Valin was doing his morning routine. It had been an uneventful week since his first appointment with Electra, and now he was getting ready for the next one.

He looked at his face in the mirror to see if he needed to shave. He’d only had to do it once since the incident, and judging by his smooth face, he wouldn’t be doing it today either.

Valin had done some experimenting over the past week. He had tested his magic to see how long it took for him to change back. It didn’t seem to matter how much magic that he used, he always changed into a girl. It took about two hours from when he last used magic for him to transform back into a man. It was a relief to confirm this, for he didn’t relish transforming back in his new clothes.

As he walked down the stairs to breakfast, he thought back to the conversation he’d had with his parents about the college he would go to. Now that he had all this magic inside him, he could get into any place he wanted. Naturally, his parents wanted him to go to the place that the clan had been sending their best mages since time immemorial. Heathglint University was the perfect picture of traditional magical austerity: A desolate castle in the middle of nowhere, with no amenities to speak of. It was only ten years ago that they had expanded the dining hall menu beyond the traditional nutrient paste, referred to sarcastically by all the students as “fossil fuel.”

Valin had wasted no time in informing his parents that he had no intention of participating in the time honored self-flagellation considered proper for young mages. He was going to the college that he originally wanted to go to: Cascades. It was considered wildly liberal and extravagant by conventional standards, what with its “internet access” and “central air conditioning”. There had been some grumbling from his family, but as he had no intention of doing anything with his life that required him to go to a prestigious institution like Heathglint, he didn’t see any need to subject himself to such misery. Besides that, he suspected that his pointed ears and vibrant hair would draw way too much attention at a place that prided itself on churning out conformity.

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“Your initiation is this week,” said Valin’s mom the next morning.

Valin’s heart leapt, and he couldn’t keep a smile off of his face. It wasn’t a surprise to him, but every reminder that he was a proper mage now gave him a thrill. He wasn’t sure when this euphoria was going to wear off.

“We’re going to have to fit you for a robe in girl mode, the unlocking cipher will require your magic.”

Valin nodded thoughtfully. Naturally, just about every interaction with the magical world was going to involve his female form. His mother, father, and the rest of the clan had taken everything in stride, not that he’d ever been worried about that. They’d spared no expense in getting Edrin the best transition money could buy, after all.

The cipher was essentially a password that could be inscribed magically into a door or threshold to keep unwanted visitors out. Combine that with a way to detect the identity of the approaching individual and you had magical two factor identification that was very difficult to break.

“I’m looking forward to it. The uh, initiation, not the fitting,” Valin said with a blush.

Mom just giggled at that.

He heard a knock on the front door, signaling Electra’s arrival. “Be careful with her,” Valin’s mother said. Valin tilted his head quizzically.

“Doctors don’t normally wear stockings to work. Or stiletto heels. Or show that much cleavage,” She continued. Valin blushed at the idea that his mother knew exactly where his mind was at. “There’s almost certainly a large team going over every bit of information that you give to her. The only reason that they’ve sent someone that young to conduct these tests is that they’re hoping she’ll charm you into opening up.”

Valin nodded and got to his feet. He opened the door to see Electra, as immaculately dressed as last time. He wondered if Electra had been ordered to dress so seductively. The people who subjected him to illegal hypnotic spells wouldn’t even think twice about doing something like that. He resolved to keep his wits about him in the future.

---

Despite his best efforts, however, he couldn’t help but open up to her, especially since Doctor Tymat was conspicuously absent this week. She was the only person outside his family and Ariadne that he had interacted with in the past week. The subject they landed on was the subject that he’d been thinking about all week: College.

“I went to Everard,” Electra said, “Which was exactly as fun as it sounds.” Everard was a traditional university in the vein of Heathglint.

Valin giggled, then blushed. She still hadn’t gotten used to the fact that she giggled now; She was always taken aback by how cute she sounded.

“And medical school on top of that?” Valin asked, and Electra nodded in reply.

“Damn, that’s rough. Well, I’m going to Cascades for art,” Valin said.

At this, Electra perked up. “Yes, they told me about what you did on the exam. Can you… show me?”

Valin nodded enthusiastically. She never passed up a chance to show off her skills, especially now that she didn’t have to throttle her magic to keep from running out. Thus, she spent the rest of the four hour session practicing her art, while Electra and the cameras watched avidly.

“That was beautiful…” said an awestruck Electra as Valin let the water fall to the floor. Valin blushed from the compliment.

“I’d love to show you more, but my family might do something drastic if I’m not back at exactly noon,” Valin said with an apologetic smile.

Electra seemed torn for a second, before simply saying “See you next week.”

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Valin had a habit of practicing her magic before bed, a habit she had discontinued after her transformation. She wasn’t sure about trying to sleep in her female body, but that night she decided to bite the bullet and give in a shot.

After a vigorous round of training that involved doing unspeakable things to the nearby river, Valin went home, soaking wet from a very invigorating thunderstorm. Valin had always loved the rain, especially the feel of the raindrops on her bare skin. It helped that she could dry herself in an instant if she wanted.

She came in the back door and went up the stairs to her room. It was still strange to her to have everything seemingly in the wrong proportions. It was especially acute when she brushed her teeth and washed her face. She couldn’t help but notice the foot of height she had lost when looking at her reflection in the mirror.

Her male T-shirts were the perfect size for her petite female form to sleep in, so after a long, luxurious bath(her favorite guilty pleasure) she put one on and got into bed. Valin usually slept on her side, but she quickly noticed that with her new breasts, it was more comfortable to sleep on her back. It wasn’t long before she was fast asleep.

Valin had an especially vivid dream. Maybe because this was the first time she had fallen asleep as a girl? She dreamed of Ari, but unlike her usual dreams of her girlfriend, where she was a he, this time she was female. Ari was towering over her cute little body. She leaned Valin over and planted a passionate kiss on her lips. Valin felt wonderful, so soft and light in the taller woman’s arms. She melted into her girlfriend’s embrace. Suddenly, she felt a push, and she fell backwards onto a bed. Her clothes had disappeared, and so had Ari’s. Valin was biting her lip with anticipation. Then Ari was on top of her, kissing her neck, then down between her breasts, lower and lower now, past her belly button, past her waist, and then-

Valin awoke with a start and a gasp that carried equal parts arousal and frustration. She just missed the best part! Then she turned about as red as can be as she remembered what that best part was. It had felt so nice just letting Ari take control like that, steering her body, looking up into her eyes while she gently guided Valin the way she wanted her to go.

It was then she noticed how turned on she was. Her nipples were poking through her T-shirt and she could feel a wetness between her legs. This was the first time she had gotten aroused as a girl. She hesitated for only a moment before pulling off the T-shirt. Now that she was all wet and ready, she could admit how intensely curious she was about how her new body worked. She reached up to touch one of her hardened nipples and moaned as it tingled pleasurably from the contact. No wonder Ari loved it so much when she touched and sucked on them!

Her pussy pulsed excitedly as she imagined Ari suckling on her tits, which reminded her of the other place that she had yet to explore. She eagerly slid her other hand down her tummy and spread her legs. When she touched her folds for the first time, she let out a little squeal of pleasure. She was so wet! She let out another excited squeak when she accidentally brushed her hand against her clit.

She took her other hand off her breasts and sent it down to join the first one between her legs. She was panting lustily now, completely enchanted by the wonderful new sensations that her changed body was giving her. She took a sharp breath, then eagerly started stroking her pussy in earnest.

She quickly built up a delightful rhythm, rubbing her lips back and forth with one hand, while her other hand played with her clit. Her mind turned to her dream as she imagined Ari’s head between her legs, tongue lapping away at her sex. She finally came with a scream of pleasure, the orgasm rolling over her small body in sensual waves. She had a giddy grin on her face as she basked in the afterglow of her first orgasm as a woman.

---

“Is it just me, or have you gotten a lot better at that?” It had been two days since Valin’s first erotic explorations of his girl self. They were both lying on a tropical beach, with no one for miles around. This wasn’t a completely private spot, like their meadow, but private enough that they were confident that no one would interrupt them. Valin had just been putting his newly acquired knowledge of the female body to work on Ari’s pussy. Judging by her moans and screams of pleasure, it had worked like a charm.

Valin blushed and looked away. “Well, I…Um… Last night I played with… my vagina… for the first time. It was very enlightening.”

Ari couldn’t hold back a giggle. “I guess having a boyfriend that can turn into a girl has its benefits. Did you have fun?”

Valin turned even redder. “Y-yes.”

Ari giggled some more. Then her eyes trailed downward and she tilted her head quizzically. “Have you been shaving your legs?” she asked.

“What?” replied Valin, taken aback. Where had that come from?

“Your legs are all smooth. Hell, I wish I could get mine that smooth,” Ariadne said, running her palm across the newly silky smooth flesh of her boyfriend’s right calf. Valin blinked and looked down. His legs were, in fact, quite hairless.

Just like they were in his female form.

“It’s not just your legs either,” Ariadne continued, “Your chest is smooth as well. And your arms. And when we were… I noticed…” To demonstrate, she gently tugged down Valin’s trunks to expose his cock. Sure enough, his pubic hair was thinner, though it wasn’t completely gone.

They both stared at it for a minute, lost in thought. A chill went down Valin’s spine as he considered the possibilities. Come to think of it, he still hadn’t shaved since that one time a few days after his transformation.

“Must be a side effect of my… condition.” Valin hadn’t taken his female form in front of Ariadne since their awkward parting after the shopping trip. They’d come to an unspoken agreement not to bring it up. “I’ll talk to Electra about it.”

“Electra?” Ariadne asked, raising an eyebrow.

“She’s the doctor that does my government mandated examinations,” Valin said quickly.

“On a first name basis, I see,” Ariadne replied. “What does she look like?”

“Uh… Young. Blonde.” Valin didn’t have it in him to lie to his girlfriend.

“How young and how blonde?” Ariadne asked, her eyes narrowing.

---

Five days later Valin was standing in front of his house, greeting Electra for another session, with the added addition of Ariadne, who was burning a hole in Electra with a smoldering stare.

Electra, for her part, was trying her best to ignore Ariadne’s presence. This was made difficult when Ariadne strode confidently up to her and held out a hand for Electra to shake.

“I’m Ariadne. I’m Valin’s girlfriend.” Electra met Ariadne’s piercing gaze rather well, Valin thought, as he tried not to smile. It wasn’t the first time he had witnessed Ari marking her territory like this. He found it kind of endearing.

Electra said nothing in reply to this, and after giving her hand a good squeeze, Ariadne let it go and turned on her heel to go back into Valin’s house. Valin quickly got onto the teleport dais. This uncomfortable encounter couldn’t end quickly enough.

“Sorry about that,” Valin said immediately when they were safely teleported. “Ari can get kind of… possessive.”

Electra giggled. “It’s ok, I understand. I was just a little surprised,” She hesitated for a moment then added, “She’s pretty cute.”

“Yes, she is,” Valin said with a smile, completely missing the implication. “Oh, there was something that I wanted to talk to you about. Apparently, I’ve stopped growing body hair. Everywhere, except on my… genital area. And even that’s gotten thinner.”

“Well, let’s take a look then,” said Electra, switching to doctor mode. “Take off your clothes.”

Valin still wasn’t entirely comfortable getting naked in front of Electra, or of having pictures of his bare body recorded for all time to be stored in a government vault, but he was curious enough about this strange change that he didn’t hesitate to strip.

Electra took a close look at all the places that Valin had noticed a lack of hair. She then had him transform into her girl self for a comparison.

“What do you think?” asked Valin anxiously when Electra was finished.

“It looks like your male skin is becoming more like your female skin, If I had to guess,” answered Electra. “I’d like to take a more thorough look at the data before I make any definitive judgments.”

“Data?”

Electra pointed over to the camera. “This thing records more than pictures.”

“Oh,” Valin said.

“Here’s my cell phone number in case you notice anything else unusual happening to your body,” Electra said at the end of the session. “Maaaybe don’t tell your girlfriend you have it,” she continued with a giggle.

---

It was the day before his initiation that Ariadne once again noticed a change to Valin’s male body. The pair had just shared a kiss when Ari got a strange, concerned look on her face.

“What is it?” Valin asked.

“N-Nothing,” Ariadne stammered.

Valin blinked. It wasn’t like Ariadne to prevaricate. “C’mon, what is it?” He asked.

“I think you’re getting… shorter,” she said, looking away.

“What?” He asked, staring blankly.

“When we were kissing, I noticed that… well… it seemed like you weren’t reaching down as far as you usually do.”

Valin didn’t know what to say to that, so he just sighed. Now that she brought it up, he did notice that Ari seemed to be taller than she used to be relative to him.

“Maybe you should bring it up with that doctor?” Ari suggested tentatively.

Valin was surprised that Ari had brought up Electra when they had both been carefully avoiding the subject. She must be really worried.

“Yeah… I’ll do that next time we meet,” he said, not mentioning that he would be immediately calling Electra the first chance that he had. The rest of their date was kind of awkward, the changes to Valin’s body hanging over both of their heads.

---

The first thing Valin did that night when he got home was call Electra to tell her what was happening to him. Valin thought about sending a text to her, but he really wanted to hear a comforting voice.

Electra picked up after the fifth ring. Valin could hear music thumping in the background, and as well as excited voices. It was unmistakably a club of some kind.

“Valin? What’s going on?” Electra asked. She unsurprisingly sounded distracted.

“I’m shrinking!” He blurted out without preamble.

“What?”

“I’m shrinking!” Valin repeated.

“C’mon, now’s no time to be taking work calls!” came a happy female voice from the other end.

“Sorry, this sounds like an emergency,” Electra said apologetically, “So, what do you mean by shrinking? Like, are you shrinking as we speak, or?”

“Uh, no, I just noticed today that things seemed slightly larger than they used to be. Ari noticed it too,” he said to reassure her that he wasn’t imagining this.

“Oh, ok.” Electra sounded relieved. “Have you noticed any other changes?”

“Not that I’ve seen,” Valin replied.

“I’d like to examine you, if that’s ok,” Electra said.

“Now?” Valin was taken aback.

“Right now.” Electra said. “Can’t be too careful. Meet in the usual spot?”

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Five minutes later, Valin was standing in the examination hall, waiting for Electra. Unlike when they usually met up in the morning, it was dark out, so he had to use his phone’s light to find a switch. The harsh fluorescent lights gave the room a slightly uncomfortable atmosphere. As he’d been standing on the teleport pad when he’d called her, he’d gotten there almost instantly. He was nervously fiddling with his smartphone when he heard the hum of the teleport pad turning on. He turned to the door to see Electra come into the room. She had obviously come straight here from the party she was just at, judging from the little black halter dress she was wearing. Trying not to stare at her cleavage, Valin stammered out an apology for messing up her night.

“You have nothing to apologize for,” she said soothingly, placing a hand on his shoulder. “No one has ever gone through what you’re going through right now. It’s ok to freak out when you notice something like this happening to your body.”

“Thank you,” he said, looking at the ground.

“Let’s get started then. I think I know what’s going on, we’ll just need to get a picture of you with the camera so I can see your body’s resonance image,” Seeing the look on Valin's face, she giggled and continued, “No need to take your clothes off today.”

She took the picture and hooked up the camera to her phone. “How long have you spent as a girl since the last exam?” she asked. It was one of the questions that he’d been answering on the questionnaires she’d given him each visit.

Valin thought about it for a moment. Lately he’d been practicing his magic about six hours a day: four in the morning and two at night, so with the two extra hours of girl time after he cast his last spell, he spent at least ten hours a day female.

“Hmm…” Electra’s brow was furrowed in concentration as she rapidly tapped on her phone. Finally, she looked up at him. Taking a deep breath, she said, “From the scans that I’ve taken in your examinations, I’ve noticed that your male body’s resonance has been changing little by little over time. It’s becoming more like your female body’s resonance image. Also, the rate of change directly correlates with the amount of time you spend as a girl.”

Valin’s stomach did a little flip. “You mean…”

Electra nodded grimly. “I’m afraid so. The more you use your magic, the more your body will change. Eventually, you’ll become a woman permanently.”