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Published:
2025-05-16
Updated:
2025-10-16
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40/?
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Jersey Dirt

Summary:

Boy meets boy. Boy might be girl. Nobody’s sure, and that’s half the fun—at least for Frank.

Girl meets boy—and bolts. Patrick thinks all she’s gotta do is try.

Broken heart meets shattered soul. It’s a problem for Mikey.

Almost everybody meets Sasha. She makes sure of it—especially if they can afford her time.

Hard to stay clean in Jersey. Thank God for showers.

“Friends don’t wash each other’s hair!”

“It was dye.”

Notes:

*Frerard heavy, increasing smut/sex level, homophobic language*

Used to be The Space Between, but I cleaned it up a bit and changed the title! Hopefully things feel a little more streamlined.

Still working on defining my voice as well as strengthening my writing, so feedback is always welcome!

Uploads every Sunday at the very least, but I'm aiming for ever Sunday and Wednesday :)

Chapter 1

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Gerard’s a mess—smeared eyeliner, paint stains, and whatever he had for lunch yesterday. But to her he was a voice.

Nia wants-well she moved to New York to figure that out. Well and to be with her best friend Mikey and her sister Sasha...didn't expect to like the shows so much.

Mikey keeps watch (unfortunately).<br />

Frank can’t keep his hands to himself (that’s where Gerard gets it).<br />

Kat just wants to see Paris—maybe end up in a song.

Nobody’s who they say they are.

A slow-burn of messy friendships, fangirl origins, grief, and the ugly, dirty ways people find themselves under our nails.

Featuring: bad decisions, emotionally complicated baths, all the grimy queer vibes the '90s had to offer, and enough baggage to fill the Twin Towers(for now).

It’s not a love story. It’s worse.

It’s Jersey Dirt.<br />