What Even…2025 Style😱

The black parade gets pulled back to perform + also be the ones narrating/directing executions. they are also the ones providing a soundtrack to the nuclear war that is going on around them.

Gerard is resisting this, as seen by how he mocks the guy with the rose and gets slapped for it, then takes off his jacket and reads a book and then gets literally manhandled back into his jacket for teenagers.

teenagers is very specifically the soundtrack to propaganda the band is being forced to perform, with commercials/reality tv/talk show clips going on behind them.

this is followed up by a an angry rendition of disenchanted, where the very prominent dictator and flag imagery serve as an example of exactly what the band is disenchanted about/what they oppose but are being forced to promote.

In famous last words the band, lead by gerard, make a stand against the dictator and refuse to participate. as a result gerard is executed onstage and the rest of the band dragged away to meet a similar fate.

EDITED TO ADD:

Fuck staying hydrated by drinking enough water - eat! more! wet! food! (watermelon, cucumbers, SOUP!)

Feels great to be really high up in your house where you can see the whole place (loft bed loft bed loft bed loft bed!)

Express yourself as clearly as possible when people are touching you and you don't want them to.

Optional, but you can also express yourself clearly when your people are not touching you and you want them to.

Sometimes it's important to just go "hmm. actually, I don't care" and wander off.

You don't have to be the strongest or toughest to defend yourself, it's enough to just be difficult enough to not be worth the trouble.

You should be able to work together to solve unexpected problems like fixing a flat tire or getting lost in an unfamiliar station

You should feel comfortable and safe enough around this person that you can sit in comfortable silence

You should be able to keep each other interested and deal with each others boredom in a healthy way