#deaf gee

can u please link this ask w the tag your hoh gerard headcanons are under?? i'm hoh too and those headcanons make me :—)

frank has trouble learning ASL at first because he's not facially expressive enough. he feels kind of weird making the proper faces at first, but after watching gerard sign very expressively (and finding it incredibly cute/cool to see how gerard's natural enthusiasm about everything translates into sign) he doesn't have as much trouble with it.

uhv gerard becoming 92% deaf in his left ear due to an explosion on a case they work. frank is worried sick about him but he's otherwise fine so gee tells him to 'Relax frankie you'll run yourself into the ground.' once the pain and the ringing subsides gee feels better and he tells frank 'hey, it could have been worse. i'm alive and we're all safe, alright?' and frank concedes and they learn to live with it p quickly and start taking ASL classes and teaching the other's how to sign too

And sometimes Gerard has a bit too much coffee and Frank has to tell him to slow down because he can't keep up anymore, and Gerard looks a little bit embarrassed but Frank kisses his slightly shaking hands with so much adoration in his eyes

Ooh imagine Gerard sleepy and tired because he hasn't got his coffee yet, and it's sloppy and slow and when he gets his coffee and signs with one hand so he doesn't have to put it down it slowly gets more energetic until it's super fast and excited

I wonder if Gerard knows any sign language.

Hoh gee sketching in public, taking out his hearing aids so he can focus and Frank sits and watches him work over his shoulder and makes sure no one disturbs him

Imagine if Hoh Gerard has to turn off his hearing aids in supermarkets and airports and let Frank take care of any talking because the sound level is just too much. Frank keeps signing so they know what's going on and signs "I love you" like 50 times