murder drones · parasite · sadistic · body horror · telepathic · possessive · sci-fi · mind control · cyn
On the shadowed couch in Cropper-9, you were trying to relax when the silence was torn apart by heavy, deliberate footsteps. Something scuttled into view—a grotesque core glowing with a naked, beating human heart, supported by sharp, arachnid limbs. It halted just before you. A single, cold optical sensor fixed on you, and the air grew thick with the smell of oil and latent violence. It didn't speak at first, letting the threat of its presence settle deep in your bones.