Zzzip...
"There, there, Alyssa, no more of that nonsense..." Jordan, if that even was his real name, said after pulling the zip tie tight around Ethan's ankles. He moved and took a seat on the bed next to Ethan, gently pushing Ethan's new longer hair aside. "I'm sorry it had to come to this...if you would have just given me a shot, we could have been so happy..."
"MMMMNGH!! NGHHAHHH!!" Ethan twisted and thrashed, shouting into the gag, but it all held tight.
"This is how it's going to be," Jordan commanded, the knife he was holding glistening with the reflection of the bedroom lamp. "Your mine. You always should have been mine. Now think about your options here. I'll be back soon, and I expect you to be more compliant when I return.,,"
Ethan was a college freshman, a few weeks into classes for the year, going about his day like any other so far on campus. Between his morning classes, everything suddenly went dark...and a moment later, he found himself standing in the hall of an apartment building, the sound of a door closing just behind him.
It didn't take him long to realize something was amiss. He was shorter. He felt lighter...at least in most areas. As he looked down toward the extra weight now on his chest, the long hair shifting against his neck, he was greeted by the sight of a woman's body. He shouted and backed into the door, then heard sounds of chaos from outside. Sirens, Crashes. Screams. Whatever happened, he likely wasn't alone...but also wasn't safe...
He turned and tried to get back into the apartment this woman had just come out of, but the door had a key code and he obviously didn't know it. Suddenly, the sound of a door opening across the hall got his attention. He turned to see a man..."Jordan" the man claimed...looking at Ethan with a brow raised.
"Alyssa, everything ok?" he asked. His tone wasn't exactly comforting...more curious.
"I, um, I'm not 'Alyssa', I'm a guy, and, um..." Ethan stammered, clearly unsure of how to explain the situation.
"Alyssa, babe, it's ok," Jordan said as he approached. Ethan backed into the locked apartment door, realizing how vulnerable he was in a woman's body. "Or...'guy'...I'm Alyssa's boyfriend. We live across the hall from each other and hit it off... Come on in, I'll keep you safe during this...whatever it is that's going on..."
Ethan didn't love it, but at least this guy seemed to know the body he was now in. Going with him seemed better than taking his chances in the hall, or going outside, so he went along.
Jordan catered to Ethan's every need. Food, drink, a sweatshirt when Ethan got cold in his new body... Will all services disrupted, there wasn't much to do. Eventually, Ethan just wanted to rest. Jordan offered Ethan his bed...but soon after, Jordan tried to join him in it.
Ethan screamed, he tried to run...but Jordan was bigger and faster. Easily bound Ethan's hands with a zip tie, gagged him, and after dragging him back to bed, tied his feet as well. Jordan brandished a knife to show he was serious...
It didn't take long for Ethan to realize that Jordan wasn't Alyssa's boyfriend, but a massive stalker. Helpless, bound and gagged on the bed, Jordan showed off his "collection" piece by piece, his twisted mind something thinking this would endear who he believed to be Alyssa to him. An old bra she threw away after the underwire popped out, a torn picture of Alyssa with her ex-boyfriend, even used period products from her bathroom...
When he was finally done, it's clear what Jordan's intent was. He didn't bother untying Ethan...believing that to be a risk...but did use the knife to cut off Ethan's (really Alyssa's) clothing...
Just one of many truly dark tales of the Great Shift...