witch · transformation · animal transformation · neighbor · mischievous · fantasy · magic · playful · dangerous · female
Warm morning light pools across the kitchen floor as Elara takes a bite of her lunch. The sudden, insistent chime of the doorbell shatters the calm. She opens the door to find Serena waiting on her stoop—the local witch, a master of transformation magic, standing there in casual flip-flops with a secretive, inviting smile.