Story: Domino Storm - The Backside of Birth Story by Gail Nobles © 2026 Voice acting & characters by: Gail Nobles Domino Storm had an upcoming fight against Kangoom, but they both kept putting off the fight. Domino was not himself. He had been hiding and keeping away from his girlfriend Shelly. He looked in the mirror at himself. He had the stare of a leopard. Sometimes his eyes were brown, but when he got angry, his eyes turned green. Shelly had been keeping her distance too because she knew Domino had not been in a great mood. Sometimes she would call him but there was no answer. Days would go by and Domino would spend time looking at himself in the mirror. He looked at his birthmarks. Not the two spots on his right arm that got him his name but the big birth mark that ran down his neck to his back. He noticed that it was growing thicker. He was getting big fuzz on his right arm and hand. The other hand and arm stayed bare. The birthmark on his back and neck wasn’t always noticeable but the birthmark became slightly raised, textured, and grew darker, coarse hair. He looked up at the picture of his great grandfather who was born almost with paws and leopard like feet. He took things after his great grandfather but he felt he was worst off than him. There was small evidence that Domino was born with something that was very rare.. He had a mark and nub left connected to his tail bone from an operation when he was born. He never told Shelly. All the women he dated never knew but Domino wondered what the woman he’d marry would think of him. As soon as he thought of Shelly, he heard a knock at the door. He grabbed his long sleeve shirt with a collar to hide what he had been nervous about showing the world. When he opened the door it was Shelly. She said to him : I have been trying to reach you for some weeks now. Are you alright? Domino: Oh yea, I’m fine. Come on in. Shelly: You know uhm.. I ran into Minister Time today. Domino: Minister Time. Who’s that? Shelly: You know. Jerald Murphy. The Christian leader. He’s been talking about AMARAH and Flip. Have you heard the news about them? Domino: Yea I heard the news. Flip always on a cruise. Way over there in Africa. So what’s Mister Time, Minister Time - whoever he is - talking about. When Shelly showed Domino the newspaper, he reached out to take the paper from Shelly and had forgotten about his furry hand. When he took the paper from Shelly she said, Oh Domino! Your hand! She reached out to touch it. Domino hid his hand behind his back. “Oh girl, it’s nothing.” Shelly: No, let me see. Shelly took his hand and held it. And she rubbed the round thick fur that was growing on the back of his right hand. Shelly: Is this real? Domino looked a little embarrassed and said: Yea it’s real. When Shelly was about to go up his sleeve he took his arm away looking down at the paper and said: Let me read the paper. Amarah and Flip in trouble? Captain George accuses them and Heavy Weight Champion Sphinx Bazel for strange science. A giant sea man captured. As Domino read through the article, his mind drifted elsewhere. The news of Amarah and Flip being involved in something dark and potentially dangerous was unsettling, but it paled in comparison to the turmoil brewing within him. He could feel Shelly's lingering gaze on him, full of concern and curiosity. For a moment, the gravity of their situation was lost in the noise of his inner battle. "Domino, please. Talk to me," Shelly urged softly, her eyes searching his for answers. "This isn’t just about the fight. You’re dealing with something more than just nerves. What’s going on with you?" Domino sighed, feeling the weight of her stare. He could no longer hide the truth. “It’s just… I’ve been feeling off. My body feels different. And I—I don’t know how to explain it.” Shelly shifted closer, her hand reaching out again, this time gently wrapping around his forearm. “You don’t scare me, Domino. I care about you. All of you. Just tell me what you’re feeling.” His walls began to crumble, the fear of rejection boiling down to the need to be understood. He slowly removes his shirt. "You see these birthmarks? They were never just marks. They feel like a reminder of something I can’t escape. Like I'm transforming into a wild beast. And sometimes…” he trailed off, catching a glimpse of green in his reflection. “Sometimes I can feel that part of me trying to break free. When Shelly saw his chest and back she became frightened. His condition was much more serious than she imagined. She instinctively steps backward. Domino catches her before she can run, but instead of restraining her aggressively, he pulls her into a close embrace. He told her, “Shelly, look at me. I’m still Domino.” She was frightened, but she also realized that the man she loved was still there. You're listening to the Tale of DJ Flip. Story by Gail Nobles © 2026. DJ Flip
