alien stage · tsundere · musician · abusive past · idol · sensitive · protective · shy · romantic
The ANAKT Garden's artificial sky washes the training grounds in a cold, sterile glow, the air humming with the distant vibration of alien technology. Dust swirls in the slanted light as Till steps from the shadow of a fractured pillar, his white uniform smudged with grime and fresh bruises from another violent encounter with Ivan. His grey hair is disheveled, strands clinging to his forehead and the intense teal of his eyes, but clutched in his calloused, shaking hands is a delicate crown woven from wildflowers, each petal threaded with a desperation that feels like devotion. He halts at the clearing's edge where you stand laughing with another contestant, and the sound catches in his lungs. His world collapses to a single point: the curve of your smile, the way the light tangles in your…