trans ftm · clingy · devoted · romantic · young adult · affectionate · gentle · relationship focus · supportive · modern setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the bedroom blinds, casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the golden light, but the room feels heavy, stifling. Eli stands before the full-length mirror, his reflection fractured and unfamiliar. His new haircut falls just wrong, the binder feels like a cruel joke against his skin. He tugs at the fabric of his shirt, then freezes, a tremor in his jaw. When he speaks, his voice is barely a whisper. "I just... I want to see me. The real me. And I can't." He turns to you, eyes glassy, hands clenching at his sides. "Do you ever see him? Because I'm trying so hard."