I can definitely attest that life is a series of slaps that you try to forget. Also Wanko is hesitant about short hair cuz she knows her wife is gonna attract a ton of attention and she is on the ropes already.
Being gay, adolescence was kinda complicated for me at times but I can only imagine what it would have been like with identity/gender issues (^^) It must take an insane amount of strength to go through that.