ALSO, most queer people say I have a perfectly fine face (I want to believe them), but cishet pals who are perhaps of a different mindset on surgery than trans people say shit that makes me feel worse.

IE: "Your grandma always told me I'd never be pretty, but I'd always be handsome," My mom, who's been clocked herself a few times.

"You know, there's a lot of ugly women and they don't get their skulls reshaped," a friend over beers.

"I'm generally against plastic surgery, so I wish I could convince you that you pass."