#gar: *begins looking up how to support your trans friends*

[kariachi]

Oh look, the first ever piece of supplementary fic for the Osmobeast college au! Knew I’d write something else for it someday.

Set during their first year, a scene I always knew happened but didn’t have words for during the main story.

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Several months into freshman year and Kevin was already tired. Well, he was always tired, worked too hard, slept too little, put up with too much, but this one was different. It was ‘sneaking around’ tired. ‘Hiding and worrying and hiding some more’ tired. ‘Fuck being in the closet with a pineapple’ tired.

‘No plan survived contact with the enemy’, they said, and it held just as true when the plan was ‘do shit in private so nobody asks questions’. He’d dealt with enough targeted transphobia in high school, after a now-ex had, without a malicious thought in their skull, outed him, and it had seemed like it would be easier, now he wasn’t surrounded by people who’d known him since grade school and with his name legally changed as soon as he’d hit eighteen, to live openly as a guy and just keep the ‘trans’ portion shoved nice and deep in the shadows. Life was easier, in a lot of ways. No more misgendering! No more people trying to start shit! No more of fuckers who’d called him ‘Eddie’ for years without a problem suddenly deciding only his full deadname was allowed!

And all it was taking was making sure he only showered at off times and when his dormmate was out. Going out of his way to make sure that somebody he was sharing two-hundred square feet of space with never saw even a hint of a packer or binder. Making sure he only changed when said dormmate was out or asleep. He’d been right, it was very much doable, but it was tiring, and he wouldn’t, couldn’t, allow himself the calm and peace needed to make up for it on top of all his other shit.

He liked Gar too. More than liked, really, but that was beside the point. The point was, he seemed like a good guy. Trustworthy. Open-minded. Not straight, which meant nothing but did make the odds marginally better. He’d been burned before though…

In the end it was a clinging bit of hope, and the knowledge they’d be leaving on break soon so he could hopefully get another dormmate and out of sight out of mind would ring true if things went south, plus the fact his binder was actually killing him that had him finally bite the bullet. With a deep breath he turned away from his homework to Gar, laid out on his bed. He waited for the tiktok on pelicans he was watching to end before he opened his mouth.

“Hey man, can I tell you something private?” With a little concerned frown, Gar set his phone aside and sat up, legs crossed.

“Sure Kev, what’s up? You okay?” He was so sincere, was the worst part. You couldn’t not fall for a man who honestly cared about your wellbeing, which was a bitch when you were struggling to put some faith in it.

“I’m fine, yeah,” Kevin answered, resisting the urge to fidget in hopes of some comfort. “Just-” Come on, Levin, you’ve done this before, and it can’t go horribly wrong twice in a row. “Wanted to tell you I’m trans.”

“Oh,” Gar blinked in surprise a moment- ‘A+ passing ability, Levin, good job’- then smiled at him. “Okay! Take it that’s part of why you’re so private?” Baruch Hashem, that was one out of two won. Kevin nodded.

“Yeah, it is. Sneaking around is a little rough during the day though and-” he tugged at his shirt “-binder is about to be the death of me…” Eyes going wide and a hint of color coming to his face, Gar immediately scrambled to face the opposite way in the sweetest gesture Kevin had experienced in his life.

“Alright,” he said once he was aimed at the wall, “do what you’ve gotta. Hate to make you uncomfortable or anything.”

“Thanks.” Beating back the butterflies in his stomach, shucked his shirt and then binder with a relieved groan, tossing the latter on his bed with more pleasure than the simple act of not having to hide it should’ve ever had to bring. “We’re good,” he said as he pulled the shirt back on with a few deep breaths, throwing a grin Gar’s way as he turned back around.

“Great.” He grinned back at him. “I’ll admit I’m not exactly experienced with trans stuff, but if you need anything just say the word. I’ve got your back.”

“You have no idea how nice that is to hear.” So nice. “If you could just, keep quiet about it for me? Don’t know if you’ve ever been outed but, it’s really not fun.” Gar cringed.

“Never but- Damn, sorry man. You don’t do that to people.”

“You’d think,” Kevin said, letting his exhaustion with that shit shine through, “but apparently if it might give you an advantage in an argument with a transphobe my wellbeing don’t matter.” With a scowl, Gar huffed and shook his head.

“Promise you,” he said, “I won’t tell anybody shit unless you’ve specifically given me the okay.” And two out of two, he was officially the best person he’d ever met.

“Thanks, man, I appreciate it.” The room lapsed into quiet for a long moment, before Kevin broke it with a shrug and “That’s it, pretty much, I just wanted to come out, make things that bit easier.”

“Makes sense,” Gar said with a nod, grabbing his phone and beginning to settle back in as Kevin turned back to his work. “Just remember, if you ever wanna talk I’m right here.”

“Don’t worry, I will.” It was like a load take off Kevin shoulders as he focused back on the page he was working on. Being able to be open about things was going to make at least the rest of the year so much easier, and knowing he had somebody to talk to on top of it? Somebody who’d keep their mouth shut? A gift.

On the other side of the room, whatever it was Gar was doing now, it wasn’t on tiktok.

[wof-reworked]

I'd love to hear more about the Agate Winglet, they sound so interesting

Mhm I love them !!! They’re,,, I guess the most friendly with Amber Winglet?? They have the least jerks, anyway. They’re part of the post-Darkstalker expansion of the school, along with the other winglets ^^ Here’s a sort of teaser for all of the kids though !!! Sorry for how long this took btw, I had to go grocery shopping 

Sorry in advance for how long this gets, I tried to break it up D:

Bighorn- Skywing - He/him

 I talk about him a bit when I talked about Flytrap (here). Pure of heart, dumb of ass.

Just a bit of a frat bro, but like, a frat bro who respects woman

One of my two cishet characters, along with Flytrap. Their relationship is purely self-indulgent fluff, they’re exactly the kind of couple whose house is always open for visitors and will make you food and listen to your problems and they’re mutually supportive and wonderful and I love them

Him and Sleet are best pals too, together any braincells they might’ve had fly out the window. Just two himbos together as bros (himbros)

Gar really looks up to him as sort of what he wishes he could be, Bighorn acts as a mentor for Gar but is also a little uncomfortable with the amount of hero-worship Gar has for him

Darbuka - Sandwing - he/him 

Voted “Most Annoying” in the yearbook 3 years in a row

I’d call what he does humble-bragging, but that implies Darbuka’s done anything humble

For some reason him and Visionweaver are friends, neither of them knows why either

Actually pretty smart, but still not as smart as he thinks he is

Upper middle-class, pretends like he’s from the Scorpion Den for like a year cause he thinks it makes him look cooler (This drives Caracal insane)

Surprisingly funny, sometimes unintentionally

Ultimately harmless, he’s hardly a bully as much as he is just insufferable to be around

Sleet - Icewing - He/him

The punk to Bighorn’s jock

Still kind of a frat boy, just now a little angrier and more down to start a fire

Actually really good friends with Flytrap, they def. got up to some shit during like, their beginning years at JMA (Bighorn is both horrified and proud)

Unofficial anti-bullying enforcer, however there’s a lot of students and Sleet can hardly stay on top of everything while also being a student himself

Sees what’s going on with Congor and Herring, doesn’t really know how to handle it/if he should get involved in family things (poor dude’s an only child) but certainly doesn’t approve of how Congor treats Herring

Has done terrible, terrible things for the sake of a bet

Always has a good story to tell

Bisexual and a secret hopeless romantic, seeing Bighorn and Flytrap get together has made him feel a little lonely/like the third wheel. (Bighorn and Flytrap refuse to stand for this once they hear and make sure to do double friend duty).

Flytrap - Rainwing - She/her

I’ve talked about her a lot more (here), she’s wonderful

Unofficially everyone’s big sister

Spent a lot of time being very passive/fawning, is now proudly here to stand up for herself and other people

A little over being everyone’s caretaker tbh, part of why she gets along so well with Sleet is because he treats her like a partner-in-crime, and she doesn’t feel like she has to be responsible and composed with him

Really hard to get her to change her mind, she has her own ideas set in stone (though she’ll play along if she deems it necessary)

Has a stomach of steel when it comes to gore/insects/generally gross things. Bighorn, on the other hand, has a life policy of staying at least 15 feet away from all squiggly things, from intestines to centipedes.

Skipper - Mudwing - She/her

Absolute cinnamon roll, wants the best for everyone

A little self righteous, she can be a bit much to be around for long periods of time

Big 14 year old lesbian who’s just learned about social justice energy tbh

Oh also she’s a trans lesbian !!! Been debating if I should give her a girlfriend or not, guess we’ll see

Gar’s younger sister, he’s a little uncomfortable with her being at JMA too (Gar has a weird relationship with his sibs in general) but he still loves her and is there to support her when she needs it

A little bad at personal space, very pro-hugs and cuddles

Honestly just doing her best

Visionweaver - Nightwing - He/him

Grumpy little man

No literally, he’s shorter than basically everyone around him

Insecure for literally no reason

Gay, and mad about it

(OH GOD HE WOULD TOTALLY UNIRONICALLY REBLOG THAT “Gay people I respect” POST)

Has a crush on Monsoon which he poorly covers by trying to be a jerk to them in the hallways (Monsoon is unbothered and unimpressed)

His anti-Monsoon campaign would probably go a lot better if literally anyone else liked him (Besides Darbuka, who is too busy talking about himself to really listen to Vee’s ranting)

A giant nerd, he solves math problems for fun 

He mellows out a lot more when he gets older, becoming an astronomer

Tern - Seawing - They/them

Their policy is in life is basically “sit down, shut up, and do the work”

The only one who does their homework in a reasonable way

Proud of being the everyman, has zero desire to get involved in the shenanigans going on

A lovely study partner, they have a very dry/sarcastic sense of humor and don’t take everything super seriously while still being v consistent and responsible

Has a bit of an opening up to other people problem, or really a “meaningful friendship” problem tbh

They tend to subconsciously push away people/discourage them from getting closer, from their viewpoint they don’t really need a lot of people (or really anyone) in their life

Secret admiration/crush for Sleet that they would never admit out loud (or even really to themselves)

When they like/respect someone, they’ll cook for them

(by the end of their time at JMA, their winglet has come to depend on their stellar cooking)

Thank you so much for asking about my ocs, I really appreciate the space to kind of ramble about them !!! The JMA kids are my lighthearted oc world, where I can just kind of mess around with personalities and shipping, and I think it lowkey shows ^^;;. 

A lot of the central story focuses around Amber Winglet, but part of it is that everyone has their own things going on, so it’s basically endless character! Like sims, for my head!