Little Dragon

With the latest batch of Steven Universe episodes I’ve really gotten back into it! ⭐️

support dfab nonbinary folks who can’t or don’t want to hide their chests 

support dmab nonbinary people who don’t have willowy figures 

thin and masculinely androgynous is not the only way to be nonbinary 

For @kaida93 for @mlsecretsanta’s Christmas exchange

Rating: General Audiences

Characters: Nathaniel Kurtzberg and Chloe Bourgeois

Summary: Nathaniel gets a call from Queen Bee who presents him with an offer he can’t refuse.

Nathaniel felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. He pulled it out and smiled at the phone number displayed. He accepted the call but didn’t speak until he made it to the hall.

“Hey,” he said quietly into the device.

“In case you were wondering, I’m calling from hell,” boredom oozed in response to his greeting.

“Hello to you, too, Chloe,” he chuckled. “I would think you’d be having a great time at the Heroes’ Day holiday fundraiser.”

“You’d be thinking wrong,” Chloe said, a yawn underscored her point as she added. “I’ve already taken selfies with all my fans, so I’m stuck at this table waiting for the line to go down for Ladybug. If it wouldn’t akumatize someone I’d put myself at the front of her line, but I really didn’t want to ruin this perfect hair day.”

Nathaniel chuckled again. Becoming Queen Bee had been good for Chloe. Once she started getting attention for her own good deeds, and not for just being famous as someone’s daughter, she had learned not to take other people’s feelings for granted. She’d also been making progress in not being awful to anyone she considered less important than herself. It’s true that sometimes she could still get a little…waspish, but for the most part, there was a very little sting in Chloe’s words any more.

‘Wouldn’t want to ruin that,” he replied as he started pacing the hall. “Not that most days aren’t perfect where your hair is concerned.”

“You’ve got that right,” Chloe said, and he could swear he heard her preening. “What are you up to?”

“Well, right now I’m talking to you and walking up and down the hall at my oldest cousin’s house.” He heard her groan and could easily imagine her rolling her eyes. Nathaniel continued, “When you called, I was being questioned by my Aunties as to why I am still single and why haven’t I brought any dates to our family get-togethers.”

Chloe snickered. “And what did you say to that?”

“I said ‘Excuse me, but I really must take this call’ and then escaped the room as fast as possible.”