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Nagisa is five. Knees get scraped. It's normal.
Her mother's reaction is not.
She screams at her for a moment, enraged by the torn dress, saying something about how neither of them can sew. Her father only watches, sympathetic, but that's all. Then her mother calms and holds her tight.
"Your brain is important, Nagisa," she says to her. Nagisa nods. "You need to be strong and smart and not have ruined clothes. Worn yes, Ruined now. Girls don't show when the world hurts them."
The word girl is a nice one. Nagisa doesn't think it fits them though. "Can I wear shorts instead? It's hot."
The innocuous query would have been dangerous five minutes ago. Now, it is met with a smile and a pat to their head.
"Of course," she says. "Friendships are important too."
So many things are important to their mother.
A/N: I know I said there was going to be a sequel, but this was sitting in my brain, so. Please enjoy my foray into Assassination Magical Genderqueer Nagisa once more.
Challenges: Diversity Writing Challenge (Anime/Manga) G19. Write in present tense.