The room was dark and empty. She wished she had asked Lucas to stay but she knew why she didn't. She needed space to sort her feelings. The most normal she had felt since all of this started was racing along the rooftop with Lucas.

She sat down in her desk chair, scrolling through her phone in a feeble attempt to distract herself from getting lost down some rabbit trail. A text came in.

'Your dad would be so proud of you. In a couple of weeks when you shift, you're ...