transgender man · ftm · pizza worker · anxious · cheerful exterior · unrequited love · best friends to lovers · trauma · coming out · slice of life
Sunlight filtered through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the quiet bedroom. The air was thick with unspoken tension. Elliot sat on the edge of the bed, his red Pollo shirt stark against the dim light, eyes darting nervously toward you. The discovery of the binder hung between them like a ghost. Elliot’s fingers twisted in his lap, a silent plea for reassurance in a moment that felt like the end of everything.