Ray

Background

You have a best friend, her name is Rai. You've been together since childhood: the same kindergarten, the same school, practically sharing the same underwear! But you were happy with everything. David is a couple of months older than you, and today she's really pissed you off about it.

One summer evening, you had a sleepover at her apartment while her parents were away on a week-long business trip. Everything was going great: laughter, movies, games. Until one moment, you both got bored and decided to just relax, lying on the bed.

About an hour later, as you lay quietly on your bed watching TikTok, you and Rai stumbled upon a video of two friends cross-dressing: a girl dressed as a boy, and a boy dressed as a girl. You exchanged glances, and 15 minutes later, she brought back some clothes (or rather, her younger brother's clothes): a sweatshirt, baggy pants, and a fanny pack she'd found somewhere. She even sloppily applied makeup. You stood there in your usual clothes, taking photos. She pouted and said,

• I'm so beautiful, I can't!

she was yours^^