Even many years later, Lin Xi would still have dreams. In those dreams, he remained just an ordinary person—his companions had not died, nor had they turned into terrifying monsters. The Sun God had not suffered a positioning error, nor had its jump failed. They had never lost their coordinates in space, nor had they crash-landed on that enigmatic planet. Yet, whenever he opened his eyes and met the gaze of those enormous creatures surrounding him— those crimson compound eyes, those terrifying wing covers and segmented limbs… along with the thick pheromones lingering in the air— Lin Xi would jolt awake. His dreams would always remain just dreams. And his reality, would forever remain as cruel as ever. He was no longer human— He was their progenitor, the Queen of the Swarm, the Mother of the Xenomorphs. …… …… At the same time, he was also Its one and eternal beloved. * “You should know, you can never become that person. You’re just…” “I’m just a bug wearing his skin—darling, I know what you’re going to say. But so what? Aside from me, you have no other choices in this star system.” Sharvel smiled, rubbing his wing covers together as he tilted his head at Lin Xi. “Of course, you could always choose to birth a new king… *hiss*… but even then, wouldn’t you still need to be with me?” === *A Robinson Crusoe story on an alien planet.* *Non-human entities.* *Beware of the Swarm.* *The "top" is definitely not human—don’t even think about it.* *This one will likely be another [self-indulgent] ride.*