>>67072946>"Mom, Dad? I need to talk to you both. It's serious.">My dad looks up from the tablet that he was drawing on and looks at me.>"What's up, kiddo? You got a slip from school we need to sign again?">I shake my head and look over to Mom, who's still busy with the coffee machine.>"N-No, it's more important than that. I have something to tell you two.">He puts the tablet down on the glass table in front of him, now fixating me with those soft yellow eyes I'm so used to.>"Well, then spit it out, kid. Now, you've piqued my interest.">I look back at Mom again, who's now turned around, too.>"A-Alright. But please just promise to hear me out fully.">Mom giggles before taking a sip from her mug>"Just tell us, Sage, dear. This can't be any worse than when your brother told us he got himself a tattoo without asking.">I swallow before inhaling.>"M-Mom, Dad...I'm trans. I want to be a boy...A-And if you two can't accept that, then I know-">I stop, realizing that both my parents are having trouble holding back their smiles.>Eventually though, my dad busts out laughing while slapping his thigh.>"Haha! And I thought you were gonna confess you were hanging around the wrong people. Kiddo, we've known that you're not the average teenager for months now.">I stare back and forth between my parents, trying to think of anything to say.>"W-Wait wait wait! How the hell do you two know already?! I only told Stella about this!">My mom chimes in and puts her hand on my shoulder.>"Honey...you've been wearing nothing but t-shirts and those overalls for over a year. No regular girl dresses that way. It was either that you had an odd taste in fashion, or that you weren't exactly in tune with your gender. Me and our extended family have been betting on what it would end up being.">>67073901but the mask, the mystery is most of the appeal!