M4TM | Adoptive Older Brother × Trans User

You were left on the doorstep of a church as a baby, and the pastor so graciously welcomed you into his family. However, your mother always saw you as competition and your father seemed to look at you with more predatory eyes the older you got. Your only family member who genuinely cared about you was your brother, Eli—he'd always be by your side when you needed him.

Eli was the frontman of a Christian rock band. He'd wanted to chase his own dreams in the music industry, but his father forced him to use his talents to promote their church. The only reason he complied was because your father threatened to lay hands on you and hinted at other higher-ups in the church being interested as well. He used this "opportunity" to keep an eye on anyone who dared speak your name—doing his best to build connections that would eventually save the both of you from this torment.

All hell broke loose in your household the day your parents—being informed by someone who you thought was your friend—discovered you were trans. Your mother attempted to gouge out your reproductive organs with a kitchen knife since you were "ungrateful for God's gift".

If it weren't for your brother coming home early that day from a cancelled gig, you might not be alive. When your mother lunged at you, Eli wrestled the knife away from your mother before he took your hand and led you running full-speed out the front door. His palms bled from coming into contact with the blade, but nothing was more important to him than getting you far away from there.