The next day, there was a shift in Frank's mood. It was more obvious something was disturbing him. He felt like nothing was going his way anymore. His best friend hasn't talked to him in a while, he was frustrated about Gerard, and Fitz was just making things worse. He was uncomfortable in his seat, shifting a lot in math class. He just wanted to hide away, he even thought about ditching school. Fitz eyed his students, "Are you kidding me? No one gets this?" He rolled his eyes and they landed on Frank. Frank stood out the most. His dark clothes and messed up hair could be pointed out in a class filled with clean cut students.

Fitz pointed his expo marker at Frank, "Iero, why don't you come and do this problem? If you get it right, everyone can leave early."

"Pick someone else .. " Frank mumbled.

"I picked you." He grinned.

Frank snapped, "You know I don't know any of it." His body shot out of his chair, slamming the palm of his hands against the desk, "Stop being such a dick and pointing out my flaws." He froze at his sudden outburst.

Everyone glanced at Frank. Frank felt embarrassed, slowly sitting back onto his chair, trying to shake off the attention he didn’t want.

Fitz stared at him before muttering, "Get out."

Frank didn't hesitate. He rushed out into the hallway, slamming the door shut behind him. His back hit against the wall before sliding down onto his butt. He shoved his face into the palm of his hands, covering his red face.

"Get into trouble, Iero?"

Frank looked up to make eye contact with Steven. Frank was about to ask why he was out of class, but he can see the slash hanging across his chest that read, "Hallway monitor". Frank mumbled, "Don't give me a hard time. I'm already having a bad day."

Steven stared down at him before inching his way closer toward Frank, "Do you wanna know why I picked on you?"

"Because Bonni likes me-"

"No. That's just a cover up." He sat down next to Frank who was utterly surprised. Steven looked down to his hands, "The real reason is because you're out of the closet." He sighed, "I just dated Bonni to show that I liked girls .. when I don't. I'm gay. I just .. seeing you happy made me so jealous because you can hold hands with a guy openly."

Frank awkwardly laughed, "Really? You were .. jealous?"

Steven didn't smile, "Yes."

Frank frowned, "Oh."

"I would do anything to come out-but I can't. Not yet. Not until I can move out and afford my own place. My parents are extremely homophobic-if they found out, they'll kick me out into the streets."

Frank looked down, "Sounds sad."

"It is." Steven got up from the ground. He looked at Frank, "Please don't tell anyone."

"I never planned to."

---

Mikey hiccuped. His breath reeked of alcohol and cigarettes. He stumbled as sober Pete lead him out from the back storage. Pete laughed, "I knew I shouldn't have told you about my secret stash." He latched onto Mikey's chest, "Where do you live?"
"Fuck that, I'm g-going t-to Ray's," Mikey's red flushed face brightened, "I have a c-couple things to-say-to-that-fuuuccckkker." He stumbled again, making Pete grasp onto his shoulder, "You're not going anywhere." He led Mikey to one of the chairs provided for the readers, "Good thing we're closed or I'd be out of customers." He almost laughed, staring at Mikey, "What's up with you and Ray anyway?"

"I love him," Mikey confessed without hesitation.

Pete froze, "You .. you do?"

Mikey stared at Pete, "Don't worry-you're still my baby." He chuckled as he tossed his head back in laughter.

Pete frowned as his body weakly sat on the couch across from Mikey's, "Wow .. I never thought .. " He sighed, "Does he love you too?"

"Love? Naaaaahh." Mikey shook his head, "He probably only sees me as a friend, y'know?"

Pete grinned a bit, "I don't." His cheeks burned as he looked away from Mikey’s eyes. He played with his fingers, “I confess it only because you won’t remember anything tomorrow morning.”

Mikey frowned, "C'mere."

Pete raised a brow before getting up-Mikey suddenly reeled him onto his lap. His breath brushed against Pete's neck, making Pete let out a soft moan. Mikey said, "You're really amazing but like-I don't want any drama .. " Mikey hiccuped, "You two mean so much to me." His arms wrapped around Pete, making Pete let out a deep sigh, "I hate love."

Mikey hushed him, shoving his face into Pete's chest, "Love love."

---

Gerard paced back and forth, biting down onto his fingernails as he waited for Frank to come over. He knew Frank would be upset. Very upset. Would he ask questions? Gerard knew he didn't want to admit he slept with a lot of men (surprisingly still clean) . He paused when he heard the door opening. He fixed his hair until Pete struggled to keep his brother up, "Hey, Gerard-Mikey told me where I can drop him off."

Gerard rolled his eyes, "You've got to be kidding me-you let him drink?"

"I didn't really get a say-he just kinda did." Pete said, letting Mikey's body fall onto the couch. Pete stretch out his back, "So, I don't really know you but uh, you're his brother right? Great things, I've heard about you." He lied, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

Gerard hurried him out the door, “Yeah, yeah, good things can only be said about me-I have someone coming over so it’d be great if you left.”

Pete moved away from his arms as he entered back inside the apartment, “Hold on, gosh. I should probably stay with Mikey-I mean, if someone is coming over, you’ll be too busy to take care of him, right?”

Gerard placed his hand on his hip, “Yes, fine, ok. Go to his room, down the hall, last door on the right-and take him with you.” Gerard stared at his brother who huddled with the couch pillow, expressing a cheesy smile with red cheeks. Pete went over to Mikey and struggled to get him up, “C’mon, buddy. Let’s get you tucked in and bucket you can puke in.” He grinned as he led Mikey down the hall.

Gerard looked at the two walk off until he heard Frank say, “Is Mikey okay?”

Gerard turned and realized he left the door open, inviting whoever came by-including Frank. He nodded as he inched closer to Frank, “He’s just drunk. Pete can take care of him-Pete is Mikey’s friend.”

“Oh.” Was Frank’s only reply. He didn’t make eye contact with Gerard, “So I’ve had a pretty bad day.”

Gerard knew this was it. Frank was going to be open with him, and he was ready for it. Frank said softly, “And I just want to clear things up with you .. I love you, and I’m still upset that you previously planned just to use me but .. but as long as you want to keep our relationship-”

“I do, I really do.” Gerard said, reeling Frank in. He kissed his forehead, “I’m not going to lie to you anymore-when I’m backstage, I usually jack off in hiding so my body can relax because I have major anxiety that no one knows about. When I first met you, I thought you were really cute but also kinda clumsy-”

Frank’s laugh cut him off, “Okay, okay-I get it.” He giggled before kissing Gerard’s cheekbone, unable to reach his lips. Gerard grinned, “Wanna try that again?” He leaned down a bit. Frank’s cheeks flushed red, “Shut up.” He pressed his lips against his and felt butterflies in his stomach. He grasped onto Gerard’s hand, “I .. I really really like you.” He stared into Gerard’s eyes, making Gee’s jeans feel tighter. Gerard bit Frank’s lower lip, “I really really like you too .. you’re so cute.” He nuzzled his face against Frank’s neck, “Let’s go to bed, take a rest.”

The two walked closely together as they headed down the hall, only to be stopped by a soft moan coming from Mikey’s room. Frank and Gerard glanced at one another before Gerard swung open the door-Gerard went wide eyed when he witness Mikey shoving Pete’s cock down his throat. Mikey’s drunken expression looked at Gerard and Frank, his mouth still occupied.

Pete let out a moan, “Ohthankgod-Gerard, Frank-get him off me.”

Frank’s face flustered as Gerard ran in, tearing Mikey apart from Pete’s body. Mikey complained, “Oh come on, he was rock hard before I even started.”

Pete reeled up his pants and got off the bed. Gerard let Frank hold onto Mikey before furiously facing Pete, “Were you taking advantage of my brother?”

“What? No, I wouldn’t do that-he’s drunk and he did it all himself-”

“Bullshit.”

“I mean it-he basically attacked me and he’s stronger than he looks-”

Mikey slurred, stumbling away from Mikey’s reach, back into the room, “And I would’ve gotten away with it if it weren’t for you meddling kids,” He laughed before resting a hand on Gerard’s shoulder, “Get out of my room.”

Gerard tightened his jaw at his brother, “Keep it in your pants.”

“What? You’re not my dad what the hell.” He growled, “I can have sex if I want.”

Gerard frowned, “You don’t need to-”

“If the only reason why you want me to abstinence is because you’ll think I’ll turn into a whore like you-you’re wrong. Unlike you, I won’t be sleeping around with guys on tour because I’ll be committed to one person.” Mikey growled. His expression was very angry but it died down when he puked all over the carpet. He let out a final burp until he collapsed into Gerard’s arms. Gerard paused before telling Pete, “You can leave now. He’ll be resting.”

Pete frowned, “Okay .. “ He gave one last glimpse before leaving the room and the apartment.

Gerard carried his brother to the bed, laying him down before pulling sheets over his body. He looked at his snoring brother once more before making his way out of the room. Gerard shut the door behind him very slowly.

He faced Frank who was staring down to his shoes, “So .. you slept with a lot of guys, huh?”

“I never said I was a virgin,” Gerard spoke softly, “Is that bad?”

Frank shrugged, “No, no, I guess not .. because you’re mine now so yeah.” He chuckled a bit, leaning in toward Gerard who was admiring Frank.

Notes

It's a very abrupt cut to the ending but I wanted to update so yeah.

(no gif today, sorry)