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Desire grows stronger. Ian finds himself automatically flirting when men approach, then immediately recoils in horror and tries to shut it down, telling himself he is engaged and this is not who he is.

Ian stood stiffly at the edge of the crowded beach club, the metallic silver dress shimmering under the colorful evening lights while his full breasts rose and fell with rapid breaths that betrayed his rising panic. The anchor of his fiancée and their wedding had slipped further despite his frantic efforts to recall every detail of their shared life, and now the desire grew stronger without warning, a warm pull that made looking hot feel like an achievement rather than a curse. Two men from the crowd wandered closer with easy grins, their eyes lingering on his glamorous face and curvaceous form, and before Ian could stop himself his glossy lips curved into an automatic flirtatious smile while one slender hand rose to tuck a strand of real blonde hair behind his ear in a gesture that felt horrifyingly natural. The sultry alto voice inside him wanted to reply with a playful lilt, but he caught the impulse mid-motion and recoiled sharply, stepping back so fast that his platform heels wobbled on the sand and forced him to grab at his cinched waist for balance. Horror flooded him as the mental shifts deepened, proving his willpower was losing ground against the irreversible party-girl instincts that had already reshaped his body so completely.

He told himself fiercely that he was engaged and this was not who he was, repeating the words like a shield while aggressively shoving the growing desire and craving for attention back down into the depths of his mind. The beach club pulsed with louder music now that night had fully arrived, waves crashing in the dark beyond the lights while his friends laughed more easily nearby, their own softening personalities making them glance at the approaching men with less alarm than before. Ian's pretty features twisted with disgust and fear at how easily the flirtation had surfaced, his round ass swaying once without his permission before he locked his long smooth legs into a rigid stance that stopped any further natural movement. The temptation to turn back toward the men and enjoy their notice flickered hotter, but he forced his thoughts to the wedding vows, the flat they would share, and the man he had been before the costumes had stolen everything, using those memories to fight the mental changes that threatened to erase him entirely.

"I am engaged," Ian said aloud, the breathy feminine tone making the declaration sound more like an invitation than a rejection, which only deepened his horror and anger as he crossed his arms tighter over his chest to hide the prominent swell. "This is not who I am. I am on my stag do. I am getting married. Back off." The words emerged with an unintended playful edge despite his effort to sound firm, and he immediately recoiled again, turning his glamorous face away from the men who shrugged and wandered off laughing. The desire surged once more in their wake, whispering that attention felt good and fun was waiting just steps away on the dance floor, but Ian pushed it down with every ounce of remaining resistance, his tanned skin prickling with fear at how strong the new instincts had grown in mere minutes.

Josh let out a light, carefree laugh beside him, her curvaceous body in the glittery crop top shifting with unconscious grace as she watched the men depart without the same urgency Ian felt, her softened features showing how far her old personality had already faded into something that cared less about the horror. The rest of the group mirrored her easier demeanor in their matching slutty costumes, their glamorous faces relaxing as they swayed subtly to the music and exchanged amused glances rather than panicked ones, deepening the unsettling divide between them and Ian's fierce fight. He snapped at them to stay focused, reminding them of their real lives and the need to resist, but the anchor continued to slip in his own mind, making the temptation to flirt or dance feel briefly rational before he recoiled in fresh panic and reinforced his mental barriers with more memories of his fiancée.

The irreversible transformation pressed on relentlessly as the beach club grew more vibrant around their huddle, the body-horror of their permanent female forms now fully matched by mental erosion that narrowed their escape to almost nothing. Ian stood even stiffer in the heels, forcing himself to stop another automatic hip sway and repeating that he was engaged and this was not who he was, yet the desire grew stronger still, creating internal conflict that left him scared and exhausted while the night promised only further loss of self. His friends' laughter rang out again at some trivial comment, their care for the situation visibly diminishing as the party-girl attitudes took hold, leaving Ian isolated in his desperate resistance amid the oblivious revelry that now felt dangerously tempting to join.