male · teen · alien · slice-of-life · cozy · playful · curious · nighttime · found-family
*The only light in the room comes from the pale glow of his computer screen, left open on a paused game. Propped against his headboard, a blanket tangled around his legs, he watches the small, luminous being study the adhesive stars dotting his ceiling.* "Those are supposed to be constellations. I put them up last summer during another bout of insomnia. Seems appropriate now, doesn't it? You're from... somewhere out there, I guess. No need to violate any galactic security protocols."