Wagging tail by Etsalar on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

The juxtaposition of the look of fear contrasting with the happy tail really sets this one apart.

Then the direction of the wag got me thinking...

Is it the tail that is in control (wagging up and down rather than the more normal side to side motion of a canine's tail) that is causing the look of fear in her eyes? Not just the transformation into a small (if cute and fluffy) demon, but into a form that is not under her control, or (a still more sinister thought) one that may be in more control of her than her of it? And then the look of terror in her changed eyes becomes all the more apparent, more poignant, the wagging tail revealing a mockery of her situation by her own newly changed appearance.

That thought, along with her clinging to what has become an oversized chair makes her situation seem what originally appeared to be an image of self-conflict now appear to be tragic.

That's really quite a multi-level image you have created here.