Introduction

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People see a boy when they look at me, but that's not who I am. Inside, I'm a girl. A girl who doesn't fit the typical image, a girl with a body that doesn't conform to expectations. I'm strong, I'm athletic, and I'm built in a way that means I can't have children. I'm a girl, plain and simple, with the anatomy to prove it.
This truth has been my secret since I was five, a secret my parents forced upon me.

They wanted me to pretend, to live as a boy. It's a weight I carry every day, a constant lie that gnaws at me. Keeping it hidden, especially from Taehyung, feels like a betrayal. I'm living a double life, pretending to be someone I'm not, and it's exhausting.

I understand their reasons, or at least, I try to. They believe it's for my safety, that this charade is necessary to protect me. But it comes at a terrible cost. It means I can't have the kind of life I dream of, the kind of relationship I long for. It means I can't be with Taehyung, not truly, not honestly. And that...that hurts more than anything.

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