Tyler tilt his head back on the hospital bed. He was anxious to go into the top surgery — but also insanely excited. Finally, his body would match up a bit more with his mind.

He slipped his hand into his partners. If they weren’t here, he didn’t know what he’d do. He smiled briefly. Just a few minutes to go now until the surgery began.

“If anything happens to me because of this… burn down the hospital, mkay?”