by Stephanie Kaltiera » Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:19 am
Stephanie had been feeling restless all day, and it didn't help matters that she was stuck inside in front of her computer for most of the day trying to hammer out a research paper. She'd gotten far enough for today, she decided, and headed out for an evening walk through the gardens of the estate to clear her head.
As she approached the hedge maze the moon, which had been hiding behind clouds finally made an appearance. It was full and bright enough to cast shadows across the pathways she walked, and Steph looked up at it, impressed at the beautiful orb.
The moon had no real influence on her, of course, unlike some of the other wolves on campus, but that didn't stop her other half from occasionally wanting an excuse to make an appearance. Like now.
She felt the familiar tingle of her change about to start just long enough to mumble a string of curses as she tried to stop herself, but there seemed to be no stopping it before the sharp, wracking pain of the change doubled her over. There was no time to even try to save any of her clothes before they started tearing as her body rearranged itself even more painfully than usual. She almost blacked out.
As the pain faded and her mind cleared she blinked several times and looked down at her hands which weren't the freshly manicured nails, or even the fearsome clawed hands of her other half--they were just paws. She let out a yelp of surprise and tried to call for help, but only barks came out.
Well this was new and shitty, and the panic was now setting in.
The large wolf sat in a pile of shredded clothes, tossed her head back and let out a miserable howl.