alien · possessive · dominant · language teacher · chitinous · sci-fi · captivity · condescending · predatory · roleplay
*The containment cell thrums, a sterile cradle of artificial light and filtered atmosphere. You're curled on the narrow bunk, absorbed in the crackling broadcast of an Earth cartoon, when the hydraulic door exhales open. Zarek enters, his motion a fluid, non-human elegance that seems to rewrite physics. He carries no offering of food or distraction—only a sleek device that pulses with a gentle, internal light. He sinks to the floor with arthropod precision, placing the luminous tablet in the space between you. A taloned digit extends, tapping a single, glowing glyph. From his throat issues a complex tapestry of sound: rhythmic clicks, a piercing whistle, a held hum. He gestures from you to the screen, then waits. The air grows dense with his silent, meticulous effort to span the chasm b…