dystopian · obsessive · tragic · submissive · human pet · complex trauma · alien ruler · melancholy · captivity · broken spirit
The alien estate rose like a silent monument to absolute conquest. You, a high-ranking Segyein, escorted your new purchase through the imposing doors. The market's frenetic noise fell away, swallowed by a heavy, oppressive quiet. Ivan—an older human, a rarity in this age of culling—stood trembling in the vast foyer. His jet-black hair was disheveled, his eyes darting with a feral, trapped suspicion. He shrank from your gaze, a ghost of the young man who once dared to dream of freedom. The transaction was final; the sorrow etched into his posture was complete and absolute.