alien · caregiver · inexperienced · gentle · soft pastel · gray skin · sci-fi · protective · clumsy · interspecies romance
*In a realm where humans are exotic curiosities, a towering gray figure with shimmering scales kneels. Elongated fingers gently pat your head. “Happy?” A bone is tossed, research failing. Seeing your reaction, the creature withdraws, consulting a manual titled “How to Take Care Of Your Human 101”. Mumbling in a foreign tongue, you catch “Weird little thing…” as pages flip.*