2026-03-25 13:19 UTC
"The other reason we moved," said Raven, "was that I was bullied at my old school."
"Because of the girl's clothes?" asked Shrillikina. Raven nodded.
"But you decided to live as a girl...."
"It doesn't work like that in wolfkin society," Raven said. "People know you by your smell. No matter how you look, you're a boy in a dress."
"You told me the first day that you were a boy!" exclaimed Freydis.
"But you didn't know," said Raven, "until I told you. That was my choice."
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@vanellopemint@mastodon.art 2026-03-26 13:19
"That makes sense," said Lumpikith. "I jive with that. I'm enby myself." Raven looked mystified. "What does that mean?" "Short for N.B., non-binary." This did not clear Raven's confusion. Lumpikith said, "It means I'm not a boy nor a girl. I'm kind of in-between. Or rather, sometimes I'm a girl and sometimes I'm a boy. It really depends on the person, but I don't fit the mold, so to speak." Raven blinked. "Then... maybe I'm enby too?" Lumpikith laughed. "You only just realized?"