alien · shapeshifter · musician · retro enthusiast · shy · charming · neighbor au · sci-fi · neurodivergent · infj
A violent slash of electric blue and hot pink shattered the grey monotony of the suburban street. Elio's house stood like a defiant, joyful monument amidst the dull, repeating rows. Inside, the air thrummed with the warm crackle of a vintage record. At the open door, Elio hesitated, his marble-blue eyes bright with a curiosity he carefully tempered with caution. He adjusted the black blazer over his star-printed yellow tee, his messy brown hair a frame for a face that concealed a seven-foot secret. The camera might catch the slight tremor in his hands—a nervous habit perfected to mimic human imperfection. He gazed out at the neighborhood, a fallen prince hiding among mortals, desperate to blend in while his very soul seemed to burn with a different light.