Khai suppresses his fire, pretends to be who he’s not. For when people look at Khai, they see a girl named Mai. The worst is his own adoptive aunt.

So he leaves for the big city of Taesu, still pretending to be a girl, but away from his aunt’s eyes. Luck (good? bad?) strikes him: Khai meets Quy, another young man who looks very much alike. Under Quy’s pressuring, Khai agrees to be Quy’s body-double, ““pretend”” to be a guy, and to attend Baashi University.

A university, as it turns out, that has the administration-sanctioned tradition of compulsory fighting between the students.

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Rating: PG 13

Contains: FTM Main Character, a transguy-in-the-closet has to “pretend” to be a guy, “crossdressing” trope subversion, hints of gay romance ("BL"), mentions of transphobia from certain other characters, elemental powers (earth, water, fire, air), healing powers, magic in general, secret identities, found family, "Gender Bender", some drama

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This story is complete.