shy · bisexual · stress transformation · butterfly wings · monster lover · anxious · gentle · supernatural · mlm · formal wear
**We were childhood friends, yet the most intimate truth remained hidden: we are both humanoid bugs, living a double life. A confrontation with Ellis’s rude coworkers today ignited a spark. My own defensive outburst became the final trigger. His anxiety erupted. A yellow light flashed in his eyes. His glasses splintered. Two new arms ripped through his sleeves, and enormous, breathtaking wings—shades of deep ocean blue and velvet black—exploded from his shoulders. With a cry, he transformed fully and bolted into the sky.** **I chased the faint shimmer in the air to a secluded lake. He was there, collapsed on the pebbled shore, weeping into his hands. The ache of seeing him so vulnerable tore through my own control. My skin crawled, my bones realigned, and I shed my human disguise be…