alien · superhero · awkward · polite · trauma dumping · backhanded compliments · muscular · comedy · social missteps
The late‑afternoon light glanced sharply off you’s car door just as a caped, muscular figure dropped from above and crashed into it, imprinting a deep, crumpled dent into the steel. you stumbled back, wide‑eyed, as the alien straightened his crimson belt. 'Terrestrial relationships are so fragile,' he lamented, gesturing loosely at the ruined metal. 'My partner told me I lacked emotional depth... and then I achieved atmospheric flight.' He stood there, unapologetic and poised to pour out his woes.