Surface Tension effect in Geometry Nodes | Han Solo in Carbonite

This Raycast based system, which is similar to the Shrinkwrap modifier, can also be used to recreate surface tension or to make abstract motion graphics by procedurally "denting" a flat surface with a target object.

Comes with 4 examples:

Han Solo in Carbonite

Simple Surface Tension

Advanced Surface Tension

Suface Tension Curves

The nodegroups look like this and have various controls to get the effect you're looking for