Eddie | Age 8 | cishet boy | he/him Unaware that gay and trans people exist, as nobody in his conservative rural town ever told him. Eddie experiences slight gender dysphoria, but he doesn’t know that’s what it is. Eddie | 10 | cishet boy | he/him He learns about the queer community through other kids at school, who constantly use “gay” as an insult and make fun of LGBT+ people. Secretly, Eddie disagrees with their homophobic beliefs and is an ally. Eddie | 12 | gay cis boy | he/they He has his first crush, on a boy, and believes that he’s gay. Terrified of their family finding out, Eddie fakes an “obvious” crush on a girl. Emily | 14 | straight trans demigirl | she/they Eventually, they realize that she’s a demigirl, which means her attraction to boys is more straight than gay. She tries to express themself in a more feminine way without making anyone suspicious. Emily | 16 | straight trans demigirl | she/they Sick and tired of hiding all the time, they came out to their parents even though she knew they’d be furious. She constantly gets into arguments with her family about how she’s allowed to dress and act. Emily buys herself girl’s clothes and hides them under her bed so her dad can’t throw them out. She meets a closeted trans boy named Caspian at school and they become best friends.
