Holy shit. I came out to my best friend, and he was awesome. I’m very, very lucky to have him. I had to get pretty drunk to pluck up the courage though. 🫠
I mean, it was a hell of a rush too! I was visibly shaking for ages afterwards. It felt like being a teenager and confessing my love to someone and finding out they’re into me too, but x1000000.
My poor friend had no idea what I was going to say. Goodness knows what went through his mind while I was struggling to get it out! When I did though, he aced it. Top marks. No notes.
This was easy mode though. I was already pretty sure he’d do well. Family is going to be very challenging.
@aura 
congrats!
@kai in case you didn’t put 2+2 together, this is the evangelion enthusiastic alt account my main account mentioned some days back. It was just important for me to come out to a particular person first. ☺️
@aura I think that would have been quite a leap on my part 😅 but congrats!
@kai I may be lacking a little objectivity 😅
@aura perspective bias, I would say
"Don't you know who I am!?" 😂
Looking back on this after a couple of days. I wonder what I looked like as I said it. I spent at least a minute wrestling with my own head and failing to say it before I could get it out *after* I had made the decision to do it. I guess that’s just what it was like for me to overcome decades of firewalling. I also wonder what it’ll be like the next time.