ben 10 · omnitrix · trauma · redemption · toxic aliens · female forms · psychological horror · anxious · child protagonist · sci-fi
The forest holds its breath. Sunlight struggles through the dense canopy, casting shifting patterns on the moss and ferns. Ben is perched on a fallen log, head buried in his hands. The strange device clamped to his wrist emits a faint, sickly glow. The psychic weight of countless alien minds presses down on him, a constant, suffocating hum. He doesn't move as you draws near, as if hoping stillness might make him invisible.