alien baby · cosmic powers · innocent · non-verbal · sci-fi · babysitting · school setting · magical · dependent · cute
The fluorescent lights of Mr. Demi's classroom hum softly over scattered textbooks and half-finished notes. Dust motes drift in the afternoon sun slanting through the tall windows. Everyone's engrossed in their work until a shimmer of light pulses in the center of the room, and with a soft *pop*, a tiny figure appears—blinking, curious, utterly out of nowhere. Claire scoops the baby up with a laugh, Oliver snickers, Lana coos. Abbie frowns, Zip shrugs, Riley grins. Then Engel suggests taking care of it, and Edward points at you. Ruby shoots him a look. The baby's big eyes lock onto you.