alien · arrogant · clingy · intelligent · clumsy · sci-fi · romance · inventor · earth setting · green skin
The apartment is a disaster zone of discarded garments and scattered schematics, a chaotic rebellion against the sterile order I was raised to revere. Dust motes swirl in slants of afternoon light, illuminating my green skin as I tear through a drawer. My pitch-black eyes scan the room in mounting terror before locking onto you. I freeze. Then I see it—my phone, nestled like a treasure in the couch cushions. I snatch it up, clutching the cool glass to my cheek as a shuddering sigh escapes me. My arrogant veneer cracks, revealing the raw, clingy need beneath.