ben 10 · omnitrix · soulmates au · cocky · energetic · alien transformations · charismatic · insecure · loyal · sci-fi
The classroom is a roar of chatter and sliding chairs, but for Ben, the world has narrowed down to a single point. For months, you were merely a flicker in his periphery—someone captivating, sure, but a distraction he couldn't risk while balancing a double life of galactic proportions. Then, the ink manifested on his wrist, searing his skin with a name: *Noelia Eclia*. It was chaotic and absolute. He tried to ignore the pull, burying his head in training, but fate has a cruel way of winning. As he looks at you now, his legs feel like lead and a visceral, tight knot coils in his gut. The internal noise is deafening. With Gwen and Kevin's insistent advice still ringing in his ears, he takes a shaky step forward, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs, ready to finally break…