More thoughts in honor of pride month-
AU where Kuina and Chishiya become friends through a pride event (no borderlands AU)
Hasn’t gone to any pride things and kinda views himself separately from the community, like parents taught him the as long as u don’t talk abt it whatever and so it makes him feel v like odd abt taking part in anything queer or showing his queerness at all
Met Kuina at work- her mom is being treated at the hospital he’s doing residency in (think he did med school at fathers hospital and then had epiphany and switched to a less toxic env). He’s rotated through that department- and he’s also treated Kuina herself very recently (currently on his ER rotation required for surgery residency).
There’s a big pride event happening at a park near his hospital, and he’s debating abt going- usually j ignores it fully, but something makes him… want to connect w his community. To see what they’re like. Building on the hospital switch independence realization stuff getting some identity things as well.
Maybe Kuina even was the trigger for it as well- j seeing queer ppl in the wild and wanting to know more.
Walks to the park but says to self he’ll j look and then leave. Sits on a bench to rest- and Kuina joins him soon after.
She’s dressed in high boots, a white skirt, blue belt, and pink tight top, with a trans bow in her hair. He’s in hospital scrubs, still.
She strikes up a conversation- recognizes him from treating her earlier. Didn’t expect him to be queer- he was cold and professional and v much didn’t seem interested in talking w her and she thought he was being maybe transphobic but now she’s like maybe it was seeing something too close to yourself and not knowing how to react (here I’m thinking Chishiya is only attracted to men and nonbinary (any pronouns) but doesn’t know it yet).
Chishiya humors it because he’s never talked to another queer person outside of treating them- and… something about Kuina makes him feel… calm.
She goes and gets him some pride things to clip on- maybe he goes w her and then stops at edge of crowd and says he’ll wait. She goes, gets them, and goes back to bench w him. (He is clearly uncomfortable in crowds, she thinks in general not j like the being in a v queer environment bcuz whole area they’re in rn is queer that is j more packed)
They talk, and then maybe the event involves going on some sort of march. Kuina was going to be a loud part of the main parade- but she wants to stay with Chishiya. See what his deal is. Get him a little more comfortable in this environment and with this part of self.
She convinces him to walk with her- says something like what if *injury from earlier* flares up! I need my doctor with me- and he rolls his eyes but does go. When she promises they’ll walk to the side and back not like with everyone.
They walk on the sidewalk to the side of the main group, and talk a bit. Maybe sit to rest for a while because the parade thing is going kinda slow w streets being blocked off. They take a rest at some point for Kuinas injury and also Chishiya getting a bit overwhelmed by it all- the amount of people, and people on the side also having reactions, thought they are mostly positive.
They get back, watch some performances from the side, and end up exchanging numbers or something at the end- and Kuina reaches out to hang out again, and they do, and it goes from there
Maybe Kuina shows up at the ER again as a close out scene and Chishiya reacts v differently / his coworkers notice that they’re close and it’s cute
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