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SUMMARIES:

#1
Band(s): My Chemical Romance
Pairing(s): Frank/Gerard
Rating: Mature
Warnings: None
Summary:

Single dad Frank Iero moves with his son to a new town. Everyone is nice, but the mayor, Gerard Way, is positively too good to be true.

#2
Bands: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Grant Morrison/Gerard
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Drug use/overdose
Summary:

Grant Morrison is a journalist churning out typical tabloid conspiracy fare until he stumbles over a vast corporate conspiracy - and literally stumbles over a club kid passed out in front of his door. Luckily, he's the type of man who takes care of strays. Before long, Gerard Way joins Grant's rotating cast of nameless cats as an unofficial resident and lends his hacking skills to the most legitimate story ever to appear on the pages of Helix Magazine.

#3
Band(s): My Chemical Romance
Pairing(s): Frank/Gerard
Rating: Mature
Warnings: fluff, angst, emotional hurt/comfort, depression, references to suicide. Although Frank is 7 years old in the beginning of this story, nothing illegal happens when he's underage.
Summary:

Gerard Way, 27, starts working for the Ieros as Frank Jr.'s tutor when Frank is only 7 years old. Frank, however, suffers from a rare disorder that makes him look two times older than he really is. Frank goes through a huge ordeal due to his disorder, but thankfully Gerard is there to help him out. Gerard will try everything to make Frank happy, but he will also struggle with his own pains. Over the years, Gerard can feel himself falling for Frank, but he knows that he could never have anything with Frank because they're nineteen years apart. Where will his feelings lead him? Will there ever be a relationship, or will they only remain tutor-and-student?

#4
Bands: Panic at the Disco, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Brendon/Frank, Brendon/Frank/Gabe, Pete/Patrick
Rating: R
Warnings: action movie depictions/embellishments of: violence, science, and computer technology, one instance of workplace sexual harassment and resolution, polyamory, spies, shadowy non-government spy institutions, oc character death
Summary:

Life's pretty damn good for Frank. He has a job he enjoys, a not so shitty apartment, and a boyfriend who single-handedly turns every day into an adventure.

If Frank's sometimes bored without the action of the world he left behind, that's fine. He doesn't exactly miss the almost constant threat of death and the fast-paced rush to complete explosives before getting shot that used to hang over his head. Except some mornings, he wakes up, rolls over, and watches Brendon sleep wondering what it would be like if they didn’t work in a basement lab, the Q to Patrick and Gabe’s 007.

The catch is, Frank hired in as a lab tech to stay out of the firefights. Being Patrick’s snarky friend helped solidify it. And if that hadn’t, Gabe slipping into his and Brendon’s lives did the trick. Being an agent is dangerous as shit.

Only, now he finds himself wondering more and more what it would be like out in the field, making a difference.

#5
Bands: FOB, Panic
Pairing: Pete/Patrick, Brendon/Spencer (secondary)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: bdsm, tabloid-style gossip, a scene in which someone uses a safeword, consensual humiliation
Summary:

A sequel to a 2012 BBB. The story of Pete & Patrick's relationship, developing after Patrick explores certain aspects of his sexuality with Brendon and Spencer on the well-dressed tour, is a story about Pete and Patrick’s public identities (the roles they play in public, and who they are perceived to be) and their private identities (the roles they play in private, and who they believe themselves to be), and how these things intersect, as explored via gossip columns, BDSM, and the end of the hiatus. Patrick is worried about Pete's ability to recognise and maintain his own limits, Pete is worried about his ability to give Patrick what he needs, and everyone else is desperately worried about the amount of clandestine meetings going on...

#6
Bands: Panic at the Disco. Also featuring Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance. (Also contains a bunch of other band members from Cobra Starship, The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes, Hush Sound, and some American Idol cameos. idek.)
Pairing: Brendon/Spencer, secondary Frank/Gerard
Rating: R
Warnings: modern AU. pining, workplace shenanigans, misunderstandings, arguments, poor coping mechanisms.
Summary:

Spencer’s life is totally normal -- for a definition of normal that includes cowing actors into submission and definitely not getting paid enough for all the overtime he pulls during tech week -- and he’s pretty happy with it before the new visiting director shows up. Pete Wentz wreaks good-intentioned havoc on Spencer’s life the moment he accidentally knocks Spencer down the stairs, but the worst (best?) thing he does is decide to bring Ryan’s play to life. Now Spencer has to deal with a panicking roommate, an unruly crew of opinionated misfits, and a series of unfortunate events that might leave his stage lights dark forever. On top of that, it turns out that their leading man is funny, attractive, just Spencer’s cup of tea...and already dating someone else. Spencer sets his jaw, because he knows as well as anyone that the fucking show must go on, but life’s never quite that simple. A theater!AU.

#7
Bands: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Frank/Gerard/Grant (Frank/Gerard, Frank/Grant)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Violence, mentions of past injuries, minor medical procedures
Summary:

g3rard hasn't been the same since his disastrous bout with deadmau5, and Frank's getting fed up trying to keep Mad Gear Mechanicals afloat. When mysterious businessman Grant Morrison comes to them with a sponsorship offer with strings attached, they have to pull themselves together, and Frank has to decide whether he can trust Gerard to get them to the UFC championship. A Professional Griefers AU.

#8
Bands: Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy
Pairing: Pete/Gabe
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Drug abuse/addiction
Summary:

AU where FOB never happened and Gabe signed Cobra to Warner. When his downward spiral ends in addiction and being dropped from the label, his dad hires a sober companion to help him get back on his feet-- a companion by the name of Pete Wentz. (Loosely inspired by the TV show Elementary; however, nobody becomes a consulting detective here.)

#9
Bands: Panic! at the Disco, Young Veins, Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is . . . , Placebo and Cobra Starship
Pairing: Ryan Ross/William Beckett, Ryan Ross/Brian Molko, Ryan Ross/Tom Conrad, Spencer Smith/Jon Walker, Frank Iero/Gerard Way, Brendon/Urie
Rating: R
Warnings: Addiction and self harm.
Summary:

Ryan Ross thought running away would solve all his problems, specially when he had Brendon with him. But, when Brendon decided to stay back at the last minute, Ryan set off for L.A. alone. A lucky encounter with one Pete Wentz on the bus station led to Ryan becoming the face of Clandestine, Pete's fashion line. When Clandestine gets picked up by the world's most exclusive fashion house, Cobra Starship, Ryan is thrown headfirst into a world he has no idea about. And with Spencer and Pete now busy with their own lives, Ryan is finally, in a way, alone, taking decisions that will throw his life completely out of balance and make him go down a road he never thought he would.

William never thought he'd get a chance to meet the boy again who's been in his head for weeks, but when he does it was in a situation he'd never dreamed off. Will William be able to get a chance to help this boy, or will he let this one opportunity for love slip by?

#10
Bands: MCR (PATD, FOB)
Pairing: Frank/Gerard, Brendon/Gerard (one-sided), past Frank/Jamia, past Frank/OMC
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: explicit language, sexual content, supernatural elements (ghost), references to suicide, discussion of death, mentions of past alcohol abuse/depression, implied homophobia
Summary:

When successful author Gerard Way finds himself at a turning point in his career and is forced to do something drastic to spur on his creativity, he decides to move out of the city. He hopes to find back to his long lost inspiration in the small town of Kellmington and buys the Allman-house, an old and remote villa that turns out to be exactly what he was looking for.

But not long after he's settled in strange things begin to happen. It starts with missing things and slamming doors, only to end with the appearance of one of the former residents; a persistent ghost that has grown particularly fond of him. Even though he naturally is opposed to the idea of living with a dead spirit in his house, Gerard soon learns that the ghost has his own secrets, secrets that might lead him to the biggest plot twist of his life.

#11
Bands: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Frank/Gerard, brief mentions of Jamia/Lindsey
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Sex, language, kid!fic, medical knowledge/terminology acquired from Google
Summary:

AU. Most days Frank loves his job, even if his pursuit of it has brought certain drawbacks. Namely, not getting laid. He admits that kind of sucks. But even so, Frank wouldn't give up his job as a pediatrician for anything, or anyone. Not even Gerard Way, the hot guy that walks into his clinic - and his life - one completely average day with his son, Drake. (Also featuring Jamia as Frank's boss, Lindsey as a fellow doctor, and Bob as their long-suffering receptionist.)

#12
Bands: MCR
Pairing: Gerard/Frank, Alicia/Vicky-T
Rating: PG13
Warnings: Violence, character death, torture, brainwashing, drug abuse
Summary:

After the 75th Hunger Games erupt into chaos, with Gerard being taken by Peacekeepers and rebels only barely managing to rescue Frank, war beaks out across Panem as the districts finally rise up against the oppressive Capitol. While Alicia and Frank work with the rebels to bring about the fall of the Capitol, they continue to worry about Gerard, held prisoner by President Korse and being used to spout Capitol propaganda. Gerard returns to them with his sense of reality fractured and his loyalties uncertain. Mikey, meanwhile, is determined to help bring the Capitol down in any way he can, regardless of the danger. Sequel to big bang fics from Wave 1 and 2 of last year. Fusion of Mockingjay.

#13
Bands: Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, background MCR
Pairing: Pete/Gabe, Gabe/Victoria
Rating: R
Warnings: mild to moderate video game violence, some animal harm
Summary:

Skyrim AU. Gabe is an adventurer who finally got his lucky break - a thaneship in the pretty town of Whiterun and all the perks that come with it. He has a house, money, and, most importantly, a servant. His housecarl Pete is competent, funny, and a great drinking buddy, but Gabe struggles to gain his footing around him. Maybe he just needs to get out of the house - but the errand Victoria sends him on isn't quite what he had in mind.

#14
Bands: Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy
Pairing: Pete/Gabe, Pete/Meagan, Gabe/Meagan, Pete/Gabe/Meagan
Rating: Adult
Warnings: no standard warnings apply
Summary:

Gabe, Pete, and Meagan have a lot of sex, talk about their feelings, and hang out with Bronx. Feelingsful and id-riffic with a schmooptastic ending. Includes tiny dick play, size kink play, male impregnation play, unsafe sex, drug and alcohol use, depictions of panic attacks and anxiety, and references to off-screen sexual assault, depression, and divorce.

#15
Bands: My Chemical Romance, Mindless Self Indulgence. Also featuring Bert from the Used and Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Rating: 15
Warnings: Deals with themes of depression and addiction, and the recovery from both of these too. Also, there’s no way around this one either – child death and abduction. The relationship between Frank (Peter Pan) and Gerard gets a warning too for relationship with a minor, but this one’s a bit more of a wooly one to define. Although things remains strictly on the side of PG / U in this fic in terms of a physical relationship, there are feelings involved which are acknowledged by all characters as being more than strictly platonic but never specified beyond that. However, with Peter Pan, things get a bit harder to define because he’s the BOY who never grew up but his age is never really specified and whatever age he is, he’s been it for a LOOOONNG time so... uh... yeah. The age gap is addressed in-story. Also, just to err on the side of caution - there's a scene with mermaids which some COULD find triggering for non-con. I shall emphasise now that NOTHING happens but the situation and the way it evolves could potentially be upsetting.
Summary:

Gerard Way is living back at his parents house as a 28 year old recovering alcoholic who’s in the middle of being treated for severe depression and has recently had his heart broken by his (ex)boyfriend Bert. He’s supposed to be looking after Pete Wentz, the brattiest eight-year old he’s ever had the misfortune to meet, when Pete gets kidnapped by Captain Hook and taken to Neverland.

Enter: straight from Gerard’s childhood, his imaginary friend, Peter Pan (who prefers to go by the name Frank because “seriously, when you don’t grow up, having the same name for ages starts to get a bit dull.”)

Before you can say “clap your hands if you believe in fairies”, Gerard’s been whisked off to Neverland to save Pete.... but it turns out Captain Hook also happens to be Gerard’s ex-boyfriend. And there's another problem – Gerard lied about his age to Frank because grown-ups CAN'T go to Neverland.

If he ever wants to save Pete and get back home, he’s going to have to accept his past and try to overcome all his emotional issues... all while keeping such “grown-up” issues under wraps from Frank. In the meantime, he's also going to have to delve into the Peter Pan mythology and discover the truth about the boy who never grew up.

(The Peter Pan mythology used in this is more based on the version in the book. However, aspects from all other versions are used too - for example, the whole "second star to the right" thing is pure Disney. Other versions of Peter Pan referenced include: the original play, the book, the disney version, the 2003 film, Hook... and then a lot of it is my own interpretation on things.)

#16
Bands: My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy
Pairing: Mikey Way/Pete Wentz
Rating: pg-13
Warnings: Discussion of injuries and mental health issues, allusions to suicidal feelings and impulses.
Summary:

Pete Wentz has it all: money, fame, and a successful career making music with his best friends, just like he always dreamed of. But somehow none of that matters when the dark thoughts that have plagued him for years rear their head again in the middle of a tour.

One night, while trying to find some relief from the gathering darkness of his thoughts, Pete gets in a car and drives, a choice that ends in disaster when a freak accident causes Pete to swerve off the road and crash headlong into a tree.

Seriously injured, he’s taken to hospital and placed in the care of Mikey Way, a specialist ICU nurse who is there by his side as Pete fights for his life, and takes his first steps on the road to recovery. Friendship blossoms when Mikey continues to visit Pete once he’s moved from ICU, and both men start to remember that there’s more to life than the narrow worlds they’ve been living in.

This is a story about two people who think that they're different but aren't. About how when you're struggling and at your worst your friends will be there . About how friendship can turn into more in the blink of an eye, and how, sometimes, all you can do is go along for the ride.

#17
Bands: Panic! at the Disco
Pairing: Brendon/Spencer
Rating: R
Warnings: Past suicide, suicide (attempt)!, depression. (There's no one dying in the story, but one of them is technically dead already.) Not a happy ending!
Summary:

Based on Audrey Niffenegger's 'The Night Bookmobile.'

When Brendon dies, alone and lonely, he becomes the Librarian of his very own Night Bookmobile. He shelves what the living read, caring for his patron's collections, but even though he's right there for them to find if they only cared to look, no one comes for him until Spencer Smith. Spencer, too young and too scared in a city 2,000 miles from home, is the first to find Brendon, to climb into the old Dodge Travco parked in an empty lot in Chicago's Wicker Park and run his hands over the books he hasn't seen since childhood. Even if they had nothing else in common, that would be enough. Brendon just wants to be seen, and Spencer just wants to be heard, and if they were anyone else, they would be a match made in Heaven.

But Brendon's bosses aren't the lenient kind, sending him chasing all over the country for years, and Spencer's got his own demons to wrestle, spiraling ever deeper into depression and despair. Brendon, half a continent away, can do nothing but keep track of what Spencer reads and writes, hoping and aching, until not even the letters he writes to Brendon can keep Spencer going anymore.

#18
Bands: Panic! at the Disco
Pairing: Spencer/Brendon
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None. Well... extreme cluelessness in yet another college AU
Summary:

University student Spencer Smith has managed to make himself the target of a stalker in the form of a girl that he dated a handful of times, but now refuses to believe that he wants nothing to do with her anymore (she's not actually an active character in the story; she's just background motivation). So he enlists his gay friend Brendon to pretend to be his boyfriend in order to convince her that he's off the market for good. With tactical support from Spencer's roommate, Ryan, and moral support from his awesome friend, Jon, the venture seems to be successful.

However, complications ensue when Spencer starts to believe in the make-believe, developing confusing feelings that he doesn't know what to do with. And when the charade ends, Spencer feels at a loss. But it was just pretend, right? Riiiight.

#19
Bands: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Gore/offscreen violence, drug/alcohol addiction, temporary main character death
Summary:

Shiver AU - In 2003, Frank is a werewolf that changes when it gets too cold outside, and Gerard isn't. But considering Frank saved Gerard when he got partially eaten by a rogue wolf pack, Gerard should be. Gerard, for his part, is too busy getting sober after the loss of his band to remember that the attack actually happened.

A decade later, Frank's stranded in LA during a visit to Dewees, who is also a werewolf...and also friends with Gerard. Frank's leaving for Mexico the second spring hits because every werewolf only has a certain amount of changes, and Frank's have run out. It can't hurt to figure out why Gerard never changed before he leaves, right? Never mind that Gerard just thinks Frank is his kind of weird, or that Gerard doesn't have anyone but Dewees and Ray in his life. Or that Frank's social circle is also really limited. Or that they have really hot sex together. They've both lived lives full of disasters; what's one more?

It's only when a cold snap hits LA that everyone finds out what disaster really is.

#20
Bands: My Chemical Romance
Pairing: Frank Iero/Gerard Way
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: adult themes, sexual content
Summary:

A workplace AU.

Stuck in the endless gray of a dead-end job as a Human Resources manager for a small home care business, Frank hires Gerard as a caregiver and discovers that happiness can in fact be found in the simplest of things -- hot skin, fervent words, devout companionship, genuine gestures, inane objects. It just takes a little time to get there, is all. Before that, though, Frank spends his time trying not to hate his boss too much, smoking too many cigarettes, and pimping out caregivers like Gerard to take care of the elderly.

#21
Bands: Fall Out Boy (Also features Butch Walker, Travie McCoy, William Beckett, Gabe Saporta & Lupe Fiasco)
Pairing: Pete/Patrick
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: One instance of homophobic language
Summary:

"But me in a sex tape. Butch, I'm not even dating anyone right now." Patrick's head is spinning.

"They'd find you someone appropriately badass to bang, someone willing to sign a non-disclosure."

"The record label will find me a prostitute?"

"Probably more likely to be a porn star actually."

Patrick is a solo artist with a failing second album that could use a little scandal to get heard. Pete is an aspiring novelist and slam poet who jerks off on camera to pay the bills.

The Plan: Pete poses as Patrick's boyfriend in view of the paparazzi, they make a sex tape that gets 'leaked', creating a scandal to bump up record sales.

Falling for Pete was never part of the plan.