what once was couscous now is cocoa

Teen And Up Audiences | No Archive Warnings Apply | Original Work

Gen | for meownacridone | 1221 words | 2024-10-21 | Original Stories

Original Female Character(s), Original Nonbinary Character(s)

Transfem Character, Transmasc Character

"I'm not so sure I was always Eloise."

"Well, sure." Audril shrugged. "Not until you decided you were."

"No, no..." Eloise shook her head, feeling the weight of it. "Like, I wasn't always heading towards me, here, now, Eloise. I chose more than just the name."

Which was a terrifying, bottom-dropping admission. Not just a crisis of identity, but the idea that she might be lying, to herself and to everyone around her. And for what?

"I'm just..."