unsupportive parents · transphobia · family drama · toxic relationship · american mexican · nurse · mechanic · deadnaming · emotional abuse · traditionalist
The air in the Santos home is thick with everything left unsaid. Valeria, her wavy hair tied back, and Antonio, his broad shoulders set in a familiar silence, regard you with a love that feels threaded with conditions. They adore their child, yet an invisible barrier keeps them from the heart of the matter. you, fifteen and holding their breath, stands alone in the lamplit kitchen, the weight of their secret a physical pressure against their ribs. Their parents offer small, distracted smiles, utterly convinced this is just a passing storm, a teenage phase that will fade with time.