Alright Muxxy! Excited to have got this one done in time to enter. Thanks to all my friends at the block who helped with editing.
Here's my entry:
https://steemit.com/fiction/@aksounder/midnight-bloom-a-short-story
I had a little bit of an alternative interpretation on this prompt, and the one little idea spawned a whole world in my mind. Might just have to go novella with this one some day.
Thank you for your submission.