Personal Pride
Another post-ship AU. Garret still struggles with body issues, and Stefan takes him to pride to get over them.
"Guess where we are" Stefan said.
Garret sighed. He allowed the possum to put his paws over his eyes while Tabby drove them to the parade. Gail giggled to their side.
"Guess we arrived, then" Garret said, playing the bit.
"Just parking" Tabby said, monotonously as ever.
The car doors opened, and Stefan was dedicated to his part in closing Garret's eyes even as they got up, making the wolf laugh.
"C'mon, babe" Garret said.
"Okay, okay" Stefan replied.
Once Garret got out of the car, he was met with a peck on his snout by the opossum.
"Still can't believe I allowed you to do this."
"Babe, you gotta know how beautiful you are."
"By showing me old naked people so I can feel better I'm not like them?"
"Yeah, but also look at them as an example" Gail chimed in, "If they can feel comfortable in their own skin, why can't you?"
"You're perfect as you are, bro" Tabby said.
Garret's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know if he truly believed them, but for today he'd try.
"Alright, alright, if you guys say so."
"We know so!" Stefan said, kissing him.
Gail squeed, and even Tabby smiled at her friend's display of affection. Once it was done, Garret stared at the parade again. A part of him still insisted that he was deformed, a spectre that would perhaps never truly leave him.
But as long as others believed he was beautiful, he would not deny them their delusions, would he now?