Chapter 8: It’s all because of this disease

As I hid under the covers, consumed by shame and embarrassment, she pulled them back, exposing me. She leaned in.

“Yunha, just one more time…”

Her eyes burned with desire. I pushed her away.

“No. It’s evening now. And this… between family… it’s wrong.”
“Says the one who was just moaning and clinging to me.”

She flashed a playful smirk. My face grew hotter. I threw a pillow at her.

“S-Shut up…!”

She picked up the pillow. “Really? But your reaction suggests otherwise.”
“…Shut up.”

Her smirk widened. “So, now that we’ve… bonded, can you call me Unni?”
“No. This was practically r*pe.”
“Yunha, is that how you’re going to play it? You enjoyed it, and now you’re blaming me?”

She was twisting things, using manipulative language to try and force me to call her Unni. But I wouldn’t fall for it.

“No. I will never call you Unni. Never.”

Her eyes widened. “Yunha, do you still think you’re a man? No. You have a woman’s body now, and you need to live as one. Trying to act like a man in that body will only hurt you. I’m just trying to help you adjust.”
“…”
“So? Can we agree on Unni?”

No. I hate this. I… I was born a man… This stupid disease… This f*cking disease… made me a woman… If it weren’t for this goddamn disease… My life was ruined the moment I contracted it.* No, it wasn’t her fault. It was this damned TS Syndrome. It shattered my identity, ruined my life. It’s all because of this disease.

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Unknowingly, I was hyperventilating. Sieun called my name repeatedly, her voice growing louder. When I didn’t respond, she—

–Slap

She slapped me, snapping me back to reality.

“Yunha, what’s wrong? Why are you breathing like that…?”

I clutched my head. “It’s all because of this disease… If it weren’t for this…”

She placed her hands on my shoulders, looking directly into my eyes.

“Yunha, I know it’s because of the disease. But your life isn’t over, is it? So listen to me, and live the way I tell you. Then, at least, your life won’t be ruined. It might even get better.”

I looked at her, my eyes hollow. “R-Really…?”
“Yes, really. So, will you listen to Unni?”