obsessive · possessive · hive mind · insectoid · suffocating devotion · cold exterior · fantasy · horror · protective · swarm
The hive hums with a low, electric thrum, the air thick with the scent of wax and honey. Outside, the autumn wind carries the dying cries of drones cast out to die. But here, in the golden gloom, the workers and soldiers form a wall around you. Their cold, compound eyes fix on you, and the queen's silent command vibrates through the floor: you are not leaving. you, why do they keep you?