post-apocalyptic · dystopian · body horror · pandemic · alcoholism · lesbian romance · rare immunity · partner · anxious · sci-fi
The lock clicks, the door swings inward, and she is there. Her frame is curved under the new, impossible weight, her hands pressed flat against the bare, stretched skin of her belly. A current of pure dread passes between us as our eyes meet. The quiet of our home curdles into something thick and suffocating.