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The Face of TG Storytime Part 10: The "For a Girl" Conspiracy

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  The Face of TG Storytime Part 10: The "For a Girl" Conspiracy So, I've talked about “For a Girl” a lot. Not just in my review of it, but also in “Shame and Desire” and a few other times in the rest of my blogs. I just can not stop talking about this story. And I think I’ve already established why I keep coming back to it. It’s such a fascinating piece of literature, very evocative of the culture of the 2000s, especially in regards to how transgender people were viewed back then. But with this post, I’m not going to talk about the quality of “For a Girl”, I’ve done that more than enough. No, I want to discuss the plot, and try to uncover as much as I can about the lore of this universe. Yep, we’re doing a theory post this time, so let’s get right into it. The main transformation trigger in “For a Girl” is Gender Biomorphism, a non-contagious disease that transforms teenage boys into girls. And only teenage boys. According to the story, no one over the age of 18 has ever ...

The Face of TG Storytime Part 9: "Suhara of Curses" by Ruexin Review

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  The Face of TG Storytime Part 9: "Suhara of Curses" by Ruexin Review tw // death, blood, graphic violence If you know anything about online fiction, then you know that sometimes not every story gets finished. Some stories get abandoned, and while I’m sure I’ve already said this in this series, I’ll say it again, I get it. 9 times out of 10, writing is not these people’s jobs. It’s a hobby, and one that can be very time consuming. Sometimes real life gets in the way. Now that I’m a writer myself I understand that way more than I ever did before. But, at the same time, it is still disappointing when a story doesn’t have its conclusion. And in this review, we’ll be looking at the first one of those stories on the most favorite list. So, let’s get started. “Suhara of Curses” was first posted on February 22, 2014 by user “Ruexin” and was last posted on September 17, 2015. In total, it is 96K words long, with most of the chapters being posted in the three month time span of Febru...