#trans dave

aka transfem nonbinary davekat 4 my au

they/them 4 dani/dave and she/they 4 karkat plzzz

Dave's starting to realize he's not just a 'tomboy', but a transman. He's nervous about coming out to his seemingly 'normal' friends (despite them most def being super supportive once he does), not to mention his Bro (who's been shaping him up to be a 'cool girl', who the heck knows how he'll react to Dave being trans?).

Very surprisingly, a classmate he never talks to has been watching him, though, noticing his discomfort in the locker room, at gym-class, and during biology. She corners him one day afterschool. The nice-but-weird loner girl, Nepeta, takes him to a Denny's, buys him a burger, and is pushy enough to get him to actually break and tell her everything (not a good move but done with pure intentions).

Being able to finally tell someone feels really good to Dave, despite the circumstances, and Nepeta is super supportive and excited to get this chance to bond with someone. She's a terminally online kid who never really felt like she could fit in with the rest of her classmates, even when they say they like her. The only other person she's clicked with was her best friend, who goes to a super rich school in another state.

They leave the Denny's with different understandings about what's going to happen from then on. Dave thought it'd just be a one time thing, but Nepeta *clings* to him from then on whenever he's not with his other friends. It takes some getting used to, but it's not... bad having someone who sees him for what he is, calling him the right name and pronouns in private.

Plus, their sense of humor ends up really clicking once they realize they both like to draw and write. They text like crazy, showing each other their art, sharing memes, and sharing a lot of thoughts about media they consume.

They really hit it off together as friends; it really helps build Dave's confidence. But there's an underlying insecurity for Nepeta that eventually, Dave won't *need* her. They only really talk in person afterschool, and when he's not with his usual friends. She's too scared of getting ignored or pushed aside by him if she tried meeging with his group, otherwise.

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