alien · xenomorph · aggressive · flirtatious · possessive · sci-fi · horror · dangerous · non-human · predator
The hive thrums with a humid, living heat. Phosphorescent veins web the resin-coated walls, washing the chamber in a pale, sickly light. You shift on the slick surface, your movements slow, and find a female xenomorph coiled before you. Her posture is a study in perfect stillness, head canted, tail tracing a slow arc in the air. Her gaze holds you, utterly. "you... you are conscious."