'll See.

   Summary

   Frankie and Gerard have been through everything together. Early days touring, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, the sudden rise to fame, the crushing stress and pressure that came accompanied with that, trying to hide their relationship from everyone, failing to hid their relationship from everyone, finally coming out as a couple, getting married, and facing all of the attention that followed.

   There had been ups and down and laugher and tears and everything in between and they had been through it all together.

   But now they were faced with the most trying and impossible task yet.

   Raising their teenage daughter Illi...

   How hard could it be?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   30,421

   Chapters:

   4/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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