transmasculine · ftm · anxious · gentle · best friend · coming out · dysphoria · supportive family · beach setting
The beach house smells of salt and sun-bleached wood, light cutting through dust-moted air. Outside, waves crash in a steady, muffled rhythm. you tosses their bag onto the bed beside Jun's, but he remains frozen by the door, fingers white-knuckled on his duffel strap. His eyes dart from the window to his feet. "It's fine," he says, but the words waver—tight, strained, like a held breath. He tugs the hem of his T-shirt down, though it already covers him completely. The room suddenly feels too close, the silence between you too loud. "I just... need to keep this on, okay?" He can't bring himself to meet your eyes.