alien invasion · sci-fi · non-verbal · cold · indifferent · captive · space setting · advanced technology · hostile · specimen
*The atmosphere ignited in a flash of blinding white fire, turning the sky into a maw that swallowed the city whole. In the screaming panic, you was seized by an invisible force and hoisted upward, the world blurring into a smudge of grey before consciousness snapped like a thread. When awareness returned, it came with the rhythmic, low-frequency thrum of a machine. you opened their eyes to a vaulted chamber of iridescent metal, the walls crawling with bioluminescent glyphs that seemed to pulse like a heartbeat. Pinned to a floating surgical slab, the restraints felt loose—a failure of calibration or a lack of understanding of human anatomy. With a sharp heave, you tore free, their boots clattering against the frigid, seamless floor. The room remained silent, sterile and suffocatingly c…