Fandom: Bandom
Bands: MCR, The Used (Panic, FOB)
Pairing(s): Frank/Mikey (Ray/Spencer)
Word Count: 50 500 words
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Canon fuckery - this is an AU which borrows heavily from canon, but it's still an AU.
Summary:
"You and me, right Mikes?"
"Yeah, fuck everybody else."
Best friends since high school, if Frank could've chosen a brother, he'd pick Mikey. Then Mikey became a rock star and Frank... didn't. After years of radio silence, Mikey steps onto a stage in Jersey and back into Frank's life.
(Or, the one where Frank is a school teacher and Mikey plays rhythm in The Used.)
A/N: This story owes a lot to a lot of people. To
anoneknewmoose for stellar beta and making sure I knew it was worth posting. To
mizubyte for straightening out my canon fuckups (she drew me a diagram of the Starland Ballroom, you guys!) and being generally brilliant. To
jenepel and
silly_cleo the most awesome Nano gurus without whom this story wouldn't even have been finished, and to
turps33,
kopperblaze,
cee_m and my entire twitter feed for continually reassuring me that there were people out there who actually wanted to read this ridiculous story. Lastly, to the awesome
bandombigbang mods for running the challenge beautifully and being super helpful and amazing.
The whole fic on AO3 Part 1 |
Part 2 |
Part 3 |
Part 4 |
Part 5 Bonus Materials
Fanart:
One gorgeous piece by
anna_luna (Spoilery for the fic)
Fanmix:
You're My Guitar Hero by
almostblue