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Ian attempts to call his fiancée back or at least hold onto the memory of their life together as a shield. He uses the thought of her and the wedding as a repeated mental anchor against the growing party-girl instincts.

Ian stood stiffly at the edge of the crowded beach club, arms locked across his full breasts while the metallic silver dress clung to every curve of his transformed body, the platform heels now an uncomfortable constant beneath his long smooth legs. The deepening mental shifts pressed against him like an incoming tide, coaxing easier laughter and careless thoughts, but he fought them with renewed fury by pulling out his phone again and staring at the screen. He attempted to call his fiancée back, fingers trembling on the slender device as the contact glowed under the lowering sun, yet the signal flickered weakly amid the beach noise and he gave up after two failed tries, choosing instead to grip the memory of her voice like a shield. The thought of their planned wedding, the quiet vows and shared future they had built over years, became his repeated mental anchor, replayed in his mind to push back the growing party-girl instincts that whispered he should simply dance and enjoy the warm breeze on his tanned skin. He reminded himself over and over that he was the groom on his stag do, not this glamorous woman whose hips wanted to sway, using the image of her face to steel himself against the unfamiliar arousal that tried to surface once more.

He turned to his friends with determination etched across his pretty features, the real blonde waves framing a glamorous face that still felt like a stranger's mask, and snapped at them to stay focused even as their laughter came more readily. Josh giggled softly at something trivial about the music, her curvaceous form in the glittery crop top relaxing into natural movements that showed her old personality fading faster, while the others in their matching slutty costumes exchanged lighter glances and cared visibly less about the horror of their situation. Ian used the wedding memory as an anchor again, picturing the suit he would have worn and the ring on her finger, repeating the details silently to drown out the mental whispers suggesting the night felt electric and resistance was pointless. The irreversible transformation had already taken their bodies completely, and now it eroded their minds with unsettling speed, narrowing any chance of reversal to desperate, fleeting resistance amid the oblivious revelers and crashing waves.

"We are not giving in," Ian said, the sultry alto voice emerging breathy despite his effort to make it firm, his glossy lips forming the words with unwanted allure as he stood even stiffer to halt an unintended hip sway. "Think about who we were before these costumes. The flights, the villa, the stupid jokes. I am holding onto my fiancée and the wedding. That is real. This is not." He repeated the anchor in his thoughts like a mantra, the emotional impact of her earlier call surging through him again to fight the party-girl instincts that made the bass feel inviting and his dress feel right against his cinched waist and round ass. The group watched him with softening expressions, their easier laughter bubbling up in response to the thumping music rather than his urgent words, deepening the fear that clawed at Ian's core even as he pushed the craving for attention down with aggressive mental force.

The beach club pulsed on around their isolated huddle, colorful lights beginning to flicker as evening settled and the crowd grew denser with dancers who cast appreciative glances at their fully feminine figures in the slutty costumes. Ian forced himself to stop another natural movement in the heels, locking his long legs rigidly and reminding himself he was still a man on his stag do, the wedding memory serving as his shield against the accelerating mental changes that threatened to fade his old personality like the others. Anger and fear mixed in his glamorous eyes while he scanned his friends' faces, noting how Josh's internal conflict had begun to ease into careless enjoyment, her softened features lighting up with a smile that no longer looked forced. The body-horror of their permanent forms had evolved into something truly unsettling as minds followed bodies into irreversible new identities, leaving Ian to fight harder than ever with his repeated mental anchor to keep the group from slipping away entirely.

He attempted the call once more, holding the phone to his ear with a slender hand and listening to the faint ring before it cut out again, the frustration only strengthening his resolve as he replayed memories of their life together like a looped tape against the rising party-girl desires. The others laughed more freely now at a passing joke about their appearances, caring less about seeking help and more about the vibrant atmosphere, which prompted Ian to snap at them again with breathy urgency while clinging to the thought of his fiancée as the one thing that could not be taken. The sun dipped lower over the water, casting golden reflections on their tanned skin and highlighting the glamorous faces that no longer matched their original selves, the mental shifts deepening for everyone except Ian's fierce, anchored resistance that kept him standing stiffly amid the chaos.