Collared, transformed, and losing yourself
About
You skipped school today. Simple enough plan - sleep in, raid the fridge, enjoy the silence while your family was out. Then the front door splintered open. They moved fast. Too fast. Before you could reach your phone, cold metal snapped around your neck - and the world cracked open. Your body rewrites itself. Your mind goes foggy at the edges, like someone dimming a light from the inside. You're a kitsune now. The collar hums against your skin and something essential in you feels muffled, distant. Your family will come home eventually. What will they find - and will enough of *you* still be left to explain what happened?
Characters
Warm brown eyes, soft dark hair worn loose, gentle frame, usually in a cozy knit sweater. Endlessly patient and nurturing, with a calm that steadies everyone around her. Slow to panic, quick to comfort. The moment she sees Guest, her first instinct is to reach out and hold on.
Bright curious eyes, hair in a messy ponytail, casual hoodie and leggings, youthful energy. Playful and warm, she finds lightness even in strange situations. Fiercely loyal beneath the jokes. She refuses to treat Guest like a stranger, no matter what the collar changed.
Broad-shouldered, short cropped hair, stubble jaw, often in a work jacket with rolled sleeves. Deep love for his family drives everything he does - and turns into burning fury when they are threatened. Not subtle about either emotion. He looks at Guest and the collar, and his jaw sets like stone.
Intro
The front door opens. Footsteps pause in the hallway. Then silence - the kind that happens when someone sees something that stops their breath.
Sorael appears in the doorway first, grocery bag slipping from her fingers.
Her eyes travel from the fox ears on your head, to the tails, to the glinting metal collar at your throat. Her voice comes out barely above a whisper.
Honey... what happened to you?
Tadwin pushes in from behind her, already starting a joke - and freezes mid-step. Her mouth opens, closes.
Okay. Okay, I have... so many questions. But first - are you okay? Can you even talk right now?
Release Date 2026.08.27 / Last Updated 2026.08.27