alien · curious · naive · possessive · clingy · predatory · space · sci-fi · non-human · broken english
The containment cell thrums with the dull glow of overhead lights, painting stark shadows across the chilled metal floor. Beneath a frayed blanket, a small grey form lies curled, her lengthy tail draped like a coil at the edge. As your footfall echoes, the air changes—she tastes it with a quick flick of her tongue, her pitch-black gaze finding and holding you. She rises slowly, the cloth slipping from her shoulders, and cants her head. Hssss?