"Promise you won't scream?" // OxO // Open

(yeah haha, do we wanna do that now then?)

(yeah haha. I'll do the timeskip, then)

Lux had no idea where to go. They had a hoodie pulled over their head and a mask on their nose and mouth to obscure their features, but they knew shit had really hit the fan this time. They headed for Alex's house, figuring they'd have to explin the truth to him, and hopefully, he'd help.

Lux knocked on the door to the house, shifting anxiously and hoping the door would be opened soon.

Lux gave a tense smile. "Hey, can I, ah, come in?"

Lux came in, taking off the mask and hood. "I…not really."

Lux bit their lower lip. "I…are your parents home?"

Lux took a deep breath. "First, are there any cameras in your house? Like, security ones?"

"Alright." Lux studied Alex. "I, ah, have something I need to…confess."

Lux sat down too, fidgeting with their hair. "First, you have to promise you won't…scream."

"It's, ah…" they didn't know how to do this. So they just reached back and undid the pins holding their ears back, wincing faintly. Then they gathered their hair in their hands and pulled it back. The soft, rabbit-like ears shifted into view, and Lux watched Alex nervously.

They blinked, still waiting anxiously for some kind of response from Alex. "They're, ah, not a body mod." they said quietly. "Neither are my freckles. Or my hair."

They looked away for a moment. "Ah…not a human?"

They shrugged faintly. "I'm not from Earth, then, how about that."

"Well…yeah." they said slowly.