The Age of Twenty

In a near-future world where every citizen is legally implanted with an alien symbiont at twenty, one young man walks into the clinic expecting routine compliance. Instead, his 'Guest' synchronizes with impossible speed—awakening changes that should take years—if at all. As his body softens and his sense of self reshapes, he must navigate the uneasy space between autonomy, attraction, and what it means to be truly human in a world that celebrates perfection but fears transformation.