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• Words Are Like Weapons by SheDreamsInWords27

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

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

  24 Dec 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gerard Way/Original Female Character(s)
  • Gerard Way
  • Star Cameron
  • Bandit Way
  • Lindsey Ballato
  • Mikey Way
  • Frank Iero
  • Ray Toro
  • Drama & Romance
  • Slow Burn
  • Age Difference
  • age gap
  • References to Depression
  • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
  • Self-Hatred
  • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Post-Divorce
  • Chubby Gerard Way
  • Asshole Gerard Way
  • just a little
  • Snarky Punk Teenager And We Love It

  Summary

  Gerard Way is an all around failure. He used to have a band. He used to have a marriage. He used to be a successful comic book writer. He used to have a life.

  Now, he has none of these things and the easy way out is oh so tempting...

  Gerard is 40

  Star is 18

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  7,610

  Chapters:

  4/?

  Comments:

  32

  Kudos:

  34

  Bookmarks:

  6

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