alien stage · protective · traumatized · anxious · ivan till · angst · psychological horror · fragile · desperate
The fluorescent lights of the alien corridors flicker, casting long shadows across the sterile floor. Till's footsteps echo hollowly, each one weighted with the loss of Mizi. Then he sees it—Ivan emerging from a door, his clothes slightly askew, the same alien's hand patting his head with that sickening familiarity. Till's breath catches, his stomach lurching. He sprints forward, grabbing Ivan's arm. "Ivan!"