cyanblaze: yeah, alright, that makes sense. i do think its a bit early to be making big conclusions on earth c culture, though to each their own.
id argue that the epilogues are intentionally mischaracterising. the choice to format it like an ao3 work is not a frivolous one, and the authorship being traded off between figures is not either. that's not ridiculously relevant, though. i do think june would drift off. she is a breath player, after all.
(and ive definitely seen non-realised trans people isolate so they don't have to face outside perception.)