How's your week been?
How's your week been?
If you are thinking about harming yourself — get immediate crisis support. Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S via text, chat, or phone. The Trevor Project is 100% confidential and 100% free.
You're viewing a single thread.
Had a funky experience that I've been over analysing, and could need an outside view on, not directly trans related.
I was on the subway and kinda noticed this cool looking woman across from me. Lots of punk/queer vibes but who knows. Anyways, like any well behaved public transport user I keep my attention on my phone and music.
But then the train accelerates and the older guy next to me tumbles into me and almost falls on the ground, so I catch him which probably looks odd. This is when I get that danger feeling that I'm being watched, and immediately find out more she is staring at me. So now i know she noticed me too. Anyways, well behaved public transit users etc. back to the phone.
We then both exit the train, and when I get to the next transfer it turns out she's going in the same direction as me, so I place myself far away to not look like I'm following her.
But while I stand there stupidly smiling at my music, she walks right up to me! Like, 20 cm away and does a sort of 270deg spin. At this point it feels more rude to not check wtf is going on, but she has her back at me so I just nervously board the train that arrived and get off at the next station.
So, what could a less gtfo-like response have looked like? Obviously the subway isn't the place to meet new people,
and I'm too depressed for that anyways, but that whole dance wasn't an ordinary subway interaction!