CW: Contains macro growth, some weight gain and a bit of TF.

Rula finds JJ feeling a little down during the holidays and Rula decides to try and cheer him up.

Another art pack story, this one Christmas themed.

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JJ yawned as he walked out into his kitchen, shivering slightly as he put a mug of hot chocolate onto a counter and started making some boiling water. He glanced outside, seeing the giant lilac-colored shape that had become relatively commonplace ever since Halloween night. He slipped his hoodie on and walked outside onto the balcony, seeing Rula standing nearby holding a colossal string of lights around one of her arms and humming to herself. She still wore the scarf she normally had but also had dressed in a red and white stocking cap and a “necklace” that appeared to be made from some of those same lights she had around her arm.

“Rula?” He asked.

“Eeep!” Rula jumped, making the ground quake slightly from the sudden surprise as she turned around, “Oh...hey, JJ. Yeesh, you scared me.”

“S-sorry,” he said, “What are you doing up this early?”

“Decorating the trees for the people here,” she smiled, “I was trying to make it a surprise but I think I might've woke a few of the tenants up already,” she giggled. JJ looked down at the ground underneath her feet, seeing massive footprints and disturbed ground and grass underneath the frozen dirt.

“Can't imagine why,” he chuckled before sighing, draping one of his arms over the balcony while sipping from his mug.

“Hmhm?” Rula leaned down, moving in close to the smaller pandacat, “What is it, JJ? You look a little down,”

“Just thinking about some stuff...I haven’t really had much time to spend with any of my friends or family just because things have been so busy lately,” JJ looked away from her, “I guess I’m just wondering what the point of holiday spirit is if you can’t even enjoy it,” he shrugged.

“Awww…,” Rula leaned down and gently patted him on the head with one of her fingers, “Sorry you're feeling down, little guy.”

“Don't apologize. It's not your fault,” JJ took another drink while letting out a deep sigh, his ears going flat as he did. Rula looked at him with a sad expression for a moment before she snapped her fingers.

“Ahh! I know what I can do to cheer you up!” She gave a fangy grin, “So, I was talking with some people from this local school nearby and they’re having an event where I was going to go basically play with some of the kids and give out gifts and fun stuff like that,” she giggled before pointing to her hat, “And I’m gonna’ do it dressed like this!”

“Like as Santa?” JJ tilted his head.

“Well, sorta’. I was gonna’ go as Mrs. Clause and then have someone else be my Santa,” she grinned, “You wanna’ do it? It might help you feel better if you help some holiday cheer go around,” she leaned down and gave him a light nudge with her elbow. JJ looked back up at her, thinking about her proposal. While he was a little nervous about large crowds and meeting lots of new people, he did admit that it would at least help him get outside to try and not worry about sad things.

“Hmm...um...sure,” he smiled slightly and nodded, “I guess I’ll do it.”

“Great!” Rula clapped her hands, “Although we’re gonna’ have to make a couple adjustments to help you get more Christmassy,” she then started rubbing them together, making JJ’s eyes widen.

“Uhhh...adjustments? What do you mean by tha-”

“BOOP!” JJ’s statement was interrupted by Rula moving her hand down and tapping him on the nose. The pandacat rubbed it involuntarily as he stepped back. Before he could ask what had just happened, his body started to glow followed by his stomach gurgling.

“Uhhh…,” JJ stammered as he put his paws on his stomach, feeling it swell slightly under his hoodie and shirt. The same thing happened to his hips and his butt as they stretched out and bulked up, feeling soft and jiggly. The hybrid squeaked as his arms thickened and his legs widened, “Mmmf!” He grunted as his expansion came up to his face, feeling fat round out his cheeks. He looked down at himself, having put on at least 50 pounds, “What...what In the world-OOOF!” He grunted as another wave of fattening hit him, his body bulging and blimping all over and leaving him at 300 pounds.

“Oooops, didn't think it would go that quick. Are you okay, JJ?” Rula asked, looking concerned.

“Yeah...just was a little shock is all,” he said, his tail flicking around as he processed what had just happened to him while feeling his new, chunky body, “That was definitely pretty weird,” he put both his paws on his face, feeling the double chin where his neck used to be.

“Oh, sorry. I probably should've given you a better warning,” he put her hand on her chin, “Although I'm wondering why the other effects didn't happen all at once,”

“What do you mean other...EFFECTS?!” JJ yelped as he suddenly surged up in height, going from 5’ 8” to 11’ 3” in an instant, “Ahhh! What?! Now I'm getting bigger?!”

“Instead of wider, yeah,” Rula giggled as his growth continued, though more slowly than before as his body lengthened and stretched, making it clear the chubby pandacat would have trouble fitting back into his apartment now, “Oh! Before you get too big,” the Zora quickly snatched him up in her hands and set him down on the ground next to her, allowing him to continue to grow without crushing the balcony under his weight.

“Thanks, Rula,” JJ looked down at his paws as the ground got further and further away from him. His body started to glow yet again with his hoodie turning from blue to red with white fringe appearing alongside some bells popping into being along it. He turned around, seeing that the hood on his clothing had suddenly gotten a little white puffball on it and he could feel his pajama pants suddenly turn into actual red pants that seemed to conform to his tree trunk-thick legs. Larger and larger he grew, casting a shadow as his soft, pillowy body expanded to match Rula's height. Soon, his growth ceased and he found himself a husky macro fur wearing red and white clothing.

“There we go!” Rula beamed, “You're a big, jolly giant! A giant Santa!”

“Yeah...yeah, I am,” a smile slowly crept across his muzzle as his hefted up his belly and let it drop down, bouncing a bit as it did, “This feels really good!” He chuckled.

“See? Told you that you'd feel better after,” Rula patted him on the back, “Now we'll be able to go as Mr and Mrs Claus and help all those kids be happy!”

“Hmmm...you know, that sounds like a plan,” he smirked, not noticing his body was glowing yet again, “Let's go make some kids happy!” He cheered as a bushy beard suddenly poofed into existence on his face and he happily walked off, leaving Rula standing there happy.

“Glad to see him smiling again,” she said to herself as she followed JJ toward the community center.