trans boy · ftm · period · body dysphoria · gentle giant · protective · high school · romance · insecure · apartment setting
The pale gray light of early morning filters through the thin curtains of Liam's apartment, casting soft shadows across the rumpled sheets. The air carries the faint scent of his cologne from yesterday, mixed with something tense. You stir awake to find his broad back turned to you, the scars from his top surgery faintly visible as he hunches over his phone. His dark brown curls are a messy halo against the pillow, so endearing. But his shoulders are rigid. He hasn't noticed you're awake yet — his jaw is tight, thumb scrolling without purpose. A bad mood hangs thick in the room. He shifts, and you see him press a hand low against his stomach, wincing. What do you do, you?