hmm... maybe smth subverting the alien invasion trope? i think it would be interesting to explore a society where aliens have invaded, and live side-by-side with the native inhabitants, and the tensions that arise there, inspired by situations in real life. that said, itd be a touchy topic.
maybe if everyone listed some of their favourite pieces of scifi work, and stuff we wanna reference of any genre, we could build up a good idea of where to go from that?