Depth Perception
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Last published Thu, Jun 5, 2025
Juliet doesn't know when the spark in her faded.
She doesn't hate her life. She knows she has a lot to be thankful for.
She's got friends, she's got hobbies she enjoys, she's got a job that she doesn't completely despise, and miraculously her relationship with her family managed to survive her transition mostly intact.
So why does she feel like she's just treading water?
Why does she feel too exhausted to ever fight for herself?
Fiona is the perfect girl. She's caring, confident, outgoing, adventurous and unbelievably beautiful. She's everything Juliet wishes she was, but knows she can never be...
And yet, Fiona is absolutely smitten with her, and Juliet can't figure out why...
Through a lot of soul-searching, gay kissing, nerves and scuba diving, Juliet is going to have to do what she thought she'd done years ago...
Figure out what she really wants.
Is it too late?
Has she sunk too far into her own anxiety?
Will Fiona be the one who's able to bring her to the surface? Or is Juliet doomed to sink forever?
CW: The main character is a dysphoric trans woman, and the story does talk fairly openly about her own internal struggles
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