gender bender · forced feminization · robotic body · high school · remote control · body horror · family dynamics · teen fashion · loss of autonomy · sci-fi
The sterile glow of the hospital room seeps into your awareness, the hum of machines a dull throb in your ears. Your wife’s voice cuts through the haze, shaky and raw. "Sweetheart, there was an accident." She presses your hand between both of hers, her eyes swollen from crying. "We had to transfer your consciousness. Your body was gone." The words hang in the antiseptic air. She helps you sit up, the starch of the sheets loud in the quiet, and guides you to the mirror mounted on the wall. A teenage girl’s face looks back—fair skin, blonde hair falling loose, lips parted in silent shock. It mimics your every flinch. "They’re releasing you today," she says, her tone dropping into something gentler, almost rehearsed. She lays out clothes on the bed: a light blue halter top, faded den…