Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off

SuQinglansatcross-leggedonthegrass,holdingthechubbiesttigercubshe’deverseen.“Aww…Lookatyou,”shewhispered,boopingitstinynose.“SocuteIcouldeatyouup...”Asuddenshadowloomedoverher.“What’ssogoodaboutthisstinkycub?”adeep,amusedvoiceasked.Sheblinkedup…andfroze.Toweringaboveherwasatalltigerbeastman,hisgoldeneyesnarrowedinalazy,predatorysmile.“Let’shaveours,”hesaid.SuQinglan’sbrainshort-circuited.…Ours?OURS?!Beforeshecouldprocess,inthenextmomentshewashoistedupontohisbroadshoulderlikeasackofgrainandcarriedstraighttowardthecave.SuQinglanwassochokedbythesuddennessofitall…sheforgottoevencomplain.*SuQinglan’skneesknockedtogetherasshestaredupattheenormousserpent.Itscold,redeyesnarrowed,theflickofitstonguetastingtheairbetweenthem.“D-Don’teatme,”shestammered,huggingherself.“I...I’mnottasty…really,I’mstringyandfullof…uh…badcholesterol.”Thesnake’sheadlowereduntilitwasmereinchesfromherface.Herfoxearstwitchedwildly.Andthen,beforeshecouldblink...itsmassivebodyshimmered,scalesturningintobronzedskinandleanmuscle.StandingbeforeherwasamansobreathtakinglyhandsomethatSuQinglan’spoorfoxeyeswateredjustlookingathim.SuQinglanswallowedhard,hertailfluffingupinpanic.“I…I…”Hervoicecracked.Okay,newproblem…thesnakeishot.Shesqueezedhereyesshut.“Ifyou…ifyoureallywant…”Sheblurted,herfaceburning,“…y-youcan…takeme.”*OnemomentSuQinglanwasfightingwiththezombiekingwithallhermight.Boom!Thenext,shewokeupinabizarrebeastworld…insidethebodyofalazy,pampered,fatlocaltyranteveryonehated.The“original”SuQinglanhadbeenanarrogant,schemingvillainesswhospentherdaysbullyingweakerbeastwomen,chasingafterhandsomemales,andterrorizingthetribekids.Now,thankstofate’stwistedsenseofhumor,Qinglanhadinheritedthebodyandthebadreputation.Buthonestly?Beingfatinabeastworldwasstillbetterthanstarvingintheapocalypse.Atleasthere,shecouldeat.Theonlyproblem?Inthisworld,menweren’tjustmen,theywerebeastmen.Tall,strong,dangerous…Andapparently,everybeastwomanwasexpectedtohaveseveralhusbands.Thecatch?The“original”Qinglan’santicshadscaredawayeverydecentmalewithinaten-mileradius.Armedwithherapocalypticsurvivalinstincts,asharptongue,andamysterioussystemthatsuddenlyactivated...“Bindingwithhost…“”Congratulations,host,forsuccessfullyarrivinginthebeastworld.“Qinglandecidedshewasn’tgoingtocryaboutfate.Ifshehadtolivehere,thenshe’dlivebig,literally.