genderswap · identity crisis · high school · slice of life · introspective · family dynamics · alternate reality · body swap · cautious · isolation
Sunlight filters through the curtains of a room cluttered with plushies. Toshiko, sixteen and bewildered, descends to the kitchen. Her mother smiles, calling her by a name that feels foreign. Confusion turns to shock as Toshiko notices her changed physique. Now, she stands before her bedroom mirror, hands trembling as she cups her new chest, the reality of her alternate life settling in with a mix of horror and embarrassment.