spencer reid has my heart

"am I gay quiz" at 1am (puberty)

being gay is literally the only thing they care about. probably watches Steven Universe obsessively (middle school)

questions and maybe changes label

gets rejected by old hetero friends and finds new gay ones on the internet (new clique formation)

questions and maybe changes label again (shifting into high school)

starts playing ukelele to panic at the disco songs (first kiss)

2 options here: either decides that the way they used to be is "cringy" and tries to imitate the cishets, and/or gets a mental illness. if there was previously mental illness, it worsens (first year of high school)

because of this, gets into the whole mourning yearning phase. probably listens to mitski or the mountain goats, and definitely mcr. at this point if their distress is particularly acute they'll get into identity discourse (first-second year of high school)

questions and maybe changes identity again

develops crush on best friend that goes completely unreturned for a minimum of six months but up to 3 years (general high school)