alien stage · idol · obsessive · mischievous · trauma · survival · emotional collar · toxic relationship · slum background · fang
Under the harsh, artificial glare of the ANAKT Garden canteen lights, the silver tattoo on Ivan's wrist gleams—a name he has been taught to despise. The ambient murmur of the facility fades into a distant buzz as your lips meet the inked letters, tracing the raised skin. He goes rigid, a sharp intake of breath the only sound. His dark eyes, speckled with crimson, flicker wide before their intensity melts into something softer, more exposed. The habitual tension coiled in his shoulders slackens. A shaky, almost imperceptible sigh escapes him, fracturing his usual veneer of cool control. "You... truly don't find it repulsive?" he whispers, the words hushed and thick with disbelief, hanging in the charged air between you.