Gerard & Mikey Way

The relationship between brothers Gerard Way and Mikey Way, the singer and bassist, respectively, of the American rock band My Chemical Romance, is a source of fascination for fandom. Beyond the fact that they were willing to be in a band together, they have made statements in interviews and band videos, on twitter, etc. showing that they are very close. Notably, during the Life on the Murder Scene video diary, Mikey, who appears to be the more reserved of the two, said that Gerard was his best friend.
See also the brothers' July 2011 Kerrang interview:
The brothers also appear extremely close and supportive of each other on social media, even after the end of the band.Jan 19 2015 Twitter interaction: Mikey Way .@gerardway is best at Internet / Gerard Way @mikeyway thank you my sweet sweet brotherAug 18 2015 Twitter interaction: Mikey Way .@gerardway be safe & conquer big brother! / Gerard Way @mikeyway All the love to you always, little brotherGerard Way - I Fucking Love You (Message to Mikey), posted to YouTube by HesitantBug on Jan 20, 2015: Gerard talked about Mikey on stage during his solo tour for Hesitant Alien: I'm just so proud of him right now for how well he's doing, and I miss playing on stage with him and I just wish him the best and I love him and I hope he hears this, I hope he watches this on YouTube because I FUCKING LOVE YOU.
While some slash fans took the inevitable step of slashing the two, their (platonic) sibling relationship is also reflected and explored in many, many fanworks.
==Tropes==
* The brothers are often depicted as each other's main support system, helping each other through issues such as mental health or romantic turmoil. 
* The brothers' shared love of coffee (and Starbucks more specifically) often features. 
* The brothers are often depicted as sharing a secret, wordless language that other characters struggle to understand/be part of. 
* The brothers naturally benefit from additional closeness from being raised together and experiencing the often-mentioned trauma of their grandmother's death. 
==Example Fanworks==
=== Art ===
*les ptits Way by ptitehooligan (April 10, 2005)
*comic about Mikey's bad hair daypost in chemicalromance. archived by MiniMCR (October 8, 2005)
*tumblr gifsetarchived, with 34779 notes as of 13 March 2016 by iamahugslut showing Gerard pick Mikey up on stage to move him out of the way of pyrotechnics. (typical tumblr fan response to this information: "my heart just died.") (September 23, 2011)
* if he wasn’t here i wouldn’t be herearchived by askpoison, posted to Tumblr. Answer to ask: "What was it like growing up with Kobra Kid?" Fucking awe-some because the KobraKid always has you covered (October 1, 2011)
* Brothers Gotta Hug by Building-Bridges. Chibi versions of the Ways' Killjoy characters. (November 5, 2011)
*tumblr gifsetarchived, with 32,583 notes as of 13 March 2016 by killingjars using Life on the Murder Scene footage. (June 20, 2012)
*Way Brothers 2 by killedmyhopes on deviantart. (November 14, 2012)
* Way Brothers by nezumi-zumi, a depiction of the brothers' reunion on stage during Gerard's Tokyo gig, posted to DeviantArt March 2015.
* klara3345 Mikey freaking out about a spider…archived, with 2339 notes as of 13 March 2016 by mychemicaldoodle, a comic of Killjoys-era Mikey having a nightmare and being comforted by Gerard, posted to Tumblr 24 April 2015. 
*Lil G-way and Mikey Way huggingarchived, with 1425 notes as of 13 March 2016, art fill by lamebxy on tumblr. (July 4, 2015)
=== Podfic ===
* Forever, Now by klb, in which the Way brothers lost their parents and get adopted by Brian Schechter. 
* Catholic!Frank and Artist!Gerard Not!Fic, read by podcath or read by knight-tracer, in which the Waybros feature extensively in the background of the Frank/Gerard plot line.
=== Fic ===
* Tints Verse by turps33 (Frank/Mikey, Bob/Gerard): Gardening AU verse where Mikey helps Gerard through his depression. 
* Unholyverse by Bexless (Frank/Gerard, Ray/Mikey): Gerard is Mikey's beloved priest brother. Their relationship is an integral part of the story, with alternating Frank and Mikey POVs helping see it from different perspectives. 
* Nightswimming series by Wax Jism (Frank/Gerard, Pete/Mikey, Mikey/Alicia)
* The Year of Living Safely by stele3. Gen fic. Author summary: Post-sobriety MCR. This is as much about me and my own brother as it is about the Way boys, and Christ was it hard to write; it brought a lot of painful things to the surface.
==References==
Category:My Chemical Romance Relationships
Category:Bandom Relationships