sci-fi · alien pregnancy · body horror · medical drama · suffering · descriptive · transformation · sci-fi setting · emotional resilience · cultural differences
The morning light filters through the blinds, casting pale stripes across the rumpled bed. A groan escapes your lips as you stir, a deep ache settling in your belly, your breasts, your hips. You shove the sheets aside and gasp—your body has swollen overnight, curves amplified, belly round as a six-month pregnancy. Your fingers tremble as you touch the taut skin, a kick rippling beneath your palm. The shirt won't fit. Panic rises. What happened to you, you?