Silver Linings Part 2 (Patreon)

The clock was ticking , drawing her eyes across the void. Nicole wasn't even able to see the analog fixture in the dark room, but each click of the mechanism was tapping against her subconscious as she stared in it’s general direction. Yanking her phone from the side table, Nicole flicked it on and re-read the text. 

“I’m on my way home, can’t answer my phone. Don’t freak out. {:< “ 

That was twenty minutes ago, Applied Dynamics wasn’t that far away. She began typing a message, but sighed and deleted it almost as soon as she finished. ‘Calm down Nicky. 14 is already too many, twenty-eight is frantic. She’ll be home soon… I hope…’ 

The clock chimed three times, causing the redhead to jump in their bed. Before she could settle back into her melencholy, dull thud against the front door followed by the rattling of keys caught her ear. Scraping, grunting, whimpering. Pulling the covers off, Nicole rolled out of bed and began walking to the entry in one fluid motion. The door slammed shut, followed by something scraping against the floor. “Aww beans.” Came Ivana’s soft voice.

“Babe, what happened? Do you have--” Rounding the corner, Nicole froze. 

“Nicole! Don’t freak out!” Ivana stood in their foyer, her flowing garment in rumpled waves about her figure. Everything was off, comically oversized. Ivana clawed at the hem of her trousers as they slipped on her hips. Despite standing upright, the once towering woman was barely tall enough to see over the counter.

“Oh…my…god…” Nicole gasped, gripping a handful of scarlet hair. “You're tiny!?”

“Brilliant observation.” Ivana huffed. Staring up through her enormous eyewear. “I asked you not to freak out.” Her voice was so soft it barely made it through the pulse surging in her ears. 

“How exactly should I react? You…you…” 

Ivana crossed her arms, black slacks pooling about her tiny feet. 

“Shrunk. Yes. I don’t know why you’re freaking out, you said you were into this kind of thing.”

“As a fantasy! How…why!?” Ivana's cheeks flushed, and she turned her face away. “It was an accident. The…test had a…complication.” 

“Are you alright? How do you feel?” 

Ivana’s tiny lips creased into a subtle smirk before fading in a pale huff. “Fine, Mum.” Nicole couldn't be sure, but the tiny woman seemed to shiver as her thighs flushed. “But the machine’s broken. It’s going to take some time to fix.” 

Nicole shifted to one leg, gazing down at the adorable brunette. The air felt cool against her burning skin. “How long, exactly…”