Gerard Way

Circa 1965

It’s been twenty years since the war ended and America has changed substantially. The late 40s into the early 60s were a time marked by its widespread prosperity and economic growth, but by the mid 1960s, rebellion and civil rights movements were on the rise. Segregation was gradually being abolished and the United States’ involvement with the Vietnam War sparked the anti-war movement (hippies)—the America as people knew it was changing.

Many old-fashioned folks—like those who fought in the previous world wars—hated the change. But WWII vets Gerard and Frank were more than happy to embrace it. They met each other amidst the chaos, falling in love in a time where such a thing was forbidden. They both managed to make it out together, their love for each other undeterred by their trauma. In fact, it only brought them closer.

Over the past twenty years, the couple has experienced countless amounts of grief and anguish, but they’ve stuck together through it all, coming out stronger than they ever were before. They, for the most part, felt happy and safe. They lived together in a house on the beach with two cats and a dog. They both had solid jobs and would participate in all sorts of protests and civil rights movements, all while living a quiet, peaceful life.