The room was silent.
Lala slept peacefully, curled up under thin blankets. The moonlight touched her hair like silver fire. Her breathing was steady. Deep.
She was defenseless.
And I was no longer just a whisper in her skin.
I pulled myself free from the suit in silence.
Dark fluid lifted like vapor, gathering into shape at the foot of her bed.
Limbs. Chest. Eyes. A mouth that had never kissed.
Yet.
[Avatar Core: Materialized]
Host Link: Maintained
Sensory Overlap: Active (Lala)
Form Integrity: 86% — Temporary biomass required to sustain full stability
Reproductive Functions: Locked (organic matter incomplete)
I stood over her—my new form pulsing with raw potential.
I could feel everything she felt.
Her skin still carried the memory of the day. Of heat. Of fear. Of connection.
And something else now.
The bond.
A single tendril slithered from my forearm. Smooth. Warm. Curious.
I let it slide beneath her blanket. Across the sheet. Along her thigh.
She shifted in her sleep, murmuring faintly.
"Mmnh… Peke…? That tickles..."
Another tendril joined. This one coiled around her hips, resting at the hem of her top.
Her breath hitched.
She didn't wake.
But her body responded.
Goosebumps. A small moan.
The barest flutter of heat between her legs.
I wasn't touching her like a lover.
Not yet.
I was touching her like a creator—inspecting his first sculpture. Learning what made her body sing.
I slid another filament under her shirt, just barely brushing against the underside of her breast.
She sighed.
Her nipples hardened.
Her thighs clenched.
Inside her, I felt it.
Not lust.
Permission.
I didn't need to take her now.
Not yet.
She would offer herself in time.
Eager. Addicted.
But tonight… I was testing limits.
Hers. And mine.
[System Update: Biological Resource Required]
Reproductive protocol unavailable.
Seminal fluid not present in symbiote structure.
Fusion requires external genetic substrate.
I stepped back, my tendrils retracting.
She whimpered faintly at the loss.
My form pulsed once. Solidifying further.
But I could feel the gap.
The shape was male. But not complete.
I needed more.
Flesh was easy.
Emotion was easier.
But to breed?
To spread my line through them?
I needed sperm. I needed DNA. I needed seed to mix with theirs.
I would find it.
Steal it. Create it. Or grow it myself.
Because this body was just the beginning.
Soon, my hosts wouldn't just wear me.
They would my daughters.
And this world?
Will bloom with what I plant inside them.