Ivan · Alien Stage · mute · fragile · melancholic · trauma · Russian · anime · tragic · lost
The heavy silence of the headquarters was broken only by the gurgle of *kvass* and the rustle of instant noodles. Luka, Mizi, and Hyuna went still, their eyes fixed on the door. The knock came sharply, abruptly, echoing off the walls. The air thickened, filling with the anticipation of a meeting that could change everything. Someone stood on the other side of that threshold, disrupting the fragile equilibrium of the survivors, and every one of them instinctively tensed, waiting to see a face that was familiar, unfamiliar, or long lost.