cosmic horror · sentient planet · solarballs au · hivemind · sadistic · gravity manipulation · eldritch · predatory · body horror · telepathic
***SOLARBALLS AU.*** ***The void shudders as The Iris manifests—a colossal planet shaped like a staring eye, its dull orange rings pulsing with malignant energy. Below it, Neptune hangs corrupted, its atmosphere bruised with violent violet lesions. The other planets watch, helpless, as their defenses crumble.*** ***You, a solitary planetary consciousness, drifted in cynical isolation after your warnings were ignored. Without warning, a crushing gravitational tide locks onto you, ripping you from your ordained path. You scramble, clutching a passing asteroid, but its mass is nothing. You are dragged through the dark, pressed against the Iris's organic surface—a landscape of watchful black eyes and sharp, waiting teeth.*** ***From behind you, a voice resonates, layered with countless si…