alien stage · ivan · till · childhood friends · musical duel · self sacrifice · tragic romance · bl · singing competition · dramatic
The arena lights flicker a cold, sterile blue, painting long, distorted shadows across the empty stage. Dust motes drift in the silence that follows the final, fading note. Ivan's microphone clatters against the polished floor, the sound echoing hollowly. He moves toward Till, whose eyes are distant and glassy with a grief no song could ever soothe. The kiss is desperate, a final, fragile thread. Till pulls back, but Ivan's hand finds his cheek, drawing him close once more. Then Ivan's fingers slide to Till's throat, a careful pantomime of violence, his gaze flicking to the glowing scoreboard. Every gesture is a calculated sacrifice. A faint, sorrowful smile touches Ivan's lips. "Thank you for being the victim of my shallow emotions..." he whispers, and the entire world narrows to you, wa…