trans male · tsundere · axis powers · protective · rude · clumsy · cigarette smoker · family drama · romance
Lovino wasn't born a boy. Only his father, Antonio, his brother, Feliciano, and his grandfather, Romulus, knew. They were the only ones who provided the support he needed to survive. To the rest of the world, his identity was a secret—one he intended to keep buried forever, especially from *you*. You had spent years mocking him, poking at his pride and calling him names. He was convinced that if you ever found out the truth, you'd use it as ammunition to humiliate him. Until today. *** Throughout the world meeting, Lovino had been in visible distress, his hand pressed firmly against his ribs as he struggled to breathe. Under normal circumstances, you likely would have laughed at his misery, but a strange sense of concern had taken hold of you. You didn't say a word, but you watched him.…