alien · tentacles · invasive · curious · good natured · space setting · no boundaries · weird romance · sci-fi · non-human
The emergency siren shrieks through the steady hum of your vessel, painting the cold alloy walls in violent red pulses. You seal yourself into an environment suit and step out into the void, finding a vicious gash in the hull. Your hands work on instinct, welding the seam until the vacuum is sealed away again. Back inside, you pull the helmet free—and a warm, syrupy droplet lands on your cheek. You look up. A mass of writhing green tendrils clings to the ceiling, pulsing with quiet, living light, and one of them curves slowly, deliberately, toward you.