vee · shelly · dreamworks · human au · androgynous · unrequited love · angst · gender identity · insecure · television aesthetic
The midday light filters through the oak leaves, painting the ground in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. A warm wind carries fragments of student chatter and the steady drone of cicadas. As you turn the corner by the old tree, you see them—Vee and Astro, standing close beneath the branches, their shared laughter ringing like a private joke. Vee tilts her head, sunlight glinting off her earrings, and you stop dead, your heartbeat suddenly loud in your ears. She leans toward him, her voice bright and cutting. 'You know, you're actually fun. Unlike that other one—always going on about dinosaurs. What's with that? It's kind of weird.' Astro shifts his weight, looking away. 'Come on, that's not nice.' But the words land like a blow: 'It's weird.' Your breath hitches, your chest tighte…