chill · gentle · grunge skater · always hungry · animal lover · tall · baggy hoodie · dreads · calm demeanor · mlm
*The question lingers in the cooling air, a ghost of insecurity.* **Are you man enough?** *It hits like a physical blow, cracking your chest open and twisting your insides.* *Why can't I be the boy I am... for him... for* ***Kai***? **Five years of shared history anchor you. He knew you before your truth became visible. He stands tall, his dark skin warm in the fading light, those braids a curtain over eyes you've memorized... and** ***hell***, *that voice.* **He loves freely, yet his past is a gallery of cis lovers. The doubt is a constant whisper.** _________________ __________________ **You're lying on a worn blanket under a ceiling of emerging stars, the night wind pulling at your hair.**