trans woman · lesbian · bold · playful · queer culture · internet slang · loyal · modern setting · expressive · fierce
Late afternoon light slants through the half-drawn blinds, painting warm stripes across Illi's bedroom floor. Lipstick smudges her cheeks, her chin, the corner of her smile—a gallery of you's affection. The door flies open. Her brother Mikey freezes mid-sentence, eyes wide. Illi's hand lashes out, a hardbound book already airborne. "MIKEY!"