Not sure it really counts as horror. He knew what he was in for, and its just temporary. A nice twist that for once, there wasn't a twist - no "we're secretly transforming our employees into monsters against their will permanently" shtick.

To be honest, I didn't write this with horror in mind. I wrote it more as an exploration of a dude that's becoming addicted to a job that has some strange requirements. I can definitely see how that could turn into horror, especially if you consider the extreme disconnect between his life and work.

And yeah, the whole "you're not working with animals, you ARE the animals," twist is so overdone. I thought it would be more interesting if the transformation part of the job was considered mundane, like wearing a company uniform or something.

Anyway, thanks for the comments, guys, good to hear from both of you!

ooh, i'm a big fan of transformation being a mundane part of your job! there's something always interesting to think about when it comes to the regularity of such a transformation, along with how employees would get used to it and even like it after a while. as a whole i loved the slow buildup to the reveal of the job involving transformation, but the pacing of the transformation itself felt a bit off in all honesty. i didn't see much need for the whole "it taking 4 days" thing, especially considering the subject was unconscious during the whole thing, but it was still a lovely tf!

tl;dr: bug tfs aren't always done well, but this was fantastic!

Thank you for commenting, glad to see another talented writer here!

I'm glad you liked the mundanity of the reason for transformation. I like to mix it up with the character's opinion on the transformation, and positive mundanity is something you don't often see.

As for the time frame of the transformation, I certainly see your point. I was trying to go with a "realistic" time frame for the technological cocktail to transform the person, but I can't imagine it would be too much to say the transformation lasted only four hours or even four minutes if you can already suspend your disbelief that nano-machines and stem cells can turn someone into a giant alien bug.

Once again, thanks for commenting, and I'll have to give some of your stories a read!

Most stories I know sound rushed or always seem to have many errors. This is one of the few I find flawless. Great Job! Amazing Story.

Thank you!