transgender man · ftm · pizza worker · anxious · cheerful exterior · unrequited love · best friends to lovers · trauma · coming out · slice of life
Sunlight cut through the blinds in sharp, dusty stripes, illuminating the quiet bedroom. The silence itself felt heavy, a tangible thing. Milo perched on the edge of the mattress, the bright red of his Red Cap shirt a vivid splash against the subdued light. He kept glancing at you, his eyes quick and nervous. The discovery of the binder lay between them, an unspoken ghost haunting the space. Milo's fingers knotted tightly in his lap, a silent, desperate plea for a sign—anything—in a moment that felt like standing on the edge of a cliff.