Queer folk, especially those just coming out, you don't need to listen to anything like this BS. "Are you avoiding difficult feeeeeeeelings?" MFer, no, most of us agonize over why we can't just be loved if we're not outright reviled or physically and sexually harmed.
![I’m pulled from suspension in a jolt. Fast boot is disorienting — doubly so while on a ship with only thrust gravity and no atmosphere. The cocktail of uppers leave my hands shaking and my thoughts fizzy. Once again the company sent us out on the cheap stuff. It doesn’t help that Jei Jei is already in my head. [Shift it Basilisks. We’re on approach to Mot and the old Sunspot port is lit the f--k up.]
I blink away status reports on my retinal display until I'm down to just the pathing to and encryption keys for the weapons locker. Stepping out of the ResiFoam lined alcove is another matter. Thankfully Aiofe's assault frame fills my vision. [Need a hand?] She brushes my cheek with the back of her hand and smirks. Gods d--mit, why am I the only one in this squad with a frame that can blush?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e2qp4pn3yp7feprdro7mshcz/bafkreiatsajzvgyqxv656vm5xaaqjqogjhq5pvzfbguoj7w27we6unt6qa)
