Gerard read and reread his response to frank probably 100 times before he actually hit send. He read it out loud to Lindsey before she headed home because he needed some extra validation. Naturally her response was 'stop stalling and answer your boy toy, you pussy'. So Gerard hit send and stared at his phone a little while longer to see if he sounded okay.

GerardWay: Thank you so much! It took me around 7 hours to complete it. I'm so glad you like it! ^_^

  Gerard rolled his eyes at his overthinking ways and put his phone away. He decided to go ahead and clean up their mess from supper. Of course, Gerard got stuck with clean up. Somehow Lindsey always has something 'very urgent' to take care of as soon they're finished eating.

  He doesn't mind though. As much as he loves having his best friend over, sometimes after social interactions Gerard is ready to be alone.

  After he finished cleaning up the dishes and kitchen, Gerard makes his way to his bedroom. He peels off his Madonna shirt and black skinny jeans, and searches for some comfy clothes.

  Gerard finds a matching Batman pajama set that is miraculously clean and throws it on. Putting pajamas on at the end of a long day is one of the best feelings. Close to orgasmic if he's being honest.

  His phone is buzzing when he walks into the kitchen again. So he grabs it and a container of Ben and Jerry's to take to the couch with him.

  When he opens his phone he sees that Frank has already texted him back. Naturally, he chokes on his ice cream. Because squealing like a teenage girl while eating is a terrible idea. 'Get it together, you're a grown ass man', Gerard tries to tell himself.

frankieromustdie: wow, that's insane. and of course! i really do love it. have you always been into art?

  Gerard feels like he's on a rollercoaster, his tummy keeps dropping and his heart is racing. Not to mention he's smiling like an idiot at his phone. It's kind of stupid how happy a literal stranger is making him, but said stranger also happens to be very fine.

  He types out a response immediately, but doesn't send it and instead calls Mikey.

  "Dude im trying to watch Shrek 2 and you're killing the vibe." Mikey grumbles into the phone as soon as he answers.

  "Shrek 2 is the best, so sorry for intruding." Gerard responds sarcastically, but somewhat honestly.

  "So what do you want, brother? Fairy godmother is commanding my attention so talk fast." Mikey threatens.

  Gerard fills him on what happened with Frank and their conversation so far.

  "Aww you have a wittle cwush!" Mikey coos in a baby voice.

  "Michael, I swear to God.  I will come over and slice your nipples off with that damn Shrek cd if you don't shut the fuck up." Gerard says menacingly.

  Mikey can't contain his laughter after that. Gerard? Scary? Yeah right.

  "Nooo not my nips!" Mikey yells in between fits of giggles.

  "Oh my g-" Gerard starts to say when he gets cut off.

  "Okay, okay I'm done. I've never heard such a colorful threat before, it just took me by surprise. Now back to Frank." Mikey says finally calming down.

  "Look, I know it's stupid. But I don't talk to many people, especially not attractive ones. So I'm freaking out a little." Gerard whines.

"A little? But really, Gee, don't stress so much. Just get to know the guy if you want and then go from there. It's not a marriage proposal, it's just a text message." Mikey reasons.

Gerard bit his lip before responding, "Yeah you're right, Mikes. I just think we could be great friends with the amount of stuff we have in common, and I don't want to screw up my shot."

"Just great friends, hmm?" Mikey teases, Gerard can practically hear the smirk in his tone.

"Oh shut the fuck up. He's obviously hot, but I don't even know him." Gerard scolds.

"That's literally the point of texting him, you idiot. Get to know him and figure out what you want. Maybe you'll become best friends, or maybe you're hyping him up in your head and he's actually boring as shit. You have to put yourself out there to find out." Mikey concludes.

"Okay, okay. I'll answer him and see how it goes." Gerard sighs, finally working up the courage to send the damn message.

"Hopefully it works out well. You need more friends who aren't your sexy ass brother and that lesbian." Mikey said jokingly.

"Oh whatever. Thanks for the advice, you humble dumbass." Gerard laughs.

"No problem, now if you'll excuse me I have a movie to get back to. And you have a boy to text." Mikey says.

"Yeah, talk to you-" Gerard doesn't get to finish his sentence as Mikey hangs up on him.

Rolling his eyes, Gerard pulls up his and Frank's DM thread.

GerardWay: Yeah! I've loved art ever since I was a little kid. After I realized I could actually do it as I career, I could never picture myself doing anything else.

Gerard only reread the text 10 times, which was an improvement, before hitting send. He's proud of himself for stepping outside of his comfort zone and actually trying to be social. Maybe it'll pay off, who knows? His next course of action is to stop overthinking every text he sends, and maybe rent Shrek 2 to watch before bed.

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Finally another chapter :) this one is kinda dumb, but it's semi long! I just needed to write something goofy. Hopefully you enjoyed and maybe you'll get some actual plot soon!
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