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So re: going to see My Chem, I decided to say fuck it, because who knows when I'll be in a financial spot of not having to pay rent again? Seize the day, etc. Seize the Frank Iero on September 3rd in Colorado. \o/

I spent a lot of time yesterday listening to Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, and you know, I realize that none of it is on purpose or anything, but I really like it when MCR and FOB have little musical similarities going on. Like, the bit about mausoleum doors in Cemetery Drive and the bit about mausoleums in Sugar, and the parts in Jetset Life where Gerard sings 'sugar'. I, um, I like imagining that during Summer of Like, whenever the respective bands played these songs it was like a smiley injoke between the bands. I've imagined this a lot lately? Shut up, I'm a dork who really likes it when bands like each other.

I spent most of last night recasting a QaF AU with starstillwonder where Gerard was Brian and Brendon was Justin. My life, you guys, I don't even know anymore.

I shouldn't write recs when the coffee hasn't quite kicked in yet, but hey, some fic that I've read recently and really loved:

Everyday Mysteries In The Summertime by wax_jism, Pete/Mikey. This is a prep school AU based off the I'm Not Okay video, but a different take on the concept than I've seen before. Wax draws every single character and setting so vividly, so that you're not just rooting for Pete/Mikey, you're paying attention to Frank and Ma Way and Gabe and of course, Gerard. Wax's fucked-up, fumbling, drunk, wonderful Gerard is such a thing of beauty, and she nails the Gerard-Mikey relationship. I was thinking about this fic for days after I finished it.

Tired Boys and Wired Eyes by imperfectcircle, Bill/Travis. So I basically want to marry this Travis voice. Perfect and spot-on, and the relationship between Bill and Travis is bizarre, funny, and really sweet, just as it should be. It also utilizes the rest of TAI and GCH + Gabe fantastically, and I laughed and kicked my feet with glee throughout the whole thing. My OTP done so so right, yay!

Unequivocal by stereomer, Frank/Gerard. I am totally the last person in fandom to read this (I hope), but in case I'm not, god, what are you waiting for? This is the epic story of My Chemical Romance. steromer follows them from the very beginning up to (practically) the present, and she tells it so well. I'm still boggling over how good this is, over how much care she put into the story, over how it hits every single emotional note it needs to. Funny and sad and happy and sometimes fucked-up, this is practically my MCR canon now.