Way Laboratories

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• Welcome to Way Laboratories by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • General Audiences
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  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  26 May 2023

  Tags

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  • Gerard Way & Reader
  • Gerard Way
  • Reader
  • Slice of Life
  • Workplace fic
  • 1960s AU
  • Bond Villain AU
  • but like. A nice villain. So kind. Barely a villain except the sinister overtones
  • fantasies present here include
  • having a good job that takes care of you
  • having a boss who is nice and kind
  • Dead Businesswoman Gerard but if they were the CEO
  • Fluff
  • Platonic Relationships
  • Protective Boss
  • 2nd Person
  • They/Them Pronouns for Gerard Way
  • Panic Attacks
  • gender neutral reader

  Summary

  Desperately searching for a new, better, more pleasant job, you’ve accepted a position as “Executive Assistant” to the CEO of a company you’ve never heard of. It’s your first day on the job, and you have a LOT to learn - the layout of the oversized campus, the names of all of your surprisingly lovely coworkers, and, most importantly, why your new boss never takes off their dark sunglasses.

  A somewhat James Bond inspired AU which reimagines Gerard’s undead, leather gloved, miniskirt wearing businesswoman character as the deeply kind, vaguely sinister, enigmatic CEO of an ethically questionable aerospace company in 1963.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  8,788

  Chapters:

  2/2

  Comments:

  14

  Kudos:

  45

  Bookmarks:

  5

  Hits:

  625

• Take My Fucking Hand (And Never Be Afraid Again) by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  24 Aug 2023

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Reader
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • Reader
  • various original characters
  • Workplace fic
  • 1960s AU
  • Bond Villain AU
  • but they're really barely a villain
  • I swear they're building a death ray but they're nothing but sweet and lovely to you
  • I'm gonna try and do more scary villain stuff later I know I promised villain but they're just sweet
  • I can't help it
  • they're only a villain in as much as it makes them sexier
  • Platonic Relationships
  • Protective Boss
  • Medical Fic
  • but Gerard is not the medical professional this time
  • they are gonna comfort you though
  • Don't worry
  • Blood Drawing/Phlebotomy
  • the massively thin plot justification I invented to write this scene
  • Gender-neutral Reader
  • They/Them Pronouns for Gerard Way
  • tw: needles
  • TW: anxiety/panic attacks
  • tw: lightheadedness/fainting
  • TW: bad doctors
  • let's be real
  • the whole plot of this AU is
  • "you got platonically sugar babied by a hot bond villain who is very nice to you"
  • IDK if that's anyone else's fantasy
  • but it sure is mine!

  Summary

  An unfortunate accident on the job puts you into the Way Laboratories Employee Infirmary - and unfortunately, the doctor's not nearly as nice as you'd hope. Never fear, though - you've got the CEO on your side, and everyone's just a little bit afraid of them - except, of course, for you.

  Series

  • Part 2 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,735

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  18

  Kudos:

  47

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  588

• Get What You Deserve by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  05 Dec 2023

  Tags

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  • Gerard Way & Reader
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • 1960s AU
  • Bond Villain AU
  • Workplace fic
  • Revenge Fantasy
  • Dr. Way finally gets to be a little villainous
  • Protective Boss
  • maybe slightly possessive. in a fun way
  • Medical Trauma
  • (discussed but not shown)
  • bad doctor gets what's coming to him
  • that's a theme in my work isn't it
  • Dr. Way scares the shit out of someone
  • They/Them Pronouns for Gerard Way
  • Gender-neutral Reader

  Summary

  Mess with Dr. Way's employees, deal with what you get.

  Dr. Way takes the evil doctor from my previous fic to task for his behavior.

  This work is a direct sequel to "Take My Fucking Hand (And Never Be Afraid Again)." Read that first!

  Series

  • Part 3 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,761

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  24

  Kudos:

  30

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  317

• (You Have) Infinite Chances To Get It Right by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  04 Dec 2023

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Reader
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • various original characters
  • Mikey Way
  • Workplace fic
  • 1960s AU
  • Bond Villain AU
  • but they're really only a villain in name
  • it makes them hotter but they're actually angelic
  • I'll get to the villain stuff eventually
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Panic Attacks
  • RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria)
  • oh yeah we're doing THAT
  • brief appearance by Mr. Michael Way!
  • healing via kind protective boss
  • your boss whose opinion you care too much about has to correct one tiny thing you did
  • and now you feel like you're dying
  • They/Them Pronouns for Gerard Way
  • Gender-neutral Reader

  Summary

  The instructions were simple - write a couple paragraphs of copy for a flier. The corrections are all valid. The task is easy. So why, then, as the red pen stares up at you from the page, are you crying?

  Series

  • Part 4 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,939

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  29

  Kudos:

  34

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  345

• Happy Holidays, From Our Laboratory to Yours by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen, Other
  • Complete Work

  06 Jan 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Reader
  • Gerard Way/Original Character(s)
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • Original Characters
  • Bond Villain AU
  • 1960s AU
  • Workplace fic
  • holiday fic
  • Protective Boss
  • James Bond Parody
  • we’re finally getting there!
  • Enemies to Enemies
  • Double Entendre
  • Unresolved Sexual Tension
  • finally giving Dr. Way the chance to be the sexpot they are
  • even if they’re mostly doing it to tease someone
  • there's a kitty now!
  • Anxiety
  • slightly awkward sleepovers
  • but like. the fun kind of awkward
  • the kind that makes your heart race in a way you really enjoy
  • I continue to enjoy designing midcentury modern houses and offices
  • gender stuff
  • deadnames (kind of) (discussed)
  • War ethics
  • yes for real
  • Conspiracies
  • Espionage
  • artistic license (physics)
  • blood (mentioned)
  • World War II (discussed)
  • I’ve gone full spy-fi now
  • artistic license (cat genetics)
  • semi-alternate history (fictional conspiracy)
  • bro I don’t even know how to tag this. just come here with me
  • sketchy government behavior
  • Backstory
  • Dr. Way is so very sexy

  Summary

  A mysterious man makes an appearance at the annual Way Laboratories holiday gathering, and sends you down a rabbit hole you’ve somehow managed to avoid for your entire career with the company - what, exactly, does Way Laboratories really do?

  Series

  • Part 5 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  14,986

  Chapters:

  3/3

  Comments:

  46

  Kudos:

  36

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  411

• Gelsemine by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

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  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  08 Jan 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Original Cat Character(s)
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • deafness
  • Bond Villain AU
  • 1960s AU
  • Fluff
  • Character truths as seen by cat
  • They/Them Pronouns for Gerard Way
  • no plot only
  • Cat POV
  • Gerard is Mom

  Summary

  A couple hours of life from the POV of Dr. Way’s very spoiled, very anxious kitty, Gelsemine.

  Series

  • Part 6 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,358

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  17

  Kudos:

  36

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  304

• Cat's Eyes by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

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  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  01 Apr 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Original Cat Character(s)
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • we're doing cat POV again!!!
  • Character truths as seen by cat
  • Cat POV
  • Gerard is Mom
  • Bond Villain AU
  • Anxiety
  • Nightmares
  • fear of accidentally putting a loved one in danger
  • Dream Sequence
  • Heartbeats
  • Insomnia
  • weapon accident
  • an accidental weapon discharge is depicted in a dream
  • no one is hurt but a wall though dw
  • realizing you care about someone more than you thought
  • Dr. Way is protective
  • Dr. Way also has anxiety
  • multiple POVs
  • Pet names liberally used
  • They/Them Pronouns for Gerard Way
  • Memory Loss (in dream)

  Summary

  Gelsemine only wants one thing - to climb on top of her mom for a good night's sleep. Unfortunately, Dr. Way is in for a long night, as their deeply-buried anxieties surface to chase them in dreams.

  Series

  • Part 7 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,805

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  9

  Kudos:

  19

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  226

• The Best Damn Dress I Own by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

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  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  22 Apr 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Reader
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • various original characters
  • 1960s AU
  • Bond Villain AU
  • Protective Boss
  • Platonic Relationships
  • Workplace fic
  • Fluff
  • something deep and emotional buried under something silly and domestic
  • Mall fic
  • truly who doesn't want to go to the mall with Dr. Way
  • various fears and insecurities bubbling to the surface here
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • role reversal: the confident one is now the anxious one
  • Communication
  • even better it's communication while shopping
  • Dr. Way is full of so much love
  • and a non-zero amount of fear
  • today we feature two succinct and well trodden human experiences
  • trying to remember how to work after a long vacation
  • and having an emotionally deep conversation while pretending to shop
  • so you can process the emotions while flipping through hangers

  Summary

  Dr. Way rescues you both from the slow drudgery of a post-vacation Monday with a trip to the mall - it just might end up being more "therapy while doing retail" than retail therapy.

  Series

  • Part 8 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,965

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  7

  Kudos:

  28

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  232

• I Know Where We're Going, but How Did We Get Here? by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Other
  • Complete Work

  09 Jul 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Original Characters
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • various original characters
  • 1960s AU
  • Bond Villain AU
  • Workplace fic
  • backstory time!!!!
  • Flashback
  • tw: implied transphobia
  • anxiety/panic attacks
  • TW: Vomiting
  • sometimes we just need a best friend to pull us together
  • spy shit
  • let's meet some more people from Dr. Way's life shall we
  • Character Growth
  • kinky spy shit
  • Light Dom/sub
  • man gets very turned on and panics very hard
  • Femme Fatale
  • it is Dr. Way who is the femme fatale
  • but you knew that already
  • Espionage
  • Corporate Espionage
  • Cold War
  • and the associated tropes

  Summary

  We know an awful lot about Dr. Way now - and a little about what set them on this path. But it's a long way from "anxious, green 20-something inheriting a megacorporation" to sexy self assured mad scientist. And for that matter, it's a long way from "having your company secretly investigated by the government" to a slightly kinky tit-for-tat with the spy they sent to expose you. So...what about all those years in the middle?

  Let's find out, shall we?

  Series

  • Part 9 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  10,434

  Chapters:

  4/4

  Comments:

  9

  Kudos:

  23

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  331

• Hold Still by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  11 Jun 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Reader
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • Reader
  • Original Character(s) - Character
  • 1960s AU
  • Bond Villain AU
  • Workplace fic
  • Fluff
  • extra fluffy
  • Platonic Relationships
  • platonic intimacy
  • via odd things
  • Eye Trauma
  • Very very light though
  • this is a story about getting an eyelash stuck in your eye
  • That's it
  • no real trauma
  • however there is a LOT of eye stuff
  • lots of detailed talking about eyes and people being close to them
  • so if you're squeamish about eyes and reading about eyes
  • You know what I mean
  • Good?
  • good.
  • the searing intimacy of making someone get something out of your eye
  • and of reflex and uncontrollable movements in general

  Summary

  Based on my own tumblr post:
  "good morning has anyone ever thought about the searing intimacy of having someone get something out of your eye. like an eyelash. holding perfectly still while their fingers come so close to your eye. fighting desperately not to flinch so they can help you but it’s so hard not to move. hands wrapped around your face to hold you steady. talking to you so so softly telling you that it’s alright. just hold perfectly still, you’re fine."

  Series

  • Part 10 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,147

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  11

  Kudos:

  27

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  236

• One Night with Goldfinger by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • Explicit
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Other
  • Complete Work

  09 Jul 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way/Original Character(s)
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • Original Characters
  • Original cat characters
  • OH YES WE'RE DOING IT
  • 1960s AU
  • James Bond AU
  • M/NB
  • amab/amab
  • look. it's two people with dicks
  • that feels relevant for smut but Ao3 doesn't have a checkbox for genitalia
  • They/Them Pronouns for Gerard Way
  • no medkink this time but I did get a little tiny bit of nurse voice in there
  • pet names (honey)
  • Consent
  • very very mildly dubious consent
  • negotiation of consent
  • there's no actual noncon happening whatsoever
  • but someone freaks out and shuts down so they can't really communicate
  • and it takes a minute for it to be noticed
  • they straighten it out quick though don't worry
  • very sweet sex
  • Comfort
  • reassurance
  • mid-sex anxiety attack
  • Communication
  • handjobs
  • Oral Sex
  • Hand Kink
  • Glove Kink
  • Overstimulation
  • Edging
  • Light Dom/sub
  • stretch marks
  • Body Positivity
  • somehow there's nothing sexier to me
  • than people asking if they can touch you in any particular place
  • very specifically and explicitly?
  • oh man that's the good shit
  • Aftercare
  • Leather Kink
  • maybe? not on purpose but it's certainly part of it so might as well tag
  • no traditional penetration
  • alcohol mention
  • Dr. Way is pansexual and aromantic btw

  Summary

  Alexander Frost has one, clear, specific fantasy: a night with Dr. Way.

  It's time for him to get his wish.

  Series

  • Part 11 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  7,264

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  6

  Kudos:

  15

  Hits:

  242

• The Conference by i-know-honey (excessiveprepositionalphrases)

  Fandoms: My Chemical Romance  

  • General Audiences
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  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  29 May 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gerard Way & Original Character(s)
  • Gerard Way & Reader
  • Gerard Way (Bond Villain AU)
  • Original Characters
  • 1960s AU
  • Bond Villain AU
  • conferences
  • Fluff
  • not only one bed
  • but only one hotel room
  • even for me this one’s goofy
  • come get your wish fulfillment
  • Platonic Relationships
  • Aromantic
  • Aromanticism
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Anxiety
  • Panic Attacks
  • Nightmares
  • The usual suspects - Freeform
  • planes and flying
  • get sugar babied (platonically)
  • more tags will get added as this expands
  • can I make a fic out of the dullest thing known to man?
  • (academic and professional conferences)
  • I can make a comfort fic out of anything
  • Hotels
  • professional development
  • no way in hell that’s ever been an ao3 tag before

  Summary

  You’re working for giant corporation with government connections - so it’s inevitable. It’s inescapable. It’s simply part of the territory.

  It’s conference season.

  Series

  • Part 12 of Way Laboratories

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,787

  Chapters:

  3/?

  Comments:

  27

  Kudos:

  28

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  504