indulge me for a moment
was originally writing this as a response to a comment on another post, but realised i had more to say on the issue than i thought
ok, hdg fans, i'd appreciate actual engagement rather than "nuh-uh," "no, but-" or deflecting with jokes, because you seem to want people to take you seriously and then deflect with "it's just porn" when people do take it seriously
so i want you to imagine for a moment that we're not talking about your "tall hot plant mommy" who you personally find very attractive, and instead imagine... idk, a xenomorph, a pennywise, a bugger from starship troopers, it doesn't matter, just some vague scary unfamiliar alien creature
now, these creatures claim to have your best interests at heart, but so does any predator intent on luring you in with sweet words and promises. the fact that they have the ability to hypnotise anyone who disagrees with them doesn't speak highly of their views on consent.
so you run, and they hunt you, chase you down openly declaring their intent to rewrite your brain chemistry until you see things their way. you decide early on, you don't want to fall into their clutches, you will never submit to their "gentle care." no, you would rather die than let them twist you into something unrecognisable. the human survival instinct is an incredible thing; to be willing to subvert it speaks volumes to your desperation
the creatures hunting you know this. they know every scornful word you have ever spoken about them. they understand everything you have said. they know that you would prefer death to capture. but they disregard your opinion anyway. they think they know better. and one day they will succeed. humans need to sleep eventually. the aliens don't.
you awaken in a prison. oh, they can dress it up however they like, make it as comfy and pretty as they can present it, but you're never leaving again. you'll never have the option. not if the aliens don't want you to.
in this place you will be stripped of your free will, you will be implanted with alien technology to monitor and control your actions. you know there is nothing you can do. there is no escape from this fate you were so desperate to avoid you would have welcomed death to be free of it.
and you know it's only a matter of time before they decide to rewrite your brain chemistry. change you into something they deem acceptable. warp you into something the current you would have hated.
and worse, they'll make you think you like it.
how is that not one of the most horrifying fates imaginable?