[ It really is quite awkward to wake up and turn over in your half-slumber and then become very very awake when you realize that your body has more moving parts than it used to. Or. Bigger moving parts, at least. Some moving parts have gone missing completely and that is not something a man should ever have to wake up to.
A soft squeak of a gasp escapes through his — her — surprisingly soft lips and the pitch alone makes him press the too-small hands over his mouth. ]