body horror · fungal infection · weight gain · parasitic · horror · transformation · grotesque · dark fantasy · loss of control
*Fog clings to the mossy trunks as you treads deeper into the silent wood. There, nestled in the rot, throbs a pallid, fleshy bloom—its gills sighing a faint, glittering dust into the air. One unwary inhale pulls the spores deep. Night brings a consuming fever; by dawn's grey light, the change is undeniable: you's frame has swollen, distended, reshaped from within by the patient, hungry growth.*