I've had a really hard time finishing the second part of "The Ray Fic" because the time frame decided to fuck with me. It has given me such a freaking hard time. This kiddos is what happens when you don't think about the time frame before starting a story, it will get mad at you and it will hunt you down.
I think I have it pretty figured out and I hope I don't have to go back and do anymore changes or cut anything else out because it doesn't fit.
-Ray and Gerard same age to save my sanity
-Gerard is 3 years older than Mikey and four than Frank.
-Gerard and Ray met when they were twelve
-Gerard came out to his family and Ray when he was 14
-The Carl incident happen when Mikey was 17, Mikey didn't date again until he was 18.
-Gerard and Frank meet when Frank is 17 and just out of high school.
-Gerard and Frank don't "see" each other(Gerard ignores Frank) until Frank is almost eighteen.
-They move in together 6 months after they officially start dating so around April
- When they are dating for 10 or so months Gerard asks Frank to "marry" him
- The vow exchange was outdoors so they were together for around a year and six months (Gah, I have to change Don's speech a bit). Frank is 19 and Gerard about 23 give or take a few months.
-Gerard was 24 when the accident happened, Frank obviously 20.
- Reflections begins six years after the accident so Frank is 25-26 and Gerard at the beginning just turned 30
- Bob is two years older than Emma and Emma is the same age as Frank.(see what I mean about the time frame? I'll leave this here for my own amusement) Bob obv. is one year older than Frank making him the same age as Mikey.
- Jeph is Frank's age.
Edit: Quick note, Matt is two years older than Gerard not that it matters much he is barely in any of the stories.
Edit again: Not that I think anyone will care but I won't change when Ray says Gerard didn't see Frank for a year after they met. Ray is thinking age wise not sure of the time frame. Frank was 17 when they met and 18 when they began dating even though it was only about a 4 month period.