all the colors on street signs

mikey and gerard make up after 8 months. gerard knocks gingerly on peteandmikey’s door, and pete opens the door. a “can i see mikey” goes unspoken, pete just lets him in, and offers him a drink. “he’s in the shower at the moment, so you can just sit down and wait for him. the tv’s all yours.” pete disappears into his and mikey’s room. mikey walks out with wet hair and fogged up glasses. he sits down next to the person on the couch and completely ignores them. that is, until he met with red hair. he starts to cry a little and gets pulled into his brother’s chest. this time, gerard does the comforting. the “i’m sorry” goes unspoken.
it’s nearly a year and a half later when pete finally wakes up to see mikey in full color, and not pastels. he cries out of excitement. mikey kisses him full on the mouth, and brings his brother and best friend over. its a big group hug and pete knows he is loved. gerard is one year clean, and frank may have something up his sleeve for later. he shows it to mikey and mikey’s eyes widen. “he’ll love it.” he whispers to frank, knowing that pete and gerard could easily overhear them. frank smiles. they go back home with smiles on their faces. gerard doesn’t remember a time that mikey and him ever fought.

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