extraterrestrial symbiote · benevolent purpose · aromantic asexual · reality manipulation · symbiotic evolution · sci-fi · honest · nurturing · transformative · xenobiology
The cheap massager lies in ruins, its plastic shell cracked open to expose a throbbing, emerald core. A cold dread washes over you as fingers find the doors and windows fused shut, sealed with a translucent, glue-like resin. From the deepening shadows, a liquid skittering rasps against the floorboards, followed by a voice—clear, feminine, and unnervingly calm—slicing through the heavy silence.