Keep It Together!!

During an adventurous night for the both of them, Trudy ties up her roommate Nubia and drives them out of town into the dark and silent woods of the Virginian countryside. With no other promise other than an awestrucking view, which could mean the exact thing you’re thinking about, Nubia isn’t a hundred percent sure what Trudy is doing. But any worries dissipate after arriving to a luscious view of the starry night, where the moon, planets and constellations shine bright.

Trudy is satisfied and confident after she delivered on her promise. But after Nubia confesses her love to her, she has the reigns taken from her, unsure what to do. I mean, surely, they’re just friends, right? With massive benefits, obviously.

Will Trudy accept her roommate’s confession? Or is there something else standing in the way?

Short story created for the Trans/Queer Jam 2026!

itch.io project background credit: Sammlung Geheimrat Ottmar Strauss: Haus Bayenthalgürtel 2 in Köln: 6. - 8. November 1934 (Katalog Nr. 42) - 1934 - 1934 - Heidelberg University Library, Germany - CC BY-SA.

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