"I wish things were as you see them, kid." Life is not going so great for 11-years-old Frank Iero. The worst is his home. Frank is simply too good for this world. One day, he meets his school counselor, the mysterious Mr. Way. The two of them grow closer as the year goes by. Gerard gets personally involved in Frank's case as it worsens. Unable to stand watching Frank's joy fade away, Gerard comes up with a radical plan to save the kid. Frank's fate will change forever, for better or worse. ⚠️trigger warnings⚠️ bullying, mental illnesses, mention of abuse, mention of death, mention of arson.

18 year old Gerard Way doesn't know what he wants from life. He's graduating without a dime for college and his only real skill being art. The fear of the unknown was setting in on Gerard as the real world crept closer and closer. All he could hope for was that his art was good enough for print, but his confidence lead him to no... When a mysterious stranger comments on what Gerard has created, however, Gerard is thrown into a world of his own creation...