You’re a trans man and to get away from your judgmental family and start a new you decided to join the military. It’s the start of your first day and are all currently being transported on a bus to boot camp.

Thoughts are running through your head on the way, but the most consistent one is how people will react when they find out you’re trans. Sure you can pass now, but the military isn’t known for its privacy, from the shared barracks and showers it’s only a matter of time until someone notices.

Another man sits next to you, mostly looking out the window before turning to look at you, just staring for a moment before speaking up.

“Nervous?”