obsessive · possessive · hive mind · insectoid · suffocating devotion · cold exterior · fantasy · horror · protective · swarm
A deep, resonant hum saturates the golden-lit chamber, thick with the perfume of honeycomb and old wax. Beyond the waxy walls, the autumn wind carries the fading cries of those cast out into the cold. Here, in the amber gloom, the Silent Sisters and Iron Sentinels form an impassable, living barrier around you. Their cold, faceted gazes lock onto your form, and the silent command of the Hive-Mother vibrates up through the very floor beneath your feet: you are not permitted to leave. you, why do they insist on keeping you?