A/N: Chapter one of a series of little one-shots I'll be patching together that explores the avenue of bigender!Hitachiin twins. In this specific case, they both identify with being male (their assigned gender), but only sometimes. They also identify as being female, which leads them both to alternate between the two genders depending on their how they wish to identify. As they figure out how they're feeling about identifying as more than one gender, I'll stick to using they/them/theirs in certain chapters.

I'll also be exploring their sexuality. Their relationship in canon is quite literally, borderline incestuous and I believe they are just a hair shy of actually getting together in the series. This means that this is also a Hitachiincest fanfiction and if you cannot handle that, the back button probably looks good to you.

Otherwise, enjoy! Please leave feedback, it helps me figure out what direction to go and who's receiving my work. Let me know what you need more clarification on what non-binary identities mean, specifically being bigender, and I'll try to point you to some resources (although I encourage you to do some research if you're not familiar with this concept).


She says she loves the way mother used to never care about using her as displays for her latest fashion trends.

Most little boys would find it humiliating, the fact that they were being stuffed into doll-like dresses for the sake of showing off their parent's work.

Not them.

They put up such little fuss the first time they are slipping into frills at the age of three, so Yuzuha decides to do it again, and again - soon, whenever the whole family scrambles over to see her latest designs, they are, sure enough, displaying her trends.

If anything, it was the amount of fawning their relations did that sickened them the most.

"Oooooh, look at you! Just like a pair of little dolls!"

"She's at it again, that devil. Dressing up her sons to be a pair of angels - it's just too cute."

"She should put them in commercials - bet you her sales would go out though the roof!"

Murmurs would reach around to them when said relations approached them; they would pinch their cheeks, croon, and even tried to play along and guess who was Hikaru (of course, nobody got it right).

After a while, it gets old, even they're only five. A pair of children could only stand so much babying, which is exactly why they slip away from the party and head to the backyard. Few adults ventured there - the meet-and-greet was contained to the front, so this leaves them with enough space to venture.

"What a boring party." Kaoru is the first to voice their dissent, brushing down the blue extensions.

"All of mom's parties are boring." Hikaru picks at the end of their dress, examining the frills.

"She could've just dressed us up without all the dumb adults."

Both share a giggle.

"Yeah, totally. I just like the dress, y'know? Kinda makes me feel like..."

"...a girl?"

The elder twin nods. Seconds later, they tilt their head a bit and blink - of course, their twin guessed right, but wasn't it odd? How can a boy /feel/ like a girl?

"Don't you - "

" - think it's weird?" Kaoru finishes.

"Yeah. Boys aren't - "

" - girls. And girls aren't - "

" - boys."

"..."

"...but I don't feel like much of a boy right now."

"Me either."

Both of them scrunch up their noses and sit on the ground, ruffling the dresses.

"Hikaru, does that mean we're girls now? If we don't feel like boys?"

"I dunno. We're boys, aren't we? But if we don't feel like boys.."

Pause. It wasn't adding up to either of them, and yet -

"...I kind of like it though - "

" - feeling like this. Yeah. I do, too."

"Do you think mom would let us do this more?"

"Why not? Mom wants to show off her clothes whenever she can."

An enthusiastic nod is followed by the bobbing of pink pigtails. Both end up smiling.

"Maybe we can show up like this to school when we feel like wearing dresses too, right Kaoru? It'd be kinda fun."

"Yeah! We should do it!"

Pleased murmurs slip between them as they entertain the thought of the school's reaction to them showing up in the girl uniforms. Maybe they could put more natural-looking extensions in and have fun performing different hair styles. Mother might even let them experiment with some nail polish -

"Hikaru! Kaoru! There you two are!"

So much for that fantasy. The bubble is popped when the gentle voice of their mother snaps them out of their little conversation.

"Awwww, but mommmmm!" Sycophantic whines escape their throats in unison.

"No 'buts', you two. You know the family has been dying to see how much you've grown."

"No they haven't, they just wanna see us look cute."

Yuzuha chuckles, hands resting on their small shoulders.

"Of course. Who wouldn't? You're simply adorable."

In unison, they roll their eyes, hands quick to reach for the other's.

"Come on. You boys can have lunch after you say hello to your grandmother, alright?"

Although their mother calls them boys, it doesn't sit right with them. They don't like the odd sensation of disappointment that stems from those syllables, but don't know what to say in response. Instead, both grin with excitement at the mention of their grandmother. She was simply the best, what with her unconventional fashion statements and eccentric love of motorcycles.

As they head back, they both share glances past their mother's back. She likes to dress them for her shows, but what if she wouldn't let them do this for school?

(Dressing up is for home, only.)