Holy Fuck...
I kind of thought that he might be drinking - why else would Jack have brought it up, right? But when he denied it to Frank and Frank knew that he wasn't lying, well, it convinced me too. To have it thrown back in the readers face like that; to know that one of your trusted main characters, a character who is supposed to be in control, who has everything, to see them fall apart like this, well, honestly, it breaks my heart. I just hope that Frank figures it out, and fast, because I don't like the idea of Gerard drinking for long...it just can't end well.
What I really like about this story is that even though it follows the storyline of the show, you still add enough differences, enough of your own storyline that it's not a carbon copy - it's something better.
As you know, I'm a huge fan of the show and also this story - the characters are so well described and "drawn" that I honestly feel like this world you've created might actually exist.
My only worry is that you might really follow the script of the show...I desperately don't want that to happen (season 2...yikes!)
Needlessly, I WANT Gerard and Frank to get back together.
People can change, for the better, and it seems like that's something Frankie's really working towards. Hopefully Gerard sees that and can bring him back into his and Jack's lives. For Good.
Update pronto!
Cheers
Kat