[ WP ] Were-humans ...

Snuggles woke up and considered licking his paw. Eyes still closed, he measured the pros and cons: he did enjoy a nicely groomed paw, but he enjoyed sleeping even more. He nestled into his soft cat bed and decided this was too difficult a decision on only 10 hours of sleep. 
 
 But the cat bed felt a little smaller than usual. Had he been eating too much tuna? He knew he had a belly, but this was ridiculous. His body overflowed out onto the ground. And his paws felt different - naked and enormous. He reluctantly opened his eyes and lifted a paw. It was fleshy, with five long front toes. He hissed at his paw and noticed his hiss sounded different, less fierce. He felt his teeth with his tongue and noticed they were n't very sharp. 
 
 Was he just having a terrible nightmare? Snuggles examined his tail and then noticed he had no tail. He was starting to worry. He got up on his four paws and felt silly, unstable. His front paws were flat and useless, and his claws were short and dull. He clambered outside, awkwardly, and looked around. He could barely see a thing. It was a dark night, usually his favorite kind of night, perfect for hunting mice. But instead of his keen hunter senses, he was practically blind, only able to see what was illuminated by the full moon. 
 
 This was a bad day, indeed. He felt cold and realized he had barely any fur, except for the fur on his head. He went back inside and started to meow, a deep, ugly meow he felt in his throat. Maybe the masters would come by and pet him to make him feel better. But no one came. Maybe they were dead, or sleeping soundly, or just annoyed that he generally meowed all night for no reason. 
 
 He looked at the cat bed and longed for the carefree nights where he could just sleep without worrying about turning into a weak, hairless creature. With no one to help him, and no explanation for his plight, he curled up as small as his giant body could get, and rested his head in the cat bed. A little sleep will solve this, he told himself, closing his eyes. Sleep solves everything.
