After helping Darla with her make-up and having a great time and bonding experience with her sister, Taylor finally got a chance to grab some breakfast and see the altered Mark and June.
‘Huh…’ Taylor gave them a look over. For the most part, they were much the same as before – part bitter at life, part arrogant. They just managed to raise their two kids better and be good supportive parents as well, ‘Well, there are many layers to each person.’
June was bustling around, muttering about a co-worker and their attitude, while Mark read the news and occasionally grumbled about whatever it was he read there. Taylor hummed internally as she continued her observations, ‘Plenty small things to make a bad attitude, maybe fixing some of them would work…’
Making wishes that Mark had gotten the promotion he worked hard for years and June gotten the raise she has been promised by the managers for a while only to have it given to somebody else – the change was more visible. Mark perked up, lost some of the first grey hairs he had been getting, grumbling far less than before (something about car prices and car worth) and June wasn’t grumbling, but humming to herself as she worked. Would Taylor making it be ‘Whistle While You Work’ cliché? Maybe, but nothing’s stopping her.
‘But something could still be done. But what?’ Taylor hums in thought as she gets up to help June with the dishes when the idea strikes, ‘So simple, but potentially effective.’
Glancing at her parents from where she was doing the dishes, ‘I wish June was a trans-man named Jackson and had come out shortly after college and Mark was a trans-woman named Mariana and had come out during college years.’
In the time it took her to blink, the change happened.
Height wise, they hadn’t changed that much, but the softer features on Mariana’s face, with her dark locks softly faming her face, the lovely blue sundress, all gave the image of a pretty woman, while Jackson had sharper features and a crew cut, finishing the look with camo pants and a black tank top, giving him the look of a traditionally handsome man.
Taylor glanced around the house, spotting small changes in the general areas of the house – some wallpapers being different, pictures shifting accordingly, some more plants around the house – the most changes were in the couples bedroom and bathroom, but Taylor didn’t stay there for too long, before refocusing on them.
Mariana and Jackson both even looked happier, as the two talked about next weekends plans for the family – a lighter atmosphere surrounding the house, even more so then before the first change.
Putting away the last of the dishes, Taylor didn’t see the need to stay here anymore and said she’ll be going to the mall to hang out with friends, her parents wishing her well.