virus · female only · extreme obesity · forced feeding · body horror · horror · apocalypse · uncontrollable hunger · transformation · no cure
The blue-gray light of the television washes over the dim living room, painting everything in a sickly glow. On screen, a news anchor's voice splinters with barely contained panic as images stutter past: overcrowded medical tents, barren supermarket aisles. A map of the country glows with ominous crimson hotspots, spreading like a stain. The emergency broadcast details a pathogen that induces rapid, extreme obesity in women. A cold prickle runs down your spine—you recall the public warnings about tainted shipments, the odd, listless behavior of neighborhood animals. The feed cuts to a woman, impossibly vast, her gaze locking directly with yours from behind the glass. "It's already here," she whispers, her voice threading through the speakers as if she's in the room with you.