The Deer Trance
Just testing submissions. Here's a short story I did
The Deer Trance
It just started out as a misty and chilly morning. A young teenager named Austin, was taking a hike through a forest. This forest connected to his backyard and yet, he never thought to explore it. Austin needed some time away, he needed some peace to think for himself. He hated being alone but, being isolated from humanity would help him release all the pent stress that was building up inside, and free his mind.
After walking through mud and tripping over a few twigs, he found a nice smooth stump to rest on. After fixing his long, curly hair. He closed his eyes and drew in a breath. Taking in the silence. The wind picked up, blowing away from his face. He felt like a majestic animal free from trouble. He could not feel his cold hands or feet, though he didn't need to. All he needed was to be alone.
Unfortunately, he opened his eyes to see a tall male deer staring directly at him. This startled Austin. He wondered if the was deer watching him the whole time.
"G-go.. Get out of here.." Austin said, in a soft, sheepish voice.
Ignoring him, the deer approached closer. It bowed down to lick his legs, making it's way up to his chest and then to his face.
"Oh" he flinched. "You sure do like me!" he giggled. Austin pat the deer's head, looking back into it's eyes.
Austin felt weird looking back into it's eyes. He felt like he was being hypnotized. There was a burning feeling in his stomach that got hotter the longer he stared. He snapped out of it, shaking his head.
"Uh, I have to go now" he said.
He got up and took a step but, he slipped and landed flat on his face. Lifting his head, he saw hooves. They didn't belong to the deer, they were on his own wrist. He tried to get up, only to slip and fall again. A sharp pain ran through his elbows. They cracked and twisted, turning backwards. Using his new front legs, he pushed himself off the ground, gaining support from his back legs. His ears grew longer, pointed and thinned out. They were no longer hiding behind his hair.
"Am I... becoming a deer?" He said, worried and confused.
He wiggled his bottom, then kicked. He kicked his pants loose, making them fall off. A warm tickling feeling grew from his butt and in an instant, a small fluffy tail poked out from his boxers. The deer bit his sweater, tearing it off his body. Austin closed his eyes tight, his face felt like it was pulling away. His mouth shifted outward with his nose following, the ridge rounding, connecting his upper lip to his nostrils. The tip of the snout turned coal black.
A musky scent he never smelled before rushed in, he could feel his heart fluttering. Another feeling was going on, he started to get warmer, no longer feeling the cold. A patch of light brown fur sprouted from the top of his snout, then another from the sides and more until his whole face was covered. This soon spread out through his body, an extra thick, lighter patch formed on his chest. He grunted, gaining some weight and thickening his limbs. His shirt tore off his body, exposing his coat of fur.
With Austin's transformation into a deer being finished, he bleated in a daze, looking around and checking his new body out. The other buck licked his head. Austin perked his head up, looking into his eyes. That warm fluttering feeling returned, he realized, he had feelings for the deer.
While his human mind drained from his head, he nuzzled the towering buck. Even Though he was still male, he felt like a doe. Small and fragile. He figured if the deer liked him, he liked him back.
Austin rested his head on the deer's neck. Showing affection and that he was his to take, his tail also thumped against his butt in joy. They walked off deeper into the forest, both starting a new life.