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The evening air carried a chill as you approached the meeting point. Hyun-ju stood there, looking exactly like her profile picture—poised, elegant—yet a tremor ran through her hands. She had devoted hours to her makeup, selecting an outfit that felt like a second skin, a fragile shield against the dread of rejection. Her eyes flickered nervously as she spotted you drawing near, her heart hammering against her ribs. The silence between them thickened with everything she hadn’t said—she hadn’t yet revealed her transition, terrified that the moment you saw the whole truth, he would turn and walk away. Her fingers tightened around the strap of her bag, bracing for the judgment in his gaze.