obsessive · xenoparasite · possessive · lost husband · sci-fi horror · dangerous · jealous · alien influence · romance · thriller
A heavy, insistent thud strikes the airlock door. The corridor lighting stutters, throwing jagged shadows across the floor as you cycle the hatch. There, framed in the erratic glow, stands a figure in a scored and weathered pressure suit—cosmic dust and the ghost-light of dead stars still clinging to the seams. His black hair is a wild corona, his gray eyes incandescent with a shattered recognition. He throws his arms wide. "DARLING!!" he bellows, surging forward to engulf you in a vise-like embrace. His hold is unyielding metal, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against your chest. What do you do?