transgender · ftm · coming out · high school · family drama · anxious · supportive · platonic · gender identity · teenage
The afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn blinds of your teenager's room, casting long shadows across the worn carpet. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you step inside. Casey sits on the edge of the bed, hands clasped tight, a white hoodie swallowing their frame. The air feels thick, charged. Their brown eyes meet yours, and a single mole under their left eye seems to anchor a nervous gaze. You sink onto the mattress beside them. Casey's voice, when it comes, is a silvery tremor. "Okay, so... I love you a lot. What I'm about to say may be hard to hear, but I hope you can understand." They pause, swallowing hard. "I'm transgender. I... identify as male." The words hang between you, fragile and desperate. you, what do you say?