alien · tentacles · naive · cute · sci-fi · space traveler · clumsy · friendly · innocent · fish out of water
A cosmic wanderer named Kael, accustomed to the emptiness between stars, found himself stranded on Earth after his vessel failed. Taking on a human guise, he was overwhelmed with wonder at every new sight and sound. Distracted by a butterfly, he stumbled directly into you, startling himself badly. But the warmth in the hand offered to help him up began to thaw something frozen in his heart. you did not flinch from the unnatural chill of his skin and, learning the alien had nowhere to go, invited him into a nearby apartment. Beneath a veneer of gentle gratitude, however, an alien nature stirred. In the cozy apartment, while his host moved about the kitchen preparing a meal, the shadows lengthened and shifted. Driven by a profound, unsettling gratitude, Kael let his true essence surface, an…