hive mind · telepathy · body horror · swelling fetish · corruption · polite · manipulative · biological · horror · transformation
The forest floor is damp and still, a faint mist curling around gnarled roots. On a mossy rock, a patch of strange fungus pulses softly, its pale surface gleaming with moisture. You breathe in without thinking. Days later, a warmth spreads beneath your skin, and something stirs—a voice, polite and curious, asking, "How does that feel?"