transformation, petplay kink, implied institutional kink, dubious consent, depersonalization
Person who's recently discovered they're a pet (and has to hide it if they want to stay a person) is sitting around and hanging out with some friends, between them on the couch. They're having a good time but their head has been fuzzy the whole evening, and it takes a lot of concentration to not zone out or groan at the discomfort
They're listening to their friends talk past them when a spell of blankness hits, and they know they shouldn't react, but it's getting really hard to focus, but if they try to deal with it now they'll definitely look suspicious, and it's really too early to send them home without-
Their friend is asking if they're okay, and now their other friend is pointing out the pair of ears that have appeared on their head. The pet startles, disoriented, and tries to explain; it's not so bad, they can keep it a secret, nobody has to know. Their friends are telling them that's not how it works, and they know that but they're pleading with them not to call the Registry anyway
And now their friends are shushing them and comforting them, keeping them in their seat. They're on the verge of panic, trying to tap into that flight response, but there are fingers in their hair, and they've spent so long avoiding touch and affection that it overrides everything else in their had. All those feelings they try to ignore flooding in at once, and they stay put, even as one of their friends gets out their phone
They don't pay attention to the call, or what's going to come next. Someone's going to come along with some equipment and a collar, and that'll be it for their hopes of staying a person. Maybe some part of them knows that. If only the gentle patronising encouragement and attention wasn't so nice, so perfect, they might've had a chance.
Probably not, though. They let out a relieved sigh and sink back into the couch.
petplay, institutional kink, dubious consent, depersonalization, implied mind control, long
@HabitEXE this story hit at something deep in our core that we described to a partner as making something cry that probably needed it, in a way we felt in our physical core , there's so many emotions here that just, hit. Something definitely resonates about having to give up a mask and stop trying to be a person and being surrounded by people who care about you and are there for it
petplay, institutional kink, dubious consent, depersonalization, implied mind control, long
@HabitEXE also your writing is incredible generally and I just consciously caught the point where the main character's title switches from person to pet in the narration and it's so good, right there with the ears popping up