Five years ago, it had been very very different for Gerard. He'd been speaking to only middle school students then, but his speeches weren't anything like they are now. Gerard used to have a husband; his husband used to be healthy. Gerard used to be happy. They'd been together for 4 years and those, plus the 2 they were dating, had been the best years he ever had.
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"We were thinking of adopting kids," Gerard explains, smiling fondly at the memory of Frank excitedly agreeing that they should 'totally adopt 2 little girls and get them a bunch of little dresses and a puppy-' Frank's words, not his.
"We even had names picked out... Cherry and Lily..." his smile fades, still caught in the memory, and it's replaced with a soft frown, wrinkling his forehead as he spoke.
"But then things went a little," he clears his throat, collecting himself.
"Things went a little wrong."
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stomachaches
Fanfictionall my stories involve frerard and someone dying apparently. gerard is, in essence, a motivational speaker, and his whole speech and dynamic changes after he loses frank. but there's a kind of happy ending so
