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Summer of Like, Summer of Love (Frank Iero)

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Author: robinrunsfiction (on ao3(

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On the 2005 Warped Tour, the heat of the summer sun baked everyone alive during the day, and the parties revived everyone at night and tonight was no exception. You were only about a week into your first major tour, running the merch booth for the hottest new band, Fall Out Boy. You were sipping on a cup of stale beer as you looked around at all the band members, roadies and groupies who were partying after the last sets of the night finished.

You tried to pick out anyone you recognized when suddenly you thought you spotted a face that looked familiar. There were tons of bands you loved on the tour, but more than any other band, you really wanted to meet the guys from My Chemical Romance, and you thought you saw them across the way. You could have sworn for a second Frank was even looking your way.

"Hey, (YN), wanna go grab some food?" Your cousin Patrick asked, seeming to appear out of thin air.

"Jesus, Trick, you really have to scare me like that?" You jumped.

"Sorry, you wanna go grab something to eat or not?"

"Yea, I suppose," you said setting your mostly empty cup on a table before following Patrick toward the van waiting to take the band out to get dinner.

From across the parking lot, Frank watched you walk away.

"Hey Mikes, what's that one band you can't shut up about?"

Mikey thought for a second. "You mean Fall Out Boy?"

"Yea, we should check them out tomorrow."

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The next day Frank, Mikey and Gerard were standing just off stage as Fall Out Boy performed.

"Who are you looking for?" Gerard asked as he watched Frank looking around at everyone but the band on stage.

"No one," Frank replied snapping back to attention. "I'll be right back," he replied wandering off.

"Wasn't this his idea?" Gerard asked his brother whose attention was glued to the band, specifically the bassist on stage. "Never mind," he muttered to himself.

Frank's suspicion was correct. The girl he had spotted the night before was singlehandedly working the Fall Out Boy merch booth, but at the moment she wasn't busy since all the fans were watching the band play.

"Hi, what can I- oh my God, you're Frank Iero. Sorry, I just love your music," you gushed, blushing crimson.

Frank laughed and looked down to keep from blushing himself. He was used to girls fawning over him, throwing themselves at him, but this was different. He was certain you were the cutest thing he had ever seen.

"Thanks, I appreciate it. Umm, what's your name?"

"(YN)," you replied. "Sorry, again, you just startled me."

He laughed again. "Are you gonna be at the party tonight?"

"Yea, usually am," you replied, starting to notice people were standing back, looking at the merch. "I'll see you there?"

"Yea, I'll see ya," Frank said before waving and heading back to the backstage area before he got mobbed by fans.

~

Knowing that Frank was probably going to come talk to you at the party tonight, you decided to put a little more effort into your appearance. You had been avoiding wearing makeup during the day, since it would just melt off in the heat, but now you made yourself up, and pulled on a pink tank top and a denim mini skirt.