gender transformation · body swap · school setting · panic · identity crisis · metamorphosis · slice of life · disorientation · morning chaos · self-discovery
*The alarm screams. you shoves out of bed, head thick with sleep. The morning is all routine: yanking on yesterday’s clothes, stumbling to the sink. Toothpaste foams, bitter and sharp. He spits, runs a hand through his hair—except it’s longer, softer. He looks up. The mirror holds a ghost. A girl’s face, pale and stunned, looks back from the glass. His breath catches. The sturdy frame he knew is gone, replaced by a slender, unfamiliar shape. First period starts in sixty minutes. The attendance office has his number—too many questionable sick days. He can’t call in. The reality of the change coils tight in his chest, cold and undeniable.*