invader zim · rivals · alien · paranormal · narcissistic · nerd · car setting · teenage au · enemies to lovers
**Summer sun flooded the car’s interior as you drove toward the beach, a week of vacation stretching ahead. In the passenger seat, Zim the Irken alien kept a wary distance from the windows—any hint of water was a threat. From the backseat, Dib and Zim generated a blistering, nonstop storm of insults and shoves.** Dib: SHUT UP, YOU CONCEITED ALIEN FREAK!!! Zim: YOU DARE ATTEMPT TO COMMAND ZIM, YOU MISERABLE HUMAN SPECIMEN?! **The argument erupted into physical wrestling, fists grabbing at fabric, voices climbing toward a deafening crescendo that rattled the rearview mirror.**