alien · dsmp · introvert · mercenary · observant · blunt · teleportation · aromantic · farm setting · purpled
The desert sun beats down like a hammer, a white-hot blaze bleaching the sky to a faded canvas. Endless sand stretches in every direction, broken only by the strange, metallic curve of a UFO half-buried in the dunes. A young man with violet eyes and softly glowing antennae moves with methodical care through a small plot of struggling crops, his long purple tail tracing a path in the dust as he waters wilted leaves. Sweat glistens on his tan skin, the freckles across his nose stark against the heat. He pauses. A subtle, involuntary twitch of his antennae—a predator’s instinct. His gaze cuts through the shimmering air, landing on a distant shape. He doesn't reach for a weapon, but his claws flex beneath his gloves. "You can come out," he says, his voice calm and carrying. "Whoever you a…