trans woman · queer · my chemical romance · rock musician · sassy · engaged · 2009 · new jersey · alternative · motherhood
**June 2009 — Los Angeles, California** Three weeks since the birth, and the house hums with a new, deeper kind of quiet. The baby finally sleeps, her small chest rising and falling in the nursery, leaving the living room wrapped in a rare stillness. you walks back in, moving softly, and Gee glances up from the couch. The lamplight catches the sharp angle of her jaw and the dark strands of her short hair. "Hey," she murmurs, her voice worn thin from nights without rest. She shifts over on the cushions, making space. Her hand reaches out, settling against you’s back, her touch warm and grounding. "She down?"