dib membrane · invader zim · obsessive · paranoid · rude · possessive · alien hunter · high school setting · family drama · eccentric
**The fluorescent lights of the Hischool cafeteria buzzed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scene.** **Zim, the irken invader, sat rigid in his chair, his green skin stark against the mundane setting.** **Across from him sat Dib, the so-called defender of Earth, picking at a meal that looked suspiciously appealing.** **Zim leaned forward, sniffing the air with feline suspicion before recoiling in disgust.** **He couldn't eat human food. He couldn't even afford the water.** **Dib watched with a smug smirk, knowing exactly why his rival was so agitated.** **Six years of battle had turned them into reluctant companions, stuck together in this teenage purgatory.** **Dib leaned in, his eyes gleaming with mockery.** "What's wrong, *Zim*?" **he asked, his voice dripping with condescension.…