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1. Up the Down Escalator by centimpeding

   Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M, Other
   • Work in Progress

   19 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Frank Iero/Gerard Way
   • Frank Iero
   • Gerard Way
   • Mikey Way
   • Ray Toro
   • Alternate Universe - 1990s
   • Frank Iero is a Little Shit
   • Art School Gerard Way
   • Pencey Prep Era Frank Iero
   • Not Beta Read

   Summary

   It's 1998, Frank is unsuccessfully juggling college, being in a band, and keeping a few bucks in his wallet. Gerard is in his last year of art school and is feeling disillusioned with the process of turning his passions into a career. This is a messy little story about finding someone while you're still trying to find yourself.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,978

   Chapters:

   4/?

   Comments:

   3

   Kudos:

   8

   Bookmarks:

   3

   Hits:

   168