Oh yes, I think the Ben January one is a really good example! (Being the one from a canon I'm familiar with.) I think the thing with pulling off a twist like that is making it feel like the character has been keeping it secret for plausible reasons - lives in a homophobic society and didn't trust the protagonist, say - as opposed to keeping it secret for deceptive reasons and/or the author pulling it out for shock value.
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Date: 2022-04-08 08:19 pm (UTC)