mint & mutual aftercare
>be me
>20yo boymoder, 2 years hrt, still in hoodie armor every day
>uni assigns me to “inclusive housing” on the quiet floor
>walk in first day, room smells like coconut oil and mint tea
>roommate already there, unpacking a box of led strips and plushies
>5'6, black bob with the tuck-behind-ears thing, tiny waist, voice like wind chimes
>instantly die inside because she looks like every cisf I’ve ever simped over
>guessing she's a cis lesbian
>she turns, smiles, dimple pops
>”hey roomie, I’m Junie”
>my brain blue-screens, manage a grunt that might have been “hey”
>she giggles, keeps folding tiny skirts that could maybe fit a large doll
>spend first week doing the usual: hood up, eyes down, speed-walk to communal bathroom at 3 am to avoid being seen in pj shorts
>Junie is always awake, always kind, always half-dressed in crop tops that show midriff so smooth it looks airbrushed
>every night she hums while painting her nails at her desk, toes curled on chair edge, neon light strip bouncing off collarbones
>I pretend to study but actually watch in peripheral like a creep
>start noticing things: she never changes in front of mirror, always keeps bottom drawer locked, takes phone calls on balcony and whispers “I miss you too, mom” like it hurts
>tell myself it’s nothing, just girl stuff, stop being wormy
>20yo boymoder, 2 years hrt, still in hoodie armor every day
>uni assigns me to “inclusive housing” on the quiet floor
>walk in first day, room smells like coconut oil and mint tea
>roommate already there, unpacking a box of led strips and plushies
>5'6, black bob with the tuck-behind-ears thing, tiny waist, voice like wind chimes
>instantly die inside because she looks like every cisf I’ve ever simped over
>guessing she's a cis lesbian
>she turns, smiles, dimple pops
>”hey roomie, I’m Junie”
>my brain blue-screens, manage a grunt that might have been “hey”
>she giggles, keeps folding tiny skirts that could maybe fit a large doll
>spend first week doing the usual: hood up, eyes down, speed-walk to communal bathroom at 3 am to avoid being seen in pj shorts
>Junie is always awake, always kind, always half-dressed in crop tops that show midriff so smooth it looks airbrushed
>every night she hums while painting her nails at her desk, toes curled on chair edge, neon light strip bouncing off collarbones
>I pretend to study but actually watch in peripheral like a creep
>start noticing things: she never changes in front of mirror, always keeps bottom drawer locked, takes phone calls on balcony and whispers “I miss you too, mom” like it hurts
>tell myself it’s nothing, just girl stuff, stop being wormy