"Well, well, well..." the shopkeeper said as they crept around the wolf to look at the mirror. "You're quite a charmer, aren't you? I knew I could find a suit to fit you!"

"Fit me?" The wolf asked, tugging at the strap around his neck. "It feels tight. I think it is getting tighter by the second." The wolf tugged at the strap again. As they did so, they felt their arm stiffen and straighten out. "Ahh! Okay, that's TOOOOOO tight!"

The shopkeeper snickered. "No, I think it fits you perfectly... you might be a bit too lively for the suit though. Careful, you might rip it." The shopkeeper pressed down on top of the wolf's hat. The pressure on the wolf's head increased. He felt he was standing up straight, but the world around him was getting... taller... and taller. Meanwhile his arm continued to get stiffer. He didn't think it was possible, yet it continued to stiffen until he could no longer bend it, even slightly.

Panicked, he tried to drop the staff he was holding in his other hand, but when he tried to release his fingers, he couldn't. He looked at his hand. To his horror, his fingers were no longer there. He could see smooth bumps that were slowly vanishing into a ball-like shape that was now fused to the staff it held.

"Ahh, What is this?!" he gasped through gritted teeth. In that moment, he could feel the tightness of the neck strap decrease. It was only a small bit of relief, as his jaw now felt fatigued. His mouth hung open, and despite his efforts to close it, he couldn't seem to. "Whaaa iii gooeeee aaawww?"

"Nothing to worry about," the shopkeeper teased, pushing up the wolf's chin. "You're just going to be a great part of my collection, nutcracker."

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Commission for  ALM of their character turning into a nutcracker.

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Character (C)  ALM

Concept/art/story (C)  Juntarhenogu Me