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Black and white comic. Narration box reads "Then in 2018, I got real into Lupin the Third. The characters are older, hairy and charming." Jey standing in front of a Lupin illustration where Lupin and Jigen are running with big sacks of money while being chased by Zenigata.Black and white comic. Young Jey is frustrated and says "But-- What if, while on T, I didn't look like that?" The young Jey, who's not very skinny and is wearing a baggy sweater and jeans, is being compared to a taller thinner Jey with shorter clean hair, a button-up and vest with skinny pants. They look really fashionable and twink-like. Narration reads "Suddenly I felt like I was back at square one. It wasn't possible. It's not magic after all." Young Jey is suddenly blank with a solid black background behind them and says "I changed my mind. I don't think T is for me."Black and white comic. Narration box reads "Then in my 20s, I started seeing and hearing about transmen and their transitions. They all became such good looking twinks!" a 20 year old Jey, now with shorter but shaggier hair and smaller glasses. They're looking at a laptop with a blog open and showing many cute transmen. Narration reads "It was possible." with Jey looking dreamily at the quote un quote ideal transman body. We see a white man with perfectly swept short blond hair, a safe looking face, perfect top surgery with minimal scars, wrinkles, body fat and almost no body hair. Narration reads "Unfortunately I fell into the mindset that transmen had to look like this."Black and white comic. Narration box reads "As a teen I so desperately wanted to look like a twink. There was many an anime boy I wanted to be!" a young Jey stands pondering while various beautiful anime boys circle around them. Narration reads "However, there were obstacles." Young Jey, a chubby teen with thick glasses, dark hair in a ponytail and boring clothing stands looking down at themselves disappointed. A list beside them reads "1. Girl, 2. Everything else about my body"Black and white comic page. Narration box reads "In my teens", where someone is pointing at a young Jey and saying "Wow, you look so much like E---- Page!" Jey, with big oblong glasses, low bangs and a ponytail, grimaces at the person and replies "Nooo, I don't actually." Narration box reads "I got this comment a lot." In the next panel, the narration reads "In my 30s" an older Jey, with square glasses, short cropped hair and a little bit of facial hair says "I don't look like Elliot Page but we are both trans now which is a fun happenstance. I believe we also got our top surgery at the same clinic."Black and white comic page. Jey is standing shirtless but wearing jeans and looking down at their own stomach. Narration: The downside of tummy hair. The next panel, we zoom in on Jey's belly button where the hair around it has acted like a lint trap. Narration: LINT TRAP.Black and white comic. Panel one, I have my arms raised in the air happily saying "Today's my one year on T!" Panel two, I'm shirtless and putting gel on my arms and shoulders saying "The gel was absolutely the right choice for me. Low and slow is my way to go." Panel three, a close-up of me touching my throat with my mouth wide open saying "My voice has gotten deeper." Panel four, I'm holding my arms up to show off my arm hair while saying "My body hair is darker and thicker." Panel five, a far shot of my whole body while wearing a long sleeve black top and dark jeans, I'm saying "and I'm noticing my weight redistributing. More tummy, less hips." Panel six, a profile view of me looking in the mirror at my reflection saying "I feel much happier, and better about looking at myself in the mirror."Black and white comic. Panel one, I'm sitting at my computer working at my tablet as I think "When I see my niblings, how should I talk to them about my HRT?" Panel two, I'm out for a walk with a worried expression thinking "How will they react to the changes that have happened?" Panel three, my three niblings excitedly smile around me saying "Jey! Draw with us! Jey GM for us! Jey!" I shrug with a smile and think "They didn't mentioned it at all. Guess I was worried for nothing."Black and white comic. Panel one, my 40 year old brother in law, holding a cane, asks me "Are you feeling okay? Your voice is really hoarse." I look over with a little smile. Panel two, I respond positively "Don't worry, that's on purpose!" radiating how happy I am that my voice dropped. My brother in law sighs with relief saying "Oh good!"Black and white comic with a light paper texture. The comic is one panel, with text at the top reading “My three month ritual. Two vials of blood, in exchange for my daily dose of gel.” Under the text boxes, Jey is in the middle with their eyes closed and arms out to the side and raised. One arm has a bandaid on it, while the other has testosterone gel rubbed on to it. Above Jey’s hands is a needle filled with blood and a drop of blood beside it, and an Androgel container with a drop of gel beside it.Black and white comic page. Panel one shows Jey smiling and winking with one hand up in a celebratory pose saying “I’m 6 months on T today! Progress has been slow, but it’s been pleasant!” Panel two, shows a drawn version of an instant photo with the handwritten text “First day on T!” below it. Panel two, shows another drawn version of an instant photo with subtle changes like small amounts of facial hair and a wider face, with the handwritten text “6 months on T!” below it.Black and white comic. Panel one, Jey and their spouse Max are having a conversation happily. Jey says “And then I said to them-- ‘Yeah he is…’” with the speechbubble wobbling and leaking in to panel two. Panel two, a similar shot where we both look a bit surprised and Jey has their hand gently to their own throat as their voice wobbles. Panel three, same shot and both Jey and Max are looking at each other with small smiles while Jey says “oops!” Panel four, same shot but both Jey and Max are giggling about it.Black and white comic. Panel one, Jey is reading a book and rubbing their new moustache with their hand. Panel two, Jey is working at their tablet and rubbing their moustache while looking off into the distance. Panel three, Jey is looking in the mirror and rubbing their moustache. Panel four, Max pops in with a devilish grin as xey notice I’ve been rubbing my moustache again, once I notice xem I stop and say “eep!”Black and white comic with three panels. Panel one, narration reads “Lately,” as a friend tells Jey that “Your voice is deeper!” while Jey smiles. Panel two, a family member looking at Jey says “Your moustache is really coming in!” while Jey smiles, narration over the bottom of the panel reads “Friends and family have been pointing out my changes”. Panel three, a close up of Jey happily holding their face with their hands as we see more moustache hairs on their face. Narration reads “It’s nice to know someone other than myself sees them. It makes it feel more real!”Black and white comic page with five panels. Panel one, Jey is seen from the waist up with their arms up in excitement saying “I’m 2 months on T today!” Panel two, a zoomed out shot of Jey pondering as they say “Not much has changed yet. My mood is up because I’m on T, but I feel the same as I did pre-T. It’s a slow process.” Panel three, zoom back in and Jey is holding up their slightly hairy left arm and hand and they say “I am steadily getting hairier all over.” The text “arm hair!” is outside of any speechbubble and closer to their arm. Panel four, Jey lifts up their right arm to match their left and they look at it curiously saying “My right side is definitely darker than my left.” Panel five, a wide panel of a zoom in of Jey’s mouth and sparse moustache while Jey is pointing to it with both hands while they say “Especially on my moustache!”Black and white traditionally drawn comic. Panel one, I’m pointing at a calendar that reads November 7th, 1 month on T and I’m saying “I’m one month on T today!” Panel two, similar panel but I’m holding a bottle of Androgel and saying “Not much has happened yet, but I’m trying to be patient. I am on a low dose to start. Panel three, similar panel but shoulder view up and I’ve got my arms crossed with my eyes closed saying “But, despite them already being pretty hairy--”, Panel four, zooms out to show a simplified version of myself in Hobbit clothes looking at my very hairy feet. I’m saying “I think my feet have gotten even hairier! Why there first?!”Black and white comic. Panel one shows myself looking at my phone with a smile, I say “I’m going to use the voice pitch analyser app every week to see if my voice has changed. Panel two is a similar panel but my eyes are closed and my left hand is lifted up to explain “I’m just a week on T today.” Panel three shows a close up of my phone and the inside of the voice analyser app that shows a very slight shift from a lower female pitch into the androgynous zone, I say “And there’s already a very small shift?!” with my finger pointing to the difference.Black and white comic page. Panel one shows a young Jey looking down at their first binder with a smile. A narration box reads “After being out as nonbinary since 2015, today on October 7th 2023, I started HRT” with a note next to Jey that reads “age 24”. Panel two shows an older Jey putting gel on their upper arm with a smile. They’re shirtless but wearing pants and you can see some of their top surgery scars. Narration box reads “It was a long journey to get here and I find myself excited and nervous about change.”

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