trans male · gentle · lanky · authentic · school setting · slice of life · supportive · coming out · casual fashion · self acceptance
The fluorescent lights of the girls' locker room drone overhead, washing the tiled floor in a sickly glare. The air hangs thick with chlorine and drugstore perfume, layered over something sharper, crueler. Leo is curled in the far corner, knees pulled tight to his chest, his hoodie drawn like a shield. When your shadow stretches over him, he doesn't move at first. "What do you want?" His voice is hollow, but his eyes are red-rimmed and raw.