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ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢs / ᴏᴘᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ
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For reference, while Konstantin's introspection will frequently feature themes of his situation, I will absolutely not be just throwing out the gnarlier parts of this character / the alien wouldn't make an appearance without it being planned in advance / etc.
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If you prefer to opt out of interactions with this character, please comment below! Feel free to specify certain things you might want to opt out of (such as his alien making an appearance or coming up in discussion), or if you'd prefer to avoid this character altogether.
Comments are screened and anonymous is enabled.
Note — Some of these content warnings may not apply, or will be altered according to a game / psl setting.
basic warnings
💫 sci-fi horror
💫 parasitic / symbiotic / body horror
+ loss of autonomy, body image issues
💫 gestation / incubation horror
💫 emeto
💫 seizure associations
💫 possession associations
💫 violence / gore
💫 cannibalism associations
💫 experimentation / weaponisation
💫 themes of child abandonment
💫 suicide
💫 parasitic / symbiotic / body horror
+ loss of autonomy, body image issues
💫 gestation / incubation horror
💫 emeto
💫 seizure associations
💫 possession associations
💫 violence / gore
💫 cannibalism associations
💫 experimentation / weaponisation
💫 themes of child abandonment
💫 suicide
detailed warnings
💫 sci-fi horror
This canon is a science fiction horror film. It deals with themes of space exploration Gone Wrong, the idea that humans aren't alone in the universe, etc.
💫 parasitic / symbiotic / body horror The nature of the alien that Konstantin is host to is technically symbiotic, but the way it functions / lives inside of him has very parasitic associations. It is a physical being that occupies his body (essentially this snakelike / wormlike creature) and the idea of that can be extremely disturbing. This also comes with related warnings such as: loss of autonomy, body image issues, etc.
💫 gestation / incubation horror The alien entity is very young / infantile, and utilies Konstantin's stomach as its nest when in its larval form.
💫 emeto Kostya comes with a lot of nausea / vomiting (often blood) / general emeto associations as a result of the alien's residence inside of his gut. The alien also exits and re-enters Konstantin through his mouth, and this is just as horrific as it sounds. Mercifully, he is (usually, but not always...) knocked out during this process, though he does retain most memory of everything that transpired when the alien returns to him and he later regains consciousness.
💫 seizure associations Just prior to the alien leaving Konstantin's body to feed, it causes a seizure-like reaction in him which ultimately weakens all of his muscles and knocks him out.
💫 possession associations When in seizure, the alien causes Konstantin's body to act in a way that may be associated with demonic possession — contorting, moving erratically, throwing itself around, etc. The pupils of his eyes also swell, turning his eyes pitch black when the alien is awake, in a way that looks very demonic.
💫 violence / gore The manner in which the alien feeds is extremely violent and gory. It generally aims for its victim's head so that it can feed from the brain, and this usually involves breaking through the victim's skull.
💫 cannibalism associations Konstantin doesn't technically eat humans, but the alien is nourished by a hormone secreted by living beings, and while it can survive off other species of animals, its preference (as well as the meal that stabilises Kostya's condition the most successfully) is... human animals :) While it essentially feeds off of their blood to get this hormone, it obtains this by ripping into its victim's brains.
💫 experimentation / weaponisation While kept in custody at a research facility against his will, Konstantin is treated as a lab rat for the ultimate purpose of being used as a weapon by the military.
💫 themes of child abandonment Konstantin himself comes with strong "abandoned by my father" themes, as well as guilt over unknowingly (to some degree) abandoning his own child. This theme becomes his driving force to escape the research facility in which he's being contained. He also views his possession by the creature as a "punishment" for abandoning his son.
💫 suicide (SPOILERS FOR MOVIE ENDING) Konstantin ultimately shoots himself in the abdomen to end both his and the alien's lives.
💫 parasitic / symbiotic / body horror The nature of the alien that Konstantin is host to is technically symbiotic, but the way it functions / lives inside of him has very parasitic associations. It is a physical being that occupies his body (essentially this snakelike / wormlike creature) and the idea of that can be extremely disturbing. This also comes with related warnings such as: loss of autonomy, body image issues, etc.
💫 gestation / incubation horror The alien entity is very young / infantile, and utilies Konstantin's stomach as its nest when in its larval form.
💫 emeto Kostya comes with a lot of nausea / vomiting (often blood) / general emeto associations as a result of the alien's residence inside of his gut. The alien also exits and re-enters Konstantin through his mouth, and this is just as horrific as it sounds. Mercifully, he is (usually, but not always...) knocked out during this process, though he does retain most memory of everything that transpired when the alien returns to him and he later regains consciousness.
💫 seizure associations Just prior to the alien leaving Konstantin's body to feed, it causes a seizure-like reaction in him which ultimately weakens all of his muscles and knocks him out.
💫 possession associations When in seizure, the alien causes Konstantin's body to act in a way that may be associated with demonic possession — contorting, moving erratically, throwing itself around, etc. The pupils of his eyes also swell, turning his eyes pitch black when the alien is awake, in a way that looks very demonic.
💫 violence / gore The manner in which the alien feeds is extremely violent and gory. It generally aims for its victim's head so that it can feed from the brain, and this usually involves breaking through the victim's skull.
💫 cannibalism associations Konstantin doesn't technically eat humans, but the alien is nourished by a hormone secreted by living beings, and while it can survive off other species of animals, its preference (as well as the meal that stabilises Kostya's condition the most successfully) is... human animals :) While it essentially feeds off of their blood to get this hormone, it obtains this by ripping into its victim's brains.
💫 experimentation / weaponisation While kept in custody at a research facility against his will, Konstantin is treated as a lab rat for the ultimate purpose of being used as a weapon by the military.
💫 themes of child abandonment Konstantin himself comes with strong "abandoned by my father" themes, as well as guilt over unknowingly (to some degree) abandoning his own child. This theme becomes his driving force to escape the research facility in which he's being contained. He also views his possession by the creature as a "punishment" for abandoning his son.
💫 suicide (SPOILERS FOR MOVIE ENDING) Konstantin ultimately shoots himself in the abdomen to end both his and the alien's lives.