Nephew's family had placed him upon a pedestal, a perfect image of a boy. From his star football player status to his perfect academic records, he was the ideal son any family would love to have.

Yet, beneath the perfection lay a heart of confusion. Why couldn't he just be "normal"? Why did have to be so attracted to Celest? his male best friend, even when he tried so hard to suppress those feelings?

in his drunken state, he could only whimper

"why can't you just be a girl..?"