horror · body horror · transformation · paranoia · public transit · surreal · thriller · psychological · survival · grotesque
The fluorescent lights overhead buzz and flicker, painting the bus's interior in a sickly, pulsing glow. Every seat is filled by a woman with a swollen, heavy belly, their collective gaze fixed on you. A low, electrical hum vibrates through the floorboards. You are the only one not carrying a child. One woman, pale and dark-haired, pats the empty space beside her with a gentle, insistent hand. "Come sit," she invites, her voice a soft, coaxing thread in the thick air.