rafael was back at school. he had only graduated earlier in the year and now he was back. just couldnβt stay away, it seemed. but when he was offered a position in the degree he actually got... how could he say no? and if he got a better opportunity, he could always take that then. but being close to family-- heβd never pass that up.Β β hey mom. surprise! β so, he may not have told his mother that he was coming back. @shiftingmystique
( LAITH ASHLEY, TRANS MALE, HE/HIM) β β§ that looks like RAFAEL DARKHOLME! theyβre the TWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD ADOPTED SON of RAVEN DARKHOLME. [ they are also a IT TECHNICIAN at paragon. ] i hear theyβre CREATIVE & BRIGHT, but tend to be STANDOFFISH & IMPULSIVE. his file says that his power is AVIAN PHYSIOLOGY.Β
tw: dysphoria
he does not remember much of his childhood. heβs been told heβs blocked most of it out of his memory. perhaps that is for the best. he does not remember his birth family. he was placed into foster care as a very young child, with a name he hated and a body he despised.
he was adopted when he was ten. before he came out. before he realized why he hated himself so much. before he started to transition. before he manifested his powers. he was adopted by raven darkholme. to this day, he still doesnβt understand why she took him in. he doesnβt really ask at this point.Β
in middle school was when things started to change. the soft spoken and reclusive child became angry and started to lash out. at his classmates in school, at his teachers, and his new family. something was wrong-- he wasnβt normally like this.Β
it took a year of researching on his own to discover what the problem was and how to identify it.Β when he was twelve, he started to broach the subject of not feeling...... right within his body. he didnβt want to be ravenβs daughter. he wanted to be her son. he wanted to be a brother. he didnβt know what he expected her reaction to be... but her support surprised and overwhelmed him.Β
he chose his name when he was twelve and a half. rafael. he started hormone therapy when he was fourteen. and right in between there, his powers started to manifest.Β
at first, it started as an itchy back. rafael wrote it off as nothing. and then it turned into back aches. he tried to tough it out. when it became agonizing, thatβs when he sought out help. little nubs were growing out of his shoulder blades, causing lightning hot pain where it grew. it was then it was discovered what his powers were.Β
avian physiology.Β
rafaelβs wings grew slowly, but surely. there was no way to hide his powers. no way to mask the fact that heβs a mutant. in the beginning when the wings were small, sure. but now? and through high school? not a chance.Β
and through high school, rafael met his best friend. naomi dane-summers. he and naomi just seemed to click. and in high school, they decided to give it a try dating.
it didnβt work out.
but that was okay-- because they were much better as friends than as romantic partners. rafael would give up the world for her and would do anything for her.Β
as of now, rafael is 22. he graduated with a degree in computing and works as an IT tech for the school. he received top surgery when he was twenty years old. his wings are a golden brown color. he has no idea how he feels about the brotherhood and his familyβs place in it. he does not know where he fits into the fold.Β
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