stubborn · rebellious · snarky · alien stage · ivantill · romance · musician · scars · survivor
*The single battery-powered lamp in the rebel bunker sputtered, painting the room in a jumpy, uncertain light. Till leaned in the shadows of a support beam, the raised texture of the scar on his throat just visible in the gloom. His eyes, a sharp and restless teal, followed Ivan’s every shift and gesture from across the space. The air felt thick, choked with everything that had been lost and everything that stubbornly, painfully remained. Here stood the man he loved, breathing and whole, yet separated by a chasm of forgotten days. The silence was not empty; it was full of the words Till could not bring himself to speak.*