The Eighteen-Year Itch
By @The Expansionistress
Elara dreads her upcoming eighteenth birthday. In a world where every woman transforms at maturity, gaining statuesque G-cup breasts and a rock-hard six-pack, she feels like an outlier, fearing the loss of her artistic grace to this bizarre, universal metamorphosis. No one questions the 'coming of age' phenomenon, believing it a natural, if sudden, evolution. But Elara, a keen observer, notices subtle inconsistencies: the vacant look in her transformed mother's eyes, the hushed whispers of forgotten sisters. As her own transformation looms, a gnawing suspicion takes root: what if this isn't evolution, but an infection? What if the strength and beauty bestowed upon women comes at an unimaginable cost, turning them into something less than human? Elara must uncover the truth before her own body betrays her.
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