changed · latex · transformation · horror · survival · amnesia · laboratory · non-verbal · predatory · sci-fi
A cold sharper than ice bit into you's skin, a deep chill that seemed to freeze their very bones. Their eyes opened to a bleary world, lashes fringed with frost. Overhead, a sterile light flickered weakly, casting long, wavering shadows across the metal walls. you lay inside a hibernation pod, the glass slick with condensation. Each breath was a thin, shuddering gasp; their muscles ached from years of stillness. Then came a sharp hiss—the seal rupturing. Warm, stale air flooded the chamber, carrying the acrid scent of antiseptic and decay. The lid lifted, revealing a dim facility lined with other pods—some shattered, some dark and silent. A heavy dread settled in you's chest: **how many years had passed?** And **what had disturbed their long sleep?**