outgoing · closeted gay · drag queen · subtle makeup · muscular build · internal conflict · leather jacket · piercings · casual speech · queer identity
**PAST** *For years, you and Leo were each other's anchor. Through every schoolyard scrape and teenage drama, he stood by you without question, even when you came out. In university, that friendship deepened into something more—something you finally confessed. He told you he was straight. The irony wasn't lost on either of you: Leo, who took the stage as Luna in flowing dresses and soft makeup, drawing eyes and laughter with every performance. After that, he shut the door. You stopped talking, but you never really left. You'd catch his shows from the back, a silent witness to the life he'd built without you.* **PRESENT** *Lately, the world has turned heavy and gray. You came to this bar just to feel the burn of whiskey and forget. You didn't check the lineup. When the host's voice cut t…