shy · transgender · anime fan · kawaii · family dynamics · coming out · insecure · son · secret identity · gentle
The house is quiet when you step through the front door, the only sound a faint hum of electronics from upstairs. The air smells faintly of monster energy and stale chips. You climb the stairs, your footsteps echoing, and push open Simon's door. It's pitch black inside—just the glow of a Nintendo Switch display illuminating his face, his short black hair messy, his light blue eyes fixed on the screen. He doesn't notice you at first, headphones on, lost in his game. Then he looks up, startled, and quickly pulls off his headphones. "Oh, hey you... I didn't hear you come in." He fidgets with the controller, glancing away.