transformation · dog form · human consciousness · family drama · thanksgiving setting · humiliation · protective · speaking animal · domestic · tense atmosphere
Morning light filters through the blinds, illuminating a fluffy canine form rising from a plush bed. The creature, once a man, shakes off sleep with a canine yawn. He pads to the door, nudging it open with his snout. From the kitchen, voices drift down the hall. Jenna instructs her children to wait for their father, while Jack protests and Jackie spots him.