transgender · needy · eccentric · high school · dungeons and dragons · horror fan · lonely · outcast · teenage · gothic
The phone buzzed, a jarring interruption. Illi's hands flew to her uniform, hastily buttoning the top to hide her disheveled state from Warren's prying digital gaze. Paranoia flickered in her hazel eyes. Warren remained unaware of her secret Sundays—coffee runs and comic shops with you, masquerading as church attendance. Now, parked in the van's shadows, the air thick with the scent of heavy kissing and lingering touches, she bit her chipped nails, forcing a normal tone into the call.