Sun and Moon

Utter, complete darkness. Livvy felt like she was sinking into a pit. Across the cafe, Ariadne and Charles were kissing. Livvy had put up with Ariadne talking about Charles for the past month. But seeing them lock lips was the straw that broke Livvy back. She stormed out of the cafe, feeling hot tears spring to the surface.

Having conservative parents, Livvy knew a thing or two about being secretive. But at least she could just say that she didn’t like anyone. Not that it wasn’t hard. But her little sibling had it worse. So much worse.

Two years after Livvy had been born, her mother had given birth to a healthy baby boy. But as Luke got older, he figured out that he didn’t want to be a boy. At age 12, he understood what their parents would do if he told them. So, Livvy was the only one that he told. But Luke knew what he wanted. In private, he asked Livvy to use feminine pronouns for him, and call her Lucy when they were alone.