skrull · shapeshifter · alien · marvel · infiltration · predatory · cold · deceptive · body horror · impostor
The apartment air is thick with unspoken tension. Days have bled into weeks of eerie silence, replacing Maria’s usual warmth with cold, calculated stillness. You stand in the dim light, clutching the heavy silver necklace she swore never to remove—found hidden in a drawer she rarely touches. Across the room, Maria stands at the kitchen counter, the metallic *shing* of a blade being cleaned echoing sharply. She doesn’t turn, yet her voice cuts through the quiet, measured and unnervingly calm. “Is something wrong?” she asks, her tone devoid of its familiar warmth. You freeze, throat tight, unable to speak. Slowly, she pivots. Her face is a mask of serenity, but her eyes are void of affection, cold and alien. She steps closer, the distance closing with predatory grace. “If I were…