Old Enough

by Haley Jakobson

A cis boy wearing eyeliner who introduces himself with his pronouns is fucking bisexual catnip.

At first, I convinced myself that I actually wasn’t gay and just had completed the prerequisite experimenting that women were supposed to do in college. But then I thought a lot about Shane from The L Word and changed my mind.

Should I wear my shirt that read bicon that I had panic-ordered during Pride or would that make it seem like I only like two genders, “bi” meaning “two.” I needed a shirt that read bi as in horny for gender expansiveness.

a tiny vial strung around their neck that I knew was filled with Vera’s period blood.

Queen HUH

“Yes! Text me!” I said very loudly. “Okay!” They matched my tone.

This is romance

“We’ll see if that’s true after I do my reading.” “I know it’s gonna be great. Everything you do is great.” Oh. Wesley’s eyes got a little wide. “I have to go check the mic!” They were flustered. I bit my cheek, trying not to smile.

THIS IS ROMANCE

Downloading Snapchat for a cis guy might be the most biphobic thing you’ve ever done.”

been there sister

they reached for my ass, and then swiftly flipped me over so that my head was resting on the pillow. “Nice!” I said, apparently not in my own head but very much out loud. “Honestly, I’m impressed with myself.”

THIS IS ROMANCE