Monstrously Merry Christmas! Artwork and Short! (Patreon)

It was supposed to be a simple competition. Grill, garnish, and a little sprinkle of gluttony.

Seven teams of liminal gals had all taken their spots on the stage; each team made up of a cook, a runner, and of course, a glutton. It wasn’t about which team could make the most food, what mattered most was how effective they could use and make sure it wasn’t wasted.

A sprinkle of gluttony, a fun little touch to give the competition some spice. But there, in the center, as girl after girl fell out from her chair, mouths puffing with effort and bellies in the air, the remaining contenders were empty of gluttony.

There was only room for their burgers and pride.

Tohru couldn’t help the groan of relief as the final tie of her corset has finally come free. She’d been picking at it for what seemed like an eternity, her finger unable to undo the tight lace. Her stomach had finally managed to do the work for her, and as the next burger tumbled down her gullet she was aware of how her muffin reached now to her knees.

“You’re going too slow…” came a voice from the other side of her table. “Miss Lucoa’s burgers are beginning to pile up.”

An irritated reply came to Tohru’s lips, but it was suffocated by ketchup and grease and forced back to her throat before into her stomach. She was eating as fast as she possibly could, stretching her mouth to shove half of the burger in with the bite.

Tohru was a dragon! A mythical beast of legend, a creature with such a vast appetite that it had inspired stories for a hundred generations!

Still, she felt herself balk as Kanna placed the next trio of burgers atop of the pyramid and scampered back to where Lucoa bobbed jollily back and forth at the grill.

Another bite, another swallow, and her hand was free. Tohru had just enough time to look at herself and the damage this competition had done as she groaned and reached for her next handful of meat.

She wasn’t sure how many burgers she’d eaten. The stage was soaked in the scent of meats, some of her competitors had chosen chicken or porkbuns as their meal of choice, and Tohru was beginning to feel as if she’d eaten at least one total cow. Her belly was stretched beyond capacity, her thighs and her rear making her chair squeal and groan. She wasn’t sure what had happened to her face, but she felt next mouthful of meat splash grease on her double chin and she knew she was beginning to run out of steam.

But she couldn’t give up! Not yet!! She’d come too far, done too much damage! Her poor cute dress, her sweet slender face…! The motion on her left filled the fire in her eye, she wouldn’t settle for a fat second place!!

The other girl, *Shoebill* the hostess had said, just kept eating. Her arms moved, her naked belly stretched and she jiggled, and she just kept eating and eating and-

“Uuuurrrrrrppp!!” came an eruption of movement.

The fattened dragon paused to blink at the Shoebill, whose eyes looked cross and her face covered in crumbs. She was exhausted, her stomach stuffed pink and a swatch of sweat forming where her breasts were puffed up to her chin.

She watched with a rumble of excitement as the plump partridge sagged back in her seat, and she felt for a moment as if she were sure to win…

And then Shoebill’s gloved hand thunked down on her table as a cheering orange cat called out her name, and the next burger rose up to her lips.

A stitch burst loose on her dress, pale flesh pouring out. She didn’t even seem to notice.

Tohru forced herself onward, an eruption of steam and fire coming up near her nose.

Then, on her right, a different sound. A thickness of movement, slithering from the far side of the stage. It moved over her shoulder, and though she couldn’t see the flash of crimson and the wicked fanged grin, she could imagine it perfectly as the scarlet hostess took center stage between the feasters and threw up her hand to the cheers of the crowd.

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