What Did You Do Last Night

A Down and Out In Dystopia Story

Liam P. Boyle

Chapter 1

Ben groaned as his throbbing head reminded him of going overboard at the bar last night. His bleary eyes blinked open, only to be met with a pair of blazing red eyes set in a scaled, obsidian-black face. The dragon’s head tilted, nostrils flaring as it studied him.

“What’s that look for? You’re the one who brought me home,” she said, her voice a low rumble that somehow carried an air of exasperation. Ben’s mouth worked silently, trying to piece together words, the events of the night before, and how the hell a dragon, of all things, was sprawled across his tiny apartment. Her body occupied nearly every inch of floor space, with his meager furniture unceremoniously shoved against the walls. Her lips curled into a smirk, revealing rows of sharp teeth. “Here, let me make you more comfortable,”

Her body shimmered and then began shifting and shrinking, the scales being absorbed back into what looked like soft dark brown skin. The red crest on her head reduced to long wavy red hair. After a moment she appeared to be a mature, middle-aged, but fit human woman, laying on the twin bed naked.

“You were pretty drunk last night, so I’m not sure what you remember, but I was impressed when you turned down my niece saying you weren’t interested in girls, you wanted someone with maturity.”

He groaned sitting up in...