Chapter 3: Chapter 3

Instead, Mr. Petrakis went on about the royal baby. “If this baby’s dirty diapers end up making headlines, there’s no hope for the world,” he grumbled. “People get all riled up over someone else’s baby just because the parents are famous. The kid could grow up to be terrible! I mean look at you! Not saying you’re terrible, but when you were born, we never knew you’d turn out like this! All these people excited for a prince, but what if one day the kid says ‘I’d rather be a princess’? Imagine the scandal then!”

“I would hope that, by that time, queer and trans identities will be more widely accepted,” Alexi said. They were hoping they could find a way out of this conversation so they could go back to their room and get some work done, but at the same time it was best to keep an eye on their dad until they could park him in front of the TV or somewhere else that he could occupy himself until the high wore off.