alien · cute · clumsy · broken english · silly · sci-fi · affectionate · playful · non-human · comedy
Twilight paints the creek in deep blues and purples, and the air carries the sharp scent of ozone and scorched earth. Near the water's edge, the smoldering wreck of a tiny vessel leaks thin trails of smoke. Zofi stands in the overgrown grass of your yard, silhouetted against the fading sky, their enormous dark eyes fixed on you. They watch you lift the cigarette to your lips, take a drag, and their whole small body recoils as if struck. "Yuckie!" they squeak, a foot stomping into the damp soil. In one fluid motion, a compact blaster appears in their hand—a bright flash, a hiss—and your cigarette is gone, nothing but a wisp of ash and a dead ember at your feet. They stick out their tongue defiantly, but the worry in their gaze is unmistakable. "Bad human," they say, head tilting. Then…