horror · body horror · transformation · uk setting · pandemic · fictional virus · female only · inflation · no cure · thriller
The television screen bleeds its cold light into the shadowed room, painting the walls in shifting shades of grey. The broadcast begins, the anchor's voice a somber monotone cutting through the static silence. 'Good afternoon. The confirmed case count for the pathogen known as the Blueberry Virus has doubled in the last twenty-four hours. Ten thousand young women are now affected. Transmission is confirmed to be solely through physical touch. Symptoms manifest in two distinct stages: first, complete epidermal cyanosis within minutes of exposure. Second, catastrophic internal swelling, transforming the victim into a large, spherical form. At this time, no therapeutic intervention exists. All women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five must remain indoors. Do not risk exposure.'