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My Chemical Romance.
It was a band F/N had only heard a handful of times over the past few months. She was invited to go to one of their shows by her friend but declined, not really having an interest in that kind of music.
She was constantly hearing about them, on the radio, online… it was insane. Apparently, they were from her hometown of New Jersey and were going to perform there at the same time she was going to visit her grandma.
The plane ride to New Jersey wasn't as bad as it usually was - the sky was clear and it was nice and cool.
F/N ended up at a cafe near the Newark Liberty International Airport, wanting to clear her head with a coffee. She was gripping onto her bag tightly as she stood in line; it was relatively quiet as it was a weekday.
Behind her, she could hear the door open with five loud voices laughing from behind her.
"Fuck's sake…" F/N groaned, not wanting to deal with loud people so late in the morning. She kept quiet to herself as she finally ordered - a simple mocha.
After paying, she walked over to the pick-up counter, humming quietly as she waited for her name to be called out. Feeling curious, she looked over at the order line, nosey to see the guys who had walked through the door.
The one ordering for the group was a very short man with short black hair and tattoos all over his body, next to him was a taller guy with longer black hair that seemed quite… greasy, behind him was a bit of a taller guy with brown hair, wearing a beanie and glasses, behind him was more stockier man with ginger hair.
And the last guy.
Shit, was he crazily tall. He had long curly brown hair and that smile… wait, she knows that smile.
"Ray?" F/N muttered to herself, trying to analyse his features.
He laughed at a joke that he glasses man made, that same tone. It had to be Ray.
Realising that their drinks were ordered and paid, F/N looked away quickly as they walked to the pick-up counter, keeping her eyes to the counter.
She could hear Ray's voice so loudly now, that sweet laughter. Ray and F/N had a brief thing in high school during their junior year but remained as friends afterwards.
When high school ended, F/N had moved away from New Jersey and eventually lost touch with Ray.
"Mocha for F/N!" The worker called out, wiping the cup before setting it down.
Snapped out of her thoughts, F/N walked over to the counter and grabbed her drink. She thanked the worker quietly before walking off to a table, not making eye contact with Ray.
However, the name had peaked Ray's interest as he looked at the woman at the counter - was that her?
"She's cute, isn't she?" Gerard whispered to Ray, nudging his arm softly as they watched her sit by the window.
"I think I know her," He muttered, continuing to stare at the girl as she sipped her drink.
Gerard just raised his eyes and shrugged, "Go say hi to her then."
"Oh God no," Ray shook his head, "I uh- I haven't seen her in years I can't…" he sighed, tearing away from her to look at Gerard - he had this evil grin on his face and grabbed Ray's arm.
"Wait- Hey- No!" Ray shouted, face red as Gerard dragged him over to where F/N was sat. His breath seemed to have caught in his throat when her face lit up seeing him.
"Hey there, friend, my buddy here says he knows you," Gerard greeted, smiling brightly as he pushed Ray towards the girl.
F/N looked back at Ray and then the guy next to him, "R- Ray?" F/N stuttered out, nervously tracing the lid of the cup with her finger.
His face immediately lit up with interest when she said his name, "F/N…" he said back softly, feeling less nervous as she smiled too.
"Welp, I'm gonna wait for drinks… enjoy!" Gerard smiled before running off back to the rest of the group - probably gossiping about what Ray was doing.
F/N and Ray were now left alone together, "Can I sit here?" he asked while rubbing his arm. She nodded and waited for Ray to sit down.
"It's been… God, I don't even know how long now, Ray," F/N chuckled softly, "you still living here?" she asked as she took a sip of her drink.
Ray shrugged, "It's uh… I'm kind of everywhere at the moment," he replied. Did she even know who My Chem were? Did she know their music?
She hummed and nodded, "Who are those guys?"
The question had made Ray snort as he shook his head, "My band…" he sighed softly, looking back to watch them fuck around and occasionally look at the pair, "they're- they're nice guys just very… enthusiastic."
F/N chuckled as one of the men - the short guy - waved eagerly at F/N. "Oh, you're in a band?" F/N replied, "What is it called?"
Ray cleared his throat, "We're called My Chemical Romance… I dunno if you know them or not."
"Oh, wait! I have heard of them," F/N gasped out, "my friend wanted me to go see you guys, but I passed," she snorted, taking a sip of her drink, "not… not too interested in that kind of music."
Ray laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his head, "I'd assume as much, you were always really a pop music type of girl anyway." He sighed in relief, "Well, we're playing tomorrow night if you wanted to come still? I could get you backstage along with your friend if you wanted to talk afterwards."
F/N thought about it for a few moments before humming in agreement, "Yeah, okay, that'd be… that'd be nice," she gave him a warm smile, "we can catch up afterwards."
"That's great!" Ray responded, albeit a little too loudly, "I mean uh- that sounds like fun, I can do that for you; what's your friend's name just so I can give it to the staff."
"Charlie."
Ray smiled back at her, "Alright… I'll see you tomorrow night then, try and get there like an hour before we start, so at about 6 pm. Just go to the back and say who you are."
"Sounds good," F/N finished off the rest of her drink before wiping her sleeve, "I'll be there at 6 tomorrow," F/N paused before looking up at him, "it's so great to see you again, Ray, really… I'm very excited to see you guys perform tomorrow."
Ray followed F/N as she got out of her seat to throw out the coffee cup, "I'll see you tomorrow too," Ray said quietly, giving her another smile before she walked out of the shop with a wave.
The man sighed to himself happily, nervously playing with the hem of his shirt as he watched F/N walk out of sight.
"She seems cute," Bob whispered to Ray quietly, "you like her?"
Ray's eyes widened as he looked over at him, "L- Like her!? She's uh… She's a very lovely girl but I don't- not like that…" The other man snorted and rolled his eyes, ruffling Ray's hair.
"I'm just fucking with you man."
The next night seemed to have come by too fast for both F/N and Ray - he kept on getting distracted at the thought of her during soundcheck while F/N kept getting lost in thought while getting ready with her friend at their house.
"And- And this was seriously Ray Toro!?" Charlie yapped loudly as they walked to the back where Ray instructed them to go.
F/N sighed and nodded again, "For the last time, Charlie, of course it was Ray…" F/N paused before revealing the rest of their information, "I- I kinda know Ray like… personally."
Her friend snorted and nudged her arm, "Big fucking chance, you seriously know Ray? How then?"
"We kinda dated back in junior year and stayed as friends until I left after graduation," F/N explained as they finally got to the door. Charlie's jaw was left open at the news as F/N cleared her throat, looking at the security guard at the back.
"Hi um, Ray- Ray Toro said that were allowed back here… I'm F/N L/N and this is Charlie," F/N explained nervously to the guard, giving him a small smile while Charlie smiled enthusiastically.
The guard raised his eyebrow before looking down at a clipboard that he was holding, "Hmm… Seems that I have those names down, but I'll need to see some identification before I let you two in."
The two friends both nodded, pulling their ID cards out and showing the security guard. Satisfied, the guard opened the door up for them and pointed to where the band were.
"No fucking way," Charlie gasped, shoving their ID card back in their wallet, "we're- we're actually backstage at a My Chem show… oh God, I'm so happy I might throw up."
F/N raised an eyebrow and grabbed their shoulder, "You better not or I'll murder you."
Charlie immediately shut their mouth and nodded, staying quiet as the two of them walked to the dressing room.
When they got to the room, F/N knocked on the door three times before waiting for a response. The man who opened the door - identified thanks to Charlie's previous lesson on the band members - was Mikey Way, the bassist.
"Oh, you're that girl from before," He said softly with a smile as he looked at F/N, and then to her friend, "and I assume you're the friend."
"HI! Oh my God, this is so real," Charlie interjected before F/N could get a word in, "it's- it's such an honour to meet you, Mikey."
The man just chuckled nervously before Ray finally came over, "F/N! I'm glad you decided to show up!" he greeted, smiling as he gave F/N a quick hug. He looked over at Charlie and gave them a smile, "You must be Charlie, correct?"
The friend just squealed and nodded, too stunned to speak as Ray let them in the dressing room. Inside the room was the rest of the band members - Gerard was at the vanity table smearing guyliner on, Frank was next to him doing the same, and Bob was practising his drumming on the couch.
"I think I'm gonna die," Charlie whispered to F/N as the door closed.
Gerard was the first to look over, he immediately had a smile on his face when he saw how close F/N and Ray were standing next to each other. "F/N! You actually came!" He chirped, running over to give her a hug.
Oh yuck, was that smell coming from Gerard.
F/N awkwardly hugged him back and cleared her throat, "Y- Yeah, of course I came… I haven't seen Ray play in years, so it'll be to see again," she replied, trying very hard not to gag.
"Oh he's killer I'll tell you," Gerard grinned as he looked over at Ray, "if I had to fuck either Ray or Frank to keep the rest of the band alive, I'd definitely fuck Ray- OW!"
Gerard yelped out as Frank threw one of Bob's spare drumsticks at the back of his head, "You're such a cheater, Gee!" Frank sniffled, giving the man a fake pout.
"He's just so good, Frank!" Gerard yelled back, running over to Frank to do God knows what at that vanity table.
Ray cleared his throat awkwardly - side eyeing Mikey quickly - before looking back at F/N, "Well, we have about half an hour before we start, so I guess if you wanted to chill with us in the meantime you can."
And chill out they did.
F/N and Ray managed to catch up a bit about what they did right after high school and about their family. Meanwhile, Charlie was fangirling with the rest of the band about them, their music, their hobbies, etc.
The rest of the show was spectacular, F/N and Charlie stood backstage at the show, just off to the side as the band performed. F/N was blown away by Ray's guitar skills, he had definitely kept up with his high skills since high school.
Charlie had yapped to F/N about each song, somehow knowing the entire backstories to each song which was amazing to F/N.
The show ended almost two hours later. Charlie had to leave almost immediately however as they had to catch a train back to their home which was almost two hours away from the venue, but F/N had decided to stay with Ray and the band, since her own grandmother was out partying - a 72-year-old woman.
The group ended up drinking and celebrating in Gerard and Mikey's hotel room with alcohol and drugs. Ray had refused to touch any of the drugs that night, but kept a bottle of beer in his hand. F/N was sitting next to him with a cup of Redbull and vodka.
The two were sitting by a window together, while the rest of the band were celebrating together and listening to music.
"Mm- oh God, F/N, I can't believe you left for college," Ray hiccuped, taking another sip of his beer, "I really missed you, y'know? Was… Was thinking about how my girl was going to survive in big, scary, California."
F/N's face flushed at his words, "Your girl?" she repeated, her voice slightly slurred, "We- We haven't been each other's in like… Like over ten years maybe." She nudged his arm lightly.
Ray sighed and leaned his head on her own, "I know, F/N, but I… I dunno- I always thought of you as mine even while we were friends," he muttered, looking down at her with his big, loveable, brown eyes, "I don't know why we ever broke up."
She slightly tensed up at his confession and turned away from him, "I don't know, I felt- I felt like we would be better off as friends… I guess it worked out well though, didn't it?"
Ray bit his lip before taking a swig of his beer, "I supposed so… But at the same time it didn't," his voice suddenly got softer, "you left, so it didn't really work out that well… I haven't seen you in years, F/N - I really did miss you."
The energy between them got tense. F/N hadn't thought about Ray in ages and she felt very guilty for it.
"'nd you're so beautiful now," He groaned, "you've always been so beautiful to me, F/N, but now it's just… you're glowing."
F/N's face heated up even more at his words, "I- I guess I could say the same about you," she replied, mumbling as she took another shy sip of her drink, "you look less dorky now and more… more like a handsome jellyfish."
Ray's face immediately cheered up as he let out a laugh, "A handsome jellyfish?!" he gasped out, "Oh- Oh man, you're so fu- funny." He giggled and smiled at her, "I loved that about you: you always seem to make me laugh so hard."
For a moment the two just stared at each other before F/N cleared her throat before looking at her watch - it was almost 2 am.
"Oh fuck, the time," F/N chugged the rest of her drink and wiped her mouth, "I should really get going." Ray seemed to have panicked for a moment before shaking his head.
"No! You can't leave just yet," He cried out, "care- care to sleep with me? I have a spare bed."
Ray was desperate. There was this weird feeling in him, he just had to be with her still - he hadn't even ached for a girl more than her in this moment.
F/N pursed her lips, thinking about it for a couple minutes. They haven't seen each other, but God was he hot, then again, they were both quite drunk.
After a minute, F/N made up her mind and nodded, "I guess so… If- If that's okay with you."
It was more than okay.
Ray's cheeks flushed, smiling happily at her response. "O- Okay, let's go then," Ray held F/N's wrist before helping the both of them get up to their feet.
"We're- We're gonna go now," Ray announced to Mikey quietly, who was standing off to the side while watching the other guys.
Mikey looked at both of them and smiled knowingly, "Alright… I'll see you guys tomorrow morning then," he said softly, "I won't tell anyway." He gave the two a wink before letting them slip out of the room quietly.
Ray had led them to to his hotel room - he got extremely lucky this tour as he was the one who had a room by themselves.
"God, I'm glad we're out of there…" Ray sighed out, closing the door behind him and running his hands through his hair, "you- you need anything? Water?" he offered, kneeling over to the mini fridge to grab a bottle of water.
F/N nodded and took the water from his hand, opening the lid and sipping the cold liquid. "You played really well today, Ray," She complimented quietly as she sat on his bed, "'m glad you continued guitar after high school - you're doing amazing for yourself."
The man couldn't help but to blush; he cleared his throat and muttered a small thank you before sitting next to her on the bed.
"My grandma texted be, she said that she'd be sleeping over a new boyfriend's house… Seriously, that woman is fucking crazy - no wonder oldies are getting STI's," F/N snorted as she looked at her phone.
Ray raised an eyebrow but hummed, looking at the message that she was showing him. "Look at her, still getting it at her age," He chuckled, smiling at her grandma's promiscuous messages.
For a couple of minutes, the room was quiet, slightly interrupted by the sounds of the band celebrating next door. It was nice.
F/N and Ray sat next to each other, nervous for what was going to happen next.
Were they gonna just go to bed separately?
Were they gonna kiss?
Well, no shit they're gonna kiss.
"It's been great seeing you for the past day, F/N," Ray said softly, looking down at his hands, "we're leaving tomorrow afternoon, so I'm not sure when I'm gonna see you again," he muttered softly, feeling a heavy weight in his heart.
F/N looked over at Ray and gave him a soft smile, "We'll see each other soon again, I promise," she replied, placing a comforting hand on his arm, "I'll give you my number and address, okay?"
He returned that smile and nodded, quickly glancing down at her lips before looking back up at her eyes. "Okay… That sounds great," He whispered, "I don't want to not see you again."
There was a heavy feeling in the air as the two stared in each other's eyes - both of their faces were clearly flustered; F/N was biting her lip while Ray tried so hard to regulate his own breathing.
"I gotta- Can I kiss you, please?" Ray asked, his voice slightly cracking at the please.
F/N's heart racing was climbing up her throat, she hadn't kissed Ray in over ten years. They never even fucked.
"Okay," She decided, placing the water bottle down at the bedside table. Ray's large hands moved to her face, cupping them before he leaned forward to kiss her.
Ray instantly closed his eyes as he moaned at the taste of her mouth. Her lips were so soft, just as sweet as he remembered.
F/N kissed him back with the same passion, her hands shot to his shoulders, gripping them tightly. He bit down her lip softly, wanting to have access to her mouth.
In compliance, she opened her mouth for Ray, groaning at the feeling of his tongue against her own. He was a messy kisser and it was evident by the shared saliva that smeared over their mouths and chins.
"Mmn- shit- oh fuck, you're so delicious," Ray groaned out, moving away from the kiss, which caused a bridge of saliva to connect their mouths.
F/N let out a breathy chuckle before wiping her mouth. "I don't remember you being so… passionate," She teased, laughing at his face which was red and stuffy.
"You're making me feel a lot of things, F/N," Ray answered, shifting in place as he adjusted his jeans. Her eyes dropped down to his erection and smirked.
"You wanna… You want me t'help?" She offered, stumbling onto her knees in front of Ray. He bit his lip to suppress the moan that was about to leak out from his mouth.
He nodded and unbuttoned his jeans, "I'd- I'd love that if that's okay," he started to pull his jeans down, desperate to release his cock from their tight restraints.
Even through his boxers, F/N could see how much Ray needed her; at the top of his boxers were his tip was resting, there was a wet patch of pre-cum. "My God, Ray," She murmured out, biting her lip as she slid it down too.
Ray seemed embarrassed by the sight, but felt relieved once his boxers were slid down. Those feelings were pushed down once he really settled into the sight of F/N on her knees for him with his cock near her mouth.
"Oh fuck…" He groaned, letting out a small hiss as she had gripped his cock, starting to slowly jerk it off dryly. "Feels really… mnn- feels so good, F/N," Ray shuddered out, hands moved just behind him, gripping the bedsheets.
Her tongue moved to his tip, licking off the globs of his pre-cum, humming in delight at its tangy taste. The sensation was overwhelming for Ray already, but he just needed so much from her.
"Just keep going, please," He looked down at her and licked his lips, focusing intensely on how she was now sucking his dick. He didn't want to look away from her - it was just so hypnotising.
F/N felt encouraged to intensify her actions, so she started to jerk off the rest of his cock that she couldn't swallow in his mouth.
Ray groaned lowly at the feeling, "Oh you need to-" he gripped the bedsheets tighter, "- you- you gotta stop! I can't… shit… cum yet," his hands moved to her head, pulling her off of his cock.
It was too late however.
When he pulled her off his cock, the sensation had been too much for Ray and he had came all over her face. "Shit!" Ray hissed, his eyes wide as he stared at the mess he made.
F/N groaned at the feeling, unsure if it was pleasant or not and wiped it with her sleeve, "R- Ray…" she pouted, "y'got it all over my face."
"I'm sorry!" Ray panicked, he used his arm to wipe off the rest of the cum that was on her face, "You just felt so good and I… Oh fuck," he gulped loudly and helped her up. "I'll make it up to you… Can I?"
F/N mumbled to herself for a second before nodding, "That would be… be nice." He smiled at her response and started to 'make it up' to her.
He moved her to the top of the bed, resting her head on the pillow and her back to the mattress; he moved above her now, trapping her underneath him with his freakishly tall body.
"Shit, F/N… You're so pretty like this," Ray muttered, leaning down to kiss her jaw and neck, "under me… your hair looks like a halo." His hands moved to her hair, running through it before he moved down, kissing down to her collarbone.
F/N felt fuzzy at his kisses, maybe getting stupidly drunk before all this was a bad choice - she could just feel everything.
Ray's hands moved down to her pants now, "Can I?" he asked, playing with the button of her jeans, F/N nodded and helped Ray to take her pants and panties down.
The smell of her slicked filled Ray's nostrils, turning him on even more. "Sh- Shit, F/N…" He groaned, staring right at her wet cunt, "smells- no feels- shit, it just looks all so good."
His index and middle finger moved to her slit, rubbing up and down against it before finally penetrating her hole. "Fuck! Ray!" She cried out, gripping onto his shoulders as he slowly started to finger her.
Ray's eyes closed, head leaning against her shoulder now as he let out groans from his closed mouth. "Oh jeez, F/N… You're so wet," He whined out, panting against her neck as his fingers continued to move at a desperate pace.
Already, F/N could feel the coil in her tummy starting to strain — being this drunk meant that her body was 3x more sensitive. "Shit, Ray! Ughh, it feels really good," She moaned out, biting her lip hard as she looked down at his hand.
"Please- Oh, F/N you have to cum, please," Ray begged, panting heavily into her ear, "I need to taste your cum so bad- need to- Oh fuck I can't-"
Ray's hands moved away - much to F/N's disappointment - and grabbed his cock, pumping it a couple of times. "May I fuck you now, please?" He begged, looking down at her glistening cunt and up to her face.
F/N nodded at his question, spreading her legs for him. "Fucking take me already!"
With her permission, Ray slowly slid his aching cock in her cunt — the sensation made the pair moan out, gripping at each other desperately so that they wouldn't cum immediately.
"Y'so wet and tight, holy shit…" He whimpered out, moving down to hold her head close to his, "shit shit shit," he muttered, grinding his teeth together, trying to think about anything that wasn't about how good she felt around him.
F/N's hands moved to the back of his head, threading her fingers between his sweaty locks to ground herself. "You feel so good to," She confessed back, pressing a sloppy kiss on his cheek, "now, can you please move? I think I'm about to burst."
Ray nodded his head, letting out a shuddered laugh as his hips started to slowly move against hers. He kept cursing under his breath after each thrust, erection seemingly hardening even more at the sound of his balls hitting her ass cheeks.
"Shit, oh- oh FUCK!" His eyes suddenly widened, breath stuck in the back of the throat as he seemingly came already, body shaking at the sudden orgasm.
"Ray did you… Already?" F/N asked, grabbing his face to look at her, he had this embarrassed look on his face as he nodded.
"'m so sho shorry," He mumbled out, slightly muffled from her squishing his face. Ray moved out of her quickly and laid next to her, "I'm all out of gas, F/N…" he muttered out, seemingly feeling defeated, "I feel so so embarrassed."
F/N snorted and turned over to look at him, laying down on her side now. "It's okay, Ray…" She smiled at him and gave him a peck on the cheek, "maybe next time you can better show me how good you are."
Ray perked up at her words, "Next time?" he asked, hope in his eyes. F/N nodded and smiled, running her thumb across his jaw.
"When you come to California, I'll be there for you."
The man smiled and pulled F/N into a hug, holding her close to him, "I promise, I'll show you how good I can be for you… I'll- I'll make you cum and I promise I won't do this!"
F/N chuckled and leaned into his hug, nuzzling right in his chest, "That sounds amazing, Ray."
The next morning was embarrassing for the pair, as Ray's tour manager had found them cuddled up together in the bed.