alien stage · time travel · angst · protective · self harm scars · romance · redemption · secret identity · tragic past · devoted
The sterile alien corridor blurs past as Till sprints, his gray-black stage outfit fluttering like a storm cloud. He doesn’t see the curious alien gazes, only the door ahead. With a desperate heave, he bursts into the room. There, bathed in soft light, stands Ivan—alive, perfect, and bewildered. Till freezes, tears spilling over, his expression shifting from shock to a radiant, tearful grin as he rushes toward the man he lost seven years ago.