This story.... just wow, it just has my heart. My best friend is FtM trans, we've even lived together and since we're both so close personality wise sometimes the empathy I have with him is so strong I can only imagine what it's like for him. I'm like Trent in this story (I loved what you did with him btw) because every trans person needs that safety net. When can take off their binder and other trappings and be comfortable, physically and emotionally in your company, able to talk honestly with you without hiding everything. You've really captured Blaine's throughts and struggles really well, I've been waiting for someone to write a fic dealing with this (I'd write one myself if I could) so I can't wait to hear more. My only nitpick is (in my experience anyway) that the voice doesn't get as low as Blaine's is after being on hormones for 2 years (of course everyone can be different) it's taken my friend 4 years on T to start to pass, voice wise. But yeah, I only know one FtM trans person so everyone could be different. And wow, long post is post... love it so far, looking forward to more :)
Good point. Of course, Blaine coulda had a deeper voice to begin with. I'm fully female, crazy-full of female hormones (like, have had three pregnancies kind of full of hormones) and my voice is crazy-deep. When I was 12, my dad phoned and when I answered he flipped out because he thought my mom had a man in the house. It was a huge source of insecurity all my life... now, it is great for making funny voices when reading the kids bedtime stories.
I'm reminded of Kurt's "No, she's dead, this is her son." :p It works the other way around, too. Some gals have deep voices, and some guys have high voices. I can't imagine that being fun for you though. *hugs* Glad you seem to making the best of it now though!
Very true, everyone is different voice wise. I only knew my best friend for a few months before he started hormones so I can't remember much of what his voice was before.
I'm so glad that you can be there for your friend. We all need that someone we can talk to, as you say, honestly and without hiding. I'm sure he appreciates you a lot.
As for the voice thing, the first thing I'd say is suspend your disbelief. We all have to do that when we watch Glee anyway. :p Secondly I don't think it's all that unfeasible after two and a half years. Admittedly I haven't studied voice changes all that deeply and I haven't been on T nearly as long as Blaine has in this, but a person's voice is generally at passing-level within a year, I'd say, if not long before (though you might still sound like you're in puberty, which works in Blaine's case). Four years sounds like an exceptionally long time to reach passing level. I'd think it was beginning to settle by then. But of course everyone is different and the rate of changes depend on a number of things including dosage, brand of hormone and your age (changes will generally take longer the older you are).
Thank you again for commenting. I'm glad you're enjoying the fic! :)
I hope I'm not going to sound offensive in any way but I guessed from the way this fic is written that you are trans yourself. I hope your transitioning is working out for you. :)
I probably forgot to mention (I did write that comment at 4am on my phone >_<) that there was a good 2 years (while we were living overseas in the UK) where he was on and off T due to the difficultly getting the needles due to constant changing of address (that's the UK health system for you) and also money issues, he even had his periods once so I think that set him back in everything. It was a hard 2 years.
I remember him coming home quite often from work after being called 'dear' by some of his customers. This was after 3 years on T, which was very frustrating for him, especially since to mostly everyone else he could pass. Althrough I still have more facial hair than him sometimes -__- (the joys of Polycystic ovary syndrome) I did get to name his first whisker through for my birthday 3 years ago (called it Freddie after Freddie Mercury)
No offense taken at all! It's not like I'm trying to hide anything (if I were I wouldn't be writing this fic for one thing!) As for transitioning, I've learned that the keyword is 'patience'. :)
That sounds like a really rough two years for him. It's not the first I've heard of people having problems when they move to another country, especially if the new country is less liberal (seriously, don't come to Denmark as a transitioning trans person, our system is absolutely horrible, and you risk being caught between two opposing identities).
Ah, troubles with customers... I've definitely had experience with that and it sucks, but I'm only five months in so it's to be expected (and it's getting better), but to still get that after three years must be such a slap in the face.
I'm with the others above on the voice thing. I knew several f2m guys in college and at least two were not only passing voice-wise but singing male parts in a capella groups way less than 4 years after starting T.
My best friend is FtM trans, we've even lived together and since we're both so close personality wise sometimes the empathy I have with him is so strong I can only imagine what it's like for him.
I'm like Trent in this story (I loved what you did with him btw) because every trans person needs that safety net. When can take off their binder and other trappings and be comfortable, physically and emotionally in your company, able to talk honestly with you without hiding everything.
You've really captured Blaine's throughts and struggles really well, I've been waiting for someone to write a fic dealing with this (I'd write one myself if I could) so I can't wait to hear more.
My only nitpick is (in my experience anyway) that the voice doesn't get as low as Blaine's is after being on hormones for 2 years (of course everyone can be different) it's taken my friend 4 years on T to start to pass, voice wise. But yeah, I only know one FtM trans person so everyone could be different.
And wow, long post is post... love it so far, looking forward to more :)
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Of course, Blaine coulda had a deeper voice to begin with. I'm fully female, crazy-full of female hormones (like, have had three pregnancies kind of full of hormones) and my voice is crazy-deep. When I was 12, my dad phoned and when I answered he flipped out because he thought my mom had a man in the house. It was a huge source of insecurity all my life... now, it is great for making funny voices when reading the kids bedtime stories.
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I only knew my best friend for a few months before he started hormones so I can't remember much of what his voice was before.
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I'm so glad that you can be there for your friend. We all need that someone we can talk to, as you say, honestly and without hiding. I'm sure he appreciates you a lot.
As for the voice thing, the first thing I'd say is suspend your disbelief. We all have to do that when we watch Glee anyway. :p
Secondly I don't think it's all that unfeasible after two and a half years. Admittedly I haven't studied voice changes all that deeply and I haven't been on T nearly as long as Blaine has in this, but a person's voice is generally at passing-level within a year, I'd say, if not long before (though you might still sound like you're in puberty, which works in Blaine's case). Four years sounds like an exceptionally long time to reach passing level. I'd think it was beginning to settle by then. But of course everyone is different and the rate of changes depend on a number of things including dosage, brand of hormone and your age (changes will generally take longer the older you are).
Thank you again for commenting. I'm glad you're enjoying the fic! :)
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I probably forgot to mention (I did write that comment at 4am on my phone >_<) that there was a good 2 years (while we were living overseas in the UK) where he was on and off T due to the difficultly getting the needles due to constant changing of address (that's the UK health system for you) and also money issues, he even had his periods once so I think that set him back in everything. It was a hard 2 years.
I remember him coming home quite often from work after being called 'dear' by some of his customers. This was after 3 years on T, which was very frustrating for him, especially since to mostly everyone else he could pass. Althrough I still have more facial hair than him sometimes -__- (the joys of Polycystic ovary syndrome)
I did get to name his first whisker through for my birthday 3 years ago (called it Freddie after Freddie Mercury)
Anyway I disgress.
Can't wait to read more.
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That sounds like a really rough two years for him. It's not the first I've heard of people having problems when they move to another country, especially if the new country is less liberal (seriously, don't come to Denmark as a transitioning trans person, our system is absolutely horrible, and you risk being caught between two opposing identities).
Ah, troubles with customers... I've definitely had experience with that and it sucks, but I'm only five months in so it's to be expected (and it's getting better), but to still get that after three years must be such a slap in the face.
Give my regards to Freddie. :p
*goes off to write*
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