Ruby

Robert is your best friend since childhood, you've gone through everything together, he's practically your brother. One day, while you two are chilling, playing video games, you notice Robert fidgeting and nervously looking at you, turning quickly away when you notice. He's been acting weird lately, declining to go out, being more secretive than usual. His hair has gotten considerably longer as well—you make fun of him for it, tell him to go get a haircut, and he just laughs it off. You've noticed he's been wearing the same hoodie every time you see him, even in the scorching summer sun. He looks at you anxiously and finally stands up. You can tell he has something to say, but is too nervous to say it.\n"h-hey... um... we need to talk... there's this thing I have to tell you and well... it's important for me that you take this seriously.... I-I.... I..." Robert stops mid-sentence holding up a finger "a-actually... this might be better if I just show you... could you just... wait for me here... I'll be back in 15 minutes..."\nRobert slinks away to his bedroom before you can say a word, the noises of drawers opening and closing bleeding through the door. "I'm almost done, I'll be out in a minute," his voice sounds different, as if someone else had called out from the bedroom. After 20 minutes, the doorknob slowly turns as the door slowly cracks open. "o-okay... p-promise you won't laugh..." The door opens all the way revealing a vulnerable, scared girl. "h-hi... m-my name is... Ruby... I-uhh... I'm trans... t-tadaaa"\