Projection (Male reader x Female OC)

001

The last period.

Tapping my fingers against the top of the desk I am watching every single second pass just to end the day. We hardly do anything in this class and all I can think about is just getting home to enjoy this free day. I usually wake up early to go to the gym just before school but my best friend Akarin didn't show up so I guess he got sick or something.

"Hey, (Y/N)."

I don't look at her as I breathe out, "Probably sick."

She then sits down in his seat, "You are being very rude."

Lifting my shoulders, "You only really hang out with us because of Akarin so there is no point trying to be friendly with me about it."

She rolls her eyes as she hands me the things I asked for her early today. "There are all from the classes you two are in, yeah?"

"Yeah." I look at the papers about the homework and work he missed and I can just tell when I swing by he is going to be pissed. "Is he really sick though?"

"Probably." I nod. "Then again this isn't the first time he just stayed in bed because he really didn't want to get up."

"Hmmm."

I look at Nora who is staring out the window. A few moments later two more people join the little group. It is like most of them are really here for Akarin because he is much more social than me by a considerable amount and these are his friends.

Not mine.

Though despite their presence I am all too focused on the clock just waiting for the third week of school to just tick past. The three of them return to their chairs the moment our teacher walks back into the room announcing that we should all sit down in our seats.

The bell rings and I am already leaning out of my seat. "Dismissed," he announces and I grab my bag and make sure I am the first person out of this place.

Guess another day I can just spend playing games and see if I can ever get any better than I am right now - people already said I should try to stream if I am really that good but the problem is getting all of that setup and getting it passed my mom.

Well, I guess maybe when I go to college.

My phone rings in my pocket, I pull it out as I crack a slight smile, "Sup?"

"Hey... can you come over?" I hear a soft and feint voice.

I pull the phone away from my ear glancing at the screen and then instantly press it back to my ear asking, "Why are you talking like that?"

"Just get here-" the call cuts.

Huh? It sounds urgent but that didn't even sound like he was making it out to be urgent by talking like that - I mean he knows I was going to show up to give him the work he missed out on. Or is this some voice changer shenanigans where he forgot to turn it off?

I don't waste time reaching his house, I knock on the door revealing his dad flashing me a pained expression, "Hello, sir."

He gestures for me to come in. "Akarin is in his room right now. Just... don't freak out."

"Freak out?" I furrow my brow.

With a firm nod, he gestures for me to get going, "Better to see it."

I walk through the hallway straight to his room, I spent enough time and nights here to know what is where and even where they hide the small plates and the large plates. I knock on the door once and step through it announcing that I am here.

"I am coming in-"

"Wait-" I am already in his room as he is standing in the centre of the room with clothes close to his body as if to cover his chest.

I freeze in place with a furrowed brow. "When did your hair get that long?"

"That's what you are focusing on!?"

I shake my head realizing that his voice got way too soft and feminine, then drop my gaze to the rest of his body there is a clear curviness to it even if slightly. Looking back at his face the realization slowly just burns into my head that this is a fucking chick.

"Stop looking at me you pervert!"

I spin around. "Why aren't you dressed?!"

"I only just got out of bed!"

"It took me twenty minutes after your call to get here!" I shout back at him. "No wait, who the fuck are you?!"

"It's me you dumbass!"

I hear him crashing down on the bed, I glance around to see that the only thing he managed to do was a slap on a big enough shirt to hide his body and climbed back under his covers. Still watching me with a furrowed brow he lets out a pained sigh.

"When... why?"

"I don't know." Scratching the back of his neck he looks at me through the long strands of hair hanging in his face. "But it is everywhere on the news. Makes sense that you don't know about it yet..."

I cock my head. "The news?"

"Random people have been waking up as a different gender." Then dropping his gaze to the floor while pushing the strands of hair from his face. "There have been quite a lot of people affected by whatever it is and I am the unlucky one that got struck by it."

I walk towards him sitting at the far edge of the bed. "I think some people would say lucky..."

He looks at me with a glare. "You are not helping."

"I am trying to!"

"But it fucking sucks so just stop!" He groans loudly. "What do I do?"

"Why are you asking me?!"

"We both know you are the smarter one between the two of us! Come on, (Y/N). I don't trust anyone else to just come over and see me like this... I have been freaking out all day about it and I just..."

I then ask. "What does the news say?"

"That I am fucked."

I twist my lips to the side, furrowing my brow at his response I try to think it through. If this is just something that happened then the chances of him turning back to him are probably never going to happen and will just have to get used to being... what he is now.

He continues. "I am probably going to be a girl now for the rest of my life and I have no fucking idea what I am supposed to do."

"I am not a girl why ask me-"

"Lucky you!"

"Come on you know I don't mean it like that-"

"I know..." Akkarin sigh as he drops back into his bed. Covering his face with his arm he then asks. "Hey... can I ask you a huge favour seeing as I just completed your fantasy of having a girl best friend?"

I snort shaking my head. "Fuck you."

Bursting into cute laughter... wait why did I find it cute?! "Help me out with this? I know girls and you don't work out but I can't trust anyone else to help me. Please?"

I take a deep breath while I nod. "Sure." I then glance at my bag. "I did bring your work from school for you but I think that is pretty far from the list of shit you want to worry about."

"Thanks..." he still sounds pretty bummed out.

I mean who wouldn't? I think we all joked about wanting to be a girl for so long and probably thought that it would be fun up until we touched our own boobs once and then it just fades away. We have a weekend luckily to get shit done for him but I can't help but wonder how everyone will react back at school.

He lifts himself. "Sorry but... can you go home?"

I nod. "Sure. Call me when you need me, yeah?"

With a slight nod, "Dad has been pretty quiet about it and I should talk to him about it. I'll probably have some idea about what to do tomorrow... mind coming in early?"

I shake my head. "Tell me when."

"I'll call you..."

I nod dropping his work on the table and leaving without saying goodbye.