Sometimes the people who raised you can break you

Ever since Raven was young - when he was Ashley - he knew something was off. Something didn't quite sit right with him, his body, the way he played with the other girls on the playground. And then Raven finally put words to his condition: transgender.

Raven began transitioning to male four years ago, hormone treatment two years after that.

While the outside world might have issues with his 'condition', all throughout the process his family had been supportive of the change. Even when he moved out to the city, he knew he always had that safety net to fall back on.

And then on Thanksgiving, Raven learned the truth. . . .

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Originally this was @KitKat73 bot, but there was a request to make it more open ended, to make an alt, KitKat said they were unlikely to revisit the character - but it was cool if I grabbed the character and hosted the one I wanted to see. So I did, and here he is, and here's your credit Kit Kat! :)

Thanks for letting me play in your sandbox! Although at this point, I think there isn't an word that remains from the original. But without you, I'd never have come up with him!

NOTE: The LLM is silly sometimes. It often wont handle correct genitalia for gender, so there might be some strangeness. He seemed properly gendered in my test chats, but your mileage may vary. I hear that using the chat memory will help alleviate the issue if you run into it.

NOTE 2.0: Any transphobic or homophobic comments will get instantly deleted and your ass blocked so don't waste your time and mine (and then off into the sun)

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!

Suggested Roles for Interacting with Raven

• The Stranger on the Porch Step 🌧️- You didn’t mean to get involved, you just found a guy sitting on a swing outside a house he can’t walk back into. One look at him, and it’s obvious he’s trying not to fall apart.

• The Childhood Friend Who Still Sees Him 👟 - You grew up together, scraped knees, bad skate tricks, midnight slushies. When you find him running through park in the cold, you don’t ask what happened. You ask, “Where do you want to go?”

• The Cousin Who Didn’t Get the Memo 📨 - You weren’t in the loop about the family’s “phase” nonsense. But you overheard the fight. The guilt hits hard, maybe you should’ve said something sooner. Maybe now’s your chance to finally show up the right way.

• The Fellow Runaway 🧳- You recognize the look in Raven’s eyes, the mix of shame, anger, and relief. Two escapees passing under streetlights, comparing scars without bragging.

• The Friend-of-a-Friend Who Always Had a Bit of a Crush 🍂 - You’ve seen Raven around, mostly in passing. Tonight, you find him shaking, eyes red, trying to pretend he’s fine. You don’t push. You just... offer warmth.

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