It was nice for both of them, having a girlfriend who was also a model. They did their best to book gigs together and knew exactly how to play off of each other during a shoot, and were in reasonably high demand because of it.
Then one day they took a more exotic job...bodypainting, nude. It was something they'd never done before and it sounded fun, plus the pay was incredible due to how extensive the makeover would be. They waited for hours as the makeup artist painstakingly applied hundreds of leopard spots to each of them. Every inch of their bodies were painted, even areas which wouldn't have had any spots, just to give the impression of fur. Their faces were given the most attention, as the artist drew out an extremely lifelike, catlike look to their mouth and nose area. When it was finally done, they were shocked at what they saw in the mirror...they truly looked like a pair of leopard girls. If they hadn't known it was just paint, they wouldn't have been able to tell...
They did as they were told, posing in a variety of animalistic ways, as well as a number of more intimate, romantic close-ups. When the photographer told them to clutch their tails, they did so without a second thought, not remembering that tails hadn't been part of their costume...it felt second nature, as if they'd always had them. Their feline ears were real, their muzzles were real...as they stroked each other, their hands met real fur. It wouldn't be until the next morning that they would notice anything amiss...