Based on the I'm Not Okay (I Promise) music video by My Chemical Romance. **Triggers: abuse, suicide, mild bullying // plenty of warning given beforehand** 78, 829 words | 192 pages | 48 chapters | 4 parts
Brendon and Ryan always imagined their escape, fantasizing about their happy life was the only thing that kept them distracted from their fears outside of Ryan's apartment and the music shop. Their jokes about pain kinks were also considered a distraction, but that's not a significant detail. California; where dreams...