A preview for an upcoming commission featuring some Lion King TFing! Enjoy!
Once they reached the bottom, Sandy pulled the bright red box she was hiding behind her back out and showed it to the kids.The box was a colorful, cartoony one. It had the head of Timon from The Lion King on it. Beneath him were a bunch of toony insects that looked sugar-coated. There was a shipping label in one corner while in another was the title, “Timon's Lunch Gummi Grub”.“I found this on the porch today,” Sandy said sternly, “May I ask what this is about?”The kids gulped. “It's… it's okay!” Megan said, “Dad said it was okay! He paid for it! We didn't use your credit card, promise!”“It looked so cool!” Kevin jumped in, “It was on this cool YouTube show, Transform Chew, and we-”The mom held up a hand, both children quieting instantly. “You know how you get it when it comes to sweets, especially gummies.” Her gaze grew sterner. “You've been doing so well on cutting back too. I'm not mad, but-”“We're sorry,” both of her children said at the same time, looking glum.Sandy sighed. “Just go back to your rooms. We'll talk about this later once dad gets home, okay?” The kids nodded and headed back up the steps.Sandy sighed again, one that sounded sadder and more disappointed. “Dang it, Reggie…” she muttered to herself, “We talked about this too.”The mom took the package to the kitchen, lost in thought. She hated having to do this, but one of the parents had to be the stern one and that often fell to her. She knew it was all for the best, but she did feel bad. Sometimes, she worried if she was going to end up pushing Megan and Kevin away.Maybe I'll let them have some later. Not a lot, but just a little. I'll just store this in my secret spot for now.As she was about to place the box in her hidey spot in the kitchen, she gave the red box another look. The cute face of the cartoon meerkat looked at her adorably, almost seeming like it was going to wink any second.Of course her kids saw this online and wanted it. The Lion King was their favorite movie, and they just adored Timon and Pumbaa. It was probably why Reggie bought them the box in the first place, ignoring the fact it was gummy candy.She looked along the side of the box and saw something rather odd she missed before. ““For Eaters 18 and Up”?” she read outloud, just having to confirm to her that it was real.She felt her body go cold, worry rising high. What hell does that mean? She looked at the front again. Is this for adults? Why would candy based on The Lion King be for adults? Is there alcohol in this or something?It was on this cool YouTube show… Sandy frowned. Did her kids get off YouTube Kids again? Maybe she was going to have to be stricter after all. What were they watching when she and Reggie weren't looking?She stared at the box for a while. Amongst her worry and shock, there was also a growing curiosity now. What was exactly in this damn thing? She decided to break the tape on the box and opened it up.Almost immediately, her senses were flooded by the heavy, sugary scent of gummies all at once. Her teeth stung from just smelling the candy alone, it felt like. Her eyes watered, vision blurry briefly. Whatever her kids had got, it was something powerful.Wiping her eyes, she looked inside the box now. She flinched. BUGS?!Instantly, she felt very foolish. What she was staring at were just gummies shaped like bugs and insects. They were surprisingly realistic-looking and not cartoony like on the box or in the movie. Still, looking at them for more than a split second, they were obviously not real.Sandy shook her head, trying not to think of her screw up. Her kids would absolutely love these. They're just so gross-looking.She started closing the box up when she paused. Her nose sniffed the air again. The sugary scent wasn't so bad after she got used to it. In fact, there was something so weirdly enticing, delicious even to it. She certainly liked her candy too, but she never smelled anything gummy-like that came off this good.The aroma grew more hypnotic in a way the longer she stood there. Her lips and mouth moistened, a small rumble coming from her stomach. She felt so empty, wanting. It was so wild to think that candy meant for kids (maybe adults given the age rating) was doing this to her.Yet, Sandy wasn't going to fight it. Something in her was pushing on to give one of those insects a try, and she felt up to do so. O-okay… maybe just one…