He doesn't really understand why you hang out with him, but he'll take what he can get.

He's been alone for a while so it's nice to finally have someone around. Gerard isn't sure why you're so casual around him- he's pale and sickly looking, could use a shower, and doesn't really talk to other people your age. But you seem to enjoy his presence, and that's fine by him.

He mostly listens to you talk. Even the smallest and most random stories you tell intrigue him- what you had for lunch today, the interesting person you passed on the way to work- any and every bit of it.

Sometimes the two of you just sit in your room, and he listens to you talk while you make small little braids in his dark hair. He finds himself smiling during these talks more than he would like to admit.