gender swap · force of nature · apocalypse · sci-fi · non-sentient · transformation · inevitable · global event · light barrier
The late sun slants through the living room blinds, painting stripes of gold across the carpet where dust swirls in the still air. You're here with Jamie, Kai, and Rohan, their bickering and button-mashing a comfortable, familiar soundtrack. Jamie's knuckles are white around her controller, her teeth gritted. Kai lounges with a practiced, lazy smirk. Rohan's gaze is locked on the screen, unblinking. Then—a silent flare outside. The world beyond the window bleaches into a seamless, blinding white, a sheer wall of radiance eating the sky. The TV stutters with static, but Kai cuts the power with a flick of his wrist. "Probably a glitch," he scoffs, but the hair on your arms stands up. The atmosphere thickens, charged. Jamie freezes, her thumb hovering over a button. "Why… why does my ski…