if you use the phrase "be normal" as if it's something to aspire to, kindly take a long walk off a short plank. or block me. whichever is easier for you.
i will take a million extremely awkward phenomenally incomprehensible interactions over a single polite, 'how are you?' to which a real response would be anathema.
'normal' doesn't exist, y'all just be your genuine self, no matter if it goes with the flow of mainstream society (which may I remind you is manufactured by the ruling class for a fuck ton of reasons, none good!)
For the longest time I denied who I was in an attempt to fit into standards of our current time, and it was absolutely suffocating
i am now a year on esteogen and in 2 weeks I'm getting a side undercut thanks to Erika Ishii, and I am the happiest I have ever been. Break out of that shell and finally breathe.