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Or from Gerard's POV where he knows that Mikey's not Mikey, he's Gabe, but he's still *Mikey* AND Gabe. So he tries to play it cool. Let Gabe make the first move if he will and then it's everything. Gabe and Mikey and him and tangled and sweaty and Mikey and yet not and Gabe and yet not, like salted caramels.