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   It's better off this way. by melanie (melaniemustdie)

   Fandoms: My Chemical Romance, Mindless Self Indulgence (Band), Fall Out Boy  

   • General Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Frank Iero/Illi McMillin
   • Frank Iero/Gerard Way
   • Mikey Way/Pete Wentz
   • Frank Iero/Jamia Nestor
   • Frank Iero
   • Illi McMillin
   • Ray Toro
   • Bob Bryar
   • Gerard Way
   • Mikey Way
   • Pete Wentz
   • Patrick Stump
   • Lindsey Ballato
   • Original Characters
   • Jamia Nestor
   • Alternate Universe - I'm Not Okay Video
   • Alternate Universe - High School
   • Trans Character
   • Fluff
   • Slow Burn
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Past Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Bullying
   • Drug Use
   • Underage Drinking
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Teen Romance
   • Alternate Universe
   • Panic Attacks

   Summary

   Illi is ready for a fresh start at a new school and wants to get through her senior year without any trouble.

   But being friends with Frank Iero means trouble now follows her everywhere she goes, each day uncovering more fragments of buried secrets and forgotten scandals. Illi manages to piece together the dark past of the town, much to many people’s dismay, all while fighting her own demons.

   Idea based around the I’m not okay (I promise) music video.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Illi McMillian's guide to surviving High School

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   41,831

   Chapters:

   11/?

   Comments:

   15

   Kudos:

   48

   Bookmarks:

   12

   Hits:

   903

   Bookmarked by machinegrl

   30 Aug 2025