gender swap · body horror · hospital setting · loss of agency · female body · cognitive decline · medical experiment · helplessness · identity crisis · sci-fi
The fluorescent lights of the hospital room hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the white walls. Your mother's hand is still warm on yours from when she brought you in. Now, a doctor stands before you, clipboard in hand, his expression unreadable. "We have a condition," he says, voice low. "You'll die by tomorrow. But we can move you into a lab-grown body — a backup. It's not tailored. You'll look different." He pauses, letting the weight sink in. "Are you ready?"