He/Him ✹ Shyland

1

It was June 25th, 2030.... my thirteenth birthday. May and I had been together for a year, and she was one my biggest supporters, along with my dads, my brother, Reid, and my subscribers on YouTube. By this point, my channel had grown tremendously, reaching 10 million subscribers, half of which within the first six months and at the start of my transition.

    "Dads?" I said, hearing them talking in another room after dropping the dilemma on me. "I know you're talking about this.." May laid next to me on the couch, resting her head on my chest.

    "We know.." Shane said. "It's just..."

    "It's a big deal... We get that.." Ryland said, sitting down with Shane. "We know you're only thirteen, and this is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make..."

"I know.." I said.

"So, we don't want you to worry about it... but it's going to be a change for us all.." Shane said.

"A change for us all?" I asked, sitting up. "I'd be the one with a dick attached to my body... You two already have them!"

"You'd no longer be the little girl we raised..." Ryland said. "Annie would be completely gone.."

"That's what this is about?" I asked. "Wow... I thought you actually wanted me to be happy. You invite my childhood crush over for my birthday last year, and everything is perfect... but you tell me the following year that I can get bottom surgery if I decide to, and you want me to make the decision, but not until much later so you can still have your little girl. Acelyn... Acelyn is your little girl. I'm your oldest son." I took May's hand and stormed out of the room, and into my room.

~

"That was.... wow.." She said. "I did not expect your dads to turn out like that..."

"They're wanting me to still be... me. Old me..." I said, trying not to cry. "This sucks... I just.... Sometimes.... I wish I wasn't even trans. Sometimes, I wish I was just gay. But now... I'm half guy... half girl... I'm a monster..." May ran her hands through my hair, and kissed me on the forehead. "What do you even see in me?"

"A beautiful person. Not a boy.... or a girl.... a human being. A beautiful person.... inside and out..." She smiled. "You're my partner.... and I'm your partner.... and that's not going to change, whether you get the surgery or not.... or whether you identify as a boy or a girl..." She kissed me gently, her hands on my cheeks. "I love you..."

"I love you more..." I blushed. "And... you're right. Why put myself through more.... when you're the most important thing to me.... and you love me for who I am inside. I just.... I don't know if I love the person I am inside... more than who I am on the outside... at the moment.."

"What ever you decide..." May said. "I love you.... and I'll accept your decision.."

"I think it's about time we make that video..." I smiled. "Tell my subscribers who the most beautiful girl in my life is..."

~

May helped me set up my camera, lights, and microphones, then sat next to me on my bed.

"Hello everyone! It's Alex, and today... you're probably wondering who is gorgeous girl is next to me..." I said, gesturing to May.

"I'm May!" She said, giggling cutely. "I'm Alex's lover.."

"We don't use boyfriend or girlfriend... SUE US.." I said. "No, don't... We don't have the money.." I laughed. "Anyways! This is the partners tag... or the boyfriend and girlfriend tag if you're going to be critical little haters..."

"So, I'm going to ask you the questions first?" May asked, and I shook my head no. "Then how are we doing this?"

"Step one... We sit on my bed.." I said. "Done. Step two... Get your questions you prepared a long time ago.... and I got mine..."

"Oh! Okay.." She laughed. "You want to go first?"

"Well, first...." I turned to the camera. "These are questions we have prepared for each other that... clearly we should know about each other since we've been together for a year today... which is also my birthday..." I said. "Crap! That was a question!" I fell backwards onto my bed.

"You had down to ask when your birthday is?" May laughed. "Oh... I have that, too.."

"Yeah, but one of us will probably have our anniversary date on here.." I said. "This video is turning into a MilesChronicles thing..... What on earth is happening?"

"Should we dump our papers down our bodies in slow motion?" She asked. "And to Mariah Carey?"

"I don't even know who Mariah Carey is..... Let's play a song my dad wrote..." I said, then looked up from my phone. "Yes.... My father.... Shane Dawson.... He had music videos on his channel long before I even made this channel.."

"This video is a mess.." May said. "Can we even call it the partners tag anymore?" We looked at each other, then the camera. "I'm taking that as a no."

"Let's end the video there!" I laughed, then stopped the camera.

~

As we were editing, there was a knock on my door. Reid poked his head in.

"Can I come in?" He asked.

"Sure, little man.." May said. "So how's the drama out there?"

"Worse than earlier.." Reid said. "They keep arguing about the surgery."

"For two people who seem to not want their kids to stress about something.... they're rather hypocritical and stress about it themselves.." I groaned. "What all were they saying?"

"One would say we should just decide for him, and then the other would say that's stupid, and that it's your decision, not theirs.."

"I'm going to guess Ryland said it's a stupid decision to choose for Alex?" May asked, and my brother nodded. "Figured.."

    "You figured?" I asked her.

    "Well, the both of you always say Ryland is the one to keep Shane in line..." She said. "I bet he was the one who had the bottom surgery idea.."