I watched in a mixture of shock and disbelief, even as Brad began to gain another foot in height.
My boyfriend shuddered as tiny hairs began to pop out all across his body that soon lengthened and united with each other to become a thick fur coat that matched his hair color, even as what hair he originally had thickened and multiplied to form... a mane?
That's when I realized what was happening, as Brad' finger and toe nails elongated into claws and talons while his hands and feet reformed into paws.
As he gained more muscle mass, Brad turned somewhat so I could see him from an angle.
I first noticed a protrusion starting to appear above his rump, which then extended over a full foot from his body before reshaping itself into a tail, complete with a large tuft of fur on the end.
Then Brad's head started to change. Gone was the familiar face of my boyfriend.
His ears became pointed and shifted till they were closer to the top of his head, while his nose and the jaws started to jut out, forming a muzzle.
Brad smiled and roared in what I presume was pleasure, having changed from a normal human being to an anthropomorphic lion before my eyes!
"Brad?" I asked, still in shock over what I had just witnessed.
"Yes honey?" he asked, smiling at me, which was a bit disconcerting considering his new teeth.
"You can talk?" I asked in disbelief.
"Of course. I may look like a lion now, but I still have my human intelligence and other abilities, like speech," he answered.
Brad then started to move toward me, but stopped when he saw me tense up. "Honey. It's still me. Can you love a werelion?"
Despite everything I had just seen, I didn't hesitate to answer. "Of course I can. You're still you. Just with fur and... other things," I said, having just now noticed the large sheath between his legs.
"Good. Please come with me," he said, grabbing one of my hands in his paw before leading us out the door and into the woods by his cabin.