What He Felt
When Aze said “It can’t be that bad,” he had no idea how much that sentence would follow him.
In this soft yet sharp comic journey, we witness a boy’s transformation into a female body. Through this, he faces an emotional confrontation with pain, pressure, and perception. It is not just a body swap. It becomes an empathy shift.
The comic begins with casual disbelief. He has always thought girls exaggerated their period pain. But when he wakes up in a new body and cramps hit like a wave, his panic sets in fast.
What follows is a silent narrative many women know by heart.
The pain does not stop. But neither does the world.
Through small and intimate moments, such as a heat patch or a whispered confession, the story builds not just physical understanding but emotional weight. He discovers how many women have no choice but to carry on. Pain hides behind smiles. Pads stay tucked in bags. Painkillers sit quietly in jacket pockets. Silent strength shows up in every step.
When he finally returns to his original body, he is no longer the same. He does not laugh at pain anymore. He recognizes it in others. And when he sees someone quietly suffering, he offers care instead of commentary.
Why This Story Matters
At SheJournal, we explore womanhood not just as identity but as lived rhythm.
This comic offers a small and visual memory of something much bigger. It shows how easily pain gets dismissed and how radically things change when someone simply believes it.
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