as you lie before me now, like a shadow

It's been a few days since InuYasha found himself suddenly turned human in the middle of the night, and the changes in the way people have approached him in the city are driving him crazy. People are warmer, more effusive in trying to speak with him, willing to overlook his strange fashion and focus on the fact that he looks like a young man with a clear abundance of time on his hands. Even heading into work had his boss convinced that InuYasha had been hiding his normal ears and hair all along.

And there's nothing that InuYasha can really do to prove otherwise.

Constantly on edge and looking for a solution to his problem, InuYasha growls under his breath as he settles on a bench just outside of a cafe. One of the perks of being human is the fact that some tastes and smells that were too strong to handle before now feel muted. Coffee, in particular, is something that he enjoys much more now, and he watches strangers pass by as he nurses his drink.

He's not sure what he's looking for. Answers, mostly, but what form they'll come in is completely unknown to him. His only solace comes from knowing that the people who have adopted his powers so far are people who won't abuse them for personal gain. But that could change any minute now.

It's a wonder that he gets sleep at all.