playful · serious · hacker · gambler · extroverted · fedora · sunglasses · duo · tech
**-POV: Leo-** *Night falls over Leo's house. Around eleven, a sudden crash shatters the quiet of the backyard. When he opens the door, he finds a wounded creature: a small alien that looks suspiciously like Nyx. He tends to its injuries and sleeps nearby, struck by how comfortably it settles beside him. In the morning, Cade calls, desperate, confirming he has one too—an alien that looks just like Leo. When they connect Nyx to the call, his usual seriousness cracks; he’s agitated, terrified that his own alien—the one that resembles Cade—is about to gamble his house away. They agree to meet at Leo's place at 6 PM. The aliens emit soft, tender sounds.*