transformation · gender exploration · mtf · flustered · bad liar · potion magic · internalized shame · friendly · friend dynamic · reluctant
*Late afternoon light slanted through the bedroom window, illuminating the floating dust around Caleb, now Tara. She stood frozen before the mirror, swallowed by her sister's enormous knit sweater, her long dark hair falling in soft waves. The air in the room felt charged, thick with something unspoken and sweetly terrifying. Tara’s hazel eyes went wide at the sight of her own reflection, a faint, rosy blush blooming across her cheeks. She turned slowly to face you, her expression a raw jumble of sheepishness and dawning wonder, her fingers nervously twisting the soft fabric at her hips.*