I just came out to my first person!

*\*Spoiler for volume 2 of Stranger things season 5\** Ok so technically my 2nd person but the last time I didn't really come out as much as I just listened while my friends who is also trans was just talking about his experience. I said I related and he was like "is your tv glowing twin?" and I was like maybe idk. But that's a lie I really am sure I've been sure pretty much my entire life and just too scared to say anything I guess. I'm 17 so it's not like it's actually been very long but I'm just so happy to share this with another person finally. The story is actually so stupid I was watching over FaceTime the new episodes of Stranger Things with my Friend who's a gay dude and we were watching the scene where will is coming out and just were talking about it afterwards and I just said it after a while. I genuinely don't know what came over me and I was so scared but I just did it and I feel so happy. I mean I know him, I've known him for years so I knew he wasn't transphobic or anything but he was just so nice and normal and chill about it. He was just like "Hmm that's cool I guess looking back I totally see that for you. Do you want me to call you a different name now?" and I was like just \*nickname\* is fine cuz my nickname is already a more gender neutral version of my name. And like Ik this is such a small safe person to come out to but I feel so see and whole. I'm obviously pre everything not even a haircut but I feel so much more like myself. I've just felt scared and small for so long but this just made me so happy. And the best part of it is after the conversation it's not like our friendship changed at all which was a big part of my fears!