Could it be Love?

Chapter 3: Gender But Not

QUICK A/N !! Towards the end, some of the paragraphs will have '(M)', or '(F)' at the start. This is because I worked on the end of this chapter with a friend !! M is what I wrote (Me) and F is what he wrote !! (Friend) TW: Panic Attack/Dissociation (I'm not sure if it counts, but just in case !)

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3rd Person POV:

The next morning came by. The two were still cuddled tightly together. Tommy woke up first, and looked up to Ranboo's peaceful face. He looked extremely calm. Tommy slipped out of Ranboo's arms, trying not to wake him up.

He walked into the bathroom, and splashed his face. He looked up to the mirror, but quickly shook his head, and looked back down to the sink.

He walked into the kitchen, and poured a bowl of cereal. As he walked over to the table and sat down, Toby emerged from his room. "Morning Tubbs." Tommy called out, placing his bowl on the table. "Morning." Toby said, clearly tired. "Didn't sleep well, huh?" Tommy asked. "Nope." Toby replied.

The pair didn't say anything else. Toby sat down on the couch and scrolled on his phone, while Tommy finished up his cereal.

Ranboo hadn't woken up yet, so Tommy grabbed some clothes, and got changed in the bathroom. The rest of the day had been fairly uneventful.

Ranboo went live, and did a chill mining stream, just talking to chat, and telling random stories from getting recognised, hanging out with the others, you get the idea.

Toby was on his phone for most of the day, but left in the afternoon to get some food for a cooking stream the three had planned. Ranboo started saying goodbye to chat, and ended the stream.

He went to go talk to Tommy, but didn't see him in the kitchen or living room. He walked down the hall to their shared room. He couldn't hear anything, so maybe Tommy was asleep.

(F) "Hey tommy, you awake?" Ranboo knocks on Tommys -well, Toby's guest room- door, there was no response. "Tommy?" he asks again, but pure silence fills the air.

Ranboo gently opens the door. To his surprise, Tommy was wide awake, "Oh, Tommy ! you scared the hell outta me" Ranboo laughs. No reaction from Tommy though. He sat still, looking directly at the mirror in front of him, tear tracks running down his face "Uhh, Tommy?"

No response. He didn't know what to do. That is until, he hears a small, shaky voice.

"I hate her ."

(M) 'Her'? Tommy, who is 'her'?" Ranboo asks. No response. Tommy seems to cry harder. Ranboo walks over, sitting down next to him, pulling him closer. "Tommy... who are you talking about? Did someone upset you?" Still nothing.

"Tommy, I need you to talk to me." Tommy cries harder, still looking at the mirror. Ranboo grabs his cheek, and turns his face, so he was looking at Ranboo. "Tommy, you know I care about you. You can tell me anything. Just please, stop crying."

(F) : "I-I'm sorry" Tommy finally speaks, but it's small and his voice cracks. There are tears still running down his face. "Hey.. it's alright, nothing is your fault, is everything alright?" Ranboo speaks as he attempts to remove the tears on Tommy's face. "Yeah.. uh yeah, sorry.. uh everything's fine. I'm fine." He says. Ranboo just raises an eyebrow at that. "Really?"

(M) Y-yeah..." Tommy responds, but Ranboo wasn't convinced. He promised himself after last night that he would protect Tommy. And right now, was no different.

"Tommy. I know something's wrong. Please.. just tell me." He said softly. His voice sounded like he was about to cry. "Ranboo, please don't cry, really it's just dumb, you shouldn't wor-" He was cut off by Ranboo pulling him in closely for a hug. He was stunned for a moment, but quickly hugged back, crying into Ranboo's chest.

"Toms... if you're this upset over it, I know it's not dumb. I'd never think of you as stupid for something you're upset about. I just want you to be okay." Ranboo said softly, running his hands through Tommy's fluffy hair.

Tommy pulled away, looking down at his feet. "You promise you won't think of me differently i-if I tell you?" He said, sniffling between words. "Never. I promise you Toms." Ranboo said. Tommy took a few deep breaths, before he opened his mouth to speak. "Ranboo.. I-" he trailed off. "If you don't want to, you don't have to tell me." He cooed, softly to the blonde. Tommy tried again. "I-.. I'm trans."

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Word Count: 760

A/N Longest chapter yet !! Again, thank you to my friend @milfkisserTM for writing the ending with me! The build up is kinda rushed, but yeah! Thanks for 100 Reads! I'm so happy that you guys are reading this !! Have a great rest of your day ! :D