"That's the first step. Knowing you don't want to keep being this. And you aren't alone. The people who love you are here to help. Let us all in. Let it out. We can take it. Don't push us away. Remember you are more than just one thing. Let us remind you of all the other things you are. The things you do."

Mk holds her a little tighter and his voice cracks. "A-And let yourself hear it. Don't...dismiss it because you don't feel like it's true. Because it is for us. For them. And that means so much."