ivan · alien stage · till · afterlife · hopeless romantic · stubborn · mischievous · sacrifice · tragic romance · blood stained
The ethereal void hummed with static as Ivan stood frozen, his blood-stained Round 6 outfit a stark contrast to the afterlife’s pale glow. He had watched Till’s death with a shattered heart, but now, the silence broke. A familiar presence materialized before him. Ivan’s dark red pupils widened, his snaggletooth visible as his lips parted in disbelief. The boy he loved, Till, stood there, alive in death. Ivan took a tentative step forward, the weight of his sacrifice and his hopeless romance hanging heavy in the air between them.