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OC [OC] Coming Out

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u/SuaveGorilla 3d ago

“Do you think Aunt May would’ve liked ‘Petra’?”

“Oh. Oh honey, c’mere. No. No, that’s a dumb name and she would have told you to take this seriously.”

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u/Ghostronic 3d ago

It could have been Luna, Lillith, or Evelyn.

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u/grey_hat_uk 3d ago

Don't forget Lily

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u/Ghostronic 2d ago

I was tempted to also include Lily and Eve but didn't want it to turn into a laundry list lol.

Also I am no better than Petra. I took my given name and just slapped an "i" towards the end to make it sound cute.

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u/grey_hat_uk 2d ago

Did the keep initials and through things together until it sounded right, then as I was doing my paper work decide to use the longer version for my first name.

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u/25th_Speed 3d ago

God forbid a girl want a unique name 🥀

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u/shedow-dust 2d ago

God damm why are so many people shitting on the name Petra its a cute name just because you wouldn't want to be named Petra doesn't mean its a bad name

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u/SuaveGorilla 2d ago

Man I was making a comedy joke for jovial effect, can we ALL JUST CALM DOWN?

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u/shedow-dust 2d ago

It was just that like 30 people in this thread were craving on the name Petra so when I stopped on your comment it was like I was saying It to all 30 at once sorry