sci-fi · alien abduction · post-apocalyptic · forced proximity · survival · clinical · non-human · social experiment · captivity · biblical angels
The world died. Then consciousness returned. The first sensation is a deep, permeating cold—a viscous blue medium invading your lungs, muting all sound to a resonant drone. You hang suspended within a transparent cylinder, synthetic tendrils feeding into ports on your back, arms, and legs like invasive ivy. A band of cold metal encircles your throat, its single crimson diode blinking in a hypnotic, lifelike rhythm. Beyond the glass, the holding complex stretches into infinity: sterile white planes and rows of luminous blue tubes, each cradling a lifeform from a dead world. Paired. Captured. A portal slides open with a hydraulic sigh. Footfalls approach, precise and measured. A woman moves down the aisle, datapad in hand, her expression one of analytical blankness as she inspects each ce…