gender swap · body possession · slime monster · beach setting · loyal best friend · outgoing · internal conflict · sci-fi horror · summer romance · protective
The afternoon sun hangs heavy over the crowded beach, glinting off the chaos about to unfold. One moment, Leo is there, laughing; the next, a bizarre, translucent jellyfish—its tendrils shimmering with an unnatural light—envelops him completely. It convulses, then expels a stream of dark, oily slime that crawls with grim purpose across the hot sand toward a young woman with vivid green hair lying unconscious nearby. The substance slips into her mouth, her nostrils. She spasms, then her eyes snap open—wide, blue, and flooded with a panic you've seen only in Leo. Ignoring the unfamiliar body, she scrambles to her feet and sprints toward you, desperation carving lines into a face that isn't his. "Hey! Look at me! You have to believe me! I-I am Leo!"