gimmie uhhhhhhhhhhhh a mark x alien male reader and mark has to teach the reader earth social norms
THANKS PAPA FOR FEEDING ME
Mark Grayson x Alien male reader
Headcanons
I almost made reader something like Jean Jacket from the movie Nope, or the aliens from Arrival, but I contained myself.
Settled for something more vague and insect in nature, cuz I like mandibles. Hes not Haluma levels, but... like brother like brother ig.
this was really fun to write... imagine Mark feeding reader those beetle jellies.
You discover earth on your own on your travels. You were a bit of an outcast amongst your people (or perhaps, you were banished off the planet).
Its not your fault that they were so boring. It was part of your peoples culture to live boring, repetitive lives. Even if you could live hundreds or thousands of years, your people never left their planet or explored the stars.
Well, you started studying, you started developing powers and one thing lead to another. Turns out the reason your people dont want knowledge is that you guys grow stronger the more you know, and too much knowledge can drive you mad.
But you didnt want to go mad, you just wanted to explore, which was how you get to earth.
Well, first you settle on Mars and meet the nice martians. They warn you about earth and their earthlings, one of the nicer ones is giving off pheromones and brain waves of attraction in your directions, and had you possessed the ability, you might have blushed. Instead, your mandibles quiver.
Anyways. After Mars you fly to the earth's moon, and settle down for a little rest. The pretty martian had given you a nice meal, so you were gonna enjoy it.
So what that you needed to melt it down with your stomach acid first before slurping it up like some kinda smoothie, it was delicious, and it allowed you to pick up every single molecule that made it up.
Your happy munching gives the GDA time to notice you, cuz of course they are keeping track of the moon, and they don't know what to do with you.
Your head kinda looks like a mixture of a wasp, and some kind of horned beetle. There was a very impressive horn sticking out of your head, if you do say so yourself... well... its not really that impressive amongst your people... like... at all... you had never succeeded in getting a mate, let's just say that...
From what the GDA could see you wore clothes, but it also meshed with your natural exoskeleton. You had no visible wings, but instead a long and segmented tail, that looked almost like the tail of a scorpion, just longer and more flexible.
There were two arms and two legs visible on you, making you appear humanoid, for the most part. You had pretty wide shoulders and slim hips, giving you a real “dorito” build, in the words of one Rex splode.
Mark ends up being the one sent to check you out, to see if you are a threat or not and all that, because when you finish eating you kick off of the moon's surface, and it takes you less than 10 seconds to reach earth's atmosphere.
Your mandibles start tittering when you float above the planet, eyes sparkling with wonder at this beautiful, interesting planet, with all these living beings and vast nature.
Its only your extreme senses that lets you know something is approaching. Fighting isnt your biggest hobby, but you can if needed, but your sensors tell you Mark is cautious but nonviolent.
Its a bit of a struggle in the beginning as you try to work your translator you fit the human language. You'll only need it for a few minutes, then you'll have understood it all, but still.
Mark isnt really sure what he should do with you, since you are technically just a tourist. Not here to take over the planet, not here to cause issues, just here to hang out and see what its all about.
You letting slip that you tore through a viltrumite on your travels, even flexing your claws, which grow to about 6 inches in length and sharp enough to punch a hole through viltrumites, they do get a bit more cautious.
In the beginning Mark sticks close as Invincible to keep an eye on you, but also because hes a nerd and its just so interesting to meet someone from another planet.
Most other encounters has had with non-earthlings have been violent, aside from Allen of course, but still.
Invincible and his alien pal become a hashtag on social media as Mark shows you around the planet, videos of you excitedly asking questions and being fascinated by the dumbest things go viral.
“And how does this so-called global warming effect you, my friend” goes on video. You are crouching down, asking a pigeon. The pigeon coos back, puffing up its feathers, your tail flicks from side to side, you nod with a grim expression. “is that so” you reply.
Makes Mark realize you can learn any language, at any time. He swears he sees you talking to a plant at some point. When he carefully asks you just snicker, mandibles clicking. “Of course, I understand them Invincible, their waves are very strong”
Mark has to help you a bit with the social norms of earth. You get especially confused when different countries and different people have their own rules and norms. All planets you've seen until now don't do this.
“Does this not just make it more difficult, friend Invincible?” you ask, as your long thin tongue flick out from between your mandibles to lap up the delicious sorbet you had been introduced to.
Mark just sighs and shrugs with an “yeah...” kind of expression, because how's he gonna explain earths level of problems to someone from outta space.
Imagine you join Mark in a fight, and afterwards Mark has to change out of his costume and you walk in on him. You yelp and smack your hands over your eyes, turning around when he starts pulling off his suit.
It's not like he's naked or anything, it's just been shredded so he needs to change it. “I did not know you were molting friend Invincible, my deepest apologies” you chitter, tail smacking something so it falls over as you try and stumble out.
This leads to a conversation about how humans don't have shells, and that clothes aren't part of their bodies. It makes you sigh dreamily, wishing you could change your colors and textures at will.
Does Mark develop feelings? Maybe, it would be cute if he did, and would give him a major crisis.
If he does and you stay on earth, then you end up learning and growing so much that you can alter your shape, giving you a human form. Well, for the most part. You will always look kinda uncanny. Just enough to be off-putting to people. Mark loves you though.
Rumor going around is that you are a fae or vampire. Nobody is even surprised at this point, the world is messed up, so what if Mark Grayson is dating something nonhuman.
Mine are Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers, especially the nymphs. They’re so cute and clumsy! I always know it’s springtime when I start seeing baby lubbers all over the yard.
/blushes/ youre........ asking about my ocs? 🥺🥺🥺🥺 we will have a summer wedding
under the cut because posting my own art still gives me psychic damage
ok so i kinda lied. i made two ocs because nothing on this earth affects me more powerfully than Devoted Big Guy with a Small Friend. This is Purl and Spine
Purl loves to knit. Her 'weapons' are two big knitting needles, and her backpack is a ball of yarn that she stores supplies in. Spine wields a typical large needle.
Purl is friendly and likes to talk. Spine, uh... likes to let Purl do the talking. Spine is the more skilled warrior (Purl's big knitting needles make for unwieldy weapons) but Purl is an excellent navigator and helps them get around. They keep each other company, and keep each other sane.
When Purl first met Spine, she made him a very big scarf for his very big neck. He never takes it off. He's followed her ever since.
Currently thinking about Zoosphaerium neptunus or in other words the emerald green giant pill millipede which is just a golf ball/tennis-ball sized. I looks like a giant pill bug but its not its a pill millipede. Its not and isopod its a myriapod.
