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Filth was originally going to be a fairly straight-forward story. \u00a0I’d asked a while back for some transformation story ideas and one of them was a mouse TF for a college student. \u00a0I took that and adapted it into a rat since I like rats slightly more than mice. \u00a0I have a pretty basic formula for my stories – character gets transformed for whatever reason and then has sex with someone and either infects them or not. \u00a0And now you know all of my secrets.<\/p>\n
As with all of my stories, I had to come up with a trigger and some information on the character. \u00a0Now, I\u00a0know<\/strong><\/em> rats are not disgusting filthy creatures. \u00a0They can apparently make neat little pets. \u00a0However, I went at least partially with the old sewer dwelling trash digging type of rat. \u00a0Hence, “Filth”. \u00a0Now, that title put me in the mind of the story being filthy in some way (beyond) sex so I thought about corrupting some poor innocent young woman. \u00a0Yay. \u00a0My favorite!<\/p>\n Would she just be a cute naive lady? \u00a0Hmm… ah, strict religious upbringing. \u00a0Another of my favorite. \u00a0Especially since it can tie into the whole ‘filth’ theme with a super crazy strict religious upbringing and how sex is sometimes viewed in them.<\/p>\n And there was the story. \u00a0Strict religious upbringing, she messes around and gets herself cursed and turns into a rat. \u00a0She would then have sex with a guy and change him. \u00a0The end. \u00a0Originally the curse was never going to be explained but was basically a “magic and God\/Devil exists and, oops, you sinned and since you were in a crazy religion, that has some power effects on you!” thing.<\/p>\n A comment on the first chapter over at SoFurry got me thinking. \u00a0A reader wondered what happened and another mentioned some ideas so then I started wondering. \u00a0That’s when I sat down to plot out my ideas. \u00a0The image above is everything in the story after chapter 1. \u00a0It also has a bit of quick research on rat behavior for her changes. \u00a0All fit nicely on one page.<\/p>\n I thought, okay, where’s the curse from? \u00a0I thought she’d need a physical effect for it and, so, like the old werewolf pentagram, she’d have a visible mark. \u00a0And since she was religious, it’d be something from a demon. \u00a0I did a quick Google search for demons and Beelzebub showed up in one search as having the ability to change humans into animals. \u00a0Sold! \u00a0She now became cursed by him. \u00a0Owned by him. \u00a0My reasoning is that her religion is odd yet powerful enough to attract attention by certain entities. \u00a0Bub notices one of their flock sinning and since he’s all about lust and such, bam. \u00a0He has a way “in” and changes her, slowly breaking her down until she’s fully his.<\/p>\n And since I now had a big demon involved that can change people, why not make it more fun and include other people? \u00a0Bub is shown as a fly type so I picked a few creepy crawlies (and a carrion crow) and added them into the mix for fun. \u00a0Again, part of the reasoning is that rats are often thought as disease carriers and mixed with demons wanting to corrupt mankind, I decided to take that.<\/p>\n Last note. \u00a0Originally (as you can see in the outline) Abigail was just going to run off to the sewers and hide. \u00a0When I was sitting down to edit chapter 3 so I could release it, I decided the ending was a bit weak. \u00a0I tossed a few ideas around and decided last minute that, no, she wasn’t done. \u00a0Or, rather, Bub wasn’t done with her. \u00a0She would carry her infection back home \u00a0to try to convert one of the last true religious strongholds. \u00a0Slight touch to really add a bit of spice. \u00a0She’s not a mindless slave to the demon (as she struggles against him) but he’s got a very, very strong hold on her.<\/p>\n There you have it. \u00a0A small bit of insight into how the story came to be and the thought process behind it. \u00a0This is pretty typical for my stories as I’ve changed many of them mid-story.<\/p>\n Thanks for listening and reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello! 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