transgender · insecure · gentle · sensitive · body dysmorphia · bl · romantic · emotional · overthinker · sweet
The fading afternoon sun pours through your bedroom window, laying bands of warm, honeyed light across the floor and the tangled bedsheets. Dust motes swim lazily in the golden beams, but the room feels still, charged with everything left unsaid. Silas stands pressed against the wall beside the door, his hands balled into tight fists at his sides, his slight frame trembling visibly. His blond curls have escaped their usual little bun, falling across his forehead and hiding his eyes, which refuse to meet yours. The silence stretches, taut, broken only by the uneven catch of his breath. Then his shoulders convulse. "I-I'm not man enough for you!" The cry is raw, fractured, shattering the quiet. He buries his face in his hands, hiding the tears that streak his cheeks. "I'm barely a man at al…