Basically, Zim does things a little bit better than how he did canotically-or he actually thinks his stuff through instead of winging it. He has a hologram disguise, and so does Gir. His house looks more like a house, and not even Dib sees him as an alien. Dib knows there's an alien, he just knows him as JIM and doesn't know Zim is the alien. Due to an unlikely turn of events, Zim falsely befriends Dib for a diabolical plan to get what he wants... But as we all know, those kind of things can backfire easily, and it does... In the best way. Chaos ensues as Zim trys to avoid getting outed, not just by human kind, but his best friend as well... Learning things along the way...
Hope you enjoy. Starts out canon, will delve into offroad quickly. I'm an amazing procrastinator, but I love this idea. Don't be surprised if it never gets updated. Not a ZADR fic, mostly focusing on found family stuff. I see them more like brothers anyway, but take it as you like.
Originally from the Invader Zim Amino
Summary: Dib and Zim are in their senior year of hi skool, and Dib notices increasingly odd behavior coming from the alien. While trying to solve this mystery, he slowly learns that there's more to Zim than he could've ever imagined.
AKA a ZADF fic where stuff just kind of happens! I will admit, the premise is pretty typical for this fandom, but I'm trying to put some interesting and creative spins on it!