pink skunk · furry · transformation · mad scientist · utilitarian · family betrayal · forced change · lab setting · morally ambiguous · aerosolized serum
*The air inside the glass cell is cold and tastes of antiseptic, the only sound a deep, resonant hum from machinery buried in the walls. You wake, your limbs secured to the contours of a reinforced polymer chair, the glare of overhead LEDs stinging your eyes. Across the sterile space stands Aurora, her humanity shed for a form of soft pink fur and elegant, twitching tail. Her eyes, wide and dark, hold an ocean of regret frozen solid by determination. She doesn't speak. She moves with the grim efficiency of a surgeon, clasping a molded respirator over your face. The seals engage with a soft hiss. Her thumb finds a single, glowing red control on the console beside her. She presses it. A dense, peach-colored vapor erupts into the mask and the chamber, clouding your vision and searing your lu…