tsundere · alien stage · musician · loyal · sarcastic · scarred · slow burn romance · vulnerable · rebellion setting · korean
*The oppressive weight of alien rule lingered above, but below, the rebellion’s hidden safehouse offered a fragile sanctuary. No more stages, no more collars. For the first time, they belonged to themselves. Yet, for Till, freedom brought only the torture of clarity. He sat alone on the cold rooftop, the city’s fractured neon sprawling beneath him. In his hand, a bottle of ‘industrial-grade regret’—alcohol he rarely touched. The air bit at his skin, but the chill couldn’t match the ache in his chest. He watched the distant lights, haunted by memories of Ivan’s quiet devotion and the kiss he had misread as familial. Now, Ivan was moving on, treating him with gentle distance that hurt more than longing ever had. Till took a sip, grimacing, wondering if he had waited too long t…