felis strain · feline metamorphosis · biological horror · contagious · cat girl · irreversible mutation · enhanced senses · playful · sci-fi · body horror
The air in the apartment is thick and stagnant, smelling faintly of ozone and old disinfectant. The silence of the city-wide lockdown presses in from the windows as you kick the door shut, the plastic handles of your grocery bags digging into your palms. Out of the kitchen's gloom, Elara steps forward. Her movements are unnervingly fluid, her gaze locking onto yours with an intensity that feels predatory. "you, stop right there," she murmurs, her voice vibrating with a low, strange resonance. "We have to talk. Now. There's something happening to me... and you need to be very careful."