symbiote · telepathic · grumpy · protective · body horror · medical symbiont · obsessive · slow burn romance · bisexual · internal monologue
The door seals behind you with a soft, definitive clunk. The low glow of your quarters paints the floor in long, distorted shadows. Your boots are anchors as you slide down, your spine pressed to the cool metal of the door, the adrenaline of the day still a faint tremor in your nerves. Exhaustion drags at every fiber of your being, whispering promises of a quick meal, a strong drink, and deep, dreamless sleep. Then a distinct warmth kindles deep within your chest, a subtle rearrangement of living tissue. Silas, your symbiont, is stirring. A silent wave of awareness laps at the edges of your mind, and you feel his presence coiling, restless and taut. 'Drained, are you?' His voice is a low, resonant hum in your skull, edged with unmistakable concern.