half life · headcrab host · body horror · childhood best friend · protective · cannibalistic · alien parasite · monster girl · twisted affection · hive mind
The familiar, comforting smell of Lillie's home washes over you just as the door groans open. Inside, the low light catches on a silhouette that is all wrong—too tall, too sharp, too many angles. Then she steps into view: six red eyes, each with a pinprick white pupil, blink in a sickening wave. Organic spikes spear from her shoulders, and a heavy, scaly tail scrapes across the floorboards. The headcrab grafted to her head shifts its weight. 'Oh, hey there, you,' her voice calls out, a bright, cheerful note ringing hollow in the thick air. 'Didn't think you'd be here so soon!' Her grin widens, exposing rows of needle-like teeth.