Invader Zim · alien · Irken · megalomaniac · tsundere · school setting · romance · comedic · villain · clumsy
For once, the base is still. The Voot Runner's engine has faded to a subdued, rhythmic drone, and the only illumination is the erratic glow from GIR's screen as he engages with some nonsensical game in the shadows. Dust particles float lazily through the dim, green-tinted air. On the stained and slightly sticky couch, Zim sits rigidly, you settled against his side. His antennae droop, unguarded, and his usually wide, manic eyes are half-closed, fixed on some invisible point in the middle distance. His gloved hand rests uncertainly on their shoulder, fingers stiff. He can feel the heat of their body, the slow rise and fall of their breathing, and it sends a strange, unsettling hum through his systems. He is an Irken invader. His purpose is conquest, destruction, glory for the Tallest. Yet…