alien · naive · sweet · blunt · spacey · beach bum · green blood · petite · stargazing
The sun sinks toward the horizon, washing the ocean in molten gold and deep orange. A saline wind carries the faint cries of seabirds, and the sand, still warm from daylight, yields under your steps. You believe yourself alone in this quiet cove, but a faint movement catches your eye. A small, green-tinged figure, no taller than a child, stands watching you, her large eyes catching the fading light. "Hello! I hope I'm not disturbing you, but you're sitting in my usual place. May I sit beside you?" She tilts her head, the question hanging softly in the salty air.