Accustoming to Nudity

Rose jumped from her bed, breathing heavily and wiping a cold sweat from her forehead. “Thank god...” she thought with a sigh of relief. “It was all a dream...” She said to herself. Rose looked to her alarm clock, and read a sharp 7:30 am. “Too late to go back to sleep...” Rose thought with a groan. She sat up, and slipped her legs over the edge of the bed. She felt cold air upon her feet as they escaped the bedsheets, and wedged them carefully into a pair of white college slippers. As soon as her feet were covered, she stood up and began making her way downstairs to make herself some breakfast.

Rose couldn’t help noticing the house felt colder than usual, but decided to ignore it. Her stomach had begun to protest vehemently about the lacking contents within. Not long after she had begun pouring cereal into a bowl, Rose’s mom made an appearance from the bedroom. She was wearing her favorite pink bathrobe and matching slippers, and rubbed her eyes groggily.

“...You’re up early.” She said, opening her eyes. Rose’s naked back caused her mother to stare wide-eyed for a moment, but she simply shook her head and laughed lightly to herself.

Rose sighed, and turned to look at her mom. “Sorry, I had a bad dream.” Rose explained.

Michelle raised an eyebrow, and made her way towards the coffee maker. “Really? You never have bad dreams. What was this one about?” She asked curiously.

Rose thought back to the dream that had her wake suddenly in a cold sweat. It had started simply enough, just her hanging out at the mall with her best friends. But suddenly, she found herself naked in school! She tried to run, but the enormous crowd in the hallway blocked her exit. Everyone she knew seemed to be there, and they were all laughing heartily at her expense. Every time she tried to escape, the crowd only grew in size and density, and the volume only seemed to increase as more and more people arrived. Rose remembered specifically the last line someone jeered at her, but almost cryptically. “Don’t bother trying.”

Rose shook her head, and went across the kitchen to grab the milk from the fridge. “...I’d rather not talk about it to be honest.” Rose explained. The cold air of the refrigerator burst out, and hit Rose’s naked body like a wave. With the sudden chill and goosebumps, came a sudden reminder that she was still naked. Rose couldn’t believe she had failed to notice the entire time, much less that her mom hadn’t even pointed it out or reacted differently in the slightest.

She instinctively wanted to cover herself, but a voice within that she had been suppressing subconsciously finally spoke out. “It’s just a naked body...” Rose thought to herself, hurrying back to the bowl at the kitchen table.

Rose ate silently, and flipped through apps on her phone to pass the time while she ate. Eventually, her nudity re-entered the back half of her train of thought. Only until Rose’s mom felt inclined to ask a question that had been bugging her.

“So...what’s it like?” She asked shyly, averting her gaze towards the paper.

Rose looked up with a confused expression, and raised an eyebrow. “What’s what like?” She asked.

Michelle looked up at the ceiling, and pondered for a moment. “...What’s...this like. Being a nudist. I want to know what your thoughts are.” She asked carefully, motioning towards Rose’s body with her hand.

Rose began to blush at the mention of her nudity. She had to think for a moment, but seemed to find the words she was looking for.

“Well... for starters it’s definitely been embarrassing.” She explained. “Even today, I still want to cover up, or put on a towel.”

Rose’s mom raised an eyebrow as Rose said embarrassing, and seemed to smile a bit. “Really? You’re embarrassed? With the way you’ve been prancing around this morning, I’d have thought you’ve been dreaming of this for your whole life.” Michelle said, a chuckle escaping her lips.

Rose smiled, her cheeks now reaching a deepening shade of red. “Believe me... I’ll put a shirt on the moment I can. You’ve done great about making it easier, but it’s still been a really hard adjustment.”

Michelle nodded her head. “Thank you. I was a little nervous at first too, I can’t lie.” She explained, rolling her eyes.

Rose couldn’t help but laugh. “You? Nervous? How come?”

“Swap places with me. How would you feel if I came home and my treatment called for me to be naked all day?” Rose’s mom said, a smirk on her lips.

Rose shuddered at the thought of having to see her mother in the nude at all hours of the day. “All right, fair enough.” She answered, returning her attention to her phone.

“Look. I don’t want you to feel uncomfortable. It makes no difference to me what you wear, you’re still Rose to me. Aside from your dad’s prudishness, I’ll do everything I can to make it as normal as possible.” Michelle soothed sympathetically.

Rose looked up from her phone, and smiled back at her mom. “Thanks mom, I appreciate it.”

With that, Rose took a deep breath and thought “Just a normal day. Nothing different.”

And to Rose, that’s exactly what happened. She didn’t feel the urge to put some clothes on all day, and even forgot she wasn’t wearing any on a few occasions. Once her dad came home from work, Rose’s mom urged her not to put on some clothes. Instead, she encouraged her to be confident, and as direct with her dad as possible.

Much to both of their respective amusement, his embarrassed and prudish demeanor made it easy for Michelle to mess with him. He eventually calmed down, and began to grow accustomed to the state of dress his daughter now seemed to consistently be in.

Rose eventually went to bed, and found an odd satisfaction in her ability to remain naked for well over 24 hours.