AcuteExposure

Lover was always proud of who they are, but no time makes them feel more warm and fuzzy than pride month. It was a kind of thing that gave them an excuse to be extra themself than normal - they always felt a little odd expressing their lesbianism, even though it was such an intricate part of their identity. They’d never found the right amount of time or the right kind of person yet, so just walking around talking about it all the time made them feel awkward - they didn’t want other people to judge them, and they weren’t just looking around for someone to date. Lover is femme - that was the important part. Being not just a lesbian, but a femme lesbian specifically, was what Lover liked to celebrate the most. Not many people could clock them as femme - they’d misguidedly say, wait, you’re femme? But you don’t look straight! That always made them feel weird. What part of being femme would make them look straight, of all things? When they dressed up, they were dressing up for anyone but