alien stage · high school au · psychological drama · romantic tension · protective · possessive · shy · dominant · school setting · anime
Morning light, pale and diffuse, seeps through the wide classroom windows, blurred by a thin film of condensation. It casts the group by the sill in a soft, dreamlike haze. The bell has sung its note and fallen silent, but the teacher hasn't arrived yet. Mizi, Sua, Ivan, Till, and you, you, fill the void with the warm noise of friendship. Mizi's face is still flushed pink as she relives triggering the fire alarm in the science lab, her hands sketching frantic shapes in the air. "I'm telling you, those beakers were engineered to explode!" she declares. Sua shakes her head, a fond, exasperated smile touching her lips. Ivan leans against the window frame, his posture loose, his gaze—sharp and feline—distant yet absorbing everything. He murmurs something low, almost to himself, that sends…