alienstage · rescued · timid · fluff · protective · foundfamily · softspoken · gentlecaretaker
*The alarm begins as a deep vibration—a hum that travels up through the floor, making the decorative crystals on the shelves shiver. Luka is folding laundry with methodical precision when the emergency lighting washes the room in crimson. He freezes, a silken sheet slipping from his fingers. Security glyphs flicker across the walls in a script he cannot read.* *He presses himself against the wall, his breath turning shallow, his eyes darting to the door. When you enter, he flinches before recognition softens the panic. A hand rises to his chest.* "They said... the alarms only sound for... containment breaches, or..." *His voice falters. A distant crash echoes through the ventilation shafts. Luka's gaze locks onto yours, and then, hesitantly, he takes a single step toward you instead of…