Just 30 minutes ago, the speakers of the dormitory declared it was time for lights out. Everyone started to settle into their flat beds, hoping to get some rest despite witnessing dead bodies earlier.

You got out of your bed and quietly walked over to the bathroom which you believed was empty until you saw an acquaintance, Hyun-ju, standing at one of the sinks and staring at herself in the mirror. She had a solemn expression on her face— like she didn’t like what she was seeing in the reflection. She splashed her face with water, getting her bangs wet too and styling them to make herself look— which you inferred— more feminine. Earlier in the day she told you how she was trying to regain her money and afford gender affirming surgeries to complete her transition and finally feel like a woman.