I always knew there was something about me that was different. It's my parents who tried to convince me otherwise, but i'm not dumb. When every other male you know has a key around their neck and you have a lock, you pick it up quickly.
My dad and my brother, Mikey, always tried to hide their keys from me. I've never seen Mikey's, but I have seen my fathers. It was that moment I realized that it's not normal to have a lock if you're a male. That could only mean one thing.
I'm gay.
Welp. At least I figured it out before High School.
I never understood why my parents tried to convince me I was straight. It's not like being gay is a bad thing. I guess they wanted a perfect little heterosexual son, but they got me instead. Maybe that's why they tried again with Mikey. They were successful with him, but not me. To them, Im the family disappointment.
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Once I figured out I was gay, it made me think a lot about my soulmate. Lyn-Z, who's my best friend was really the one to tell me exactly what the lock around my neck meant. She has a key, which is a very rare thing for a girl, just as having a lock is a very rare thing for a boy.
She told me that if you have a key, you're the dominant one like 99.9% of the time. I know now thats not true, but It was a common misconception at a young age because everyone believed males were the dominant ones. But I definitely know straight relationships where that's not the case. Males are just always born with keys. Unless, of course, you're gay. Then you may have a lock, just like me.
It does get a little frustrating, because I have no way of telling the difference between a key that's for a guy and one that's for a girl. They all look the same, there's no way to tell.
Everyone at my school knows me as "gay boy" though. I find it un-fair that I have to go through this bullying shit but my soulmate doesn't. They probably don't even know they're gay.
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Frank's POV
Another day another F, that's my motto. I don't give a shit about school if I'm being completely honest. I do try and get okay grades though, I do want to graduate. Maybe I should change my motto to "another day another D" but, that sounds kinda gay. Not that I have anything wrong with that, It's just that I'm not. Wouldn't I have a lock if I was? Like Ryan and that kid Gerard?
I mean, that'd make sense. But my best friend Jamia pointed out something to me once that really made me start thinking. Gerard has a lock. So, that means whoever his soulmate is has a key. And that means that any guy at our school could open his lock. And that includes me.
It kinda freaked me out at first to think of it that way, but it's true. There's no difference between a gay key and a straight one. Unless it's on a girl, then it's kinda vice versa. I heard that girl Lyn-Z that Gerard always hangs out with has a key, that one hasn't been confirmed though.
Anyway, back to my life.
After my alarm goes off, I grab any random clothes I can find, grab a snack, and head out the door.
The drive to school isn't that long and before I knew it I was pulling into the student parking lot.
I pull into my spot and get out of the car. As I'm walking into the building I get bombarded by my friends Brendon, Pete, and Jamia.
"Hey Frankie!" Jamia greets me.
"Hey Jams," I smiled back.
"Hey FrAnKie," Brendon mocks. "Don't you love me Frankie??" he says mockingly, pretending to twirl his hair as he laughs.
Pete chuckles a little too, lightly hitting Brendon on the shoulder.
"Haha very funny B," I respond. "You know me and Jamia aren't meant to be."
"There's nothing wrong with a little fooling around," Pete says, adding a very extra wink.
"I'd rather not," Jamia responds, scrunching up her face slightly. "I don't wanna see Frank as a fuck buddy, I just wanna see him as a friend," She says with a shrug.
"Lame," Brendon responds. "I'd totally do Pete."
"Ew bro, fuck off!" Pete responds, Brendon only laughs harder.
"What? Does Petey have a thing against homosexuals? Because I sweeear you were eye-fucking Mikey Way last week," Brendon says in a teasing voice.
"Shut up," Pete responds while blushing. "I don't have a thing against homosexuals, I just have a thing against fucking you."
Everyone's laughing now, including Brendon.
Pete's laughing however, stops abruptly when his eye catches the topic of our earlier conversation.
Mikey Way. Who just so happens to be walking with none-other than his brother, the schools infamous "gay boy", Gerard Way.
I constantly feel bad for Gerard. He gets made fun of all the time for being gay. The only reason that Ryan and Brendon don't is because of Pete. He's kind of a badass who beats up anyone who talks shit, so people are pretty scared of him.
Speaking of the Way brothers, though, as all of my groups attention is now focused on them, we all notice something we've never seen before. Mikey Way in a tank-top, (and Pete Wentz drooling over Mikey Way in a tank top.. ). That's not the part that was shocking, though. The part that was shocking was what was hanging around his neck.
A lock.
"Dude!" Brendon says, hitting Pete light on his arm. "You've totally got a chance! Mikey's gay!"
"Oh my god can you not say that so loud!" Pete whisper-shouts in response, a small blush rising on his face.
"Cm'on, let's go talk to them," I encourage. "I'm sure they could use some friends."
"I'm not sure that's a good idea-," Pete starts to say, but is cut off by Brendon dragging him by his arm.
"Come on! We're going," he says as he leads Pete towards the brothers.
Jamia and I just look at each other, shrug, and follow Brendon.
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I'll Never Let Them Hurt You - Frerard -
Fanfiction(Completed) Men are born with keys on chains around their necks and women are born with locks. Your soulmate has the key to your lock, or vice versa. Which is why it's strange when Gerard Way is born with a lock instead of a key.
