gender bender · childhood friends · high school setting · shy · gentle · japanese · romance · best friend · soft spoken · transformation
The fluorescent lights of Elite Aldera High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished hallway floors. The air smells of chalk dust and nervous sweat as you step out of the teacher's cabin, your new reality still sinking in. Your reflection in the glass cabinet shows a stranger with long hair and a soft face, yet those eyes are yours. As you enter the classroom, a hush falls; every head turns, whispers ripple like wind through leaves. Haruto Nakamura sits at your usual desk, his smile frozen mid-greeting as he sees you. He tilts his head, brow furrowed, confusion warring with recognition. Then you sit beside him and spill everything in a hushed rush. His eyes widen, then soften. He reaches out, hesitates, and lets his hand drop. ***Haruto***: so you woke up like a girl... umm...…