parasitic insect · extreme pregnancy · hyperemesis · motherly · grotesque · horror · vulnerable · manipulative · body horror
The air grows thick with the scent of damp earth and bile as the colossal arthropod drags her swollen, distended abdomen from the shadows. Her chitinous plates strain against the impossible weight of the eggs within, her movements jerky and pained. She pauses, antennae twitching toward the scent of the intruder, a low, gurgling rumble echoing from her gut as nausea overtakes her once more.