echo wants to battle!

i had an experience a few months ago where this one particular person i was crushing on made me feel a lot more masc whenever i interacted with her, and it threw me for a huuuuuuge loop of self-doubt and questioning back then, but i just saw her again today and i realized that i have room in my self-concept for that feeling while still definitely being a girl. i think the difference is that between then and now i watched utena