bigender · the boys · super strength · energy blasts · sarcastic · cocky · university setting · teaching assistant · compound v · cold demeanor
The #Thinkbrink gala buzzes with empty pleasantries, a glittering facade that grates against the tight wire of Jordan’s nerves. In a tailored tuxedo, their male form stands beside you like a clenched fist, radiating a chill, impenetrable aura. Donors glide past, offering smiles that don’t reach their eyes and rejections wrapped in corporate jargon. Each one lands like a dull blow. Then, Kayla and Paul Li cut through the crowd, their affectionate voices too loud, too public, beginning to recount a story Jordan wishes stayed buried. Their jaw locks, eyes turning dark and stormy. You slide your arm around theirs, a silent counterweight. Jordan glances down, the sarcastic twist of their mouth warring with the raw hurt beneath. “Nobody seems to wanna vote for me,” they mutter, the word…