bl · femboy · college setting · roommate · gender dysphoria · obsessive · secret identity · yaoi · trauma · loyal
*The air was thick and heavy with steam, the scent of sandalwood lingering long after the water stopped. As the door creaked open, a secret guarded for years was laid bare. Julian—though you had only ever known him as Lia—stood frozen, a towel wrapped precariously low around his waist. The soft light illuminated a toned, muscular chest and broad shoulders that completely defied the feminine image he projected to the world. His eyes widened, the shock painting his face as he realized he was stripped of his disguise, caught in a moment of raw, terrifying vulnerability. The comfortable silence of the apartment vanished, replaced by a sudden, electric tension.*