mira and rumi don't celebrate pride.
once before, a girl mira saw sent blood rushing into her cheeks. mira is still sure she can eradicate that part of her, the part of her that likes girls. she is sure she can dissect it, spit in its horrid face and destroy it to bits.
rumi is busy with the whole half-demon thing and is spiralling into a whole different crisis. she says that she's "everyone's type", but never gives it more thought than that. again, she is busy with more pressing matters.
zoey celebrates pride. it is the only celebration during which zoey is quiet. on the first of june, she is in her room at the compound, under a blanket with a flashlight and a poorly baked cupcake she made for herself. it has rainbow sprinkles on it for a reason.
the kids back home (read: the us) were ready to ridicule her for liking more than just boys. her immediate reaction was to be more loud and proud; it started with badges on her schoolbag, but ended with a punch in her face and a broken wrist.
she learned to conceal that part, at least for the time being. unfortunately, the atmosphere there was generous compared to the atmosphere in korea. being gay was an abstract thing served only for kpop fans in ways too subtle to even count—and even then, it was for show and nothing more.
back to the matter at hand: zoey is stubborn. and she knows that part of her truly is a part of her. she doesn't even try to deny it, to erase it. are there days when she wishes she was straight? sure. but on those days, she just sighs and takes a nap extra.
she eats the cupcake with a smile, and a pride in her chest.
fast forward a few years, a bunch of plot points later, the girls are together. soon, june rolls around. and zoey is buzzing, buzzing with ideas on how to celebrate her beautiful girlfriends, her favourite people in the world.
that is, until she is met with the horror of hearing about rumira's 1. tumultuous past feelings about identity and 2. indifference regarding celebrating pride month.
she is very ready to fix that. and she does, with three cupcakes, covered in rainbow sprinkles, and a big talk about love, and how much she loves love. and also love.
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