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Orb of Possibilities
by IndigoRho
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7 years ago
Another story based around a magic item that probably has a lot of potential outside berry inflation as well! I may use it in other stories later, but for now I'm content to have it just turn August into a permaberry :3
August uses an Orb of Possibilities to see what he'd look like as a permaberry, but Rho feels the transformation shouldn't just be temporary...Orb of Possibilities
By: Indi
“Is it a book?”
“Nope!”
“Hmm. A belt, then? The kind that finally rounds you out?”
“Sounds delightful, but nope!”
Rho crossed his arms, the orange-striped zebra giving his boyfriend August a quizzical look. “Well then I give up.”
The tavern was empty aside from the two of them, as August had been eager to show off a new trinket of some sort he’d acquired. Unfortunately he’d insisted Rho try to guess what it was, a seemingly impossible task given the wide range of curiosities August collected.
“But you only guessed twice!” The gray lion gave a mock frown. “Though I guess you were close enough with the second one.”
His paw dipped into a pocket and pulled out something round. It was carved from deep-blue crystal and fit snug in his palm. Three rings of golden text decorated it.
“It’s an actual Orb of Possibilities!” August said, beaming with utmost pride.
“Sounds...impressive? I’m afraid I’ve never heard of it before—what is it?”
August had apparently expected such an answer, and eagerly recited his prepared explanation. “It’s a very specialized magic item that allows an individual to see what they would look like in alternate realities! You know, like a chance to see what could have been.” He held the orb up for dramatic emphasis, but merely looked silly. “Taller, bigger, a whole different species—there’s always some reality where it was true. You can only attune it to one individual and one possibility at a time, but I’d say that’s still incredible!”
“So, do you just look into it and see a vision of your alternate self?”
“Oh, it’s much grander than that! There are three different incantations written on it. The first actually casts an illusion of the alternate self overlapping your body. It’s a bit transparent and blurry, but clear enough to give you a decent idea of what you’d look like. The second makes the illusion real, transforming you to match the possibility. And the third...the third makes the transformation permanent.”
It was impossible for August to hide his excitement as he explained how his prize worked.
“Each orb needs to be made from a very specific mineral and undergo a lengthy enchantment and treatment process to work, and you also have to have a knack for spell transcribing to make the incantations work properly. It’s a miracle I was able to obtain one. Knew all my networking with different mage colleges would pay off one day.”
“So...have you attuned it yet?” The lion nodded in reply. “And?”
“And what?”
“What reality are you going to look at first you silly cat!”
August started blushing--faintly, but Rho had gotten good at spotting it. “With the incantations I’ve written on it, this orb will show what I’d look like in a reality where I’m a permaberry.”
There was a short laugh from Rho, but the zebra wasn’t truly surprised. Both of them were fond of inflation. Whether via spells, magic items, or simply a hose and bellows Rho and August had blimped up often in the past for fun. Recently they’d favored berry inflation especially. August had spent whole days as a round, sloshing blueberry, playfully teased by Rho.
While the pair had been careful to avoid anything that might make the berrification permanent, August had mused a lot about how he imagined it might be. Still, he didn’t necessarily need a rare magic item to envision something he’d basically already experienced.
Again the question was anticipated, and August didn’t even give his boyfriend a chance to ask it. “I know there’s plenty of other ways to turn into a berry, but with this the transformation is almost instant, and so is turning back. No juicings, no lengthy preparations, no worrying about actually ending up as a permaberry.”
“But the juicings are fun. And the blueberry ale is always a hit here for a few days after~” Rho teased.
“Juicing’s still an option!” August said with a bit more enthusiasm than he’d have liked to it. “But more importantly—want to see it in action?”
“Like I’d up an opportunity to see you as a berry.”
August ed the orb to Rho, then moved to a more open space in the tavern, away from tables and chairs that’d inevitably get in the way of a giant berry. “Okay, all you need to do is recite the top-most inscription while focusing on me and it’ll work!”
The writing was both legible and in a language Rho understood, and he only had to repeat it a few times in his head before he was certain he had it memorized. As soon as the incantation had been spoken both the orb and August glowed faintly.
A specter of August seemed to flicker into existence. It was spherical, wearing its own fitted version of the lion’s usual tunic and vest. Whenever the real August moved his berry specter followed, perfectly in sync. There were moments—brief ones—where August would abruptly stumble, as if his balance had been thrown off.
Rho moved closer and waved a hoof through the illusory body the orb had summoned. “Well I have to it, it certainly matches what you look like as a berry.” There was a flicker in the illusion, and August wobbled again. “Everything alright?”
“Yes, yes. There are times where reality sort of leaks in and I actually feel the weight of the juice. If anything it’s like being teased with how big I could be right now.” August eyed the orb. “Of course, all you’d have to do is speak the middle incantation and then I really would be a berry. And undoing it is as simple as repeating the words a second time later.”
“Now I’d have done that even if you’d told me not to,” August snickered, right before casting the second spell.
The glow returned, and August’s body began to rigidly shift to match that of the illusion. While August didn’t appear to be in any pain, Rho felt like he was watching a marionette being fumbled with by an amateur. His arms stuck straight out and his stance was slightly wider than one would normally stand. Now the lion’s paws actually matched the illusion’s perfectly.
The flickering increased. With each ing second the berry body was looking more and more corporeal. August’s slim form was steadily hidden, becoming the specter instead. He was blushing more, his smile twitching with every sporadic sensation of being juice-filled.
A loud slorrrrrrrsh echoed from August and he wobbled heavily from side-to-side, the flickering over. Rho gave the lion a gentle poke, feeling how taut his hide was. “You’re...you’re really a blueberry, just like that.”
“Not just a blueberry, a permaberry! You could juice me dry and I’d swell right back up.” The lion looked absolutely giddy. “This really is a whole lot different from the other berrification methods we’ve used. There’s no time to acclimate, you’re just suddenly round and heavy. No pressure one second, then enough to momentarily make you feel like you’re about to burst the next. It’s kind of nice, in it’s own way.”
“Round is basically your natural shape, I didn’t think you needed to adjust at all~” Rho pressed his hoof against August a little harder, prompting a faint creak and moan from the lion.
“Hey, you end up spherical just as often as I do, maybe even more!”
“Says the permaberry lion.” Rho chuckled and pushed August with just enough force to roll him over. The berry wiggled his paws and yelped as he found himself on his round back, even more helpless than before. Upright he could at least shuffle about. Now he was at his boyfriend’s mercy.
It was a predicament August tended to love.
“I’m only technically a permaberry, ! It can always be undone, so I won’t be an orb forever,” August sheepishly insisted. His face was practically purple from all the blushing, and he continued to squirm as Rho prodded and rubbed him. Being fully inflated made his stretched hide extra sensitive, and he was especially susceptible to teasing. It was a weakness Rho had learned to abuse long ago.
“Just because it can be undone doesn’t mean it will be undone.” Rho gave August a light shake, listening to the delightful glorrrrrrrsh his swirling juices made in return. “I could hide the orb up on a high shelf no big juicy berry would ever be able to get to, or just in a room with a somewhat narrow doorway. Might be fun watching you try to squeeze through, puffy paw grasping in vain, teased by a salvation that’s perpetually out of reach~”
August let out a whimper that nearly sounded like a giggle. Anytime he became spherical Rho teased him with permanency. Nothing made the lion a blushy mess faster. Though Rho had never followed through on the threats before, August always suspected—and sometimes hoped—he would one day. He certainly understood how difficult life as a permaberry would be, but that oddly enough made it all the more enticing.
“M-Maybe I should’ve let someone a bit more trustworthy give the demonstration—mrrmph.” Rho wasn’t letting August forget he was full of juice, nudging and rolling him to keep it sloshing and splashing about. At times it’d bulge his sides, the small spike in pressure putting him into a euphoric daze.
“This was always going to be the outcome no matter who you chose. You just look right as a berry. Normal. They’d forget you were ever any other shape within seconds, and wouldn’t ever dream of taking that away from you.” Rho had begun rubbing his permaberry boyfriend. His hooves wandered, finding the most sensitive spots to get August shaking and moaning.
“Honestly I think you’re—mmhhmhm—rather biased!! Most people don’t have a massive crush on blueberries like you do~” August snickered.
For once Rho blushed, and he rewarded August with a squeeze. “Just for that I really should leave you like this!” By chance he glanced back over at the orb nearby. “And all I’d have to do is recite that final incantation, right? Though I assume you’d complain about it afterward.”
“Not necessarily! The real beauty of the third one is that it overrides the target’s memories in the process. I wouldn’t just be a permaberry—I’d be convinced I’d always been a permaberry, since my memories would be from a reality where that was true.” August failed to notice the mischievous grin Rho gained after hearing him.
“And it can’t be undone?”
“Well it can, just not easily. A powerful enough ritual would cancel the transformation, and of course so would another Orb of Possibilities attuned to a reality in which I wasn’t a permaberry. Memories would revert to how they were before in either case.” The lion was far too eager to explain the abilities of his new treasure to realize he was accidentally encouraging Rho.
Rho grabbed the orb, then leaned back against August as if he were a cushion. “So, what’s stopping me from making you into my perfect permaberry boyfriend?”
“You wouldn’t dare!” August laughed, but as he saw Rho continue to ogle the orb his laughter faded. “Right?”
“There’s quite a lot of advantages to you being a berry. First of all I’d be able to tease you with ease whenever I wanted, without fear of retribution. Taking you out for daily rolls around the city would be wonderful exercise. You’d obviously make a comfortable bed, and all that sloshing could lull me to sleep. Oh, and of course there’s all the fruity drinks I could add to the menu. Permanently.”
Every point caused August’s muzzle to twist a little more in embarrassment. There was a seriousness in Rho’s tone completely unlike all the other times he’d made such jokes and threats. Was...was he actually thinking about making the transformation permanent?
“Well there are a whole lot of disadvantages too!” August blurted with obvious nervousness.
“Like?”
“Like the fact I wouldn’t fit through most doorways!”
“The important ones could be widened, and a wonderfully ripe berry like yourself wouldn’t need to get out much anyway.”
“What about my position at the mage college? I couldn’t possibly teach magic as a berry!”
Rho gently bounced in place as he rested against August, snorting. “Being a berry doesn’t take away your magic, and I’m sure you could get a pupil or two to roll you around campus~”
It never took much to get August’s imagination flowing, and he was already thinking of which under-performers would be forced to push him from one building to another, or how he’d have to rearrange desks to make room, or…
The lion shook himself free of the escalating daydream, sloshing a bit in the process.
“But...but my mobility!”
“Forgotten about all that rolling you’ll be doing already? And besides, I’ve seen you shuffle around well enough on your own as a berry, and with the new memories you’re about to get I’m sure you’ll be wobbling from one corner of the room to another like a pro!” Rho held up the orb so he could clearly read the last incantation. “Now since you clearly don’t have any good excuses to not be a permaberry, let’s put you in the correct mindset for it.”
August whimpered and blushed, offering no further protests even as his boyfriend started reciting the words that would permanently alter his mind. At the last second he tried saying something, but was immediately interrupted as he felt his head spinning. His thoughts were a jumble, the berry incapable of focusing on any single thought as his gaze drifted and he mumbled incoherently.
Then, just as suddenly as it’d hit, the daze was over, and August could think clearly again.
“Oh...whoa. Kind of blanked out there for a second. What were we talking about again?”
Rho pocketed the orb before it was spotted and turned to face August, grinning. “I was just saying how cute you look as a berry.”
The blushing returned, and August smiled back. “Oh you say that every day! That’s why I’ve never bothered trying to undo my berrification. And because of the cost and hassle involved I guess. To think it’ll be my tenth year as a berry in just a couple months.”
“We’ll have to plan something special for it.” Rho was thankful he didn’t have to disguise his glee over the incantation having apparently worked. His boyfriend was now a permaberry in both body and mind. It’d been a fairly spontaneous decision on Rho’s part, one that left him surprised yet satisfied.
Utterly oblivious to what had happened, August himself looked content with his life as a berry. “Maybe this’ll be the year you finally become a permaberry yourself. Stripes look gorgeous stretched round~”
“Keep up the flattery and I’ll consider it,” Rho replied after taking a moment to recover. Permaberry August was unexpectedly bolder, likely thanks to the years of teasing he’d endured. If Rho didn’t keep up he might very well end up forever round just like his boyfriend. His own thoughts on the matter were...complicated. “You know, there’s always a chance you’ll get lucky and get ahold of an Orb of Possibilities. You’d be able to de-berrify with that from time to time.”
“I’m surprised you’ve heard of those, they’re rather obscure! I guess you do listen to me ramble on about magic items occasionally.” August was pleased, showing no signs of suspicion about Rho’s knowledge. “Of course the odds of getting one of those are so low I’m more likely to just spontaneously de-berrify! But at this point I can’t imagine not being a blueberry; I’m not sure I’d ever want to transform back.”
That was exactly what Rho had wanted to hear. He would keep the orb—just in case—but he doubted there’d ever be a need to use it on August again. His dream of having a round, sloshy, blushy permaberry boyfriend had come true.
“And I wouldn’t have you any other way, sloshball~” Rho gave August as much a hug as he could manage, which was more or less flopping atop the massive lion. “Now let’s discuss all the blueberry ales and ciders I’m going to brew with your help.”
August smiled and nodded in agreement, as if that’d been his entire reason for dropping by the tavern in the first place. The only orb on his mind was himself...and the berry Rho would be when he finally embraced a permaberry lifestyle as well.
August uses an Orb of Possibilities to see what he'd look like as a permaberry, but Rho feels the transformation shouldn't just be temporary...Orb of Possibilities
By: Indi
“Is it a book?”
“Nope!”
“Hmm. A belt, then? The kind that finally rounds you out?”
“Sounds delightful, but nope!”
Rho crossed his arms, the orange-striped zebra giving his boyfriend August a quizzical look. “Well then I give up.”
The tavern was empty aside from the two of them, as August had been eager to show off a new trinket of some sort he’d acquired. Unfortunately he’d insisted Rho try to guess what it was, a seemingly impossible task given the wide range of curiosities August collected.
“But you only guessed twice!” The gray lion gave a mock frown. “Though I guess you were close enough with the second one.”
His paw dipped into a pocket and pulled out something round. It was carved from deep-blue crystal and fit snug in his palm. Three rings of golden text decorated it.
“It’s an actual Orb of Possibilities!” August said, beaming with utmost pride.
“Sounds...impressive? I’m afraid I’ve never heard of it before—what is it?”
August had apparently expected such an answer, and eagerly recited his prepared explanation. “It’s a very specialized magic item that allows an individual to see what they would look like in alternate realities! You know, like a chance to see what could have been.” He held the orb up for dramatic emphasis, but merely looked silly. “Taller, bigger, a whole different species—there’s always some reality where it was true. You can only attune it to one individual and one possibility at a time, but I’d say that’s still incredible!”
“So, do you just look into it and see a vision of your alternate self?”
“Oh, it’s much grander than that! There are three different incantations written on it. The first actually casts an illusion of the alternate self overlapping your body. It’s a bit transparent and blurry, but clear enough to give you a decent idea of what you’d look like. The second makes the illusion real, transforming you to match the possibility. And the third...the third makes the transformation permanent.”
It was impossible for August to hide his excitement as he explained how his prize worked.
“Each orb needs to be made from a very specific mineral and undergo a lengthy enchantment and treatment process to work, and you also have to have a knack for spell transcribing to make the incantations work properly. It’s a miracle I was able to obtain one. Knew all my networking with different mage colleges would pay off one day.”
“So...have you attuned it yet?” The lion nodded in reply. “And?”
“And what?”
“What reality are you going to look at first you silly cat!”
August started blushing--faintly, but Rho had gotten good at spotting it. “With the incantations I’ve written on it, this orb will show what I’d look like in a reality where I’m a permaberry.”
There was a short laugh from Rho, but the zebra wasn’t truly surprised. Both of them were fond of inflation. Whether via spells, magic items, or simply a hose and bellows Rho and August had blimped up often in the past for fun. Recently they’d favored berry inflation especially. August had spent whole days as a round, sloshing blueberry, playfully teased by Rho.
While the pair had been careful to avoid anything that might make the berrification permanent, August had mused a lot about how he imagined it might be. Still, he didn’t necessarily need a rare magic item to envision something he’d basically already experienced.
Again the question was anticipated, and August didn’t even give his boyfriend a chance to ask it. “I know there’s plenty of other ways to turn into a berry, but with this the transformation is almost instant, and so is turning back. No juicings, no lengthy preparations, no worrying about actually ending up as a permaberry.”
“But the juicings are fun. And the blueberry ale is always a hit here for a few days after~” Rho teased.
“Juicing’s still an option!” August said with a bit more enthusiasm than he’d have liked to it. “But more importantly—want to see it in action?”
“Like I’d up an opportunity to see you as a berry.”
August ed the orb to Rho, then moved to a more open space in the tavern, away from tables and chairs that’d inevitably get in the way of a giant berry. “Okay, all you need to do is recite the top-most inscription while focusing on me and it’ll work!”
The writing was both legible and in a language Rho understood, and he only had to repeat it a few times in his head before he was certain he had it memorized. As soon as the incantation had been spoken both the orb and August glowed faintly.
A specter of August seemed to flicker into existence. It was spherical, wearing its own fitted version of the lion’s usual tunic and vest. Whenever the real August moved his berry specter followed, perfectly in sync. There were moments—brief ones—where August would abruptly stumble, as if his balance had been thrown off.
Rho moved closer and waved a hoof through the illusory body the orb had summoned. “Well I have to it, it certainly matches what you look like as a berry.” There was a flicker in the illusion, and August wobbled again. “Everything alright?”
“Yes, yes. There are times where reality sort of leaks in and I actually feel the weight of the juice. If anything it’s like being teased with how big I could be right now.” August eyed the orb. “Of course, all you’d have to do is speak the middle incantation and then I really would be a berry. And undoing it is as simple as repeating the words a second time later.”
“Now I’d have done that even if you’d told me not to,” August snickered, right before casting the second spell.
The glow returned, and August’s body began to rigidly shift to match that of the illusion. While August didn’t appear to be in any pain, Rho felt like he was watching a marionette being fumbled with by an amateur. His arms stuck straight out and his stance was slightly wider than one would normally stand. Now the lion’s paws actually matched the illusion’s perfectly.
The flickering increased. With each ing second the berry body was looking more and more corporeal. August’s slim form was steadily hidden, becoming the specter instead. He was blushing more, his smile twitching with every sporadic sensation of being juice-filled.
A loud slorrrrrrrsh echoed from August and he wobbled heavily from side-to-side, the flickering over. Rho gave the lion a gentle poke, feeling how taut his hide was. “You’re...you’re really a blueberry, just like that.”
“Not just a blueberry, a permaberry! You could juice me dry and I’d swell right back up.” The lion looked absolutely giddy. “This really is a whole lot different from the other berrification methods we’ve used. There’s no time to acclimate, you’re just suddenly round and heavy. No pressure one second, then enough to momentarily make you feel like you’re about to burst the next. It’s kind of nice, in it’s own way.”
“Round is basically your natural shape, I didn’t think you needed to adjust at all~” Rho pressed his hoof against August a little harder, prompting a faint creak and moan from the lion.
“Hey, you end up spherical just as often as I do, maybe even more!”
“Says the permaberry lion.” Rho chuckled and pushed August with just enough force to roll him over. The berry wiggled his paws and yelped as he found himself on his round back, even more helpless than before. Upright he could at least shuffle about. Now he was at his boyfriend’s mercy.
It was a predicament August tended to love.
“I’m only technically a permaberry, ! It can always be undone, so I won’t be an orb forever,” August sheepishly insisted. His face was practically purple from all the blushing, and he continued to squirm as Rho prodded and rubbed him. Being fully inflated made his stretched hide extra sensitive, and he was especially susceptible to teasing. It was a weakness Rho had learned to abuse long ago.
“Just because it can be undone doesn’t mean it will be undone.” Rho gave August a light shake, listening to the delightful glorrrrrrrsh his swirling juices made in return. “I could hide the orb up on a high shelf no big juicy berry would ever be able to get to, or just in a room with a somewhat narrow doorway. Might be fun watching you try to squeeze through, puffy paw grasping in vain, teased by a salvation that’s perpetually out of reach~”
August let out a whimper that nearly sounded like a giggle. Anytime he became spherical Rho teased him with permanency. Nothing made the lion a blushy mess faster. Though Rho had never followed through on the threats before, August always suspected—and sometimes hoped—he would one day. He certainly understood how difficult life as a permaberry would be, but that oddly enough made it all the more enticing.
“M-Maybe I should’ve let someone a bit more trustworthy give the demonstration—mrrmph.” Rho wasn’t letting August forget he was full of juice, nudging and rolling him to keep it sloshing and splashing about. At times it’d bulge his sides, the small spike in pressure putting him into a euphoric daze.
“This was always going to be the outcome no matter who you chose. You just look right as a berry. Normal. They’d forget you were ever any other shape within seconds, and wouldn’t ever dream of taking that away from you.” Rho had begun rubbing his permaberry boyfriend. His hooves wandered, finding the most sensitive spots to get August shaking and moaning.
“Honestly I think you’re—mmhhmhm—rather biased!! Most people don’t have a massive crush on blueberries like you do~” August snickered.
For once Rho blushed, and he rewarded August with a squeeze. “Just for that I really should leave you like this!” By chance he glanced back over at the orb nearby. “And all I’d have to do is recite that final incantation, right? Though I assume you’d complain about it afterward.”
“Not necessarily! The real beauty of the third one is that it overrides the target’s memories in the process. I wouldn’t just be a permaberry—I’d be convinced I’d always been a permaberry, since my memories would be from a reality where that was true.” August failed to notice the mischievous grin Rho gained after hearing him.
“And it can’t be undone?”
“Well it can, just not easily. A powerful enough ritual would cancel the transformation, and of course so would another Orb of Possibilities attuned to a reality in which I wasn’t a permaberry. Memories would revert to how they were before in either case.” The lion was far too eager to explain the abilities of his new treasure to realize he was accidentally encouraging Rho.
Rho grabbed the orb, then leaned back against August as if he were a cushion. “So, what’s stopping me from making you into my perfect permaberry boyfriend?”
“You wouldn’t dare!” August laughed, but as he saw Rho continue to ogle the orb his laughter faded. “Right?”
“There’s quite a lot of advantages to you being a berry. First of all I’d be able to tease you with ease whenever I wanted, without fear of retribution. Taking you out for daily rolls around the city would be wonderful exercise. You’d obviously make a comfortable bed, and all that sloshing could lull me to sleep. Oh, and of course there’s all the fruity drinks I could add to the menu. Permanently.”
Every point caused August’s muzzle to twist a little more in embarrassment. There was a seriousness in Rho’s tone completely unlike all the other times he’d made such jokes and threats. Was...was he actually thinking about making the transformation permanent?
“Well there are a whole lot of disadvantages too!” August blurted with obvious nervousness.
“Like?”
“Like the fact I wouldn’t fit through most doorways!”
“The important ones could be widened, and a wonderfully ripe berry like yourself wouldn’t need to get out much anyway.”
“What about my position at the mage college? I couldn’t possibly teach magic as a berry!”
Rho gently bounced in place as he rested against August, snorting. “Being a berry doesn’t take away your magic, and I’m sure you could get a pupil or two to roll you around campus~”
It never took much to get August’s imagination flowing, and he was already thinking of which under-performers would be forced to push him from one building to another, or how he’d have to rearrange desks to make room, or…
The lion shook himself free of the escalating daydream, sloshing a bit in the process.
“But...but my mobility!”
“Forgotten about all that rolling you’ll be doing already? And besides, I’ve seen you shuffle around well enough on your own as a berry, and with the new memories you’re about to get I’m sure you’ll be wobbling from one corner of the room to another like a pro!” Rho held up the orb so he could clearly read the last incantation. “Now since you clearly don’t have any good excuses to not be a permaberry, let’s put you in the correct mindset for it.”
August whimpered and blushed, offering no further protests even as his boyfriend started reciting the words that would permanently alter his mind. At the last second he tried saying something, but was immediately interrupted as he felt his head spinning. His thoughts were a jumble, the berry incapable of focusing on any single thought as his gaze drifted and he mumbled incoherently.
Then, just as suddenly as it’d hit, the daze was over, and August could think clearly again.
“Oh...whoa. Kind of blanked out there for a second. What were we talking about again?”
Rho pocketed the orb before it was spotted and turned to face August, grinning. “I was just saying how cute you look as a berry.”
The blushing returned, and August smiled back. “Oh you say that every day! That’s why I’ve never bothered trying to undo my berrification. And because of the cost and hassle involved I guess. To think it’ll be my tenth year as a berry in just a couple months.”
“We’ll have to plan something special for it.” Rho was thankful he didn’t have to disguise his glee over the incantation having apparently worked. His boyfriend was now a permaberry in both body and mind. It’d been a fairly spontaneous decision on Rho’s part, one that left him surprised yet satisfied.
Utterly oblivious to what had happened, August himself looked content with his life as a berry. “Maybe this’ll be the year you finally become a permaberry yourself. Stripes look gorgeous stretched round~”
“Keep up the flattery and I’ll consider it,” Rho replied after taking a moment to recover. Permaberry August was unexpectedly bolder, likely thanks to the years of teasing he’d endured. If Rho didn’t keep up he might very well end up forever round just like his boyfriend. His own thoughts on the matter were...complicated. “You know, there’s always a chance you’ll get lucky and get ahold of an Orb of Possibilities. You’d be able to de-berrify with that from time to time.”
“I’m surprised you’ve heard of those, they’re rather obscure! I guess you do listen to me ramble on about magic items occasionally.” August was pleased, showing no signs of suspicion about Rho’s knowledge. “Of course the odds of getting one of those are so low I’m more likely to just spontaneously de-berrify! But at this point I can’t imagine not being a blueberry; I’m not sure I’d ever want to transform back.”
That was exactly what Rho had wanted to hear. He would keep the orb—just in case—but he doubted there’d ever be a need to use it on August again. His dream of having a round, sloshy, blushy permaberry boyfriend had come true.
“And I wouldn’t have you any other way, sloshball~” Rho gave August as much a hug as he could manage, which was more or less flopping atop the massive lion. “Now let’s discuss all the blueberry ales and ciders I’m going to brew with your help.”
August smiled and nodded in agreement, as if that’d been his entire reason for dropping by the tavern in the first place. The only orb on his mind was himself...and the berry Rho would be when he finally embraced a permaberry lifestyle as well.
Vadhajinx
~vadhaquin
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~daniskydelta14
Honestly I really liked this story, someone should make a drawing of said orb. An item that can change space-time and turn anyone into anything they would be and enhancing all the posibilities in their hands, something like a fanatic of time like me would want to have, where can I get one :3?
