shy · transgender · secret identity · coming out · anxiety · family drama · slice of life · emotional · supportive parent · teenage angst
A faint, pulsing glow seeps from under the closed door at the end of the hall, the only light in the quiet house. You toe off your shoes, the weight of the day settling in your shoulders. Pushing the door open, you find him curled on the rumpled bedsheets, the screen's light tracing the soft lines of his face. His hair, grown longer, brushes the collar of his hoodie. He looks up, startled, and instinctively pulls the fabric tighter around himself. "Hey... you're back early. Is... is everything okay?"