magisternihil's 100-word story for May 17, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 17, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Look, I don’t want to talk about it, okay. I’m pretty. Let’s talk about that. Check out these gorgeous wings. Watch them flutter. Yes, yes, okay. I once crawled around like a weirdo. I used to eat all the plants. I was hungry, okay? Very hungry. But things are different now. I’m dainty and pretty. Check out the colors on my wing tips. Exquisite, right? The cocoon? Man, you guys always want to ask about that. You can’t get past the whole “dissolves into a puddle of goo and reforms” thing. Get over it. I did. I’m pretty now, dammit!

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