Elmer's Adventure pt. 3

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Private Chat—Crutchie, Elmer
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Crutchie: dude

Elmer: wat

Crutchie: is it okay if I refer to you as they in front of the others?
Crutchie: I know you've probably only told me (bc I know you) but I don't want to do anything offensive

Elmer: oh
Elmer: I mean not yet? I haven't told Race and Spot and Albie yet, so maybe just call me by my name when talking about me?

Crutchie: cool cool cool

Elmer: thanks for asking

Crutchie: of course
Crutchie: I gotta go🙄someone's daughter is about to go home with a crutch print

Elmer: Crutchie.

Crutchie: don't worry el she's 25

Elmer: have fun, ig

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Private Message—Finch, Elmer

Elmer: Finch
Elmer: Finch
Elmer: it's kind of important
Elmer: Hello?
Elmer: I won't spam you if you're busy
Elmer: well i guess I already am lol
Elmer: now I feel dumb

Finch:

Is something wrong?

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Is something wrong?

Elmer: how did you come out?
Elmer: like I dont want to mess it up

Finch: oh
Finch: honestly? I think I got a tattoo of the trans flag and just walked around saying "move it I'm a man"
Finch: yeah Henry confirmed it

Elmer: haha
Elmer: okay, well how should I come out?

Finch: Dunno, bro
Finch: what exactly are you coming out as? I already know your 💅

Elmer: oh I think I might be non-binary

Finch: cool cool cool
Finch: but I can't tell you how or when to come out
Finch: that depends on you

Elmer: yeah okay
Elmer: thanks

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Elmer thought, sitting idly on their bed as they tapped their phone screen. Their mind was racing.

They felt there were at the point they couldn't keep this to themself anymore, as if they might explode. Crutchie and Finch knew, but they didn't give the best advice, no offense to them. They were too casual, and this didn't seem to be a casual thing.

Elmer sighed, flopping back onto their bed as they closed their eyes, covering them with their forearm. They hated this.

Why was this so complicated?

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