Fic: Not Dead, Only Sleeping (Directory Post)
Not Dead, Only Sleeping
Band(s): My Chemical Romance, with Pete Wentz, Ryan Ross, and Lyn-Z
Pairing(s): Mikey/Alicia, implied past!Pete/Mikey, Gerard/Lyn-Z, Frank/Jamia
Word Count: 34,000
Rating/Warnings: PG (off screen death, angst, kid!fic, divorce)
Author Notes: There's a fic, before this, called Talitha. This is not a sequel, more like Possible Continuation A. You will probably need to read Talitha to understand this one, but you do not need to read this after reading Talitha.
Thank you to mxtape, smashfantastic, solflower22, and nova33 for the beta work and helping me bang this into something coherent. You guys are awesome. Thank you to choclitbunny whose enthusiasm helped me regain confidence in this piece. Also, thank you to sinuous_curve for helping me talk out an earlier version of this story and see that it just wasn't working as it was. This is what came later, and thank you, even if I never had the chance to speak with you again.
Summary: When she cries, Mikey tries to remember everything he read and Alicia told him. He tries to support her head and not drop her and keep his voice calm and soothing, even if he feels grimy from sleeping on the couch without a sheet, where a spring cuts into his back for most of the night--when he's not pacing with Deirdre in his arms, hips bumping against the counter because he's too sleep-starved to keep his pacing in a straight line.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Bonus Tracks/Enhanced Content
Fanmix:
Baby's First Mix Tape by loveyouallwrong
Fanart:
Deirdre cries more in those three weeks than Mikey remembers her crying when the three of them were all tucked into the bed together, Alicia's hand wrapped around one of her legs. by sass_le_fay
Band(s): My Chemical Romance, with Pete Wentz, Ryan Ross, and Lyn-Z
Pairing(s): Mikey/Alicia, implied past!Pete/Mikey, Gerard/Lyn-Z, Frank/Jamia
Word Count: 34,000
Rating/Warnings: PG (off screen death, angst, kid!fic, divorce)
Author Notes: There's a fic, before this, called Talitha. This is not a sequel, more like Possible Continuation A. You will probably need to read Talitha to understand this one, but you do not need to read this after reading Talitha.
Thank you to mxtape, smashfantastic, solflower22, and nova33 for the beta work and helping me bang this into something coherent. You guys are awesome. Thank you to choclitbunny whose enthusiasm helped me regain confidence in this piece. Also, thank you to sinuous_curve for helping me talk out an earlier version of this story and see that it just wasn't working as it was. This is what came later, and thank you, even if I never had the chance to speak with you again.
Summary: When she cries, Mikey tries to remember everything he read and Alicia told him. He tries to support her head and not drop her and keep his voice calm and soothing, even if he feels grimy from sleeping on the couch without a sheet, where a spring cuts into his back for most of the night--when he's not pacing with Deirdre in his arms, hips bumping against the counter because he's too sleep-starved to keep his pacing in a straight line.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Bonus Tracks/Enhanced Content
Fanmix:
Baby's First Mix Tape by loveyouallwrong
Fanart:
Deirdre cries more in those three weeks than Mikey remembers her crying when the three of them were all tucked into the bed together, Alicia's hand wrapped around one of her legs. by sass_le_fay