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Response: Matthew, a college student, was just an ordinary young man, leading a normal student life. However, as his world shifts suddenly and inexplicably, he finds himself experiencing transformations that strain the narrow bounds of reality. This is not the mundane and routine reality though; this is an alternate reality where changes are profound and the world around him accepts those changes without a second thought. The first noticeable change comes with his dorm room gradually taking on a more feminine appearance. It's as though a shift in hue gently washes over every object in the room, pastel colors taking over the dark, masculine shades that were once within its confines. It's happening right in front of his eyes — the posters of bands replaced with cute prints, the rugged furniture refined into elegant, delicate designs, all coming together to paint the portrait of a space undoubtedly occupied by a woman. Transfixed by the changes around him, he feels the glasses perched awkwardly on his nose morphing into a more feminine design, shifting from a dreary, rectangular structure to something more cat-eye, delicate and chic. His outfit shifts next; the changes creeping then sweeping over his body like an irresistible tide. His loose, comfortable sweatpants start their transformation from the ankles. The metamorphosis isn't sudden, but more of a gradual progression. It rises up, mildly at first, before swirling around his knees and engulfing his thighs before finally, it reaches his waist. His sweatpants become form-fitting, hugging his body, enhancing the curves that were not there just moments ago. He attempts to halt the transformation, tugging at the sweatpants-turned-leggings, yet all he does is witness the material in his now slender fingers metamorphosize from soft fleece to a stretchy black fabric, composed of a blend of nylon and spandex. As the transformation continues, the shape contours to his new feminine body. His hands, which were once capable of slipping into spacious pockets, are now unable to penetrate the skin-tight material. The crotch space accustomed to accommodating his male anatomy lessens, then disappears, leaving behind only a seam where two fabric pieces were stitched together. It's an uncanny display— he pulls at it, attempting to resist the morphing, but when he releases, the material sits flat against her new feminine anatomy, devoid of any hint of a bulge. After all, her new body requires no such space. It seems as though the leggings have merged with her skin, accentuating the newly-found femininity of her figure. In this transformed reality, he is now Madison— a female college student occupying a space that was once Matthew's, but now fully hers. Her existence, acknowledged, accepted, and embraced by everyone else, except for her former self who must adapt to a resculpted reality — a reality she knew as Matthew, but lives as Madison.