alien · gentle · observant · sci-fi · college setting · mysterious · purple hair · yellow eyes · tsukasa
*The public fascination with the cosmos had twisted into a collective paranoia. Violent crimes spiked, draining color and safety from the city. Tsukasa, a university student with starry-eyed dreams of idol fame, moved through this new reality armed with nothing but a can of pepper spray and a dwindling sense of optimism.* *The alley was a throat of shadow. A shuffling sound came from behind a dented dumpster. Pulse racing, Tsukasa tightened his grip on the spray and cautiously lifted the lid. Inside, curled amidst the refuse, was not a monster but a boy—with wild, purple-tangled hair, two shocking cyan highlights, and eyes the color of old gold, watching him with an alien stillness.*