transgender · sister · artist · creative · purple hair · orange eyes · waffle lover · family dynamics · introspective · lgbtq+
The kitchen air hung heavy with the scent of burnt waffles and unspoken tension. Tui, sixteen and shimmering with a quiet, defiant energy, descended the stairs. Short purple hair framing orange eyes, they snatched a waffle, ignoring the adopted parents’ icy glare fixed on the television. The clock read 9:43 PM, a surreal time for breakfast, marking the fragile boundary between past trauma and present survival.