Never A Girl

by Taluhk

I've noticed a lot of genderbending fics, usually alwaysAGirl!fics or weirdAlienSpore!fics - but I haven't noticed any where one of the main characters is transgender. So in case you were wondering what it's like to be 'born in the wrong body', here's the story of a transgender man, told through Jim's eyes.

3. Young Cynthia

Cynthia Kirk turned out to be a gorgeous, playful, spunky little girl. She was everything Winona had dreamed of. She had bright blue eyes, curly blonde hair, and the most dazzling smile to go with them. Winona loved dressing her daughter up in frilly, pretty dresses because she looked like a living doll.

Even though she looked like a little cutie, her behaviour surprised her mother somewhat. Winona had expected little Cynnie to be a sweet, demure, docile little girl… but she was anything but. Cynnie definitely had a mind of her own. Her independent nature and her insistence on doing everything for herself was not quite what Winona had expected in such a cute little girl. By the time Cynnie was 18 months old, Winona had figured out that she'd never do as she was told. By the time Cynnie was 2, she proved her independence in a spectacular - and frightening - way.

Winona was cleaning out the spare bedroom in the Kirk farmhouse, preparing it for her parents' visit. Georgie and Cynnie were on the landing outside the spare bedroom, playing with their toys while Winona worked nearby. Winona thought they'd be perfectly safe because she'd installed a stair gate at the top of the stairs to prevent any accidents.

Georgie had a bit of a mean streak in him and he suddenly decided it would be hilarious to throw his little sister's toys down the stairs just because he could. But Cynnie was self-sufficient and determined, so instead of running crying to Mommy, she decided to climb over the stair gate and fetch her toys for herself. Winona had no idea anything was wrong until she heard the sickening thuds of a toddler falling down the stairs, followed by blood-curdling screams.

The EMTs rushed little Cynnie to hospital. Winona was besides herself with fear, terrified that her little girl was seriously injured. Cynnie was kept in hospital overnight for observation, to make sure she didn't suffer any head injuries. Fortunately, the medics could find nothing wrong apart from a bit of bruising, so Cynnie was sent home with a clean bill of health. Winona realised that her gung-ho daughter would need to be watched much more carefully in future. Surely little girls weren't meant to be so… lively?