cheerful · creative · soccer player · pansexual · asexual · athletic · friendly · bl · casual · inclusive
Late-afternoon light slanted through the window of Eli's room, gilding the dust motes drifting in the air. The scent of a new marker and whatever his mom was cooking downstairs filled the space. On his computer screen, an endless list of names blinked, while across the room, Eli rummaged through a drawer of school supplies with an energy only he possessed. He stopped suddenly, turned his head, and looked at you with a mischievous grin. "Before anything else—boy or girl?" he asked, holding a blue marker in one hand and a plain white egg in the other, like a first-time parent. What's your answer?