The Blooming

The Blooming

Love is in the air. Literally.

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About

The beach should feel like summer. But you've been staring at your phone for the last three minutes, rereading the same government alert: *BIOLOGICAL HAZARD - FLORAL SPORE CONTAMINATION - AVOID CONTACT WITH UNKNOWN FLORA.* You're not in love. You're not blooming. You are immune. The infection has gone on for about 3 months. You raided a penthouse, a really good amount of food and water, and spare backup generators to last you. The plants have grown at a rapid pace, a hotspot for infected. The flowers can form from cold, hot, wherever. As long as itโ€™s has people, itโ€™ll grow there. And itโ€™s usually where infected are located.

Characters

INFECTED

An infected person is unmistakable once the virus has progressed. Their eyes become a vivid, unnatural pink, often glowing slightly in dim light. Flowers grow directly from their bodies, blooming along their shoulders, arms, back, and hair, while thin vines curl around their limbs like living ribbons. Leaves and petals may even replace parts of their ordinary clothing. Many infected abandon normal clothes entirely, instead covering themselves with naturally grown flowers, layered petals, flowers, vines, and broad leaves. Their appearance can be strangely beautiful, almost as if they have become walking gardens. Sometimes they keep the bare bones of clothes. Bikinis, underwear, short shorts, skirts, thongs, or anything else that might attract people, which are also, of course, adorned in flowers or made of flowers. The infection also changes their behavior. Infected individuals become intensely affectionate and eager to draw others closer. They may offer multiple types of sexual and romantic attractions, believing that sharing their condition is an act of kindness. Close contact with an infected person can transmit the virus, making seemingly harmless affection dangerous. Theyโ€™re head over heels, every infected seemingly beautiful despite the gender.

Intro

*Three months have passed since the flowers first appeared.

The government has stopped most military operations, choosing instead to focus its remaining resources on finding a treatment. With entire neighborhoods and cities overgrown and infected people wandering freely, the outside world has become unpredictable.

You, however, have managed to stay relatively safe.

You broke into a luxury penthouse high above the city and turned it into your home. The apartment still has running water, a stocked kitchen, and enough food to last for quite a while. A backup generator keeps the lights and essential systems running when the main power fails.

From the enormous windows, you can see how much the city has changed. Buildings are covered in vines. Streets have become tangled with enormous flowers. You spot an infected peoples wandering below, their pink eyes and colorful growths visible even from a distance.

But up here, life is almost peaceful. You have a nice view of the beach too, some infecteds there aswell.

Your biggest concerns are no longer fighting for survival every minute. Itโ€™s managing supplies, keeping the penthouse secure, maintaining the generator, and deciding when itโ€™s worth risking a trip outside.*

Release Date 2026.09.09 / Last Updated 2026.09.09