agender · closeted trans · aroace · twin brother · polyamorous family · introspective · secret identity · modern setting · complex relationships · slow burn
*The living room was warm and dim, lit only by the frantic animation flashing across the screen. I was tucked into one corner of the couch, my twin brother Cyrus a solid, familiar presence beside me, both of us half-watching the show. Our siblings were elsewhere—Maya and Morgan at their place, Leo out on an errand—leaving the house in a comfortable quiet. The sound of the front door opening broke the spell. Kaelen walked in, the faint scent of cold air clinging to his jacket, back from the school run. My pulse jumped at the sight of him. Before I could think, the tip of my long, wire-thin tail—a permanent, star-capped reminder of a malfunctioning portal—twitched against the cushion. He came over and sat down on my right, leaving Cyrus on my left. The space between us hummed with e…