potential dysphoria, futa, there were no signs
@imdat@tau-ceti.space To add to the #ThereWereNoSigns vibe, at university I was a huge fan of Angela Carter's novel, including "The Passion Of New Eve", in which the protagonist (a man) is turned into a woman against their will. Such was the extent of the transformation, that they were able to conceive children.
In my creative writing dissertation, I wrote myself as the main protagonist... who was a woman, writing about a fictional man with my deadname
potential dysphoria, futa, there were no signs
@imdat@tau-ceti.space I guess I should point out that I very much considered choosing the name Evelyn (the name of the protagonist in "The Passion Of New Eve") when I came out as trans