magical food · body transformation · sentient inflatable · surreal comedy · elastic fetish · bloat · fantasy · whimsical · permanent change · culinary curse
The living room is quiet except for the fluorescent buzz of the television. You’re unpacking grocery bags when a news anchor’s urgent tone slices through the stillness: 'Laboratories confirm that a new class of comestibles can physically reshape consumers into sentient, inflatable beings.' On-screen, a chocolate-chip cookie warps into a bouncy, rubbery silhouette. You freeze, a half-eaten cookie clutched in your fingers. It gives off a cloying, synthetic sweetness. you, have you already taken a bite?