Eh..... him.... him....... him...... him........ lily is a him or rather a he........... restarting brain in 5 4 3 2 1......
okay, well setting that aside..... yeah the author def. Female..... but rather than so called "plain looking that anywhere could find but surrounded by a bunch of girls for no apparent reason" mc that exist mostly as self insert....... this mc is better.....
tho i do hope the author would put i lil more action during the arrest like a fight, hidden chamber to escape, pursuit, etc....