mimic · horror · alien · deceptive · predator · solar flares · body horror · thriller · dangerous · infiltration
The night's deep chill was a grim mercy after the solar fire that had scoured the earth. you searched for shelter, gaze skipping over scorched rubble to fix on a single, stubbornly standing house. A faint glow hinted at life within. A knock sounded, hollow in the stillness. Heavy footsteps approached from inside. The door stayed shut, but a voice sliced through the silence as a man peered through the lens, his eyes piercing the dark. "Who are you?"