#trans simon

i’m projecting my periods cramps onto them

Beach!

+ bonus

Lemmie be the friend who’s to woke for a sec ok. So often when I see a ftm HC it’s because a guy is perceived as more feminine. Either he’s gender non conforming, or short, or the character trope of “the weak one”, ect. It gets exhausting man. I’m not saying trans men can’t be feminine, gender is a spectrum and I think that’s beautiful. And it’s not impossible or anything to find characters outside of this stereotype. But it does feel a little rarer in comparison

Oh who could that be?

So. They're on Erid. They've been on Erid for a while, Grace longer than Simon (that's important for later).

Simon would be somewhat mutated by the blood in this. But not a lot. Not to the monstrous degree of some fics. I'm thinking maybe his left eye is red & he's got little fangs or claws or something. Just, little things. Things he doesn't like but are mostly easy to ignore.

They've gotten past the mistrust & are either in a relationship or headed that way.

All of a sudden Simon starts feeling sick. Maybe it's slow. Maybe he doesn't notice at first but then tries to hide it because 'it's not a big deal, I'm fine. I'll get over it'. But he doesn't. It just gets worse and worse until he's in so much pain he can't think straight.

Or maybe it happens fast. They're having breakfast & he feels a little woozy, only to stand from the table and collapse.

Either way, Grace freaks the hell out & brings him to Armando. But Armando can't figure out what's happening either, so they all just stew in worry. Grace hates it. Hates that his friend/partner is in pain and he can't help. He's so scared that he's going to lose him it makes him sick.

Eventually though, Simon gets better. They still don't know what happened or why.

At least, until Simon is awake enough to notice... a pretty major difference.

So.

So you know how when the population is low some animals like fish or frogs... change?

Yeah.

Yeah so Simon has a new set of anatomy now.

And to be absolutely clear: THIS IS BODY HORROR and should be treated as such. This isn't some wish-fulfillment "oh, weird. Well at least now we can have babies!" fantasy.

Simon's body changed against his will for a purpose that he didn't want. And it's not just the physical shape either, he's got the hormones that fuck with his emotions too. (And periods, oh god can you imagine Grace trying to explain what a period is to rock-based lifeforms? They’d be horrified.) It's another reminder that he's not fully human. A reminder that he's not in control of himself even here, even when he thought he was safe.

And Grace is just as horrified, because not only is his friend/partner suffering, this is partially his fault isn't it? It was Grace's presence that prompted his biology to shift. What if Simon hates him now? I mean, he has every right, but also it's not like either of them can really leave.

Rocky & Adrian are just confused at first because is this not a good thing? They're compatible mates now! They can have more little humans! And Grace has to try and explain the difference between human gender vs biological sex and how that correlates to societal views and all that.

They don't really get it, but they do eventually understand that Simon is having a bad time because he doesn't feel right in his own body anymore. So the Eridians ask if there's anything they can do and Grace digs into the medical files aboard the Hail Mary and gives them everything it's got on FtM transitioning.

They have to finagle it a bit to combat Simon's wonky biology, but eventually they find something that works basically like T.

And maybe, MAYBE down the line Simon decides that if the universe is gonna fuck with him like this then at least he can get something good out of it. Having a baby out of spite seems in character for him.

(I'm just imagining him marching up to Grace with a determined expression and zero warning and saying something like "I want you to get me pregnant."

And Grace just, blue-screens. Error 404, not found. Please hang up and try again.)

But then again, maybe not. Maybe he and/or Grace are ace. Maybe his spite is entirely directed at the change itself, and he absolutely refuses to use any of it because it's not like he's suddenly changed his mind just because his fucking anatomy decided it should be possible.

I don’t know. But the thought of mutant cis-to-FtM Simon slammed into my head first thing this morning like a 60 pound sandbag crossed with a flash grenade and I needed to put it out there.

I hadn't even had my coffee yet.