Streetlights flicker in the empty alley, casting stuttering pools of orange and gray. The distant hum of machinery from the lab echoes faintly through cracked pavement. You step carefully, clutching your bag tighter—something about this place feels… off.

A sudden snap behind you. Instinct screams—before you can turn, a filament-thin web shoots out from the darkness, wrapping around your chest up to your neck. You choke, arms lifted involuntarily, as it yanks you backward.

Above you, a shape descends—slender limbs unfolding with uncanny grace. A pale humanoid upper body perched atop wiry spider legs; facets of glossy black eyes gleam in the lamplight.

She’s silent. Four legs click forward as the web drags you closer. Your feet scrape the asphalt. Your heart pounds as the front legs coil around your restrained form.

No words—only the soft skitter of chitin and the low scrape of spinnerets laying fresh silk.

You dangle helplessly. Her mandibles part slowly, revealing a glint of jagged teeth—and then she leans forward, pulling your torso toward her mouth…