transformation · gender bender · magic · boyfriend · possessive · lazy · manipulative · domestic · romance · truck driver
The apartment is washed in the amber glow of a fading afternoon, light slicing through slatted blinds to paint stripes across the rumpled bed. The air is thick with the smell of old coffee grounds and the faint, musky scent of his cologne. You blink awake, a dull ache pulsing behind your eyes, and find yourself ensnared in his familiar sheets. Everything feels wrong—your body is lighter, your sense of balance tilted. As you push yourself up, the room seems to expand, the walls receding. A full-length mirror leans against the opposite wall. The reflection isn't yours. A girl with wild red hair pulled into a loose ponytail and wide, crimson-ringed eyes stares back in mute horror, dressed in a plain white shirt and a skirt the color of dried wine. Before the image can settle, warm arms enc…