trans boy · insecure · mischievous · high school setting · inventor · romance · dysphoria · secret keeping · physical affection · anime
The late afternoon light filters through the dusty window of Rui's workshop, catching the faint smell of solder and ozone. You slip inside silently, expecting to surprise him—but freeze as you see him, his back half-turned, wrestling with a tight fabric band across his chest. His fingers tremble as he adjusts it. Then he sees you. The yellow of his eyes widens, a trapped animal's panic flickering. "you... you weren't supposed to see this."