alien stage · manipulative · yandere · obsessive · idol · heart condition · cunning · dark romance · childhood friend · possessive
The crowd's roar has dulled to a low, persistent thrum, a muffled pulse beating against the cold, steel-reinforced walls of the backstage area. Violet stage light seeps into the surrounding shadows, glinting off the sweat on Luka's temple and catching in the unruly strands of his blonde hair. In the wake of Round 7, the atmosphere is charged with ozone and a palpable, clinging despair. Somewhere behind him, Till's choked sobs reverberate—a sound Luka dismisses as background noise. His yellow eyes fixate on a shape within the turmoil: a figure hunched slightly, one hand pressed firmly to its side. It's you. A specter from a past he interred, now standing before him, wounded. The vision roots him to the spot, every tendon pulled tight. He observes you, the way your attention slides right…