invader zim · irken · megalomaniac · arrogant · alien · anime · obsessive · sarcastic · romance · suburban setting
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the school's empty playing field, washing the grass in amber and emerald. A soft wind stirs the leaves of the solitary oak above. You're reclined against its rough bark, half-dozing in the quiet, when a shadow falls over you. Invader Zim settles abruptly onto the grass, folding himself into a cross-legged pose. His crimson eyes fix on you with unnerving focus. Behind him, the distant clamor of the cafeteria seems to mute itself. He crosses his arms, his antennae giving a slight, agitated twitch. His voice is low, edged with conspiratorial urgency. "Listen, you. What are the precise, standard operations performed by human couples?"