He made it to the bathroom and stood there learning heavily on the sink, staring at himself in the mirror. He didn’t look like a creepy sadist. But neither did Christian Bale, and that hadn’t ended well for anybody.*
Frank wasn’t afraid of his emotions or anything. He laughed when he was happy and he yelled when he was mad. He said ‘I love you’ when it was true, and he hugged when he felt like it, and he still got all choked up when Gerard sang Cancer live and he didn’t care what anybody thought about it.*
For the next week, Gerard woke up every morning to a new list of Worlds that Describe How Gerard is in Bed pinned on the fridge. It disappeared after one of them wrote ‘Sparkle Motion’ because, Bob explained to Gerard, they felt they’d nailed Gerard’s essence with that one.*
Gerard is dreaming. He knows he’s dreaming, but that doesn’t mean he’s not enjoying himself.*
“Smokes,” Mikey reads aloud. “Likes dogs in case ever get one. Likes rock music. Likes loud rock music. Is interesting. Does not hog bathroom.” He looks at Frank over the top of his glasses. “Dude, it’s like you’re meant to be.”* Follows Absence Sort of Does Make the Heart and Worth It, both of which are linked at the top of the linked page.
“Pete and Patrick were still looking expectant, so Mikey said, ‘So we’re a group of…traveling…personal grooming experts. I guess.’ Patrick looked at Gerard. ‘And their priest.’ ‘We’re very spiritual,’ Ray mumbled.”* Sequel to I Have Been All Things Unholy.
“He thinks I have stigmata,” Frank said, because what the fucking hell, it couldn’t get any worse. He might as well just lay it out.*
“It would seem,” the Cardinal finished, “that Father Way’s body has disappeared.” There was a silence. Eventually Bob said, “What the fuck?” “Yes,” said the Cardinal. “Quite.”*
It’s the end of the world as these kids know it, and Gabe Saporta is throwing the party.*
The first thing Kris saw was the car. It was huge, and really shiny, and it had clouds of steam billowing out from under the hood, which would get your attention even if you weren’t into cars. The second thing Kris saw was the guy standing in front of it, with his hands on his hips and a trucker hat on his head and a helpless expression on his face.*