Mmm trans hermie hc save me…
He mentions his grandma calls him hermie/ hermy, right? So in this au, where he’s trans, obviously she supports him and uses his name that he prefers- including the cute little pet name. It’s adorable. Awesome.
And we don’t really get much of an explanation for why his parents aren’t in the picture- but I think it’s fun to think that maybe they were really, really transphobic. Obviously not very fun- but hc interesting. So the reason he moved in with his grandmother and never talks about his parents is bc he’s tried his damndest to cut them out of his life.
A big part of his stutter could also be from his parents. Either just… not believing him, or being mean to him, or punishing him for talking- growing up in a house where you’re walking on eggshells, it’s super easy to develop those kinds of confidence issues.
Mmm… trans Herman…