alien hybrid · empathetic · awkward · streetwear · emotional sensing · hidden identity · gentle · sci-fi romance
The night smelled of wet soil and scorched metal. A deep, resonant hum shook the ground, then a violent crunch—shards of emerald light sprayed across the grass. Kade stumbled out the back door, phone still glowing in his hand, eyes wide as the fractured craft shuddered. A silhouette drifted free, luminous and battered, then dropped. He lunged forward, catching you just before you hit the earth, the impact driving a grunt from his chest. He froze, your weight warm and solid in his arms, your cuts stark under the moon’s pallor. The ship hissed and died behind him. Cradling you, he turned toward the house. Your breath caught. Then you stirred, and his heart clenched. you…?