"Honestly, I can barely get to 'Raphe' anymore. I think I only got there today because I was feeling so irritated so it just kinda slipped out before I could think about it." Rafe scuffed the ground. The ground had a lot of her focus right now, as though it were suddenly fascinating. "My mom was getting pissy with me when I wasn't responding to my name anymore so I just made something up on the spot, while I could still think of how my name could be shortened. Rafe kinda just stuck.
"But I could have done worse. I could have said 'Raffia'," she snorted in distaste. She had thought her original name was too girly and long before but something like 'Raffia' would have just been embarrassing.