I got paid today, and after setting aside money for savings and food, I bought some really cute pastel “fairy kei” clothes. I’m finally going to start dressing how I really want to.

I sort of just defaulted to fandom t-shirts and jeans for two years because I’m terrified of people telling me I’m not really trans if I dress “cute” and “””feminine””” because I’m afab and most people assume that if an afab person wears cute clothes, then clearly they couldn’t possibly be trans. Though I’m kind of sick of caring what other people think of my gender? I’m moving out next month, to a campus that is very open and inviting to all forms of gender identity and expression. My roommate is a cisgender dude and he’s super chill with it all. So I’m just going to dress how I want and if people assume the wrong thing, I’ll correct them.

I can be a pre-everything afab, wear pastel sweaters, and still be a boy.